Striped Halifax Hoodie

"Thank you for the presents, I really like my emo jacket, Auntie Meg!"

Ice Dye Adventures: Jackson Tee and Tea Towels

 Woop, woop! Another Jackson Tee in a fun fabric!

Jackson Tee x 3

Wardrobe workhorses over here... 

Sew Twists and Ties: Cropped Nottingham Top

My second Sew Twists and Ties project!

Tri-blend French Terry Blackwood

I've finally made a Blackwood Cardigan from the newly expanded size range!

I loved my previous Blackwoods, but had a feeling that the new D-cup option would help with some minor fit issues I was having...

Read more about my Blackwood Cardigan, made from tri-blend tencel/organic cotton stretch french terry in heretic, an earthy maroonish red, on Imagine Gnats!

Papercut Patterns Fjord Cardi

I was pretty smitten with the newest collection from Papercut Patterns, Geo. They always design patterns with such cool seaming...

One of the patterns I bought right away was the Fjord Cardi... I really liked those angled pockets, cozy collar and cool seamlines. I thought the Fjord Cardi pattern might be a good candidate for some Sewing Leftovers-style colorblocking down the line.

But first, a solid version to test the Fjord out! I honestly have no memory of what this fabric is or where I got it. A deep, teal blue, thickish, drapey, french-terryish, definitely some lycra content single knit with good recovery. Good stuff.

This is a size large, which is the Papercut Patterns size I've chosen in the past. It's smaller than my measurements, but I found their patterns run large. I think this was the right size, although I had a couple fitting issues I would fix next time...

The sleeves are a funky raglan-style sleeve that has a seam at the back rather than under the arm. I found them to be quite wide; next time I would slim them down slightly.

As you can see from the drag lines, I probably need an FBA next time I make this pattern. I'll have to figure out how to do that on these pattern pieces... those front seam lines are not quite princess seams.

One of the things that drew me to this pattern are the angled pockets... However, I'm finding their placement a bit strange. They are sort of set to the side, so your hands don't easily slip into them and they end up hidden under your arms so they're barely visible from the front.

That sounds like a lot of complaints, but I really like the cardigan despite those issues! I'll definitely take some time to tweak some of my issues with it to make it work better next time. In the meantime, I'll be wearing this one anyway because it's so cozy!

Sew House Seven Tabor Top Three Ways + a Fundraiser

Y’all, this is the t-shirt trio of my dreams. All three of these are now vying for the title of Meg’s Favorite T-shirt.

French Terry Bellavista

I was pretty smitten with the Itch to Stitch Bellavista top the second it came out... something about the proportions just spoke to me. Here's my version!

Sample Sewing: Grainline Linden

I think I might be the last person on earth to sew up the much-loved Grainline Studio Linden sweatshirt!

Rayon French Terry Tallinn

I love my last Tallinn sweater so much, I made another one!

Organic French Terry Jasper Sweater

I sewed fluffy, snugly, green hoodie!

Perfect for hiding in until the election is over and I can unclench my jaw and sleep again...

Funnel Neck Halifax

My sister liked the striped Hey June Halifax Hoodie I made for myself a few months ago, so much so that she actually commented on one of my posts (shock and awe! older sister guilt tripping!)! I knew a comment from her meant it was true love, so I decided to make her one for her birthday.

Stripey Halifax Hoodie

I sewed a sweatshirt! A non-hoodie version of the Hey June Halifax Hoodie, to be exact...

Testing, testing: True Bias Men's Hudson Pant

These are my tester version of the Men's Hudson Pant, the manly version of everybody's favorite Hudson Pant from True Bias.

Muse Patterns Jenna Cardigan

Back in action after almost 3 weeks away from my sewing machine! I can't complain, though, as I was traveling to some pretty cool places (Krabi and Chiang Rai, Thailand and Luang Prabang, Laos) and doing some pretty cool things (island hopping, silk weaving, cooking classes...)!

Black Mabel Pencil Skirt

When I made my Me Made May pledge, I knew in advance that my me-mades mainly consisted of tops, with a few dresses and scant bottoms thrown in.  Making more skirts and pants (beyond just elastic waist pants) is on my to-do list.  I thought I'd start simple: the new Mabel knit skirt from Colette.  Easy, basic, comfortable...

My new skirt is made from some black french terry that I bought at L.GEmini on Sampeng Lane in Bangkok's Chinatown (same place I got the cool grey knit for Tim's Strathcona t-shirt, which I aso used for the waistband lining).  I went looking for a stable knit as required by the pattern, but there was a little communication difficulty on my part, so I ended up walking around the entire store feeling and stretching each roll of knit fabric until I found this black french terry. Sewing with the french terry was great... stable knits are so easy to cut and sew!  Zip, zip, zip on the serger and I had myself a skirt within a few hours.

Unfortunately, in black, the details like the cool seaming, are completely invisible.

The skirt turned out pretty great!  I made the longer pencil skirt with the kick pleat (view 3), the one with the seams down the front of the thighs (like princess seams on your legs? is that a thing?). The fit was good in the hips, although next time I might make the waist just a tiny bit smaller... The only thing I noticed is that the bottom hem seems to have flared out a bit.  Maybe I stretched it out when doing the twin needle hem?  Who knows, it might settle back into place after a wash. Or it might not, because I don't have a dryer and knits with poor recovery don't fare well here in BKK. Hmmm.  

All in all, a great pattern and a great basic skirt, good for work or bopping around town. I definitely want to try making the version with the button placket in the front- so cute!  But I'd like to make it the length of the pencil skirt since minis are not my thing.  I could also see making the pencil skirt version with a fun contrasting front panel.  I've also got some ikat print ponte left over from my Tessuti Anita pants... that could be a fun Mabel, too!  Lots of options.