Burda 6334 ~ Peplum Jacket

19 April, 20196 May, 2019 Janine Sews4 Comments

Is this a cardigan or a jacket? I'm leaning towards jacket ... In the winter I picked up a piece of double knit faux quilted denimish fabric from Fabric Mart Fabrics. There's really no great way to describe it except to say that it looks like denim on the right side, but it's got all… Continue reading Burda 6334 ~ Peplum Jacket

Closet Case Kalle

19 April, 20196 May, 2019 Janine Sews8 Comments

I've admired this pattern for a long time and it was on my wish list. When Pattern Review offered me a free pattern as a thank you for managing a contest, I finally got my Kalle! The Closet Case Kalle is another one of those patterns that shows up regularly on Instagram. I follow and post under the… Continue reading Closet Case Kalle

Sewing · Vogue

Vogue 9348 ~ Another Tunic

9 March, 20196 May, 2019 Janine Sews4 Comments

I suppose this classifies as a tunic, but it's the fabric that I really love this time around. The pattern I used is Vogue 9348, a tunic with overlay options. I chose the plain version without overlay. The top has "kimono" style sleeves, a slash front opening and a stand up collar, and… Continue reading Vogue 9348 ~ Another Tunic

Indie Patterns · Sewing

Sew House Seven – Toaster Sweater

27 February, 20196 May, 2019 Janine Sews10 Comments

My blood has thinned after 15 years in the southern U.S. and I now wear sweaters when it's 12C. Which means I now sew proper sweaters, not just cardigans to stop the chill of the a/c. The Sew House Seven Toaster Sweater is widely reviewed and an Instagram favourite. Leigh at Topstitch Studio & Lounge convinced… Continue reading Sew House Seven – Toaster Sweater

Sewing · Simplicity

Kwik Sew 4254 ~ Winter Wear

25 January, 20196 May, 2019 Janine Sews9 Comments

I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I like cold weather and I've been excited to sew up some gear for frigid temperatures, Atlanta style. The Pattern Kwik Sew 4254 is a zipper front hooded coat - what we called a Parka in my part of the Great White North. This particular pattern appealed because… Continue reading Kwik Sew 4254 ~ Winter Wear

McCall's · Sewing

McCalls 6802 ~ Spring Cardigan

20 January, 20196 May, 2019 Janine Sews11 Comments

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… Continue reading McCalls 6802 ~ Spring Cardigan