Jolanda's Sewing Corner

Hello everyone, Here are the pictures of my finished dress!  The fabric is a fairly thick tricot/jersey and it is so comfortable and warm.  I received lots of compliments when I wore it to work :) Thanks for visiting my blog and your lovely comments Have a good day and lovely weekend. Jolanda x

I have gone all the way back to December 1995 to find this lovely pattern. I plan to make the short jacket on the right with the red dress from fake fur with a purple lining. I need a short jacket to go with my dresses as most of my jackets are a little bit longer and tend to make the dresses look frumpy. The right length jacket makes all the difference. I will be making style 128 Its got 3 dots!! I don't think I have ever made anything that difficult.  Or does 3 dots mean lack of instructions!?  The instructions are fairly basic but that's ok with me, but when you get to the lining instructions; it just says put in lining!!  I think I will have to do a bit of research on this as I haven't made a jacket before let alone lined it! Above is the fake fur fabric and lining I will be using. Thanks for visiting Jolanda xx

Happy New Year to everyone. Here is a pic of the dress under construction. It just needs the neck facing turning under and the sleeves setting in. I have actually finished this dress but I'm waiting for some decent light to take a photograph of it. It only took me two days to complete even though I did a lot of hand tacking. I love speed when sewing but hand tacking really makes a difference when stitching with knits.  I always used to worry about the hems being 'bumpy' and stretched until I found out that using a twin needle for the hem gives a brilliant result Just put in your ballpoint twin needle and turn the top tension down to 2 (experiment on a piece of scrap material first to see what looks best) and sew your hem. This is what it looks like on the back. Bye for now Jolanda x

I really can't believe it is December already!! I've failed at making my garment of the month already :( I have managed to cut it out, it just needs putting together now. So I will have to extend this garment to 'Make a Garment over 2 months'! Have a great December!! Jolanda x

Hi everyone,  been practicing free motion embroidery to make these little hangers  It's gradually getting easier. I'm using the darning foot and moving the material with my hands.  I found it really awkward to hold a hoop, but this way seems to work well. :)

Hello, I hope you are all having a good weekend. Well, I have finally made a decision and this is the dress I am going to make. It's from a supplement of extra patterns from the October issue of Knipmode. And this is the very busy fabric I am going to use! I'm not that used to such bright patterns, usually staying safe with plain fabrics. So I thought I should start to be a bit more daring and colourful! pop over and see what everyone else is making and join in. Last month's creations are there and they are fantastic. Thanks for visiting Jolanda x

And here it is!  the finished skirt I am ever so pleased with it - the pleating on the front was much more straightforward than I thought it would be.  All in all it was a very quick make. The skirt is a bit creased as I had been wearing it all day in these photos.  sometimes it's harder to get a photograph than actually sewing! So now the challenge is to think of what to do for next month's challlenge, which is a challenge in itself!! Do I make a fake fur jacket or wrap dress? mmm... or maybe both? Well I have 3 more days to decide :) If you want to join in the challenge press the button on my sidebar, it's an ongoing challenge and anyone can join in. Thanks for visiting, I'm now off to visit the other in this challenge to see their makes :) Jolanda x