by Emmely | Mar 3, 2015 | Crochet, Quilting, RTW fast, Sewing
With 2015 already in its third month (I can’t quite believe that, where did January and February go?) it’s about time I start thinking about my sewing plans for this year. We’ve moved into our new home and life is slowly starting to get back to normal. I’ve even been...
by Emmely | Sep 7, 2014 | Finished project, RTW fast, Sewing
I needed some simple projects to get going again and decided to fill a gap in my wardrobe: long sleeved t-shirts. Useful when it gets a little bit colder and a short sleeved t-shirt doesn’t provide enough coverage anymore but a cardigan or sweater is still too warm....
by Emmely | Sep 1, 2014 | RTW fast, Sewing
A title like this could contain a very sinister story but in our case it was my idea to wrap duct tape around me. If you are a garment sewer you might already have guessed that I was after a dress form. I aim to make clothes that fit but the fitting process can be...
by Emmely | Aug 11, 2014 | RTW fast, Sewing, Work in progress
First I’ll show you some changes I made to muslin 3 to improve the fit. At the front I pinned out a horizontal dart and added some fabric to finally fix that wavy side seam (this latter part is better visible in the side view of the muslin). The change I made to the...
by Emmely | Aug 8, 2014 | RTW fast, Sewing, Work in progress
Do you ever get started enthusiastically on a project and then suddenly lose steam? That’s what happened with my muslin process. I was a bit tired and didn’t have much time so not much progress was made and now I have to motivate myself to get back to it. I have...
by Emmely | Jul 28, 2014 | Pattern drafting, RTW fast, Sewing, Work in progress
Before I show you what muslin 3 looks like I first want to show how I adapted muslin 2 into muslin 2.1 to determine how to change the pattern. I started with a very simple alteration. Muslin 2 showed a lot of fabric being pulled into the crotch indicating the crotch...
