Jayna has come a
long way. She attended the SFD Fit & Sew Retreat in August. She admitted that she did mostly craft projects (prior to the Retreat). Why? You guessed it - body hard to fit - commercial patterns certainly didn't work and most R-T-W offered a marginal fit at best.
The SFD Retreat stimulated her inherent love of creating and sewing. She left there enthused to take up personal sewing again. I encouraged everyone to go home and sew their 'test' patterns just one more time. These are Jayna's second test pants and complimentary blouse/shirt. Don't you agree she did a fabulous job?
But even though these were to be her second test pants, she decided to make it an outfit with coordinating blouse fabric with contrasting piping trim on the sleeves and collar.
And...she had never designed pockets and belt loops before, much less sewn them into pants.
Here's a close-up of Jayna's first time pockets and belt loops. Jayna commented to me that she'd never designed anything relating to her clothing patterns, but when she got into it, she said the SFD Jeans directions were clear, simple and easy to follow. And the great part is, she loved the process! Didn't she do a great job? But of course, the best part is the result, they are sewn beautifully and fit so well.
Her blouse is from her Dress Kit bodice blueprint (sloper). Though you can't see it really well because of the fabric print, the bust dart is located in the standard side seam position.
The sleeve uses the Short Sleeve series of dots on the sleeve pattern. The red piping matches her pretty tank top.
This Rolled/Convertible collar is from the new SFD Collar Collection. Yes that's right! Sure-Fit Designs is coming out with our new Collar Collection. Six different collar patterns are offered with extensive instructions. Now you won't need to create your own from scratch - they'll all be available - all you've got to do is copy your choice of collar shape. Make sure you watch for your December SFD newsletter where I plan on announcing this Master Collar Shapes Collection.
Kindly,
Glenda
Glenda and Jayna, These pieces look terrifi - well done. Working on a pants muslin at present so hoping to have a similar success. Looking forward to the collar variations coming soon. Barb
ReplyDeleteWell done Jayna!! This is such a great outfit. The piping really sets off the blouse. Your topstitching is lovely. And, they all fit you beautifully. Now you've perfected your patterns, you'll be able to whip up new items in no time and have a really great wardrobe.
ReplyDeleteNice outfit. Celebrating a perfect fit with you!
ReplyDeleteGood work girl!
ReplyDeletePlease tell us how you made those cool stitch down tucks down the crease line
If you're referring to the front pant leg, those aren't stitched down tucks. They are actually 'princess' seams in the pant leg. This seaming was added in both front and back pant leg to assist in shaping the pant leg for Jayna's thin legs. Princess seams work wonders for this purpose. Often you find these on the pants back, but there is no reason why they can't be added to the front as well. Occasionally you'll even see RTW pants that have these legs seams. They simply fit that much better. If you want direction on how to do this, there are instructions in the 'Leggings' leaflet. You can get that on this page - http://www.sfdlearningcenter.com/Store-Additional-Leaflets.html. It's the third downloadable leaflet. And though I'm describing how to do this for leggings, you can apply the same principle to your regular pant leg.
ReplyDeleteKindly,
Glenda
Beautiful work, Jayna!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see what you've come up with in collars,Glenda. I'm *always* looking for new collar variations.
Congratulations Jayna. Your pockets look great - no 'puffing out' - not sure how to describe that! They sit flat. I love the piping as well. Have fun creating a whole wardrobe!
ReplyDeleteLOVE those pockets too! I'm assuming they can be found in the jeans directions. Is that part of the Pants that Mix and Multiply or where do I find them?
ReplyDeleteThe pockets are in the Jeans DVD and accompanying Instruction Manual. Kindly, Glenda
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