Good Morning From South Beach

Good Morning!

Look at this view!  Isn't it beautiful! 

It has been a while since I've sat in front of my sewing machine.  With Spring Break and working at a different property, it has been difficult to make time to sew.  I will be back next week with a post.  Happy Friday and have a great weekend.

Floral Jacket McCall 7440

This is my first time working with Georgette fabric.  I had this fabric in my stash since last year.  Actually this is the first piece of fabric I purchased from Joann's.

 

 

Georgette fabric is not easy to cut.  The fabric constantly moves.  Finally, I weighted my fabric down with cans of corn. Lol. Yes you read correctly corn.

Needle: 70/10
Pins: Extra Fine Sharp pins
Cutting tool:  I used scissors but next time I will try a rotary cutter
Ironing: Test a scrap piece before ironing.  I put my iron on the lowest setting

I've never sewn darts in a sleeve before. Interesting look. I don't think I own any RTW with sleeve darts.  From this picture you can't see the dart in this picture but it's there.

The Georgette fabric is sheer so I decided to make French seams to add a nice tough.

First times:

• Sewing Raglan sleeves
• Sewing darts into sleeves
• Sewing French Seams

Modifications:
I omitted the back piece and used the overlay as the back.

Next time I will use a jersey fabric. Maybe with a contrasting overlay in a floral print.  I am so in love with this print that I wanted my entire jacket made of this print. As a result, my sleeves were kind of tight and my big "muscles" pulled at the seams.

My sleeves were too small

 

 

 

Pattern Review

Pattern Description:

Loose-fitting unlined jackets have raglan sleeves, bands, narrow hem, and gathered back variations. A, B, D: Shaped hemline. A, B: Wrong side of fabric will show. B, C: Back overlay with narrow hem. D: Contrast bands and sleeves.
 

Pattern Sizing:

I cute a size XL for the shoulder area, scaled out to a size XXL for the bust, and then scaled back down to a XL for the remainder of the pattern.
 

Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?

Yes it did!
 

Were the instructions easy to follow?

The instructions were super easy to follow
 

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern?
I love the pattern especially the darts in the sleeves.  It added a nice touch.
 

Fabric Used:

Georgette
 

Pattern alterations or any design changes you made:

I made this pattern with a non stretch fabric instead of a fabric with stretch
 

Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others?

I definitely want to make this project again.  Next time I want to make this jacket the right way.
 

Conclusion:

What drew me to this pattern was the ruffle detail and the triangular shaped hemline in the back.

 

The first time around my sleeves were too tight .  So I removed the French seams for both sleeves which did not help.  Since I didn't use the recommended fabric for the sleeves, my sleeves were too tight. 

#sewingwithgeorgette

Simplicity and New Look Summer Patterns

There's definitely a few Patterns that I would like to make.  These patterns have a lot of options for  beginners.  There's also Patterns designed for pattern hacking which makes this seasons' patterns kind of fun.  Becoming a sewist is an adventure that allows you to use your creativity in order to create great garments.  So seeing patterns that are designed for Hacking is just opening that door to be as creative as you want to tbe and not stay in the box.  I'm excited to see what these sewing patterns will produce! The Top pattern on my list:

Mimi G's Simplicity 8394

She has always released patterns that make heads turn.  To create this look, I will need to lengthen the bodice. I can see this set in a royal blue.

Next on my like list:

Simplicity 8386. I love View C. I can dress it up or down

8392 Look good while working out.  Oh Yeah!

#8391-I think I can make View A and B for my tween

8390 has a waist tie!!!  Love it!!!

Simplicity 8379
I love the draping on the sides.

Simplicity 8380 it's one shoulder and view C is a peplum. That's a win win to me

8385 View E is super cute

NEW LOOK SUMMER PATTERNS

Starting with 6523 for my tween daughter

6522 for my 3 and 6 year old daughters

6519 I love the waist tie

6518. For some reason I was undecided. I would love to make this pattern for my tween

6516. Who does not love a flowy maxi skirt!!

6512 I love the back detail

6509. Have you seen this pattern? If I had a flat tummy I would be all over this pattern

6508. It's all about the cut out back

6507. I'm in love with view C

Name this pattern:

  Which pattern is the exact replica of the dress below? 

Mimi G's Simplicity 8291!!!!

~Happy Sewing!~

Animal Print

Animal prints, I don't have any garments in an animal print.  Maybe I think it will bring out the animal in me. Lol!

Anyone who has kids has most likely heard of Austin and Ally on the Disney channel.  Ally's best friend Trish was obsessed with animal print.

Trish is in the dress on the right

 

Here she is again on the right

There's an episode where Dez, Austin's best friend wore almost $1000 worth of animal print apparel.
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It wasn't until that episode that I realized there was major difference in animal prints.  I guess I assumed since most animal prints are brown that they are all cheetah print.  Man, am I wrong!  So I figured I would show lists the different animal prints.

Leopard

Safari Leopard

Jaguar

Cow

Zebra

Giraffe

Snake

Cheetah

This is just a few of the different animal prints.  They come in different colors and shades. 

Looking at the different prints has motivated me to try at list one animal print garment.

Striped Handkerchief Dress

Who does not love a handkerchief hem dress?  I am absolutely in love with them!!!  They add such a beautiful illusion to the hem.  This dress was inspired by a RTW I saw in Nordstrom's.  Unfortunately, they did not have anymore dresses in my daughter's size.  That's the great part about sewing! 

When I started this project I studied a handkerchief skirt. It didn't take long to figure out how to achieve the handkerchief hem. I traced this pattern by using a straight dress.

At the waistline, I added 2 large squares, one square on each side.

My daughter loves to twirl in dresses.

Stripes:

Side View

Back View

Matching the stripes was easy...at first. Yes, I said it--EASY!  I pinned the front and back pieces together matching the stripes.  When I started to sew my pieces on my machine everything went haywire. I was working with a jersey knit which stretches. To keep the stripes aligned I moved very slowly.

First time:

• Sewing a dress using a RTW garment as the pattern piece
• Sewing a handkerchief dress
• Making my own bias tape
• Working With stripes

I would like to make this dress again with a fuller skirt.  Kind of like this:

If you know how I can achieve this look please leave comments in the field box below.