Shirts

Made a couple of shirts from a free pattern from the Fabric-Store.com. I am working on sewing up some o choice pieces that I have saved and need to get them used up. That is what the pandemic has got me doing.

This one is from some Japanese Fabric.

This one is from some old Japanese Kimonos.

Made my own bias tape.

 My sister-in-law embroidered this piece that I thought looked really nice on the back of the shirt.

Transformer Jacket

 

I think this jacket is so cool. It is made with a back pack inside of the jacket. You can put the jacket into the back of the jacket and it becomes a back pack. It has a place for a water bottle too. The pattern is a downloadable from Elle and Mac.

New Jacket

I made this jacket with my hand dyed fabric and samples of block stamping that I did in a workshop.

Shirt Top

 Used some of my dyed fabrics and some commercial fabrics for this shirt.

 I used some muslin behind to anchor the pieced sections of this shirt.

 This one I used some linen that I got from fabrics-store.com. They have some really nice linens. They have several free patterns that you can download, if you buy some fabric there.

Really happy with the pattern and the linen fabric that I used for this shirt.

Cropped Pants

 I love how these pants turned out. They are easy to make. I made a black linen pair too. I know I will be making more pairs.

 The pattern said to hem 4" above the ankle. The picture doesn't show it that well, but they do look cropped. On my black pair I made them shorter because I didn't have enough fabric and they look good too.

 I wanted you to see the tucks and pockets.

The fabric is linen from Marcy Tilton.

Nani Rio Coat

 Made this coat from some upholstery fabric that I had from a long time ago. It worked out prefect for this coat. The collar around the back of the neck is a little different as it comes out with some of a ruffle. I used three of my polymer clay buttons that I had made sometime ago.

 The coat had a opening in the center back, but I didn't see that the back was not cut on a fold so I put the openings on each side instead.

I used the larger size so that I would have enough room to wear something under the coat. This book has some interesting patterns which are included in the book. I am looking forward to trying a couple more in the future.

Holly Badgley Workshop

 Our wearable art group PenWAG in Campbell, CA had Holly come and do a presentation on her trip to Japan and then a workshop on silk screening. I have enjoyed following her style on the internet for quite sometime.

 This is a old linen man's shirt I found to recycle. I did some of her silk screening and then added some hand sewing.

I used jelly roll fabric for the trim.

 The side slits. Also used a selvage from a knit fabric that I had saved. Made great trim.

 She does a unique pocket.

Added a old kimono the for the button loop.

Vogue 1637

I like the way the neck on this pattern is designed. I think next time I make it I would make the shirt smaller.

Vogue 1521

I really like the neck on this pattern. I used Marcy's fabrics and really like them. I didn't do the layering that the pattern calls for as I didn't have enough fabric, but I like how it turned out.

Another Ebony Shirt

 I really like the way this one turned out. I shorten this one 2 inches.

Still on a roll doing T-Shirts. Will have some more pictures soon.

More T-Shirts

 Now that I know how I have to change the pattern to fit me, I am busy using the patterns that I have and using up the knits for shirts that are in my stash. I am do for some new shirt now anyway.

 I like the style of this one. I will probably go back and do a different neckline next time.

 I really like this one. This is the tunic the length that the pattern calls for.

 This one I had to cut off four inches at the bottom because I ran out of fabric. I also had trouble deciding what was the right side and realized that I had chosen the wrong side to be outside. I had already sewn most of it and didn't feel like ripping it out, so just did everything with the serger and on the outside. I like the different look it gave the shirt. Our mistakes can be a good thing.

 I like the raglan sleeve on this one. The shirt is really comfortable.