This has been a trying year for many of us, myself included. I did not get to sew as much as I would have liked while having my three-year-old at home full time, but I did get to accomplish, I am very proud of.
I love sewing clothes for my daughter. The pattern pieces are so small, and it feels so quick sewing clothes for her, and as an added bonus, she tends to love anything I sew for her.
I purchased the pattern from etsy. You can find it here.
Pattern Drafted Sweater
I created this sweater from a pajama top pattern, and I drafted the sleeves. This was my 2020 Valentine's Day outfit.
A Little Valentine's Day Dress
With the extra fabric I sewed a little dress for my daughter. I pattern drafted the dress by copying another dress of hers. This was also my first time using tulle.
The Face Mask
I think many people learned how to sew face masks this year. I do not enjoy making face masks. I made a few, but ultimately purchased face masks from my local grocery store and from etsy. The mask pictured below is from my May the 4th be with dress fabric.
May the 4th Be With You
This is the first ever dress I sewed for myself. My goal was to sew this dress in time for May 4th (Star Wars Day), but due to the pandemic and working from home while also being mom and teacher to my toddler, I had very little time for myself and sewing. So I didn't finish this dress till June. Just a month late 😋
The pattern I used for this dress is Simplicity 1800. This was by far the worst written pattern I have ever tried to follow. I am fortunate to have a mom who also sews, and who has many more years of experience than me. I would not have survived this pattern without her. There were some directions that were outright wrong, which is a shame because the pattern is fun and flattering.
If you are brave enough to attempt this pattern you can find it here.
Transformed Stranger Things T-shirt
I was inspired by Coolirpa's perfect dress video to make a puffy sleeve shirt. I used the techniques in the video to make the square neckline and the puffy sleeves. I don't think the dress would be flattering on me, but it does look fun to sew.
Purple & Pink Jacket
This was a fun project I sewed for my daughter. This was the first jacket I've ever sewn, and I felt so fancy sewing the lining. I made the jacket a little big so she can wear it next year too.
I have always wanted to make my own Halloween dress. I love this fabric I got from BoltstoBlocks on Etsy. I like the concept of a black and white Halloween dress, and when I found this fabric with black roses, beetles, and moths it felt like the perfect match for what I was looking for.
The dress pattern isButterick b6556. I slightly modified it, but mostly followed the pattern.
The Lutterloh Children's Christmas Dress
I loved sewing my first Lutterloh pattern. I sewed this dress for my daughter as a practice run to see how much I liked the Lutterloh system. Turns out I enjoy it very much!
I go into detail about this dress, and my review of the Lutterloh system in this video.
The Princess Diana Blouse
I loved sewing this blouse. You can find my detailed blog post here.
The video tutorial for this blouse can be found here.
Preview of Next Project:
I am currently working on sewing a quilted jacket inspired by Wandythemaker.
It is taking me forever to get the pattern pieces together, but I am getting close, and will be able to sew my pieces together soon.
Pattern # 271 - long hooded jacket with large buttons down the front.
Lutterloh Unboxing YouTube video: US link - https://i-love-dressmaking.com/ What comes in the box: Book with 180 patterns (xx pages) Two push pins specialty tape measure DVD cardboard curved ruler What patterns are you getting? I did some research and the book I just ordered (January 2021) has 7 complete supplements in it. The supplements are 305-311. Do not confuse patterns for pages. 280 patterns do not equal 280 pages. There are 2-3 patterns on the back side of each page. How does the price break down compared to traditional patterns? I went on the simplicity website and their patterns average around $4-$5 a piece. Lutterloh has about 40 patterns per supplement at $22.50 per supplement. If you were to buy 40 traditional patterns, that would cost close to $160. So I'd say that's quite a steal. Annual subscription To find the subscription I had to type "subscription" into the search bar. It is $75 currently for supplements 319-322 History (history tab on website...
YouTube Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/cpRCGR4tAUM After watching the Netflix documentary "Diana: In Her Own Words", I was inspired to make a high-neckline blouse that resembled many of the blouses Princess Diana used to wear. I used two Lutterloh patterns to make this garment. The first one was from the supplement book 310, pattern number 2. The other was pattern number 229 from the original Lutterloh book. I used the supplement pattern for the shirt design. I altered the pattern a little by choosing not to add the hole at the center top. I used the second pattern for the sleeves. Step 1: draw and cut out the Lutterloh pattern pieces Step 2: wash fabric, cut out fabric pieces Step 3: sew the top shoulders of the blouse right sides together Step 4: gather sleeves to fit the sleeve holes (about 4 inches). Step 5: Sew channel on the bottom of the sleeve about 1-2 inches from the bottom. Don't forget to add a hem. Step 6: Sew sleeves on ...
I was inspired to make this quilted jacket from the tiktoker/instagmer wandythemaker . I love how he uses quilts and sleeping bags from the 90's to make jackets and hoodies. When I first started my sewing journey I cut out squares from my daughter's onesie's, and I was going to make a quilt. Unfortunately, that never happened. So I've had this quilt fabric laying around for a few years collecting dust, and I was inspired by wandythemaker to finally put it to good use! Lutterloh pattern number 271 Where to begin attach the two bodice pieces right sides together at the shoulders. Sleeves do you want to add an embellishment? Now's the time to do it! I sewed to gather strips of fabric right sides together. Then I sew that gathered fabric on while also sewing the sleeve onto the bodice. I hand sewed a string of faux pearls down the middle of the gathered fabric. Then I sewed two strings of pears on as well. This took a lot of time to get the string of beads to lay just r...
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