New Itch To Stitch Dress Pattern...

 Looks like I missed a new Itch to Stitch pattern release.  Check out the new dress:

This is the Tustin Dress pdf pattern.  This pattern is designed for medium weight knits, have options for regular bust or full bust, short or long sleeves, wide neckline finished with neckband, asymmetrical front with tie coming from front.  

Check out the blog post to see the different tester versions of this lovely dress. It is on sale through April 7, 2023 with 20% off.  All additional discounts apply. Check out the lovely double brushed polys at Knitfabrics.com.

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Happy Stitching!

Buying Spree Continues...

 I had done well with not purchasing fabric in the last few months.  March has been a buying month.  Mostly linen fabrics from the fabrics-store.com.  They have very nice linen and have caused me to become addicted.  Here are my latest acquisitions:

I purchased a 1 yard cut of this mid-weight linen.  I intend for it to become another tank top.  Linen tank tops rule when it is 100F.

I purchased 2 yards of the dress blue linen.  I intend for this to become pants.  Now I just need to get the pant pattern re-fitted.  Always something slowing me down.

Happy Stitching!

Inspiration...Wide-Legged Pant

 Everyone needs a nice looking, comfortable pair of pants.  This one might just be it.

This is the Lafayette 148 Perry Wide-Leg Stretch Silk Pant. Price tag: $998.00. Details: Measurements - 31 1/2-inseam  43-inch outseam, mid-rise sits high on hip, elasticized waist, front ruching, full length, wide legs, pull-on style, silk/elastane, unlined, dry clean.

Not sure about silk being a day-to-day item but it is a great day-to-day pant style.  I admit that I chuckled at the detail of front ruching because it is an elastic waistband, folks.  That is what elastic does gather when relaxed with more fabric than the length of the elastic.  

Here is a pattern that may work:

This is Butterick 6742.  The pattern is for bottoms skirt and pants with various lengths.  This pattern does not have a super wide leg but does work for stretch wovens and work achieve a similar.  I would leave off the drawstring.

If you want a wider leg, you could check out this pattern:

This is Butterick 6860.  This pattern gives you a little more bang for the buck by adding a jacket pattern.  There is not a waistband on this one but you still get the elastic waist. 

Happy Stitching!

Friday Update...

 The last two weeks have flown by.  It has been incredibly busy which means I did not do a lot of sewing.  What do I do when I not sewing, buying.  My lastest round of purchases can be found here.  I worked very hard on the fabrics-store.com Phoebe Linen Tank pattern.  After 2 muslins, I decided to start over - muslin 1 and muslin 2.  There was just too much tweaking for a pattern that had already been fitted.  I finished the muslin 3 and make a tank.  There is still a tad bit of tweaking to do but I have a wearable tank.  Probably the most exciting thing that I finished in the couple of weeks has been my son's quilt.  

I checked my project list and my next item off the list will be the Alabama Chanin dress.  It just needs the binding to be finished.  I do not know how to do the binding and that is the reason it is not finished.  See, I admitted it.  I also want to start the slipcovers.  Even getting one pillow done will make me feel good.  This project has marinated long enough.

Hope your stitching time is going well and productive.

Happy Stitching!

Phoebe Tank Muslin III And A Tank...

 I admit that I am getting very bored of this pattern.  It is a good basic to have fitted but blah.  

I made the following adjusts:

1.  Started back at the beginning with the original pattern front.

2.  Took the opportunity to make the raised armscye from the previously altered pattern.

3.  Added 1/4-inch to the side seams of the front pattern after measuring the pattern. 

4.  When stitching the seam sides, I pinned the back to have 1/4-inch seam. 

Here are the results:

Okay I got a little ahead of myself and started pinning in the front dart.  you can see that it seems to flat on the side that has the dart.  There is a bit of visible gapping on the opposite side. There is a tad bit of vertical wrinkles on the front and it could be a bit too much width. 

It appears to be hanging smoothly front and back at the armhole.  Not sure about the hang of the front.  Could be my belly causing that.   The side seam seems to be hanging straight.

This photo shows the armscyce gapping and the need for a dart.  

This is such a bad picture.  It really is hard to take your own picture.  I can see gapping at the neckline.  The armscye is not uncomfortable but I am wondering if I need a little more length in the back.  This would be a different alteration for me as I would open it up all the was across. Probably not by much, maybe 1/4-inch or 1/2-inch.  I can insert a piece of fabric.

Well, I moved forward with the alterations and then, followed through and cut out from some treasured Liberty of London fabric.  Here are the results:

I still see a few wrinkles.  Sigh!

Just a hit of needing a larger full bust adjustment and a tiny bit of gapping at the armscye.  

It looks like the extra width that I added worked.  Just a little more circumference at the hip in the back and I should be good.  There is no gapping at the neckline.

I can see the need for a larger bust dart but this is what got me into trouble with the first couple of muslins.  The hem is hanging fairly straight and if make the intake on the dart larger, I am not sure that it will hang correctly.  Although it looks like it is swinging forward.  I will need to think about this with the next tank.  Maybe I am just not going to get a wrinkle free look.

Happy Stitching!