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