Sewing the Lane Raglan by Hey June Patterns

Assalammu'alaikum family, friends, readers and followers of this blog. I have been on the sewing bug, as many would have noticed. Still on it..

Since sewing the girl a raglan, I got so intrigued to sew my own raglan, but as everyone would have known I am a sucker at drafting - no matter how simple it looks like. I just couldn't, or probably because I am too lazy to calculate or press the calculator. So I looked for a pattern to buy.

I do my insta research looking at hastags raglan and hoodie and sweatshirt and stuff. I saw one that instantly caught my eye, and made my heart flutter. I left a comment at a stranger's photo, disregard the possibility that the other end will find me creepy or anything like that. And I stumbled back with a reply that leads me to Hey June Patterns! And then I looked further and oh my so many beautiful creations! And oh my! A0 prints!!!!

So I went about and purchase without thinking twice! And got myself making 2 raglans for myself in one sitting! It fits oh so well, it sews oh so fast, instructions were clear, and bonus point.. the designer herself is very fast at replying and acknowledging the apparel made from her patterns! Oh my..

Here's what I have made with the Lane Raglan pattern:

The first:



The second: (This one is quickly taken by my sister!)



the third: (This time with the hoodie option) - oh yes the hoodie is part of the pattern options that comes together! It is definitely worth the money buying this pattern!


The forth: (because I like it so much, I had to make another one for myself!)

And I am waiting for more knits to arrive so I can make more! It is really so pretty and the fit is superb! My exact measurements would be an XS, but I like a very relaxed fit and made myself an M for the camou print (because it is not very stretchy) and an S for the fourth Lane because that Lycra Knit is super stretchy and heavy, so too big and it would look very borrowed. :p

If you would like to purchase the pattern, you can do so here :

Lane Raglan : direct website at Hey June or at etsy.

And if you need help with the pattern, got stuck or wish to hack the pattern but not sure how, you can join their FB Group here.

I have since purchased a few more patterns from Hey June, and would blog about it soon!

And if you are not a sewing person, but wish to purchase the finished apparel, check my business page out, we will be launching these in 2017! Look for hashtag "sewbasicsg".

Have a good end to 2016, and let's get ready for a better 2017!

Until I sew again,
Jun

Wassalam

Sewing the Redwood & Boxwood Joggers from Sew Like My Mom

Assalammu'alaikum family, friends, readers and followers of this blog. I have been on a sewing overdose energy and have been going all out sewing lately. So I made use of that energy to try new patterns (paid or free).

This pattern I tried is a paid pattern from Sew Like My Mom. The Sycamore Shorts gave me confidence that she will give me awesome instruction and pointers. And just as I was about to give it a go, she went live to sew a Boxwood with her followers. How apt eh?

So here goes.. I tell you, Sew Like My Mom's pattern are just so addictive! I often find myself sewing more than one pair when I do her pattern! For this one I did two pairs of boxwood joggers and a pair of redwood joggers! It is really addictive easy and oh so comfortable!

I am rating the joggers and Sew Like My Mom a 10 out of 10! So friendly, and easy to connect with!

Because I had a little bit of remnants from the cute Minnie Mouse, I went ahead and made a Raglan sweatshirt for her (pattern from Shwin Design)

And so now she has a nice cute littel pajamas! Nice...

Patterns can be bought here:
Redwood Joggers (ladies')
Boxwood Joggers (children's)
Bundle (Redwood + Boxwood)

Cant seem to locate the link for the Raglan sweatshirt now, but it is from Shwin Design, maybe no longer free or has been taken down. Anyways, there are a few free patterns for the raglan top at Craftsy.

I am looking for a nice Raglan sweatshirt for womens' so if you have one to recommend to leave a comment! I will be happy to purchase if it covers a good range of sizes and intructions are clear, a definite purchase if it has a hoodie option! :p

I hope and wish I can keep sewing forever! I feel so good and sane sewing this much everyday!

Until the next pattern,
Jun

Wassalam

Upcycle - the way to go!

Assalammu'alaikum family, friends, readers and followers of this blog. I am attacked with an overdose of sewing mojo and have been sewing a lot lately.. And yesterday, the mojo didnt go away, but my energy level was running low...

I re-visited some blogs, and I found some inspiration at Seam Ripper Joe!

So, I decided to just upcycle just to rid the overdose of sewing mojo - or perhaps just so it didn't die on me suddenly (because we all know that when the mojo goes away, it takes a whole lot to get it back!).

I am totally sold for a shirtdress lately (thanks to that McCalls 7380 pattern!), so I took some of my existing work shirts out to see if there are any matching remnants that I can match with.. And I found just the match.. I was initially torn between these two and got friends to vote in which matches better..

And i got 3 votes to pick the left and just one vote picking the one of the right!

Perfect! So I set myself out to upcycle it the simplest way I could because my energy is really low to calculate or think too much. So I decided to just do a gathered skirt part, which means I just need two rectangular pieces and just gather them to fit the shirt bodice.

And as we all know, my dresses needs deep pockets, so i added them in with not much choice. :p

I was so happy as I sew them all together because it matches oh so perfectly!

LOOK!

Aint it perfect?

And them pockets! Oh so lovely!

I love how these pockets rarely shows bulk. And how I can make it soo deep and feels normal!

And more perfect when I wore it today!

Look at the room in the skirt! 

My hands in the pocket feels so perfect!

And that's my compilation. And I love the happy print, not too loud, but statement enough to be twirling in it! I love love love shirtdresses! And I will probably chop off my yellow shirt and match it up with the yellow chevron fabric that has been lying in my stash like a sore thumb soon!

And here's the yellow one!

I didnt add much flare on this one, and had cut the shirt a little too short (thus the higher bodice). Thankfully, I made the pockets deeper on this one, so my hands (when inside the pocket) still lands right, and not in an awkward position. So yeay to deep pockets! :)

  And the balance of the shirts and fabric was then made into a little shirt for a 2 going 3 yr old. so pretty! I couldnt decide if I should cut off the bodice and add a skirt to it like mine, or leave it as is.

Oh the existing shirt? it is a Giordano Shirt. It is comfy, but the womens' always ends a lil tad short on my bod, and I often had to layer it with a long body inner to feel more secure/modest. So this upcycle gave my shirt a new life! I am so proudly skipping my way to work in this!

To more upcycling!

A happy sewist wearing her own handmade!
Jun

Wassalam

Sewing McCalls 7380

Assalammu'alaikum family, friends, readers and followers of this blog. About time I write a review!

A sewing review for pattern "McCalls 7380" a shirt dress for me!

I use a sz 6 top and sz 8 bottom. And I picked the most busy print, since it is my first try, I foresee myself making mistake, and a busy print will seal all those. heh..#sewingcheatcode101

Instructions was okay EXCEPT for the fly part. It was so confusing and hard to digest. There are reviews that says the same, so I am not alone. Thank god I know how it looks like and got it figured out myself somehow.

Took me 3hrs to trace and cut the pattern out, and piece it to the fabric and cut them up to prep.

And took me 6 hours to piece them together and sew to finish.

Here's my first. I made do without the sleeve cuff, and made it long sleeve instead of 3/4 sleeves and added pockets! All dresses should have pockets!

And here's the result:

See how the busy print hide all my ugly stitches and mistakes? haha! I like how my collar finishes on this one.

And I especially love love love my deep pockets!

And how I love it on me. And I felt crazy enough to make more of this!

So crazy I did it in my half zombified self and went ahead to make another piece, and made more mistakes. Bleargh. Haha.. But i rectified the mistakes to the best of whatever I can and here is it!

Sorry I didnt had enough mojo to iron the creases away or to put away that bag of remnants. But yes, the side front skirt pieces were sewn on the wrong ends to the middle front piece. So I amended it and turn it into a hi-lo shirt dress. Clever huh?

And oh I made contrasting pockets this time, because I just need to announce that my dress has pockets! Heh!

I really think I will end up sewing a lot of these dresses. And oh! I love the elastic touch at the back of this dress! I didnt take a picture of the back piece but I will add it on to this post once I do!

And here it is!

I just gotta relearn how to do the button fly right though, I need it to be neat enough before I attempt this dress on my AGF and Nani Iro!

So, I rate this pattern a 7/10. They need to write a better button fly instructions! So if you are attempting this or intend to buy this pattern, it will help a lot if you already know how to do a button fly, otherwise, you should reconsider, or have another method to do the button fly.

The rest of the instructions are okay and pretty straightforward. I love the dress, just not so much of the instructions. I love the outcome though! It felt so perfect!

Now! Fabric shopping time!!!

Until I sew more dresses and make it perfect,
Jun

Wassalam