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Happy Holidays, and a Fabulous 2022!

 

Getting things done--Catching up on the brown capsule--three new tops!

 I didn't realize I hadn't posted the next few garments for the capsule. I'm moving slowly, but moving. 😁

Right after the brown tee, I made another. This one was completed 11/08/2021. No changes except fabric. It's my TNT tee with 3/4 sleeves in a lovely cotton or rayon jersey. Not sure which. The fabric is OLD stash, in a lovely cream with a tan print that looks kind of like number signs with a tiny tan square in the center. Sewed beautifully and is super soft and comfortable to wear.

Cream and tan TNT Pamela's Perfect Tee

Once the tee was completed, I had wovens on the brain. So I moved on with a button front Jalie #3130. I really like Jalie patterns because they generally have everything from a small child's size to a large adult size in one envelope. I had made this one before in a navy cotton and loved it. 

The fabric is "Tumbleweed French Linen" purchased from Sawyer Brook way back on August 13, 2013. I had 2 yards, 56" wide and not much in the way of scraps.

Unfortunately, I didn't realize until after cutting and sewing the body together (collar and collar stand attached, yokes sewn, side seams sewn) that the pattern was originally made about 40 pounds ago. I futzed around, procrastinated, and that type of thing until I finally bit the bullet and took it apart, recut, and started putting it together again. Everything was going well until I noticed that the collar had frayed and threads had raveled out of one side of the collar and collar stand. Then I was so frustrated I set it aside again while I cut out the next garment and started with it. 

I'm one of those sewists that can't stand having an unfinished garment waiting, and when I realized I was avoiding the sewing room so I wouldn't have that shirt in my face, I bit the bullet and started taking the collar stand and collar apart again. Eventually it was finished except for buttons and buttonholes. Then I also had the next garment waiting. The buttonholes and buttons for both garments finally happened yesterday, so I can move on to my next project.

                                            Tumbleweed French Linen Jalie 3130

And the final garment waiting to be blogged. This one is something I modified from one pattern I love into a different look. The base is the Hot Patterns Plain and Simple Shirt. I had the original, which is OOP. I knew I didn't want the original large lapels and collar, and wanted to update it a bit. 

I took the center front piece, removed the collar and lapels, then rounded the "L" shaped neck edge, added a fold under button band, and drafted a Mandarin collar to fit the new neck edge. I like it, but the next one will have a neck edge that is lower at the center front, and bound neck edges instead of the collar.

Fabric is "Historic Leaves Stylized Cotton Batiste" purchased from Vogue Fabrics 8/29/21. I don't know why I didn't notice, but it's only 42" wide. Even with 2.5 yards, I had minimal scraps. If I get something this narrow again, I'll add another half yard. Luckily, with the busy print, unless you look very closely, you can't tell the print isn't matched.

Leaf Print Cotton Batiste Plain & Simple Princess Shirt Modified

Both of the shirts had buttons and buttonholes completed yesterday, so I feel good about moving forward with the next thing. I'm going to modify the Morris Blazer (already muslined) for a woven, change the front to a rounded front edge, lengthen it a couple of inches and change to a long sleeve. I've got a dark chocolate brown wool ready for the pattern. Wish me luck!