Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Jedi Knight Costume


Hey everyone, Miranda here!

With Halloween just around the corner, today I get to show you guys my cutest cousin in his Jedi Knight costume! My Mom's cousin lives in Italy, and for her birthday she requested a picture of this little dude dressed up as a Jedi! It took us a lot longer than expected to get the costume and all the pictures just right, but the end product turned out amazing!


With the help of my Nonna, we designed the robe from scratch just by cutting out the general shape and then hemming around the edges, along with adding a really simple hood (yeah, it was really that easy).


For the white shirt, we just cut a small adult t-shirt down the middle of the front and then hemmed those edges. To get the crossed over robe look, we just wrapped it around him and then added a tie out of the same fabric as the robe. His mama paired the robe and the shirt with some brown pants and boots, and VOILA. There you have it! The simplest Jedi Knight costume tutorial that you have ever seen, with the cutest model in the whole world!


Don't hesitate to leave a comment if you have any questions or just wanna say hi!!
Write you guys soon!
Miranda

Sunday, August 26, 2018

M7543 - The Sequel

Hey guys!

Welcome back to the blog! It's Miranda here with a new post and the promise of a steady blog post schedule starting in September! Woo! Today's post is the sequel to one that I posted over a year ago on the McCalls 7543 off the shoulder pattern.


I said in my previous post about this pattern that I wanted to eventually make the dress version, and so here it is! I whipped this dress up before my trip to Mexico in the spring, and it has gotten tons of wear throughout the summer since then. This pattern is definitely one of my favourites as every time i make it, i end up loving the end product even more than the last time.  I for sure see at least one more of these dresses in my future, plus I know my cousins have requested some for themselves too. 


Thanks for reading, and check back soon for a full outline of all the outfits I wore on my trip to Mexico! Also don't forget to follow us on instagram, as we post there quite frequently :)

Miranda <3 p="">

Sunday, February 4, 2018

McCall's M7333 Review


Hi everyone, it's Zahira again!


This is a jacket made from a pattern that my friends gifted me for my birthday. This pattern looks like something I would wear for spring, but since my birthday falls in the fall (see what I did there?), I decided to alter it to make it fall appropriate. I chose to make view D, fully lined with a zipper instead of the string or cord. I got the fabric for this project from my favourite local fabric store called Dressew. I used a mustard coloured canvas fabric (my favourite colour) for the outside, and a blue fuzzy fabric for the inside.

I spent about $30 for everything that day. The layout for the mustard fabric was super easy and roomy. Unfortunately I made the decision of fully lining the jacket AFTER buying the fabric so I was cut short with my blue fuzzy. So I (again) turned a blind eye on the straight of the grain with my sleeves and chugged forward. This kinda really sucked because this fabric had such a distinct straight of the grain, but in the end I am the only one who knows anything is wrong, since it was lining. 


For construction I couldn't really follow the written instructions because of all of the alterations I made. I sat down before hand and walked through everything in my head to make sure it would work out in the end. Basically, I sewed all of the outside, then all of the inside as if they were two separate garments. I used casing and elastic for the waist of the outside, but for the inside I was lazy and just stretched elastic over the waist and sewed it down with a zigzag, gathering it that way instead. Then, I sewed both parts, right sides together, at the front (including the hood) while sandwiching the zipper, right side facing the mustard.


Now let's take a moment to look at the pocket.


I sewed the pocket to the sides, as the instructions indicated, but I understitched it before sewing the two sides together. This made the understitching easier and neater. Beware that you have to be very careful about matching seams and understitching when you sew the sides together. 


In the end I was so happy with the way it turned out. It was exactly how I had envisioned it! Unfortunately, It is a little bit of an impractical design with the way the hood opens like that to the front, etc. So, even though the outer fabric is totally water proof, the jacket does very little to keep out the rain. This is a little bit of a problem if you live in Raincouver. 


Overall, I think this garment is meant to be more of an accessory than an actually useful jacket. If I make it again, I will make it with lightweight fabric to use as an accessory in the spring. I'm not sure I would make it again though.

XOXO,

Zahira

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Three Patterns I want to Sew in 2018


Hey everyone, it's Zahira!

My top New Year's resolution for 2018 is to sew more. My next resolution is to make more blogposts. For the first blogpost of the year, I will talk about some things that I want to sew this coming year, so hopefully this whole sew more things thing happens. For this specific post I will limit myself to store bought patterns:

McCall's M7539

 


The first pattern I want to sew is one I already own. I bought this pattern because I liked the variety of garments you could make with it, but more specifically because I can see myself wearing every single view that the pattern offers. In a single pattern you have a skirt, miniskirt, shorts, and pants. What more can you ask for? 


I already have fabric I want to use for this pattern. I haven't decided if I want to make view B or View C with this fabric, but I will be deciding soon. If someone wants to help me choose, your opinions would be much appreciated! I am so indecisive. 


I love what Mimi G. Style did with the pattern. I am a huge fan of colour blocking, so if all goes well the first time I sew the pattern and I choose do sew it again, I will maybe do something similar to this.


Vogue's V8997


This pattern, like many Vogue patterns, offers very simple and elegant dresses. I know that I could make this pattern over and over again with different fabrics and I would never get tired of it. Using different types of fabric, this dress could be very formal or very casual. I also like how vintage view C looks, with the longer skirt. 


I just love the idea of texture blocking. For a long time I've wanted to make a black dress with different fabric textures. View D of this pattern is perfect for this. I could use normal black fabric for the main body of the dress, and either black leather or some sort of back brocade fabric for the side panels. Thinking about fabric shopping for this project makes me tingly all over!

Deer and Doe's Chataigne Shorts


Deer and Doe is a small french pattern company that offers a selection of lovely patterns fit for a wide range of skill levels. I've had my eye on these patterns for some time now, but I am yet to sew any of them! I chose to put these shorts at the top of my list for two reasons: shorts are the one item that I cannot buy from stores and they are super cute. But does anyone else relate to the short buying struggles? Like they either fit your hips or your waist or your thighs, but never all three at the same time?? Anyway, I thought these shorts would be a very good excuse to order a Deer and Doe pattern before the summer comes. 

So I'm starting the year with lots of determination and (in my opinion) some very reasonable sewing goals. Hopefully I pull through and get things done. 

Wish me luck!

Zahira 
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