Hi there,
I have been super busy this month. My job has kept me more at work than ever. Thank goodness that I love to do what I do!
But anyway, this blog is not about my work but about my hobby - sewing! I have started sewing clothes. I have been buying the Ottobre Design for about a year now. The kids magazine comes out 4 times a month and the women's twice a year. I have looked at these pages over and over again yet never found the courage to try it. But something in side of me just kept on taunting me about this so I decided a couple of weeks ago to just simply try it. And was I successful you wonder? Yes I was! In fact, my little success went to my head and I tried my hand on two more patterns from the same issue 01-2009. The fourth one is all traced and ready to be cut out
I put up a review of the Sudoku Skirt on patternreview.com.
Here it is - the Sudoku Skirt:
Pattern Description: Patchwork skirt
Pattern Sizing:104-140cm; I sized the skirt up to 146. However, it turned out that it was a tad big on her. So I cut the elastic by a couple cms and it turned out fine. I should have measured up my daughter first and it would have saved me a ton of time
Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?Yes, just without the bottom ruffle.
Were the instructions easy to follow?So easy that anyone (even people without much garment sewing experience like me) could be successful in sewing this one up.
What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern?Like: I didn't have to match my seams perfectly. So even if I was off a couple of mms no one will notice. It is very forgiving. Dislike: there were 29 pieces to cut. Cutting and laying out the fabric took me a bit over 2.5hrs. Lots of gathering!
Fabric Used:Garden Party by Anna Marie Horner
Pattern Alterations or any design changes you made:I was a bit tired after I gathered 24 pieces of fabric. So after collaborating (a.k.a. bribing) my daughter she agreed that the bottom ruffle could be left off.
Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others?Even though it was really easy I don't think that I will sew this one again.
Conclusion: A wonderful skirt pattern that is wonderful to sew up for all experience levels of sewers.
Pattern Sizing:104-140cm; I sized the skirt up to 146. However, it turned out that it was a tad big on her. So I cut the elastic by a couple cms and it turned out fine. I should have measured up my daughter first and it would have saved me a ton of time
Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?Yes, just without the bottom ruffle.
Were the instructions easy to follow?So easy that anyone (even people without much garment sewing experience like me) could be successful in sewing this one up.
What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern?Like: I didn't have to match my seams perfectly. So even if I was off a couple of mms no one will notice. It is very forgiving. Dislike: there were 29 pieces to cut. Cutting and laying out the fabric took me a bit over 2.5hrs. Lots of gathering!
Fabric Used:Garden Party by Anna Marie Horner
Pattern Alterations or any design changes you made:I was a bit tired after I gathered 24 pieces of fabric. So after collaborating (a.k.a. bribing) my daughter she agreed that the bottom ruffle could be left off.
Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others?Even though it was really easy I don't think that I will sew this one again.
Conclusion: A wonderful skirt pattern that is wonderful to sew up for all experience levels of sewers.
I am still working on my other ideas. I have realized that I need to write up a few posts in advance to get more organized. :-)
Tada for now!
K
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