Stitch and bitch thread #12. We’re in stitches!

[NutellaEllaElla]

Welcome and welcome back oldies and newbies!

Whatcha doin? What are your plans? I need some inspo. It's been a long time since i've approached my machine for various reasons.My favourite ever make has been a stretch dress, i'd wear it all the time if I could. I live in fear of the day I try to go to Barry's fabrics and it's gone. The Birmingham fabric scene is being decimated. What'll I do?!

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Any recommendations for a swim pattern that's got a decent boob coverage and can tolerate a bit of rubbish skill? Preferably two piece?

What about LN Clearwater? There’s a couple of Ellie and Mac ones that aren’t too indecent

edit. Peppermint Brontë bathers isnt bad but I’m having to make changes for more support. My go to two piece is actually underwear - Sinclair Kiki briefs coupled with either a superstar bra or a barret bralette

How about the Megan Nielsen Cottesloe? Not made it myself but I hear good things.

I’ve looked at the cottesloe a few times but Megan Neilson patterns don’t work for me very well. I’ve got the Sinclair Indigo printed out and ready to go when I need a one piece and I made a toile of the Helen’s closet sunstar but wasn’t happy with the coverage at the bottom. I’ve had more success with fuller coverage swim patterns as they are easier to tweak with gathered sections and side ties.

Today’s quick sew is a voile ‘curtain’ for our bedroom. We have two windows facing each other and birds are seeing it as a clear route and flying into the window. I’ve got some suitable fabric and I’ve just picked up a shower curtain tension rod so it’s going to be a quick project.

I’ve just wasted some valuable sewing time. I’ve had a magazine top pattern on the to do pile for a while and I found the perfect remnant for it. Jengad the pieces and even managed to pattern match with scraps left.

It looks awful on me. The neckline is wrong for me and I look swamped in fabric. Luckily it has a reasonable facing at the neckline so I’m going to see what I can do with it and I’ll probably take the sides in while I’m at it. So disappointing.

Today is a day to batch make knickers while the machines are threaded with white. Aiming for half a dozen

That's such a pain when the design doesn't suit you. I do not necessarily want to make a toile for every pattern.

Sometimes I pin the pattern pieces together and use this instead of a toile, if I am a little unsure of how a pattern will look on me.

Good news, you can now get hold of the new releases from the 'big 4' in paper format again.

I really like the look of V2156 (statement evening dress). I have nowhere to wear it to but just love the design.

I hope you can salvage something from the top @Jins . Maybe if you put it away for a while you might then be able to look at it with fresh eyes and come up with something 😊

I’ve made the front neckline more scooped which looks better. I’ve taken the sides in a little. It looks much better but I don’t love it, I’ll not hem it yet in case I have any more bright ideas but I suspect it’ll live in the wardrobe unworn until the next cull and I turn it into something else.

3 pairs of knickers down and I’ve had enough of that little project. Time to rummage through the remnants and see what looks like more fun

I’ve got my trouser block almost finished, and have made a good start on a bodice block too. The trousers were way off (even accounting for the fitting ease) but the bodice block has been much closer to my actual measurements.

Well, i've only gone and got myself a job, so less sewing for me (I'm a procrastinator, there has been nearly no sewing, and deffo no clothes sewing for me for ages)

I did go out and buy a load of new business-casual-plus clothes though so had to shorten a whole load of trousers

Damn jobs getting in the way of our sewing! Congratulations though!

Oh I just looked it up and it’s amazing! But yeah, definitely not for popping down to Lidl. Is there any chance you might be nominated for an Oscar? E.g. for writing a screenplay about a woman who writes an award-winning screenplay so she has an excuse to sew a statement dress? (I will watch it)