Jalie 3248 – Gold Drop Pocket Sweater

Jalie 3248 Gold Drop Pocket Sweater - Front Side Back CollageThis was a quick and easy make – Jalie 3248. I bought the pattern probably a year ago already and left it lying around because I didn’t have the perfect reversible fabric in my stash to inspire me to sew it up. A couple weeks ago I was at JoAnn’s (just to get zippers… you know how that goes) and picked up this neat fabric. It’s a gold and black variegated knit that has some kind of gold lame finish applied to one side. (I *think* this is the fabric – it was part of the Gilded Age collection still in stores.) When I saw it I thought of my Jalie pattern instantly. Continue reading “Jalie 3248 – Gold Drop Pocket Sweater”

Sewing the perfect T-shirt = A surprising amount of work

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I am working on the perfect t-shirt. One that fits like a glove. Ultimately I want to use a cotton blend fabric with modal that is somewhat sustain-ably made if possible.  My goal is to make all my t-shirts from here on out and build on this must have Wardrobe Basic.  Continue reading “Sewing the perfect T-shirt = A surprising amount of work”