Author Archives: mrsmole

Custom Cuffs and Bands and More

Posted on April 8, 2024 by mrsmole

This poly chiffon project might just be coming to an end… On closer inspection, the original front band was in two pieces, not just folded under as a facing. So, I cut a mirror image of the front band and … Continue reading →

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What’s Next?

Posted on March 25, 2024 by mrsmole

My friend Nancy has dropped off some new fabric for a Spring project. She loves wearing chiffon jackets so this fabric will be joining the others in the family. I just realized why my photos have been so blurry lately…the … Continue reading →

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Fun Knit Jacket

Posted on March 12, 2024 by mrsmole

To start with…today I have the worse blurry photos ever! You will have to use your imagination to see what steps I have taken…sorry! This knit stretches up and down (warp) and left to right (weft) so I fused Sewkeys … Continue reading →

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Starting Something New

Posted on February 24, 2024 by mrsmole

Nancy’s next project is a knit jacket without a lining. I have never used Papercut patterns so we get to see them up close now. The directions come with a booklet with precise steps and good drawings: Here is the … Continue reading →

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I Think It’s Done

Posted on February 15, 2024 by mrsmole

After many months and much thinking and planning and possible solutions added and subtracted…we have a finished coat. I’m going to show you the changes I made to the original paper pattern because I used soft wool and did not … Continue reading →

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The Coat Progress

Posted on December 6, 2023 by mrsmole

What started out as 3 yards of flowered wool, is now almost a finished coat…hooray! Nancy came by to try it on and was delighted with the fit and new length as I added 6 inches to the original jacket … Continue reading →

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Wool Flowers

Posted on November 26, 2023 by mrsmole

Here we have Nancy’s 3 yards of 60 inch wide bordered wool. Along one selvedge there is a pale blank area about 13 inches wide which will be used to cut out the top of the bodice front and back … Continue reading →

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Try A Zipper

Posted on November 17, 2023 by mrsmole

Have you ever disregarded the sewing pattern instructions and just done something different? How about NOT making front bands for buttons and buttonholes and gone rogue with a separating zipper? That’s what I have done but first I had to … Continue reading →

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Let’s Finish This Thing

Posted on October 2, 2023 by mrsmole

Along the way, the upper back was cut from batik fabric and despite having added 1.5 inches in the yoke area and 1 inch at the waist, the batik cut on the bias did not want to play nice. While … Continue reading →

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Cutting Out

Posted on September 10, 2023 by mrsmole

What do these 11 fabrics have in common? Nothing other than coming from the same scrap drawer and they are all cotton but they may all have a roll in the pattern pieces. Let’s start cutting out all the pieces… … Continue reading →

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