***One more GSG meeting in August-Wednesday, Aug. 21 at Lakes Makerie!!
Debbie and Kristin’s garments:
July 2024
Garment Sewing Group
Debbie’s Garments:
1. The fit – I shortened length between shoulders and bust and also between waist and hip. Unfortunately I neglected to shorten the the neckband and as a result it was too long for neck edge. I didn’t figure that out until almost too late. Just one reason I am not pleased with this make.
2. The pattern-the directions are few and too often vague. Many places on the pattern pieces should have a notch to match pieces together. For example, the front and back of sleeve armhole. There is no mention of interfacing center fronts for zipper.
3. The construction-the serger is often used in directions-definitely a plus. The zipper is inserted last and the lining is bagged. The lining at zipper needs to be slip stitched. I think you could leave an opening in one side seam, insert zipper in main fabric and lining and then sew up opening in side seam.
4. The bottom band goes around the entire jacket. I would have liked to have a main fabric piece on both sides of zipper. Sewing the zipper to the ribbing wasn’t pleasant.
5. Finding ribbing and zipper to go with jacket was difficult. If the jacket front was up closer to neck I may have found a better length of zipper. Having too long of a zipper generally doesn’t look the greatest In my opinion.
6. I wasn’t successful finding the correct zipper to make the jacket reversible.
7. This was an okay make – if there is a next time I would pay attention to what I listed above and make changes for a more successful project.
* Tee from ribbing is a TNT pattern that I use often. I learned the hard way that I needed to go down a size or two due to negative ease.
1. Fit – Did my standard petiting for length. No issues there.
2. The pattern – There are two back designs. One has a yoke and pleats, the other is a full back. The directions are clear and concise and the construction is all done by machine – no slip stitching. I feel the pattern runs small in size, especially in hip area.
3. For this make I “faced” the yoke and used the burrito roll for construction.
4. I evened out the front and back hems and did a narrow hem rather than a faced hem.
5. The width of the cuff for the sleeve was much narrower than pattern shows so I added 3/4 inch in width to cuff pattern – much easier to work with.
6. I liked this pattern so I made it again!
1. For this make I lined the front and full back. I thought a facing for the neckline would be too heavy so instead I used a serged bias strip for the v-neck.
2. The main fabric and lining are stitched together at side seams and also at the 5/8 inch hem.
3. The sleeves are not lined. I used the selvage edge of the lining for the cuffs.
4. A fun make that seems trendy but not too frilly!
Kristin’s Garments:
1. Wanted a sleep tank and this pattern has a center front seam (and back too) so it made the vee very easy.
2. Watched a video from Closet Core about an armhole binding that mimics my Eddie Bauer tank. They used a 5/8” seam allowance for the binding but that seemed too wide so I tried 3/8”. Applied arm hole band, single layer, right sides together, wrapped binding around seam allowance and cover stitched and trimmed excess. I like the look.
1. French terry version-used fold over elastic for pocket band.
2. Omitted ankle band on activewear version.
3. Put pleats in activewear version. Rise needs to be higher or elastic looser (and wear them lower 🙂
1. Just had to try another puff sleeve pattern and then I realized how close it was to Burda 6146 that I made previously. The Mocha pattern doesn’t have a bust dart-Burda does. Mocha has a back yoke option. I was going to do the yoke but started cutting the regular back so went with it!
2. Compared front and back armhole and they were equal plus the back neck seemed low so I cut 1/2” from front shoulders and did nothing to back. I also went down a size for the sleeve to accommodate the change. It’s a big sleeve so should be no problem.
3. Very happy with the top. Leveled the hem and sleeve cuffs are to pattern and serged to sleeve after sewing the side/underarm seam.
*Please Note – GSG Dates will not be the second week of the month in August.
August Garment Sewing Group
Thursday, August, 15, 10:30 at Creative Sewing, Apple Valley
Saturday, August 17, 10:30 at The Sewing Lounge, St. Paul
Wednesday, August 21, 10:30 at Lakes Makerie, Minneapolis
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