MeMade Clothing: Saguaro Set in Sangria Linen

Sunday, May 12, 2024

The Friday Pattern Company Saguaro Set is a bit out of my comfort zone, but what the hell!

Pants are size XL, with an inch taken off the rise (I took it off the middle rise, turns out…I really should’ve taken it off the top, tightness across the thighs - size up next time?). I also added rear pockets, ‘cos I prefer all my pants to have the extra rear coverage...

Top is size L with an added 5/8” overlap and 1.5” added to the length at the bottom. Also did a bit of hand-stitching up the overlap to ensure the right (wrong?) quantity of cleavage. Fabric is a medium-weight linen from Fabricsstore.com in Marsala.

MeMade Clothing: Arenite Pants in Ochre Yellow

Sunday, May 5, 2024

The most perfectly slouchy slouch pants to ever slouch. Currently living in these.
Love the cute crescent side pockets!

These are the Sew Liberated Arenite pants using the slim hack in Fabricsstore.com medium-weight linen in Apple Cinnamon.

Size 22 rise, size 16 everything else, but the rise itself a little higher than I’d like. Next time will be size 16 everything (3/4” rise reduction) with a full seat adjustment to handle the loss of fabric in the back. I think I’d also like to add back patch pockets a la Free Range Slacks. Added 6” to the calf-inseam because I forgot that I have some height in my torso not just legs! I ended up cutting a bunch off the cuff, so I think I’ll do my usual 3” calf-inseam, and 1” cuff-inseam addition instead next time.

MeMade Clothing: Hinterland Pintuck Shirtdress Hack

Sunday, April 28, 2024

This is a very hacked Sew Liberated Hinterland Dress from the Creative Hinterland course in medium-weight linen in 'Apple Cinnamon' from Fabricsstore.com.

The Pintuck Sleeveless Shirt Dress: mostly followed the drafting instructions exactly. With skinnier waist/back ties only ever tied very loosely, otherwise I end up with hilariously accentuated hips! I also finished the dress while traveling, so the bias binding is entirely sewn on by hand, resulting in a nearly invisible attachment from the front side.

Next time I’d be even more careful sewing the shoulder dart into the pin tuck, to hide it even better. And I’d also draft the pin tucks to be even wider, if possible, to accentuate their existence. Perhaps reduce the hip width a little bit, too. I wouldn’t mind emphasizing the shape of the bottom dress more as well (bringing it up shorter on the sides? Or making the front flat bit more narrow?).

MeMade Clothing: Matching Linen Set (Dani Short + Ashton Tank)

Sunday, April 21, 2024

A matching set!
I think I was planning on making a pair of super wide leg pants with these 4 yards of linen...instead I've got a tank top, shorts, pants, and part of a colorblock tank...

The top is a Helen's Closet Ashton Top size 12 with facings, the full-length version, with an inch added for height. Also a low back Ashtn Top Hack to 6 inches deep. Fabric is medium weight #linen from Fabricsstore.com in Natural. Would likely be a little happier in one size up. French seams ftw!

The shorts are True Bias Dani Short in size 16. Added 1” in length, skipped the cuff. Material is Fabricsstore.com medium-weight linen in natural. From the photos, looks like I should probably do a full seat adjustment next time...but these are perfectly comfy as is. It would probably help a great deal if I stopped hiking the bottoms to my waistline before photographing.

The awe-some glory of rumpled linens! I only wore these shorts for this little photo shoot, that’s how fast they get wrinkly. Some very in-your-face linen!

MeMade Clothing: Colorblock Ashton Tank

Sunday, April 14, 2024

This is a Helen's Closet Ashton Top in size 12 (should likely go up a size next time) with facings, the cropped version, with an inch added for height, so it just baaaarely shows a bit of midriff. It’s the Colorblock Hack from the blog made with medium-weight linen from Fabricsstore.com in a mix of scraps from previous projects: lagoon, folkstone gray, natural, and mix natural. I hand-tacked the facing down in a few key spots around the neck/arm openings to keep it in place.

MeMade Clothing: Hinterland Dress with Puff Sleeves

Sunday, April 7, 2024

This is a size 16 Sew Liberated Hinterland Dress, graded out to an 18. 1.5" added in length to the skirt and bodice length, bust apex moved down 1/2", and a 1/2" narrow shoulder adjustment (not my fav, need to revert). Plus, alllll the French Seams and the puffed sleeves hack. And three modified sine waves embroidered along the bottom. Fabric is double cotton gauze from Mood Fabrics. This fabric is like a cloud. Yes, more secret pajamas!

This is essentially a wearable toile for the Creative Hinterland class. I have a muslin toile for version 1 with two different styles of sleeves on it somewhere...