Newport top

Today, Itch to Stitch has released a new shirt pattern, the Newport top*, with several intriguing design details. To start, the pattern has a wide envelop neckline, which creates a kind of boat neckline view. Second the top has a high low hem on the bottom of the shirt. Third, the 3/4 sleeves have a flute shaped bottom. Besides the 3/4 sleeves, regular long sleeves are included. I could not stop at one, and made two sweaters.

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Vandaag lanceerde Itch to Stitch de Newport top*. Dit snel te naaien shirt patroon heeft verscheidene interessante details. Om te beginnen heeft het patroon een envelophals die een mooie boothals creëert. Ten tweede heeft het patroon een high low onderzoom. Ten slotte heeft het patroon 3/4 mouwen met een licht uitlopende onderkant. Naast de uitlopende mouwen zitten er ook reguliere lange mouwen bij het patroon. Ik kon niet stoppen bij één en naaide er twee.

Both the petrol and the golden sweater are sewed with the same version of the pattern. I simply sewed a second because I liked the pattern and was curious to see the different vibe of the different fabrics. The petrol version is sewn with a Lillestoff sweat fabric. It is therefore very nice and warm and it looks very cosy. She also tested, and during one of her versions she used a special stitch to fixate the lining. I was clearly inspired and used a honeycomb stitch on the petrol sweater. I have not bought myself coverlock.

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Zowel de petrol als die met gouden ballen werden genaaid met dezelfde versie van het patroon. Ik naaide de tweede puur voor mezelf, er was niet nog een test versie nodig. Ik was benieuwd naar het verschil in vibe afhankelijk van de stof keuze. de petrol is een sweater stof van Lillestof. Het is heerlijk warm en comfortabel. Zij testte hetzelfde patroon en naaide het beleg met een mooie decoratieve steek vast, super goed idee vond ik, en ik volgde haar voorbeeld. De coverlock schafte ik immers nog niet aan.

The golden dots version is sewn with the same fabric as these leggings and this toddler top. I squeezed the last remaining fabric into that top for my youngest, so all fabric is used now. The fabric is thinner than the petrol sweat but it still is stable. Some testers had a very drapy fabric, that also gave very nice results. The top really gets a different feel with different fabrics.

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De gouden ballen versie is dus dezelfde stof als deze legging en dit tuniekje. Ik naaide het tuniekje voor mijn jongste met het laatste restje, dus de stof komt nu niet meer voorbij op de blog. De stof is veel dunner dan de sweat maar wel stevig. Andere testers naaide met een soepelere stof en dat geeft weer een ander effect.

If you are not a fan of the flute shaped sleeves, you can easily cut the long sleeves width and the 3/4 length option, giving you regular 3/4 sleeves. I think it took be about an hour to make the second top that includes cutting the fabric, ironing on the stabilizer and the actual sewing. Perfect pattern if you realize that you want something special, and you want it now.

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Mocht je geen fan zijn van de uitlopende onderkant van de 3/4 mouwen dan kan je ook heel gemakkelijk "gewone"3/4 mouwen knippen. Je negeert dan alleen de uitlopende lijnen. Ik naaide de tweede top in ongeveer een uur, dat is inclusief het knippen van de stof en het strijken van de vlieseline. Het is dus een perfect patroon om nog even last minute een bijzonder nieuw shirt te naaien.

The pattern* is now available in the Itch to Stitch web shop with a 20% discount for a week. Itch to Stitch uses a volume discount so check out other patterns while you are at it: spend $20 or more, get 15% off your entire cart; spend $30 or more, get 20% off your entire cart. The Kathryn is one of my favorites.

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Het patroon* is nu verkrijgbaar in de Itch to Stitch webshop met 20 % korting. Itch to Stitch handeert een volume korting en als je meer dan $20 uitgeeft krijg je 15% kortng op alles in je karretje en 20% als je meer dan $30  uitgeeft. De Kathryn is een van mijn favoriete patronen daar.

Feel free to leave a comment in the language you prefer (although Google translate might have to assist me if you choose something different than English, German, Dutch or Hungarian). If you buy anything through my affiliate links (*), I get a small commission (the price stays the same for you), I am very grateful for everything that feeds my fabric addiction.

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Ik vind het altijd super leuk om reacties te lezen om mijn creaties. In deze post zitten enkele affiliate linken, aangeven met een *. Mocht je het patroon aankopen doordat je in de shop kwam via een link van mij, dan krijg ik een kleine commissie. Het patroon wordt niet duurder voor jou, maar mijn stoffenkast is er wel heel blij mee

Seville skirt for women

Itch to Stitch (affiliate link) released  FOUR patterns this week. They form a collection that is perfect for a work wardrobe. I tested one of the pieces, the Seville skirt. I used a fabric that had been in my stash for two years and that I actually bought to make a blazer for one of my girls. The skirt screams spring, and will probably not be suited for every work place, but for mine it is.

The Seville is a fit-and-flare skirt, which means it is fitted at the top but flares out evenly at the bottom. An A-line skirt only flares at the sides, the Seville, due to the front seam, flares on all sides. The skirt is designed to hit the natural waist, but my version hits a bit higher. After I sewed my skirt Itch to Stitch posted an awesome blog post on how to measure your waist. I obviously did it incorrect. My belly is dis-appropriate big compared to my waist, but the post tells you how to deal with that.

I bought the fabric on a fabric market and have no clue about the designer. It is a heavy weight fabric with a soft velvet like top layer. When I started drawing the skirt on the fabric I quickly saw I did not have enough fabric, I was pretty close, but just not enough. I sewed a small triangle in the back middle seam at the bottom. I made sure the print is not distorted. The triangle is in the small flare so it is almost invisible, I dare you to spot it on the picture.

I sewed the skirt on my sewing weekend. Relating to that post, I tossed two coins and the La Maison Victor goes to Multivroon and the Knippies to Marjo, could you please send me your contact info? Until the end of the weekend you will get a 20% discount on your entire order with the code "4releases". So, also on the great trouser pattern, I love wearing my jeans.

I love to hear what you think of my creations. Feel free to leave a comment in the language you prefer (although Google translate might have to assist me if you choose something different than English, German, Dutch or Hungarian). If you buy anything through my affiliate links, I get a small commission (the price stays the same for you), I am very grateful for everything that feeds my fabric addiction.

Irena Top pattern release from Itch to Stitch

I mentioned in this and this posts that I have recently tested three patterns for Itch to Stitch. Today I will be showing the third one, the Irena top. A jersey top with a deep neckline. On the pictures you also see my purple jeans again, but now in combination with my upper body. I had a very efficient shoot that day (one of my collegues was nice enough to help me out because there was no moment of day light at home that day), so I couldn't show you these pictures earlier.

The final version of the Irena top has a very deep neckline, so you have to wear something under it, or be very self confident. The style is really different from what I have in my closet, so it is a welcome addition. The flower fabric is tissue knit that I bought at Fabric.com a year ago, it is extremely light weight and I haven't dared to use it for a project yet. It was very stretchy though and this project required a 50% stretch so this gave me a perfect opportunity to use it.

I had one yard of the flower fabric and I knew I wouldn't be able to cut the entire shirt from it, but I was trying to see how far I would get. You can probably imagine that the front piece looks a bit odd when cut. Well it looks so unusual that I actually ended up re-cutting it mistaking it for a scrap piece. Imagine my horror when I realized after my creative cutting and sewing some leftover together that I didn't actually succeed it cutting all pieces (except the waistband) from the one yard, but had all the pieces minus the front one..

Like always I did find a solution and like often I am happy with it. The contrasting black is much more stable than the tissue knit and I feel the fit is better due to its stability. The shirt is a relatively quick sew (especially compared to the jeans), but you will have to be patient and follow the instructions well to make the neckline line up nicely.

The first version I sewed is from a very slippery fabric that I bought at Stoffenelf. The colors match my jeans perfectly. That version of the pattern had a less steep neckline, but I still have to wear something under the shirt because the fabric wasn't stretchy enough. It didn't come close to the required 50%, but I was stubborn. Especially round my chest the neckline is pulled open, I still very much like the shirt though.

All three patterns are still one sale and also the extra bundle discount still applies. Use code "cyber" to receive an addition 15% off when purchasing 2 or more patterns. Valid thru Dec 6. Check out the patterns now at Itch to Stitch.

I love to hear what you think of my creations. Feel free to leave a comment in the language you prefer (although Google translate might have to assist me if you choose something different than English, German, Dutch or Hungarian). 

Mila shirt from Itch to Stitch

If I have to classify my sewing style, it is Kids Clothes from jersey. Due to the stretchiness of jersey, clothes from knit fabric are forgiving. I have been sewing actively for a bit over two years, so I feel I now really should move into the scary area of woven woman's clothes. When Itch To Stitch put on her testers call for this shirt, I bravely waived a digital arm and hoped for the best. Besides my slight fear of woven patterns for woman, I have a full bust compared to the rest of my body (although the rest has been catching up the last years) so I never found a retail blouse that fitted well.

Kennis, the designer from Itch to Stitch is a perfectionist so after the first round, we did a second testing round to make the shirt really perfect. I will start this post with photos of the second blouse I made and end with the first one, which I adjusted to be very fitted.

The Mila shirt is a Boyfriend shirt. A loose woven blouse with button-down placket, optional sleeve tabs and pocket, and two collar options. What I love the most about the Itch to Stitch patterns is that they regularly come in different cup sizes and so does this blouse. No full bust correction necessary, just cut the right part of the pattern.

Kennis encouraged us to use plaid flannel, but I didn't own any. I did have a shirt from my husband on the upcycle pile though, perfect for a Boyfriend shirt, am I right? I had to make a few (almost) invisible seams to be able to cut all the required pieces but you know I like that extra challenge. You probably would not have noticed the distortion in the pattern (two times a wide row next to each other) on the front if I would have not have mentioned it.

I combined the fabric from the upcycled shirt, with a uni Soft Cactus fabric. I really didn't have enough fabric to hem the blouse the regular way, so I used a bias at the bottom hem, I really like the little contrast. I feel it makes it a bit more feminine. You can wear the blouse with the sleeves rolled up or down, so it is good for all seasons. The fit of the blouse is great, due to the gathers and the shoulders my bust fits perfectly.

The first version of this blouse is made from Soft Cactus fabric only. When the new fabric line released I immediately bought two meter from this one, to be used on a garment for me. This first version of the pattern was a bit wider than the final pattern and I decided to tweak the finished blouse by adding figure seams from just below the bust down to the bottom hem. I had seen the same seams on a blouse that a colleague wore and I liked the look a lot. I really like how it turned out.

The thing I didn't realize when I picked my fabric, is that the Soft Cactus fabric is white on the inside and that that shows at the collar. This is something to keep in mind when are choosing your fabric, but you can solve the issue by adding a facing there.

Kennis showed us a picture that inspired her to design this blouse and it was of a model looking lush in the camera after probably a wild night. I tried to go for the same vibe, hope you got it ;)

You can buy the Mila blouse now as part of the Indiesew Winter collection, check out the full package here. On Monday, next week the pattern will also be available from the Itch to Stitch website. Kennis will be releasing three pattern that day and because I was allowed to test them all, I will show the rest next week.

I love to hear what you think of my creations. Feel free to leave a comment in the language you prefer (although Google translate might have to assist me if you choose something different than English, German, Dutch or Hungarian).