Thursday, February 27, 2014

Sew Grateful Week - Day 4: Project

Hello again :) Yesterday's post (share a tutorial, pattern etc...) didn't quite happen, I'm afraid, so here's a bit of a token effort:







Onto the Sew Grateful Project:

Thursday the 27th February: Sew Grateful Sewing Project Day.  Showcase your latest sewing project. Whether it's a project using up that pattern that was a present from someone or that you won in a giveaway or using a tutorial someone has prepared, or even a project inspired by someone in the sewing community... the possibilities are nearly endless!

My project is made using fabric I won in a giveaway by Fabric Tragic last year. It's a drapey wine-coloured knit with a bit of a crushed finish to it. I almost made it up as a top, then a skirt, then another top, but wasn't quite sold on any of the patterns I'd planned so it's been sitting on the desk since September. A week ago I was wearing my kimono/jacket/shruggy thing and it struck me that it could work in a knit. This one, while drapey and reasonably light-weight, is pretty stable, so it ended up working pretty well:


The indoor photos make it look quite purple, but the outdoor ones are a pretty good match. The construction was the same as last time (link is above if you're interested), except that since the last one was chiffon I used french seams. This time I did the whole thing on my overlocker, which is a first for me. I usually just use the overlocker for finishing.


Some very quick photos before we lost the light - just remembered in time!


 This one is little bit warmer than my chiffon one, so I'm hoping it'll work well during winter, given a few long-sleeved layers underneath :)


The only change I made to the pattern this time around was to sew bands onto the end of the sleeves. Last time I folded the raw edge under twice and sewed it down, but I like this as a finish for knit garments. They look quite nice folded up (half the width below) too. (Is that the way the Renfrew top is finished? I really must buy that this year.) You can see the crumpled look of the fabric here - it's not just my ironing aversion... ;)


Judging by the amount of wear my last version has has, I think this is going to be a very useful addition to my me-made wardrobe. Expect to see it in May quite a bit! 

Thanks, Sarah, for a fantastic giveaway! 


8 comments:

  1. Yay I'm so impressed with what you've made. I loved this fabric but I bought it in my early sewing days when I pretty much just bought anything vaguely pretty/shiny/reasonably priced but didn't actually think about how I would use it! Haha! I think your shrug is super chic! I

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    1. Thanks! I'm glad I waited for inspiration to strike properly, because I would've hated to waste this fabric. Plus this is one of my favourite colours to wear, so I'm a pretty happy little sewist thanks to you!

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  2. Ooo! I love that and now must immediately make one! :)

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    1. Thanks! Definitely make one - it's such a quick, satisfying project. :) In fact this is as instant gratification as sewing gets!

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    1. Thanks Siri! I think this will be getting a lot of wear :)

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  4. This does look wonderfully useful!! … and I completed my Liebster ;) Thanks again for nominating me - even if I did sound a tad overwhelmed! ;)

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    1. Oh, great - I'll wander over and have a look immediately!

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