Well, it isn't the fanciest thing I've made, for certain, but it is really comfy, and I think looks pretty RTW. I'm happy with it. :D
Showing posts with label Jalie 2805. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jalie 2805. Show all posts
Friday, March 2, 2012
Ribbed knits and a walking foot!
So I haven't been doing much sewing lately, but I did finally finish up the mock-henley version of Jalie 2805. A really great pattern! I used a ribbed knit I got from my great aunt. It's a pretty powder blue, but sewing it was a pain!...at first.
After cutting it out, sewing up the first seam was a wavy mess. But as luck would have it, my new Brother machine came with a walking foot. Well, I've never used a walking foot, it's a pretty bulky odd looking thing, but wow, it made all the difference in the world! I sewed this entire top with the walking foot, except for the sleeve hems which are hand finished.
Well, it isn't the fanciest thing I've made, for certain, but it is really comfy, and I think looks pretty RTW. I'm happy with it. :D
Well, it isn't the fanciest thing I've made, for certain, but it is really comfy, and I think looks pretty RTW. I'm happy with it. :D
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Am I seeing double (sweaters)?
That gorgeous snowflake sweater knit I got during my birthday fabric shopping trip has been well used!
I made my husband a sweater out of it first, as that was the reason I had purchased it. Turns out to be a great fit, but I somehow missed that this fabric says hand wash and lay flat to dry....my hubby hates special care fabrics. I hope he doesn't mind too much, I mean I'll be washing it, not him! lol. And it's just for winter after all. :) I had a lot left over after making his sweater, though.
I made a little sweater for Liz from Jalie 2805, but that hardly used any fabric at all! I still had a good amount left though not quite enough to make a long sleeved sweater for myself, and I thought a short sleeved sweater would look tacky on me in this fabric. Then it occured to me; my dad occasionally wears sweater vests! I didn't have a pattern for one, but I thought if I just took the sleeves off of Kwik Sew 3299 (the same pattern I had used for my hubbies sweater) and altered the armsyth a bit, it would work, and it did!
I am really proud of my re-design of that pattern, and the great fit on my dad! So now my loved ones have nice matching holiday sweaters. Liz just loves matching Dad and Grandpa, too. :)
I made my husband a sweater out of it first, as that was the reason I had purchased it. Turns out to be a great fit, but I somehow missed that this fabric says hand wash and lay flat to dry....my hubby hates special care fabrics. I hope he doesn't mind too much, I mean I'll be washing it, not him! lol. And it's just for winter after all. :) I had a lot left over after making his sweater, though.I made a little sweater for Liz from Jalie 2805, but that hardly used any fabric at all! I still had a good amount left though not quite enough to make a long sleeved sweater for myself, and I thought a short sleeved sweater would look tacky on me in this fabric. Then it occured to me; my dad occasionally wears sweater vests! I didn't have a pattern for one, but I thought if I just took the sleeves off of Kwik Sew 3299 (the same pattern I had used for my hubbies sweater) and altered the armsyth a bit, it would work, and it did!I am really proud of my re-design of that pattern, and the great fit on my dad! So now my loved ones have nice matching holiday sweaters. Liz just loves matching Dad and Grandpa, too. :)
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