The collar and sleeves tutorial

Sorry for not posting for a while but I am doing some not computer related work lately - very rare phenomenon when it comes to me - so I just couldn't squeeze any sewing time or even blogging in.
A small photo tutorial how I made the final part of the collar and how I finish the sleeves. At this place I must say, that the sleeve pattern is the original JJ sleeve. I just got too lazy to make a slit and all this stuff and opted for elastic.



The collar extension to the ruffle is a basic Peter Pan collar.







I didn't make any pictures of ruffle/collar attachment. Basically you just sew them right side to right side to each other and than turn them right side out. Sounds easy but is a bit of pain in the ass. It is better to do it before you fix the ruffle. I made the mistake to do it afterwards cause I decided on the collar look afterwards...



cheers and good luck.

Plaid Frilly done

I finished the plaid frilly blouse. I am not quite sure if I made the right decision on the collar... Is a bit too much Peter Pan, but maybe I will get used to it. I will show the details on the sleeves and the collar pattern in the next post...

Ruffling

First the info how to do this I took from the great Vintage Sewing page in particular this image:




I did some testing and my ruffle pattern looks a bit different (click on the images to enlarge them):






Then how this ruffle is being attached:





In the next post I will show the collar improvisation. All in all it developed while doing it so there is some problem solving involved the whole way through.

Price and a new project

On the sewing front:

My summer obsession was jersey, guess my autumn obsession is becoming plaid and reinterpreting it. And I like this new trend of over feminine details, but I like it with an edge.

I think I am going to buy some more plaid when I go back to Kassel... They had some brilliant stuff there I didn't buy back than...

Then the price - Thanks Lucia! - given me by Cafe Couture.


P.S. I am awful, I must confess I changed the colours of the price diamond, cause I couldn't fit them in my recent blog colour scheme...

The rules:

1. Select 6 bloggers to whom you would like to give this award- prize (definetly not easy to choose - only 6) 6 select bloggers to whom you would like to give this award-prize (definitely not easy to choose - only 6)

2. Put the award - prize on your blog and indicate who gave it to you by identifying her/his blog; Put the award - prize on your blog and indicate who gave it to you by identifying her / his blog;

3. Paste these rules on your blog; Paste these rules on your blog;

4. Write 6 of your most important values and 6 negative points you condemn, Write 6 of your most important values and 6 negative points condemn you,

5. Inform the 6 recipients by leaving a comment on their blog. Inform the 6 recipients by leaving a comment on their blog.

Ok I am choosing people I love peeking by and I learn a lot about sewing from, since it is a sewing blog...

Oona - I am overly entertained by her cool blog.

Melissa - I still cannot believe she is living on a boot! And I love her pattern choices.

Tany - almost no need of explaination - I just go to her archives the whole time to learn the right techniques.

Paco - same here, he is giving everybody a great inside in professional techniques.

Colette - I love seeing all the different garments she posts about.

Moo - a new to my list I like her blog a lot.

Off course I love reading all your blogs, but I had to make such a small selection...