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Reviews of patterns made by McCalls Pattern Company

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Bees for a Summer Tie Neck Top

26 June, 201926 June, 2019by Janine Sews11 Comments on Bees for a Summer Tie Neck Top

This top seemed to take forever to complete, but now that it's done I'm so happy with the result! For the past few weeks, I haven't felt much like sewing. One of our cat family members passed away and that impacted me more than I expected. Add to that a couple of completely unsuccessful attempts [...]

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McCalls 6802 ~ Spring Cardigan

20 January, 20196 May, 2019by Janine Sews10 Comments on McCalls 6802 ~ Spring Cardigan

It's early January and I'm not heading anywhere tropical so I shouldn't really be sewing Spring garments, but Pattern Review had a contest ... For the 2019 Sewing Bee on Pattern Review, the challenge for Round 1 was to make a knit cardigan inspired by Pantone's colour of 2019 - Living Coral. There was plenty [...]

McCall's, Sewing

McCalls 7360 ~Another Tunic

6 December, 20186 May, 2019by Janine Sews4 Comments on McCalls 7360 ~Another Tunic
McCalls 7360 ~Another Tunic

Pattern I've got a thing about tunics. I'm casting a more critical eye on my wardrobe, and the simple, casual lines of a tunic work over skirts or pants. I found McCall's 7360 earlier this year and was drawn to it because of the henley collar. It's designed for wovens, which is a rarity because I [...]

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McCalls 7575 – Button-Down

28 February, 20186 May, 2019by Janine Sews23 Comments on McCalls 7575 – Button-Down
McCalls 7575 – Button-Down

I've always liked button-down shirts, but ones off the rack don't fit me. Well, they used to fit me, then I put on weight. While snoop shopping, I've admired a few shirts. Carolina Herrera makes white button-downs that are so elegant and timeless. Shirts are also appealing to me because you can make them work [...]

McCall's, Sewing

McCall’s 6885 ~ Dress into Tunic!

29 August, 20176 May, 2019by Janine Sews5 Comments on McCall’s 6885 ~ Dress into Tunic!
McCall’s 6885 ~ Dress into Tunic!

In May, 2017 I made a shirtdress with this pattern. And in August I pulled out the same pattern and made a tunic. This is a brief follow-up blog on the tunic.   If you'd like to read all about the shirtdress and the pattern adjustments, please click here for the original blog post. London [...]

McCall's, Sewing

McCalls 6973 ~ Men’s Henley for 4th of July

6 July, 20176 May, 2019by Janine Sews1 Comment on McCalls 6973 ~ Men’s Henley for 4th of July
McCalls 6973 ~ Men’s Henley for 4th of July

It's only marginally easier to sew for a man than for a cat.

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