I had some leftover ponte fabric from Walmart (don't hate me) and decided to make a colorblock skirt to use up the remnants. Colorblocking is nice because it adds interest to an outfit but can still function as a neutral depending on the colors and patterns.
I decided to add four pockets to this skirt, two on the back and two on the back. Basically, I cut the side panels in two pieces, adding an extra five inches of overlap for the pockets. I hemmed the top of bottom half of the side panels and then used top stitching to attach the two pieces together at the base of the overlap and at the sides. I figured more pockets is good for travel when you have a lot of stuff to carry around.
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This is actually the first cowl neck hoodie I ever made. I made the hood/cowl neck way to big but it still works for the drama. I also hadn't quite figured out the lengthening for a long torso thing yet. But, overall, successful.
I used a standard knit top pattern. For the cowl neck, I measured from the base of the back of my neck to just past my hairline and then added a few inches for hems, seams and to be safe. For me, it ended up being ~20 inches for length. I've found for the width, that at least 30 inches, preferably 33 to 34 (that includes seam allowance) usually works. I often make a few pleats attaching it to neckline on the shirt since most of the necklines (except this one) are not around 32 inches. I love the concept of trompe l'oeil. It's French for "trick the eye" or "deceive the eye" and although I am quite novice at this technique, I like to incorporate it into the bags I make. So I use a lot of printed, woven fabrics with maps or handwriting as the print, like the purse above. The purse is made of two squares, lined with interfacing, and sewn with a gusset on each of the bottom corners. I had enough of the material to use the same map-print for the lining and pieced the remaining fabric together to make a cross-body length strap. I primarily bought this fabric to make a laptop sleeve so it would look like I was carrying around some old maps when I was really carrying my laptop. Laptop sleeves are really easy, especially if you have remnants of fleece. You just measure the laptop, add some inches for seams and the closure and cut four pieces of the fabric and two of the fleece (or padding). I used a loop and button closure for this sleeve to keep it simple because I take this sleeve traveling and don't want to fuss with complicated ways of closing the sleeve. Since I wanted to reserve the map-print for the purse, I ended up using a piece of bias tape for the loop. The picture on the left is the sleeve closed and the picture on the right is the sleeve open.
This is another geometric black and white print shirt I made out of a remnant. The fabric is a knit with a good drape. I also put a patch pocket on the left chest since it's so hard to find any women's clothes with pockets. The more pockets I have, the easier it is hide the things I use for my disability because I can spread out across the pockets instead of jamming them all into one pocket. Prints like this are good for adding interest without being too unprofessional. I like to layer they under cardigans and blazers but they are good with neutral pants and skirts in warmer weather. I bought some reversible fabric on fabric.com and decided to make a reversible, convertible cardigan. I used flat felled seams everywhere and rolled hems onto the striped side. I normally am scared of prints so decided to take a risk and try the speckle and stripes.
I used a regular knit top pattern but pivoted the back and front parts at the top of the side seam. This makes the top a circle top but the shoulders still fit. As long as the circle bottom seam is wide enough, the front can be flipped over the neck and worn as cardigan as shown below. This particular fabric had a little more body than the other convertible tunic cardigan I made so the neckline ended up being a cutout on the back when this is worn as a cardigan. |
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