Finally Finished! Marfy 2155

Finally done and reviewed! I love the shirt, it feels very pretty to wear, and the fabric is such a caress.

Can't you see that I have already splashed salad dressing on it? The first time that I wore it Arrggg.

I was going to get the buttons on 1885 as well, but it is 9:45! Where does the time go?

Tomorrow night is ASG, so no sewing then either. But, I am working on a knit shirt. I have been waiting for the perfect fabric to make vogue 2980:

That beautiful knit that I just picked up would be perfect so I started laying it out and I ran out of fabric! I read the fabirc requirements, just not the width! I can either use a different piece (like the black and tan at the bottom here:

I tried to find my Vogue 2925 with no luck, but on the bright side, I did find my Burda jeans pattern.

Ooh so cute Marfy 2155

Love the sleeve, love the collar! Once again, Marfy bliss.

Now, if only I weren't gone 12 hours a day and I had time to finish it.

It just goes to show ya', be careful what you wish for!

I cut about 1" out of the bottom of the "legs" of the sleeve pants:

The armhole seam was reduced to about 3/8 to 1/2 inch which helps it fit my shoulders and arm better.

I also took some better pictures of the sleeve assembly just in case you didn't understand my explanation:

No, I just need to pick out some buttons. It would be nice if I could find some pink plastic to match. I may see what the store has this weekend.

I am working some hellacious hours at work, but it is rewarding. It's mentally challenging and analytical which is right up my alley and I am surrounded by wonderful people. It is exactly what I was looking for and I am exhausted but I love it.

Twist sleeve 2155

I am making progress!

I really like the collar. Its banded and curved, unlike a couple of their shirts that I have sewn lately.

I figured out how to sew the sleeve on, but I think that I will be happier if I take some of the fullness out of it.

As for the construction, I was looking at it while having a glass of wine one evening, and it occurred to me that this is just like a pair of pants with the legs tied together.

I doubled the fabric so that the hem wouldn't show, so it has a center front and center back seam which I sewed first.

Then I sewed what would be the inseams and the out seams. The only seams that you have left open are the waistband and the hems.

The waistband seam gets sewn to the top of the armhole. The legs of the pants wrap around each other, then you gather where the hems would be, and sew them into the armhole under where the waistband is sewn.

My thoughts from looking at the picture is that the tie part is a little bulky. I did double the fabric when the pattern doesn't tell you to, so I might go back and take the second layer out. I could also help this by making the "legs" of the sleeve narrower, so I don't know what I will do.

The fabric is just a bit sheer so I added the yoke, and doubled the center front piece.

I am glad that I took the picture of the back... you can see my strap...

Not that I can do anything about that now, but it is nice to know.

Marfy 2155 progress, aka the thrill of sheer fabrics.

After a long, hard day at work, the last thing that I want to do is come home to sew those convoluted, unpredictable patterns! I love my Marfy's, straight out of the envelope with no muslin, no re-cutting, little guessing or letting it out later.

This is the fabulous twist sleeve shirt that I posted earlier.

I took this earlier, I also have the collar sewn on but didn't wait to take the picture. It is a stylish one with long lines and a tight neck curve. I might make this again in white just for the collar.

Because of the sheer nature of the fabric, I created a back yoke pattern by folding the pattern straight across the back right at the side back seam.

I will get the collar finished then maybe even the sleeves. The armhole looks encouraging, it doesn't gap or bag.

For tonight, I am ready to rest up for work tomorrow. Working with bright pink soft, smoothe fabric is good relaxation.

1245 Jacket progress

I finally got to JoAnn's for some embroidery thread for topstitching, but they didn't have any Tiger Tape. Since I didn't want my topstitching to look as bad as my handwriting, I put it through the needle of my sewing machine. I know that I am probably not suposed to do that, and the machine doesn't like it but it seems to work.

I am just not sure if I like it. The optical illusion that it creates is kind of crooked and it kind of makes me crazy.

I also got my fabric for the Marfy 2155 blouse and I think that it will look fabulous! I just have to decide how to pre-shrink it, it is cotton but I don't want to lose any of the sheen by washing it.