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Alberta Street Pencil Skirt – Finished!

I also finished the Alberta Street Pencil Skirt this weekend. It’s been done aside from the hem for about a week, but I’ve been lazy to finish it. Not much to report – everything else went smoothly, aside from the stitch in the ditch around the waistband. It looked great…

Lupin jacket class part 2

Saturday was part two of the Lupin class at Stitch! Since this jacket has so many parts, I decided to try and sew some of the easier parts at home in advance of the class. It was a rough week, so I took a few hours off from work on…

Lupin jacket class part 1

Yesterday was the first Lupin jacket class! I left feeling a bit frustrated, mostly because we barely sewed. I think everyone underestimated how long it would take to cut out all the pieces. I ended up making a muslin even though I was pretty confident in my tissue fitting, because…

Seamwork Adelaide take 2

I bought this Nani Iro double gauze to make a second Adelaide. I’m so pumped…it’s perfect colors for fall, and will look amazing with a jacket and tights.…

Deer & Doe Lupin Jacket Notes

In advance of the class at Stitch next weekend, I cut out the pattern today. Considering Kalle’s muslin, and the notes I had last time, I went ahead and cut out a 46 and tissue fit. It looked pretty good, but the shoulders seemed just a bit too low which…