Imaginesque

29/11/2014

Blackwork Embroidery: Small Motif Pattern

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27x27 stitches

Could also be used as a fill pattern :)

24/11/2014

Free Skirt with Overlap Sewing Pattern

It looks odd because it's
a quarter scale model
(and that's the story I'm
sticking to...)

The second sewing pattern, which, again, took way longer than it should have...
I thought this was going to be easy, I mean, it's a skirt, how hard can it be? But then I decided I wanted it fully lined, oh, and with as little hand-sewing as possible, and, hmm, those seams really need to be pressed open to prevent excessive bulk, but that flap makes that rather tricky...
So it took some doing, but I think I managed to meet all my criteria (whether it meets YOURS is most likely a whole nother story...).

You can find all the details (size, length, etc.) in the sewing instructions,there is also a pattern layout page for all sizes, and of course the PDF patterns.
The size range is limited to the four "most common", but I'd be more than happy to make "uncommon" sizes, if that's what most of you are interested in :)
So if that's the case, please let me know in the comments. The same applies to questions, suggestions, problems with either the patterns or the sewing, or whatever else you would like to share, so don't be shy ;)

Fully lined

Again a big thank you to Kathleen Fasanella of Fashion Incubator, for her wonderful centered zip method. If you find video easier to understand than pictures, you may be interested in FD 50 - Basic Apparel Construction Lesson 5 - Basic Seams and Zippers Part 3 by West Valley College.
Since the video is over an hour long I'll give you the time frames that show how to attach the facing to the zip:

19:10 start
22:10 sewing facing to zip
24:15 folding zipper coil inside and sewing waist (25:55 folding other zipper coil)
28:50 end

If you have some time to spare I highly recommend watching all their sewing videos, they have four playlists related to sewing.
I just love watching people sew without pins :)

Skirt with overlap, front and back

Please click the "Read more" link for the PDF patterns and the sewing instructions.

Quilting: Block 44, Pattern & Templates for English Paper Piecing

Please click images to enlarge and the "Read more" link for templates and more examples.
This isn't really a block as such, you can make things as large as you like. The pentagon is about 7.5cm high, so just print out as many templates as you need to get the right size for your project.
Have fun :)

Quilt block 44

Blackwork Embroidery: Fill Pattern

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Have fun :)

Single element
8x8 stitches

13/11/2014

Beading: Peyote Stitch Pattern 37

Please note: The beads in these patterns (obviously) do not look the same as the actual beads (some of those are opaque, transparent, silver-lined, matte, shiny and so on). I just pick those colours that I like together, which works for the patterns, but using these actual beads in a project may very possibly not give the same results. It is better to use these patterns as "colour inspiration" than to stick to the exact bead numbers in the materials list.

This pattern was made with EasyBeadPatterns free software
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Have fun :)