Nicole

I’ve just traced off a mash up of the lullaby layette bodysuit with the top of the badminton top!
I’ve also made changes to the class picnic top to make a beautiful dress 🙂

My tablet wanted to change the “l”, in linky, to a “k”! 🙂

It’s very cute 🙂 It’s drying as I had to wash out the stabiliser I used for the hem. Yes I’ll get pictures up 🙂

It’s very cute 🙂 It’s drying as I had to wash out the stabiliser I used for the hem. Yes I’ll get pictures up 🙂

I initially thought that too but the file is named “1201_pattern”. Not sure why. 🙂
I’ve finished the Jalie Bella dress, so small and cute!
Now I’m hemming a UFO for a gift but I’ve been fighting my coverstitch for these last 4 hems 🙁

I initially thought that too but the file is named “1201_pattern”. Not sure why. 🙂
I’ve finished the Jalie Bella dress, so small and cute!
Now I’m hemming a UFO for a gift but I’ve been fighting my coverstitch for these last 4 hems 🙁

I’m looking forward to this challenge as pretty much all my sewing for the next 2 months will be Christmas gift sewing, including Anna’s coronation dress, a 6 year old designed dress and lots of other presents 🙂

Thanks for starting the mash-up challenge, I can’t wait to see what everyone creates! The black and white challenge was a huge success, everyone did a fantastic job!

In early January we will put a linky party up on the blog for the mash-up challenge, closing it February 5th. It will be a nice gathering place for all of the mash-up creations and…[Read more]

Thanks for starting the mash-up challenge, I can’t wait to see what everyone creates! The black and white challenge was a huge success, everyone did a fantastic job!

In early January we will put a linky party up on the blog for the mash-up challenge, closing it February 5th. It will be a nice gathering place for all of the mash-up creations and…[Read more]

I’ve made the Mabel and Iris shorts. I haven’t made any top patterns. With the Mabel I used one waistband smaller but with the Iris shorts I redrafted the crotch curve and waistband. Given I have even more fit issues with my upper body, narrow shoulders, narrow back, full bust, comparatively long (for patterns but short for my height), it would…[Read more]

I’ve made the Mabel and Iris shorts. I haven’t made any top patterns. With the Mabel I used one waistband smaller but with the Iris shorts I redrafted the crotch curve and waistband. Given I have even more fit issues with my upper body, narrow shoulders, narrow back, full bust, comparatively long (for patterns but short for my height), it would…[Read more]

I’m with the group: I wash and dry my fabric before cutting and then line dry after sewing. The wash and dry is a just-in-case precaution–because every once in a while something sneaks into the drier. But rayon is a pretty durable fabric, for the most part, so you should be fine with machine washing.

I did see the new Colette one, it looks lovely, epically as the straight skirt looks very similar to the Mabel. I would be considering it more if I hadn’t just bought Cashmerette’s Appleton and had fantastic success with minimal changes 🙂

I did see the new Colette one, it looks lovely, epically as the straight skirt looks very similar to the Mabel. I would be considering it more if I hadn’t just bought Cashmerette’s Appleton and had fantastic success with minimal changes 🙂

The boutique sewer program was discontinued earlier this year: http://oliverands.com/about/boutique/

I finished my Appleton dress over the weekend and wore it all day Saturday. Now I’m wearing it to work today. 🙂

I finished my Appleton dress over the weekend and wore it all day Saturday. Now I’m wearing it to work today. 🙂

I’m sold! I will wash and dry my rayon!