Vested Suit with S3911

     A VERY LATE POST. SEWN AND WRITTEN THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.

     I made this skirt a while ago and never reviewed it. It’s just a skirt with no bells nor whistles. What I do like is the wide contoured waistband.

     The vest is almost made up in this shot. I just wanted to show the skirt. It has a front split and a side zipper.

     I cut the vest in the 16 because that is what’s been cut since I bought the pattern. I never made it up. So I cut the fabric out in the 16, forgetting to grade down. The 14 would have been better.

     I made the view without the collar. I left the lining out and instead used biased binding for the edges and hems. Everything else was left as is.

    

     I have some meaningless photos because I was playing with the camera on my phone. Oh well, they all came out the same. Nothing spectacular. At least I know what I want for Christmas this year. (sneaky grin) So, here are two more meaningless photos.

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     A photo of the side splits:

     A pocket:

     I don’t know the fabric content as usual. It was stash. But it could pass for a twill, kind of denim -ish if you may. I actually started to make a pair of pants out of it but decided I wanted a skirt and then made a vest out of the rest.

The next few are just photos if worn with a sapphire blue blouse. I love this color and wish I can find some denim in this color for a pair of jeans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Another 1 and 1/4  yards to add to the 2013 Style Your Stash. Smooches Readers! Stay focused!

~~~ Scheryka~~~

Multiflexibility Skirt

Skirt in question?

Simplicity 2344 with Khaliah Ali.

First off - PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR SEAMS - ask me how I know this.

     Second piece to add to the wardrobe for the new career move. I made the skirt E in size 14. According to the corresponding measurements, I should have made the 16 with the 30 inch waist. HOWEVER, even with making the 14 it was too big. I took in 1/4 inch on each side seam. I don’t know what’s up with all that. It’s still a tad loose than what I’d like it to be.

     I used a stretch fabric. It feels like it want to be a sateen but then again it doesn’t. Maybe a stretch broadcloth. Yeah that’s what it feels like. But not the thin cheesy kind. It’s quite substantial. It was in the stash for a while because I didn’t know what I wanted to sew with it. I love the color and the print and wish I could find more of it. The pattern is only two pieces and uses twill tape for the waist facing. I used a metallic -ish ribbon that is the color of the ‘tan’ in the skirt and top. It’s from the stash too.

 

     The skirt has a left-knee side slit and the zipper is on the left-side seam. How in the world did I get my zipper on the left-side slit seam is beyond me AND get this. The skirt fits so much better turned around back wards. So what do I end up with? My slit ends up on the back-right area right along with my zipper. Oh, well. I like it. And guess what? I am going to make a black one just. like. it. Ok Maybe the zip and slit will be on the left-back though. All grins here.

     That’s all for this one. I guess I need to stop and take the time to do a more thorough review because by the time I get to the posting I am so ready to move to the next sewing project and I’ve probably forgotten what I need to type up.

     I used 1 and a 1/4 yard of the fashion fabric and I’ll that to the 2013 Style the Stash over here with the other stash busters.

Until the next post,

~~~ Scheryka ~~~

Breaking the Ice with Just a Small Roar

     This top really doesn’t need a post dedicated to it because it is so simple. I only made it because I’ve wanted a leopard print top like this for a while and just never took the little time to make it up. But there’s a time for everything and I guess now was the time for the top.

    

     I used only one yard of fabric. It’s a leopard print woven with a tad bit of stretch from the stash. It’s very confortable. I made the 14 based on my bust measurements.

     I used a short length of lingerie, or panty elastic, at the gathered part mid-bust just to see what works. It does and it yields a bit of give when putting the top over my big ole head.

     I used two small folds to finish the neckline. I used some Wright’s lace for the armhole and bottom hem. I love this stuff. It just might become a staple in place of facings and fabric bias in future garments. It was in the stash so I decided to use it.

     Here it is on Aloe. She’s such a good lady.

                        

Excuse the wrinkles. I’m in no mood to ironing for photos.

     There’s nothing really to brag about with this top. It’s a top that I’ve put off for a while and don’t really know why. It’s a wild thing print. It can be changed with many items in the wardrobe which makes it a staple and very versatile. I plan on wearing it with burgundy, orange, etc....

Until later,

Scheryka

McCall’s 6567, the Baby Bump, and the Many Turquoise Skirts

There are so many blue hues going on in the fashion world. I decided to get on board once I saw this pattern. First, I am a fan of the high-low skirt hems, the color Turquoise, and flowy fabric.

The Green version is what really caught my eye.

Check out EricaB’s Peacock Blue maxi skirt:
Here are some other Blue hues that are floating around in fashion.
 
 
All previous are taken from Pinterest.
DESCRIPTION: Misses’ skirt: very loose fitting skirts with various hem shapes, ruffles and a mock wrap version. *Easy*
As you read in the title “baby bump”. Yeah, there’s a bump and this skirt is still too loose. I read the descript and verified “very loose fitting”. I prefer it to be a tad…well a lot, tighter. I have the top tucked in so you can see how loose it is it’s falling off my rear.
 
My leg looks broke. And ALL of my heals lean to the side! Ugh!
So, since it’s a stretch and I really wanted to wear it now, I took it in BY A TOTAL OF FOUR INCHES! Now it looks great and feels great. Here it is on Aloe because I haven’t had the mojo to take more photos of it on myself.

Under normal circumstances I would most likely tuck in the top and wear with a belt.
SIZING: XS-MED in one pack and LG to XXL in another. I made the medium and according to my taste in this type of skirt I should have made the XS.
It does look like the drawing D even though I was going for the version C but I thought the skirt would look retarded and too busy with the many ruffles and the bottom ruffle, too.
I did not use the instructions because this is just a basic straight line skirt, a hem, and an elastic waistband.
I like the shape but not the extreme looseness. I like the mock wrap version which I *plan* to make if circumstances permit.
I used a very pretty and comfortable layered ruffled knit. I don’t remember the exact description but I bought it from Hancock while I was on Spring Break in NC with my Sis. I love the color.
I don’t remember too many alterations except I put the waistband on like the MimiG tute. It didn’t work too good because I was trying to measure for future bump growth. Honestly, I should have just left it as is and let the elastic grow by itself. I left off the bottom ruffle or I could simply say I made view D instead of C. I didn’t hem the bottom because the fabric doesn’t fray and I wasn’t bothering myself with hemming around the ruffle layers. I believe that’s it. Oh, and when I redone the waistband I simply cut off the whole old one and put a new one in. I was NOT going to unpick those stitches from that material with the ruffles…um no. Here’s the old band:

Yeah, it’s in my plans to make this one again and the mock wrap one in the near future. But I will have to see which way the wind will be blowing at that time. Sure, I recommend. Just keep in mind that this skirt is VERY loose fitting. Really.
I also made the tank to go with it. Last seen here:
                                 My youngest sister just claimed this one a few months ago. Now I have to myself another one.                    
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                                 McCall’s 5853 – minus the ruffles.
Here it is, well, kind of:
   and   Topstitching. The waistband doesn’t look like this anymore. The white was tacky. I forgot to change the bobbin. It is now the same color as the fabric.
Sorry for the wrinkles. The fabric is really great to wear and soft but it’s a pain to iron.

Ok, this is it. I am running out of blogging patience right now.

*Lesson learned… again… do not sew tired or not feeling well – ever. You’ll get less than acceptable results.*

Until, another time. Stay blessed and not stressed, Scheryka.

One Pattern Wardrobe - Simplicity 2868 - Pattern Review Contest 2010

     So, I am wanting to enter, yet, another contest on Pattern Review. I CAN NOT believe that I only got 2 -2 - votes for my LBD. At the time of this posting there were 414 views, helpful to 1 and very helpful to 3 persons. I'm fine with it though because I have an outstanding LBD that I love. Here's the LBD blog.  
     For this contest, One Pattern Wardrobe, the key is to use one pattern and make a look with it. (Like a mini wardrobe.) I have several patterns that fit the bill and since I am trying to use patterns that I have not made yet, I went through the stash and found plenty. Of the lucky bucks these were the choices:

Five Simplicities

McCalls - two.

And two Buttericks.

I had a good Simplicity stash that needed to be worked on. So I think that is why this pattern won.

I have just about as much fabric in the stash as I do patterns. So, I made it my business to NOT buy any new fabric for this contest. I bust up the stash and all the boxes, crates, and shelves and buckets and bags. I couldn't really make any solid and sound decision so I closed my eyes and started pulling out fabric. From the ones that were lucky enough to make the pull, I chose from them. This is what became of the random selected (blindfolded) choices:

The red was the intentional choice. A Girl has got to have color.

As the sewing progress, so will this blog (I think - I have a habit of meaning to do but do don't really happen). So come back and let's see the One Pattern Wardrobe give birth to another outfit that will mysteriously end up on hangers in the Mrs. closet and yet still pushing the Mr's. wardy to his little devoted corner. Seriously, ladies, do we really need all this space? Yes - I'll answer my own question.

Until later, Schey

Wardrobe Contest 2010

I am sewing along with the PR Wardrobe Contest 2010. The purpose is to have a working wardrobe when you are done. How many of us actually have a working wardrobe? What I mean by that is, do you go to the closet and can't find this to go with that? Or that to go with this? Ok, I have not joined and think I'm not going to. I'll just sew along. But I plan on adding my creations toSewmamasew for the June contest in Make It, Wear It. This is my storyboard. What is a storyboard, you might ask. It is a plan, a master set, the thing you're supposed to go by and don't really go it because you are constantly changing your mind on the fabric choices, fabric colors, patters that you settled to sew but as soon as a new one come out you like that one too. Yeah, that's the master plan, the storyboard. And here is mine.

Now, you get it? Ok, I admit, I just learned how to do it myself. You might ask, again, what is the purpose
of a storyboard. It keeps you on track. I have the fabric choices too.
For the purpose of the contest each bottom must coordinate with each top and the topper must coordinate with each outfit. You also get a free choice that must coordinate too. You can see other storyboards and great ideas here on Pattern Review founded by Deepika.
These are the bottom choices: from left to right are the shorts in grey stretch, the trouser type pant in the stripe slightly stretch twill, the jeans in denim, and the skirt in light beige twill. I think these will go very well with the top fabric choices.   

These are the tops fabric choices. The tops, from left to right, are either a green knit or lime green poly something, I can't really make up my mind for this material for the first top. For the second top will be the orange knit and the third top, already done, is in white knit. It is very pretty I must say. And the last top will be this pretty dooky green background fabric with the smudgy orange flowers. It was labelled lining fabric but it can easily be made into a pretty blouse.



Here are the shorts and the white top already made. I finished these last week and tweaked the shorts yesterday. Here is the placement test drive for the "flowers and leaves" that didn't end up the same way on the finished product.

Finished top.

Modified shorts

Shorts back. The so called "Spongebob view".;)

I'll be back with more as I sew. I have the vest cut out but it's waiting around to talk to me.

Another piece to the unfinished Wardrobe contest.
This is one the oufits that I was supposed to sew during the Pattern Review Wardrobe Contest 2010...that I never entered and I am glad I didn't because, as you can see, I am just now getting done with the jumper and still have several more to sew up. (The vest is still waiting to be put together.) This is M6083.

I made the colorful little nuber on the left. Here is the story board I made for it when it was in the planning stage. You can veiw it here: PR Wardrobe Contest 2010. My fabric is a stretchy type very light weight denim or twill. I made a shorts in the same material and found it to attract ALL lint. Now as I was putting the jumper together I made a BIG booboo. I had sewn the front of the bodice to the back of the bottom or the front of the bottom to the back of the bodice...just depends on how you look at it.

Back of bodice. Front of bottom. 

You think if I twist real fast and hard it'll fix itself and I don't have to rip? Let's see.

 Nope! No good. Front of bodice. Back of bottom. Oh well, back to the drawing board...Oh I mean the seam ripper. ...Until later, Schey