I've been admiring the Pattern Magic work that Melissa and Carolyn have been succeeding with for a while.This year I bought all 3 Pattern Magic books and they're all in English but I have a habit of not reading the drafting instructions too closely. And since I started dabbling with the first book I found the Flickr … Continue reading Pattern magic start
Category: Angie Zimmerman
Fitting fatigue – Minoru jacket
There's no way I'll let this jacket beat me. We spent the weekend with Angie's getting the fit sorted. Those sleeve lines don't happen with a standard fitted sleeve but because there isn't the same sleeve head room built into a raglan sleeve, a couple of us had to build in the sleeve head room … Continue reading Fitting fatigue – Minoru jacket
BBQ shirt for DH
I think DH has been waiting for a shirt from me for a while now. He never asks for anything custom made, I find shirts with a missing button appear in my sewing room from time to time, or a tie that needs mending, but he never asks for new clothes. His eyes sparkled when he saw the fabric … Continue reading BBQ shirt for DH
Silk sensation
On the weekend I did a silk top workshop at Rhodes ASG and we had Angie Zimmerman as our tutor. She's just great with the theory, sample finishes and individual assistance. Nothing is a hassle for Angie and we love having her run classes for us, when she can squeeze us in.Here are the two tops … Continue reading Silk sensation
chanel jacket
On Saturday we had a useful session with Angie Zimmerman at the Rhodes sewing group as part of a chanel jacket workshop. Everyone got at least 15 minutes with Angie, to get their jacket pattern fitted correctly and ask any questions that they needed. I'm using the collared version and I'll fit the jacket so … Continue reading chanel jacket
FBA and FDA
Here's the dress I'm currently adjusting to fit my body shape. This pattern is fitted and conservative but can be changed to suit the occasion or fabric choice. After checking my measurements, I found that I needed to do a full bust adjustment or FBA. This was because the difference between my chest measurement and … Continue reading FBA and FDA
