Sewing for the Family

I went into Spotlight last week specifically to purchase a pattern for me as they were on special for $5.99 and I wanted to test and fit myself with a Burda. I went shopping with one of my daughters, Madeleine. I never found anything I liked but she did so I bought Burda 8042 for her.


My friend Janine gave her a nice piece of teal fleecy which will make her 2 of these Jackets. My eldest daughter Constanze has also requested one of these jackets in black. The 3 of us have very similar measurements so I will start with the size 36 pattern for us all just altering for sleeve length and body width in the waist and hips where appropriate.

For one of my sons, Connor, at a previous pattern sale I had purchased Burda 9860.

I will make this pattern in a denim for the pants and a very dark purple for the jacket. This pattern goes up to a size 14 so I might be able to use it for another son Aaron as well.

As for the my pattern contest of Patternreview.com I didn't get my coat finished on time and I am still working on it. The design took me a while to decide on and I'm currently working on drafting the pattern. The back and front drafts are completed and I still have to draft the sleeves, Collar, pockets, lining and interfacing pieces.

Just stuff

Its been a very busy week with my sewing. I altered sleeve hems and pant hems on a suit this week as well as made 2 sheets and a mattress protector for a campervan. I made another toile for Annes shirt draft incorporating the alterations from the first toile. I am beading on another job which will be finished later tonight. For relaxation I finished of an embroidered and crocheted an edge on a bookmark for my youngest son Connor. I purchased the printed bookmark from the Stitches and Craft Show last year. About a month ago I entered the "My Pattern" contest on Patternreview.com so I took my 5mtrs of wool melton and the 5mtrs of silk habatai to the dry cleaners to get ready for cutting.
Hopefully next week will see my coat well underway and some time in the garden catching up.

Simplicity 3640

Its been so cold lately that I needed to make myself some warm clothes. Since I lost all the weight I feel the cold terribly. So I purchased simplicity 3640.

I started with a size 10 pattern in the jacket for the chest and tapered out to a 12 on the waist and hips. I shortened the sleeves a little as well. On the pants I started with the 12 at the waist and drew out on the hip to where a size 14 would be down to the hem. In most patterns there is a lot of ease and a 12 is a good fit but this pattern is a very close fit so I had to add the extra. I also had to shorten the legs by about 4cm. When cutting the jacket I cut the hood lining in some leftover lining fabric I had kept. I have made the jacket in a navy blue fleecy that was left over from school clothes made for the children and I have started to make this pattern in brown fleecy that my sister gave me. Out of the brown fleecy I was able to cut 1 jacket and 2 of the pants. I also embroidered a design on the brown jacket.
Shows the stabilized shoulder (stay tape) and the back of the embroidery. Also the stretch tape I used to cover the stitching on the neck joining the hood. The lining is leftover from another project and its sunsilky. On the second pair of pants I also embroidered some of the designs on the lower half of the right leg.





I am happy with the completed outfit and I plan to make it again but with a collar on the jacket instead of the hood. I think this pattern is now a TNT and will be used many more times.