Itch to Stitch Celeste Dress v4 Navy

Another version of the Itch to Stitch Celeste Dress in a mystery fabric from my stash.  This navy polyester fabric has a little bit of stretch.  The fabric has a textured stripe that gives the solid fabric some dimension.  

Itch to Stitch Navy Celeste Dress

I lengthened the sleeves to 3/4 length for a more classic dress to wear to Church without having to wear a sweater.

Pocket pose

I just love these pockets!

Pocket

Back View

Navy Celeste Dress

I’m not sure what’s next on my sewing machine......

Until next time.......

Bonnie

Love Notions Patterns La Bella Donna Tie-Dyed Jersey Knit Top

 I'm going wild here with a Tie-Dyed jersey top!  Very casual!  Not sure where I will wear this to, maybe the Chicken Pen?

Love Notions Patterns La Bella Donna Tie-Dyed Jersey Knit Top

Twin Needle topstitch at neckline

Back View

Sleeve cuff

La Bella Donna Tie-Dyed Jersey Knit Top

$9.00 top

I'm off to sew something new!

Until next time...............

Bonnie

Simplicity 2372 Jacket

 I started with the Butterick 5467 and made a muslin.  I just wasn't feeling it.  It might have been my fabric or my sewing.  But something wasn't working for me.  So I dug a little more in my pattern stash and found the Simplicity 2372.  I made another muslin.  Much better.

Butterick 5467

Butterick 5467 Muslin

Too much fabric around my neck and above my chest area.  

Neckline

Two piece sleeve

Overall I like this jacket pattern and I think I may use it in the future but it wasn't what I had in mind.  

I only had to made a few minor fitting adjustments.  Sway back adjustment and add width at the hips.

Center back seam

The Simplicity 2372 jacket seems to be more of what I had in mind.  I like the raglan style sleeves and the one button closure.  

Simplicity 2372

My muslin isn't very flattering but I am really liking this jacket idea.  I only had a few minor alterations to do to this.  

I wasn't sure about the sleeve pleats but I'm really liking them. Between 4 pleats and a shoulder dart the sleeve hangs nicely on the shoulder.

Sleeve pleat

I like the center back pleat.  No sway back adjustment needed here but I am thinking of shortening the jacket by 1"

Center back pleat

After wearing the jacket around the house for a little bit, I decided to lower the armhole 1" to make movement a little easier. 

Center back & sleeve pleats

My inspiration fabric was a recent purchase from FabricMartFabrics.com.  Of course!  Since Fall colors don't look best on me with my hair color I thought the coral, gray, black & white was a good choice.

Simplicity 2372 Jacket 

Sleeve pleats

The fabric sewed together beautifully. Like it was meant to be this jacket.  I serged the seams to prevent from fraying.  

Back pleat

A button from my stash.

Button from stash

Facings always give me a fit, but this one went in perfect, layed flat and looks so nice!  Yeah me!

I interfaced the facing pieces with Pellon EK130 knit interfacing and then serged along the outside edges.

Inside/Front Facing

Inside Back/Facing

Serge hem

Back/Inside facing

Inside/Front Facing

I am thrilled with this jacket.  It's lightweight enough for Florida Fall and easy enough to sew up in a quick minute.  I think this pattern will be a TNT pattern for me.

Sunday Selfie

This is the only picture I took of me wearing the jacket.  Since my Sunday photo taker (Girl M.) works on Sunday, Dear Hubby and I have to try to take our own photos.  We're not good at it at all!

Until next time...............

Bonnie

Love Notions Patterns La Bella Donna Stripe Top

 Is this my new favorite top?  Probably!  I made another version of the Love Notions Patterns La Bella Donna Top in a recent FabricMartFabrics.com purchase.  I am not a big t-shirt wearer but I'm trying.  I  think I only have one stripe shirt.  This one was a winner!

Love Notions Patterns La Bella Donna Stripe Top

Neck binding close-up

Waistband

Back view

Sleeve band

$4.40 Top

Short sleeve with sleeve bands and hem band.  A quick and easy sew to hopefully jumpstart my sewing mojo!

What else can I say but I LOVE this top!

Until next time...............

Bonnie

Love Notions Pattern La Bella Donna Jersey Striped Top

 Another Love Notions Pattern La Bella Donna top in a jersey stripe knit.  Living here in Florida it is so humid.  I tried to take a few pictures before I left to get my hair cut but the humidity kept fogging up my camera lens.  I'm going to say it's a new type of "filter"!

Love Notions Pattern La Bella Donna Jersey Striped Top

Foggy Filter

Back View

Love Notions Pattern La Bella Donna Jersey Striped Top

My sidekicks are hard at work!  They nap while I slave away sewing all day!

My sidekicks

I'm off to sew something.....................

Bonnie

Memory Ties

 I had a lady contact me to see if I could make her some memory items from her late Father's necktie collection.  I've never sewn anything like that and since it was a no rush job I thought I would give it a try.

She sent me Pinterest photos of a clutch, a purse and pillows.  Sounds easy enough.  Here is what I was able to come up with.

Lots of neckties

Clutch

Inside/Lined clutch

The larger purse was a little trickier. I made the strap from leftover tie pieces.  I also added an interior pocket to the lining and a magnetic snap closure.

Purse

Lined with magnetic snap

Interior with pockets

I made two pillows since I already had the pillow forms in my stash.  These were probably the easiest item to sew up. I also added an invisible zipper.  Can you see it?  LOL!  The ties are on both sides of the pillow.

Memory Ties Pillow #1

Memory Pillow #2

There were 7 ties that I really couldn't use in the other memory items because they were directional.  He was a Preacher so I saved all the ties with Bibles, crosses, etc to use in a memory frame.  

Memory Frame

There were still many ties leftover so I thought a Christmas Tree skirt would be nice.  This project got heavy quickly.  It must weigh 15lbs!  But I think that this is my Favorite memory item yet.

Extra Ties

I liked this stitch 

The skirt is over 36" in diameter.  It's huge & heavy.  

Christmas Tree Skirt

The lady liked all the items but asked could she send the Christmas tree skirt back and have me make an additional 5 clutches!  OMG!  Nowhere in her brief text did she say she wanted multiple clutches. I had no plans to take the tree skirt apart so I just bit my tongue and made 5 more clutches.  

Since I did not have the original clutch here for measurements & I was scrounging tie scraps for these 5 clutches I had to make these clutches smaller.  It is what it is.  Designers choice?

5 more clutches

I think I am done sewing for other people.  My new word is NO!  If I can say it to my kids, I should be able to say it to strangers.  Right?  I've asked Dear Hubby to help me with my new resolution of saying No.  

I really want to sew "me" something.....................

Until next time...........

Bonnie