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22 Jul McCall’s 7543

Posted at 08:50h in Fashion Sewing, McCall's Sewing Pattern, Sewing Tops by goodbyevalentino 75 Comments

After seeing so many cute renditions of McCalls 7543, I could not let another summer day pass without sewing my own. An off-the-shoulder top with gathered shoulders and elastic pulled tight across the chest and back gives the appearance of nice clean lines, which I wear better than a full gather. The nice tight pull across the chest also prevents gaping. After finishing the experimental embroidered denim jacket I was ready to embroider for real ;) The printed fabric from EmmaOneSock is a lightweight linen with a nice background for an embroidery design. I settled on a floral motif the Pfaff Embroidery book...

17 Jul Embroidered Jean Jacket

Posted at 05:57h in Fashion Sewing by goodbyevalentino 72 Comments

I've been practicing my embroidery. After trying out two designs on muslin with no purpose other than to serve as practice examples, I went in to 'Just Do It' mode. I grabbed a very old denim jacket out of a closet and began to explore with the Pfaff embroidery designs which came with my machine. My plan was to sew whatever struck my fancy...

08 Jul Soulmate/Sleepmate/Secura

Posted at 07:00h in Amy Butler, Coats & Clark by goodbyevalentino 53 Comments

Such a good feeling waking up in a lovely pair of PJs! Greetings from the gazebo, a colorful escape and peaceful refuge to start my day. In April, I borrowed a pair of Julie's Carolyn Pajamas by Closet Case Patterns. (She's sewn seven pairs - seriously). At last I have my own. If you're a Bedhead fan then you'll love this pattern! (Check out Bedhead's Liberty PJs here.) I sewed the pajamas in Amy Butler's latest fabric design, Soulmate (Free Spirit Fabrics). Amy's latest collection features 24 designs in 3 color ways of garment-friendly poplin! Since Amy's fabrics are color co-ordinated companion fabrics, I used...