Skip to content
Redleaf Etc.
  • Home
  • About
  • Post Galleries
  • Contact Me
  • instagram
  • email

Post Galleries

Finished!

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

Fabric, Etc.

...
...
...
...
...
...

Fur For Brains

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

Outside

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

Pets

...
...
...
...
...
...
...

People & Dance

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

Misc

...
...
...
...

Primary Sidebar

Categories

  • Books, Films, & Writing
  • Catch-All
  • Finished!
  • Fur for Brains
  • Handmade
  • News & Updates
  • Photography
  • Sewing

Instagram

A second make for the day? Yup. Random fact abou A second make for the day? Yup. Random fact about me: I love ladybugs. I even have a ladybug tattoo, although thanks to a screw-up at the time of tattooing I'm having it covered up with Parker's pawprint sometime in the near future. So! I love this fabric. Not just the print, but that it's cozy and warm, too. It's also not the recommended fabric, but a cardigan in this style works fine in 2-way 30% stretch. I cut the sleeve cuffs and hem band a little longer to account for that, then shortened the sleeves by 4cm and away I went. It needs pressing - the bands and front will lie flatter when I do - but it's cold af here today so I needed (yes, needed) to wear it immediately. Pattern is Ellie and Mac's Chapman cardigan, curvy fit. I sewed an XXL, after both looking over the size chart and measuring the pattern pieces, because E&M patterns don't include finished measurements. Rawr. Please, designers, list finished measurements. Some of us have bodies that need that information to help with choosing a size. #sewing #memade #handmade #sewistsofinstagram #sewingismysuperpower #isewmyownclothes #handmadewardrobe #curvysewing #plussizesewing #fatsewist #sewover40 #fatsewingclub #cscmakes #ellieandmacpatterns #chapmancardigan
Trying a new-to-me pattern company today with the Trying a new-to-me pattern company today with the Fern top from Pattern Scout. I love that it takes so little fabric - Version B's sizes 14-30 take just 1.6 metres of 115 cm wide. As drafted it's definitely on the shorter side, though, so have extra fabric on hand if you want more length. I was hoping that the cotton batik I decided to use would soften up, but it remained pretty stiff despite a pre-wash and a trip through the dryer. If it had been thicker that would've been a problem, but it's so thin that it worked out regardless. There's 10 pieces for Version B (12 for version A) - four for each of the front and back, and two for the facing - but it still came together super-quickly, or at least it felt that way. I sewed a straight size 20 and am contemplating blending up a size for the hips next time because it does feel a bit slim. It's cute, though, and wearable. I'd love to make a striped version like the sample photo on the website's pattern page, and play around with the stripe direction. #sewing #memade #handmade #sewistsofinstagram #sewingismysuperpower #isewmyownclothes #handmadewardrobe #curvysewing #plussizesewing #fatsewist #sewover40 #fatsewingclub #cscmakes #patternscout #psferntop
Ee, a delightful little packet arrived for me toda Ee, a delightful little packet arrived for me today with the needles I won in a giveaway by @johassler , plus a very appropriate-to-2020 ornament that definitely made me laugh. I'm so pleased with the needles - there are some I haven't been able to find locally and are great to have! And that ornament is going straight on the wall in my sewing room. Yay! #sewing #memade #handmade #sewistsofinstagram #sewingismysuperpower #isewmyownclothes #handmadewardrobe #curvysewing #plussizesewing #fatsewist #2020surewasathing
January has always been a difficult month for me. January has always been a difficult month for me. It's long, it's dark, and every single brain gremlin I've ever had seems to pick this time of year to come out and play. I have both depression and anxiety, and I don't hide that. I manage them with a combination of medication and cognitive behavioural therapy, but there are ups and downs, some more extreme than others. So I thought, this weekend, that I'd sew something bright and cheerful to raise my mood - and you know, it kinda worked. First I get the satisfaction of making something and having it turn out well, and second I get to look at this yellow-and-hot-pink cotton and let it make me smile. My first Hinterland was sleeveless; I like the cap sleeved version just as well, I think. I removed 3cm from the front bodice just under the bust dart then copied the adjustment to the back. I also made a fakest-of-the-fake placket: I cut the front bodice on the fold, then cut a 5cm-wide strip of fabric, pressed the edges under, and topstitched it down the center before sewing the buttons on. Might make a full-front actual functional placket next time. Hmm. Either way, this dress makes me happy, and that's all I really ask from sewing. #sewing #memade #handmade #sewistsofinstagram #sewingismysuperpower #isewmyownclothes #handmadewardrobe #curvysewing #plussizesewing #fatsewist #sewover40 #fatsewingclub #cscmakes #sewliberatedpatterns #hinterlanddress
Reynir is helping me sew this morning. Little boy Reynir is helping me sew this morning. Little boy is almost nine months old now! #sewing #memade #handmade #sewistsofinstagram #sewingismysuperpower #isewmyownclothes #handmadewardrobe #curvysewing #plussizesewing #fatsewist #sewover40 #cats #catsofinstagram #catstagram #pets #petsofinstagram #petstagram #gingercats #gingercatsofinstagram #reynirhasonebraincell #andheusesittopurr
My Love Notions Vivace dolman is in the naughty co My Love Notions Vivace dolman is in the naughty corner, tonight, until I have the patience to seam rip the collar and re-sew. Until then, I'm taking this delightful hot pink cotton and making a second Hinterland, this time with cap sleeves. I consider it a good sign that I managed to find three identical yellow buttons in my giant stash of unmatched and miscellaneous. #sewing #memade #handmade #curvysewing #plussizesewing #sewistsofinstagram #sewover40
Follow on Instagram

Tags

books: misc
fur-for-brains: autumn
fur-for-brains: finn
fur-for-brains: parker
fur-for-brains: reynir
patterns: 5 out of 4
patterns: 5 out of 4 josephine
patterns: 5 out of 4 pajama pants
patterns: by hand london
patterns: by hand london anna
patterns: cashmerette
patterns: cashmerette montrose
patterns: cashmerette pembroke
patterns: cashmerette springfield
patterns: cashmerette webster
patterns: chalk and notch
patterns: chalk and notch fringe
patterns: chalk and notch page
patterns: chalk and notch victory
patterns: closet case
patterns: closet case sienna maker
patterns: diby
patterns: diby claiborne
patterns: ellie & mac
patterns: ellie & mac be adventurous
patterns: ellie & mac be mine
patterns: ellie & mac everday tee
patterns: ellie & mac i <3 the 90s
patterns: helen's closet
patterns: helen's closet ashton
patterns: helen's closet york
patterns: jalie
patterns: jalie eleonore
patterns: love notions
patterns: love notions melody
patterns: love notions vivace
patterns: made 4 mermaids
patterns: made 4 mermaids beanie
patterns: made by rae
patterns: made by rae bianca
patterns: made by rae trillium
patterns: megan nielsen
patterns: megan nielsen veronika
patterns: muna & broad
patterns: muna & broad sculthorpe
patterns: sew liberated
patterns: sew liberated estuary
patterns: sew liberated hinterland
patterns: style arc
patterns: style arc hope
patterns: workhorse
patterns: workhorse ione
photography: dance
photography: people
promo: minerva
sewing: cardigans
sewing: dresses
sewing: fabric
sewing: hats
sewing: kids
sewing: misc
sewing: pajamas
sewing: pants
sewing: skirts
sewing: tops
writing: nanowrimo

Archives

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • WordPress.org

Redleaf Etc.

Ignite WordPress Theme by Compete Themes.