Bella set from Designer Stitch plus sewing tututorials

 Designer Stitch has a new pattern, actually, there are 5 patterns packed in one set! The Bella set includes a camisole and four styles of briefs. These are the perfect patterns to step into making your own lingerie/undergarments.

The pattern is designed for cotton jersey and is perfect for small pieces of jersey, I always keep those, and I never could decide what to make with them :)  The edges of the briefs and the front edge of the camisole are finished with stretch lace trim and the shoulder bands of the camisole are made with fold-over elastic.

Link to the Designer Stitch Shop

https://designerstitch.com/shop/bella-cami-briefs/

The cotton jersey used for all these is from Driessenstoffen, from their #byLisan collection, a 200 gr/m² type of cotton jersey, I think this is the perfect weight for this garment.

For the camisole there are cups sizes included, which makes it very easy to get the perfect size. 

It is easily addictive to make this set. I have already a bunch of these camisoles and a few different styles of briefs.

I made a series of 5 videos on my Youtube channel including a tutorial for the camisole and one for sewing the gee/Brazilian style bottom.

Look for the timestamps in the videos description or the chapters at the bottom of the video page...there you can choose to skip to different parts of the videos.

In my intro video you can see me wearing one of my Bella camisoles and I am showing you a few options for fabric and also very briefly how I made the swayback adjustment. Also a few tips on how to choose the size you need to make.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cohHLxvfEtQ&t=1s

Episode 1 is about marking and sewing the darts. I am showing my way of marking the dart, really easy and finishing at the dart points.

https://youtu.be/On04c91WBZ8

Episode 2 is about  preparing the lace to get a perfect motief at the center front  and sewing it with the sewing machine or with the coverstitch machine

https://youtu.be/lBXXKI1zhtc

Episode 3 is about sewing the fold over elastic ( with the sewing machine or coverstitch machine) and making the shoulder bands

https://youtu.be/MQXye05LwPo

The latest tutorial on the Bella set is a full tutorial on sewing the thong-style bottom.

I show how to apply the lace edging, sew the crotch lining and finish the side seam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r9zVSCpWhI

I love this set, I love wearing the camisoles and the bottoms, so comfortable and beautiful, easy to make, and oh so pretty!

Happy sewing! xx

Hollywood trousers with slant pockets -Liesl+co pattern

As a member of Liesl`s Advisors Circle, I get to try the new patterns and make something different with them. My idea for the Hollywood trousers pattern was to add the slant pockets and make them in denim for a more casual look.

First I made a muslin to see how the pattern was fitting me. I started with size 6 for the waist and 8 for the hips but I ended up with an all over 8. Based on the test garment I took 1cm from the inner front seam and 1cm off from the front crotch. I made my test garment in a much softer fabric than this denim, so that was not very smart but I am pretty happy with the fit of these, I think in real life are much less wrinkly than in these pictures.

Also, I took 4cm from the length too. The pattern is pretty easy to make, on the Oliver+S is also a sew along, with pictures and detailed instructions, but the pattern instructions are also very clear.

I love slant pockets! I am not a big fan of side seams pockets so I wanted to add the slant pockets on my Hollywood trousers. I have all Suzy`s Furrer classes on Craftsy and I  remembered I learned the slant pockets in one of her pants drafting classes  . Her classes are really amazing! 

I made a full tutorial on how I drafted the pockets ( I mean, "drafting" is a big word, the process is very simple) and how I sewed those, you can find it at the Oliver+S blog 

picture from the tutorial

For the pockets lining I used a fun cotton and chosen to let the right side of the fabric showing on the inside of the pants. Also, did a french seam finish around the pockets.

 

I like this pattern and I would love to make it also in a soft wool or a corduroy.

Pink Tierras Joggers with zippered ankles ( with a photo tutorial)

The Tierras Joggers from Itch to Stitch patterns, ahh, I could make a hundred of them! Well, I am a little exaggerating but I did make 4 this month so that shows how much I like this pattern. I used to have another pattern for this kind of pants, the Casual trousers from one of the Sewing bee books. But actually, I was not completely happy with that pattern as the rise was really high on me and there was a little too much fabric around my hips. I was planning to get it right for my body one day, but now I have this pattern and I am so very happy with it.

All my thoughts about the pattern I wrote in this post a few weeks ago.

During testing, I saw on the internet, some joggers with zippers at the ankles and I really wanted to try to make some.

Adding the zipper was easy but I wanted also to add elastic and that I had to figure out. In the end that was pretty easy. On Itch to Stitch`s blog, you can find a photo tutorial on how to add zippers to the Tierra's joggers.

This is not my "to go" color, but I think it will be great for spring and summer and the weight and drape were perfect for the metal zippers. I hope I can make a few more of this pants, as the summers are not really hot here and these are so easy to wear.

I love the gold zippers on this pink! Such an easy way to add a little extra.

Tierras Joggers photo tutorial at Itch to Stitch blog