- Burda 7/2019 dress - 2 yards (WADDER)
- black textured cotton sateen from stash
- zipper
- Simplicity 8694 top - 2 yards (for my daughter)
- pink ponte
- trim and cording
- Burda 11/2019 baby sweater - .25 yards (gift)
- pink ponte
- zipper
- McCall's 7975 top - 1.25 yards
- blue rayon jersey from stash
- Burda 12/2016 pants - 2 yards
- navy ponte
- zipper
- McCall's 7476 cardigan - 2 yards
- cream and grey ribbed sweater knit
- button
- Simplicity 2245 top - 1.25 yards
- yellow swiss dot cotton
- buttons
- Burda 2/2020 dress - 2 yards
- black/grey suiting from stash
- buttons
- McCall's 7976 top - 1.25 yards
- poly crepe
- buttons
- McCall's 7547 pants - 1.5 yards
- yellow cotton twill
- zipper, button
- Burda 12/2016 pants - 2 yards (WIP)
- camel wool blend suiting
- zipper
- Simplicity 8228 - negligible
- stretch mesh
FAILS: My attempts to fit the Burda 7/2019 raglan dress were for naught. I think fabric was definitely an exacerbating issue but it just didn't work. I have some crepe that I plan to use for another go because I really like the shape of this dress on me! That Simplicity bra pattern. Meh.
Accomplishments: Perseverance. I tried and tried to make the Burda dress work. That top for my daughter was a NIGHTMARE to make in ponte (intended for lt wt. wovens) but I kept going. I absolutely did not have enough fabric for M7976 AND that fabric was a hot mess to work with and yet...I love the top from it! I had to 'make it work' with the yellow jeans but again - I made it!
AND...I FINALLY FIXED MY BLAZER VENT! I am working through the hand sewing. My hand has been bothering me a lot lately. Likely because I've been sewing so much (e.g., cutting out patterns is a strain)
I didn't make it to starting my husband's blazer so I will push that to fall now. By the time life returns to normal, he won't really need a corduroy blazer. :(
I will also push the black jacket/cardigan that I planned. It's a wool double knit and will be too warm once we're back to normal activities.
I did not have high expectations of this pattern. I remember when Madalynne first started selling patterns and such and people raved. I often saw 1) bras that did not fit HER well and 2) poorly fit bras on her workshop participants.
I was willing to take the risk with a $2 pattern. I had some stretch laces in the stash but decided to muslin (of course). I made sure the stretch of my mesh was appropriate. Before cutting the pattern out, I noticed the fit of this version on her on the envelope and again, IT DOESN'T FIT HER!
There was mixed info about the sizing in reviews so I went ahead and followed the pattern instructions for measuring and choosing a size. Well...I can't show a pic of the bra on me and I had to cut myself out of it once I did manage to wrangle it on. Meh. Moving on!
the upper left was sewn in February...but the rest were garments I sewed in March.
For this baby sweater, I cut out the letter M on my Cricut and used the tiniest zig-zag to attach it.
I did a crappy job attaching the lower band but I tried not to let it bother me because I know only a sewer would even begin to notice that it wasn't sewn evenly :)
This month, I bought some fabric from Mood. I've blown through my fabric budget I set for 2020. But since 2020 is just determined to be difficult, I have to be over that "fail".
I bought the wool suiting that I neeeeeded to copy that LOFT jacket using the blazer from Burda 2/2020 and there was a Rag & Bone sale (and I had a coupon code!) so I got an excellent deal on everything; the wool fabric, and some serious yardage of black crepe. I have had a time trying to find a nice weighty crepe for pants and jumpsuits so I bought 5 yards of it! And 3 yards of the same fabric in an inky blue color. NO REGERTS! :-p
I bought 8 patterns this month. A few of the new McCall's, a few of the new Vogues, a couple older patterns that were on my wishlist, and I bought the Style Arc Clare pattern below. I was on the fence because I felt certain I could find something similar in Burda mag, but I also really like Style Arc's drafting, there was a sale, and with that and the free pattern that's offered monthly, I scored the pants and a skirt for under $6.
This month, I want to sew:
M7925 dress in a cotton/rayon voile
M6754 dress in a floral knit
S2246 dress (maybe) in a striped knit
Burda 10/2017 or S8843 (I need to look at the shape of the pattern pieces of both) in a black cotton twill as my Q1 outerwear project (slightly behind!)
M8028 jumpsuit in a distressed knit
B5526 shirt in white cotton shirting w/silk organza accents
But I am still in a 'whichever way the wind blows' place. I am working on the camel Burda pants but after 4 in-depth projects I think it's time for something easy!! So I think the knit dresses may jump the line. I will probably sew them back-to-back since my serger and coverstitch thread choices will be the same for both (the background is navy on both).
As always, hope you're staying safe, sane and healthy <3
