December meetings are right around the corner-
December 2025 Garment Sewing Group
Wednesday, December 10, 10:30 at the Sewing Lounge, St. Paul
Thursday, December 11, 10:30 at Creative Sewing, Apple Valley
Saturday, December 13, 10:30 at Open Sew Studio, St. Louis Park
And here are Debbie and Kristin’s makes from November:
Debbie’s Garments:
TNT pattern that includes a shirt, tunic, dress with sleeve options.
For this make I used snaps for closures and adapted width for cuff and used a faux snap for pleated cuff effect.
The pattern fit, construction, and instruction details are excellent.
Cranberry Cardi
I realized too late the pattern did not have a B cup. I thought with a few fit adjustments like petiting and taking in seams I might get a good fit – that did not work. Should have done a small bust adjustment.
This is a good pattern so I do not want to deter others from making it. I will pass this garment on and some day give it another try.
I did not use the cuffs because I neglected to shorten length of sleeve.
I increased the neck band width by 1/2” which I would not do next time.
Sewing with the fabric was a good experience. My standard machine, serger and cover stitch machine all worked beautifully with the fabric.
The only negative with the fabric is getting the rib straight when sewing – strictly an operator error!
I had planned to make the Terra Tunic with the funnel neck but accidentally cut the scoop neckline. I needed to rectify my mistake – then I remembered the neckband/collar feature from the Greenstyle pattern.
I had already stitched the shoulder and sleeves for the tunic so it was too late to add the zipper feature from the Greenstyle pattern . As luck would have it the neckband from the Greenstyle pattern fit nicely into the Terra Tunic without the zipper.
The neckband has a faced front and back pattern piece. The directions instruct to sew front and backs rst to neck edge and then fold under bottom edges of facing and slip stitch to neck edge – Nope – I treated the front and back pieces and facings as one and serged the neck edge.
I like the details on the Greenstyle Surge Sweatshirt so will give the entire pattern a try.
Kristin’s Garments:
Not wanting a kimono robe but also wanting some ease, I substituted a bit bigger sleeve with a broader sleeve cap. I also added an inch of depth across the back to make a bigger armhole to accommodate the sleeve and do a forward shoulder/neck adjustment. A bit unorthodox but it seems to have worked.
Ran out of fabric for the double thick and wide neckband but very happy I kept as is-nice and cozy.
Feeling chilly as I sewed so made the funnel neck version of this favorite pattern. No regrets. Running out of fabric fuels my creative juices-all good.
Going for more of a “pajama” vibe the cuffs were made same width as leg. The cuff hem gives a nice weight to the thin wool.
Pattern has been fermenting in my stash-had fun arranging fabrics.
It’s a unisex pattern (size Medium) and made for wovens so I made no adjustments to size-other than whacking off a bunch of sleeve length!!
Pocket construction was biggest challenge. In the end, double sided iron-on tape was my best friend and I didn’t follow their instructions.
Spray glue also became my friend as I layered the corduroy on the fleece. Not too much trouble sewing it all together-serger struggled a bit on intersections.
Check pocket size for your intended use-may need to adjust size. Fun make!
1. I have a great stash of warm pant fabric so had choices when making another pair of pants for the trip. The fabric is cotton on inside and wool on outside. Dreamy to wear!!
Material Girl Sewing 