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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
I bought this beautiful fabric at Treadle before leaving MN. It was so beautiful- and I didn’t really know what I wanted to make with it – but I knew I had to have the fabric. I bought 2+ yards of it and I’m so glad I did. I’m learning that if I really love a fabric – buy 2-3 yards because it will give you the flexibility to make one bigger item (like a jacket or dress) or a couple of smaller items. It’s similar to the theory that if you like a pattern and get it to fit you well – make two or three more!
First, I made Vogue 8597 with this fabric. I did check out Pattern Review first – and there were a few complaints, pretty minor, most people had good things to say. One person wanted more drape in the neckline so included instructions of how to create more drape. However, I’m very happy with the drape of the neckline and I think it really has to do with the choice of fabric. Isn’t that the best part of sewing – when you hit the right combination of fabric and pattern choice? I’m so glad even some of the experts recognize that this can be a difficult thing to do! This fabric works perfectly for this style. (One note on the fabric – I did find that it seemed to catch on the metal plate of my Elna Lock, so I had to keep a close eye on feeding the fabric through my serger.) I’ve been finding that when making knit items using Vogue patterns, if I use my regular pattern size -the finished garment ends up too big. So, for this top I compared the finished bust measurement to other patterns I’ve made and either liked or didn’t like the fit. Based on the finished bust measurement of this pattern I decided to size down and it fit exactly how I wanted the first time around. Overall the top came together quickly, nice and easy!
Next on deck for this fabric is a t-shirt using Vogue 8536. I’m always looking for a great T-shirt pattern! I know other ladies at club have made this pattern and it is a great basic fit. They’ve dressed up the basic T by adding a bit of gathering on the side at the bustline and an easy-to-hem side vent. I like that this pattern includes several options- vneck, cross over, sleeveless…great to have in your pattern stash.
One more note on the fabric, I first saw this at Treadle over a year ago, I have since seen variations at Mood in NYC, Christine Jonson online, and even a local independent fabric store – so if you like it you should be able to find it some where!
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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Several tees in the new Talbots catalog caught my eye:
It looked like the rolled knit embellishment I used on my “Strip Tees” last month at Fashion Sewing Club.
Which made me wonder if I was limited to cotton/lycra knits for this method or if some of the rayon and poly knits were candidates. So I sewed a few strips together, got them wet and threw them into the dryer.
Here are the results:
Unfortunately these are remnants from my stash so I can’t say exactly what the content is but, for me, the bottom line is: It’s worth the time to make a mock up and be sure I’ll get the roll I want.
Now to the sewing table to copy the tees!
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Show and Tell on Valentine’s Day! We even got birthday treats and bookmarks as we celebrated Ruth’s birthday at the Treadle morning meeting. Yet another good reason to come to Club 
This month’s offerings came from a larger pool of sewists. Thanks to Cheri and Carrie for filling out the line up as Laurel improved her vision and Debbie and Kristin worked on an early tan. Thanks to all of you who attended and keep up the wonderful show and tell.
Here are pictures of most of the garments:
Debbie's Silk Banded Tee
Debbie's Boat Neck Dress
Carrie's Embellished Cardigan
Carrie's Arty Cardigan
Flower Embellishment
Cheri's 2x4 Top
Cheri's Liberty Tee
Laurel's Vogue 8611
Kristin's Ruched Tee
Kristin's Red Wool Tee
Kristin's Lizzie's Tee
And a few Show and Tell highlights:
Katherine Tilton's Zip Tee in a Girl's size
Christening Gown
Tunic dresses with trim belts
Little Girl's Outfit
Happy Sewing and hope to see you in March!
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Saturday, October 30th, 2010
The Material Girls have been busy the past two weeks teaching new sewists what we love to do. We had several girls who learned to sew or furthered their skills during their MEA break.
Our class of beginning adults consisted of a soon to be mother, a friend of mine from church working on her “bucket list” which included sewing and an 85 year old who had memory loss issues and wanted help remembering how to sew. Her 90 year old friend drove her to the class!
We love what we do!!
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
Thanks to everyone who attended! Another wonderful month of sew inspiring show and tell! I’m going to show you those pictures first. You can click on the pictures to enlarge them.
KwikSew 3764
Linda's inspiration after Katherine Tilton's class-several colors of this knit at Treadle
Kids' Jackets
Children's Jumper
One of a large family of dolls
Beautiful Jacket
The children’s jumper and doll can also be seen at TaDa Creations on etsy. Amy is cranking out dolls and clothes now that the kids are in school. She was a wealth of information-the quilt store knits (Michael Miller and maybe Moda) shrink. I confirmed that with Tracy at The Sampler. She said 5-6″ per yard. Amy recommended Chez Ami as a source for great kids’ knits. The site has clothing for sale but also sells the fabric used in her garments.
And now for the Material Girls’ garments:
Kristin played around with two versions of a brown ponte roma (at Hancock) skirt, a long vest and was also inspired by Katherine Tilton to make the most of a “design opportunity” while modifying one of Marcy Tilton’s tee patterns.
McCall's 6169 and Straight Skirt
Modified Vogue #8582 and Silhouette Patterns #2010 Yoga Skirt
Debbie was inspired by the August/September Threads’ blouse variations and an idea in Quick and Easy Sewing With Your Serger.
Zen Shirt with Inserts
Designer Details
Embellishing a cardigan
Short Version of McCall's #6169
Laurel flashed us with a bit of red-I wish I could have had a video of it. We all agreed she should wear more of the color.
Shocking, Laurel, shocking!
Sewing Workshop MIxit Shirt and New Look 6598 Blouse
Boutique Blouse-McCall's #5138
Well, that’s it for October. Bernina is now carrying Swedish Monster paper for tracing patterns. The calendar is full of classes-check them out if you are interested. Let me know if there are glitches in the website as you are my proofreaders 
Enjoy the leaves and happy sewing.
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Saturday, September 18th, 2010
It was so good to see all of you again. I think we all missed getting together in August! We started out at The Sampler and had a fun group with a few newbies. The group that came to Hancock/Southtown seemed happy to be around fabric and notions and the Treadle morning group had no chairs to spare! There was so much creative energy we had to turn on the air conditioning.
Show and Tell was wonderful. Maybe the extra month gave everyone more time but I’m hoping we keep seeing all of your good work. There are a few pictures below and you can always send us a photo of your creation and we’ll post it.
A good source for outdoor fabric is Rockywoods-supplex, ripstop, etc. We also have a good place to donate fabric. Bring it to any classes and we’ll get it delivered.
Debbie wanted to show the versatility of the Yoga Pant by Peggy Sagers. They’re perfect for dressing up or down. We’ve changed the class to 2 hours and $20.
Laurel and I were reminded how important a muslin (or toile) can be. I was fooled into thinking I knew how a Marcy Tilton would fit me and Laurel figured Cynthia Guffey’s pattern would be error proof. We’ll both be stocking up on muslin
So here they are with a bit more info than usual. The Club sheets are now included here on the website. Click on Club sheets in the top bar and September 2010 should show-click on that and you’ll find this month’s printout or find it in the far right column under Pages. We still think personally attending Club is the most inspiring and fun but it doesn’t always work into the schedule. This also makes it easy to find information you need when you can’t find your sheets. Is this helpful? Do you like the inclusion of pattern numbers?
The fall colors are coming out and the weather is cooling (but the sun is so beautiful today). Hope you are inspired to make yourself or someone else a warm garment.
Detail of Debbie's variation on KwikSew 2993 and tee from Sew Stylish Fall 2010
Debbie's Dress Up Blouse Kwik Sew 3620-not shown Silhouette #3400 Yoga Pant
Debbie's double collar variation on Butterick 6085
Wedding Dress #3-KwikSew 3735
Kristin's Sewing Workshop MixIt Tank Detail
Half finished using PaintStiks to highlight fabric weave
Variation on Vogue 8454
Laurel's Indygo Junction One Button Swing Topper
Laurel's shirt after alterations-Burda 8368
Close up of Kathy's Sewing Workshop Urban Tee-trim all seam allowances as much as you can
Cheri's variation on Sewing Workshop MixIt Tee
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