Last night, my husband was out of town so I dashed off to the Sewing Arts Center to put the finishing touches on my button down shirt. I started this project last year when I was gearing up for my pattern drafting classes. It occurred to me that I had never sewn a proper shirt with a collar stand and everything, and I thought it would be a good warm up for drafting. (It was.) Unfortunately, I got to the 85% complete mark and never had a chance to finish.
For all of you people out there taking pictures of clothes you’ve sewn while you are wearing them, I have to give you some serious credit. I call these photos “An Hour of My Life I Can’t Really Justify.” However, I am on a bit of a roll this week, so I didn’t want to wait.
The pattern is from Qwik Sew (3555) and sews up nicely. Next time, I think I would add a pleat in the back where the back joins the yoke and lengthen the shirt and the sleeves just a tad. But all in all, I’m pretty happy with it. There are more reviews of this pattern here. I can’t really comment on the quality of the pattern instructions, because I had a teacher on hand showing me shortcuts and handy little tricks. (For those of you who are local and want to sew garments, I can’t say enough good things about Russell’s classes.)
Ok, that’s all I’ve got for the week. I’m spent. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. I’m feeling that great “finishing what I started” energy, so I hope to carry that with me on into the weekend. Take care!
Filed under Fabric & Sewing, I Made This.
Tagged with garment sewing, Qwik Sew 3555, sewing, sewing arts center.
[Photos from Descanso Gardens, the Boddy House]
It’s that time of year again, and the school supplies are calling to me. Like clockwork, September 1st rolls around, and I start having daydreams of homework planners and brand new pink erasers. Even when I worked in an office, I tried to find an excuse to buy new supplies in the fall. (Is there any fresher start than a new notebook?)
This year, I have signed up for a few classes. After I got over the sticker shock, I let out a huge sigh of relief. When you are trying to start up your own business or switch careers, it can be a little tiring to be the one in charge all the time. I am always researching and reading books, but I am excited to hand over that baton for a few hours each week and admit that I do not actually know the answers to everything. (I know my family is going to print out this post and ask me if I really just wrote that sentence.) I am hoping some hours of instruction will help me in those dangerous places where I know just enough to get me into trouble. So I am going to be taking the Blogging Your Way course over at Decor8 as well as some pattern making classes at the Sewing Arts Center.
Of course, just signing up has already brought out all of my Hermione-ish tendencies. I have a notebook with a list of questions, and class hasn’t started yet. I am going to try very, very hard not to be the annoying girl in class. Wish me luck.
Filed under Site News.
Tagged with back to school, blogging your way, continuing education, pattern making classes, sewing arts center.