Style Arc ‘Marie’ jacket #1 I bought this pattern a while back, [July 2016 lol] and then wasn’t sure about it. I don’t really wear jackets, or even cardigans, very often [post-menopause, ]I’m more likely to be too hot than to need another layer. It is pretty though… So I matched it up [finally] with … Continue reading Marie Me…
I’m making a mac- Vogue 1564 to be exact, a Sandra Betzina pattern. I don’t have a waterproof coat, and this one looks to fit the bill, with its loos fitting shape allowing for layers of cosiness underneath, and a hood that looks like it might actually stay up. [According to the only review on … Continue reading Hey Mac-a-rain-a!
…and so did the legendary fat lady. It’s done, it’s finished. StyleArc Ziggi jacket #5, the finale All bar the pics of Dawn wearing it! Several hours of hand sewing [what was I thinking of] and this simple l [ha!] little jacket is done. Hand sewn top stitching, hand sewn lining insertion blah blah. Good … Continue reading Ziggy really sang…
…all my energy and will to live! StyleArc Ziggi jacket #4 You know, this is a lovely looking jacket pattern, and the end result is going to be good [even if it kills me] but this is so full of crappy instructions and problems I’m surprised so many people have managed to finish it! I … Continue reading Ziggy sucked up…
StyleArc Ziggi jacket #3 Good news or bad news? Bad first I think: I basted in a sleeve and [fortunately] checked it on the missus. Eeek. As I’d taken some bodice width out under the arm, I knew some would have to go from the sleeve, so took a stab [this is me you know] … Continue reading Zig Style!
StyleArc Ziggi jacket #2 Zips. Zips. Zips. *huge sigh* Why oh why do I never bother to read anything on Pattern Review until AFTER I finish, or hit a snag? Ah well. Now, there are a lot of pieces in this jacket, plus zip pockets, sleeve zips, and a diagonally set front opening zip. … Continue reading Ziggi played for time…
That would have been a Spice Girls GIF, but oh boy, I hated them! Style Arc Ziggi jacket, #1 Another item that was cut out before the ‘summer’ that never was. A rare thing, something for someone else. This one’s for the missus, in one of the cotton sateens I bought for her last … Continue reading I really, really , really wanna…
New Look 6086 tunic, cotton lawn Another top that was meant for the summer, finally completed at the end of October. Sigh. This is also another one of the patterns I snagged at the charity shop- 2 neckline option, 3 sleeve options, and a camisole top included- pretty good value. I made this up in … Continue reading Tunic-to-whoo
StyleArc Juliet shirt, white-on-white striped stretch cotton fabric. I wear the chambray Juliet shirt quite a lot, and still [to my surprise] like that waist tie feature. It’s not normally what I’d go for over my fat middle, but somehow, this one works. I tried to make use of the stripes, cutting pieces this way … Continue reading Another Juliet
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