Ginger 3.0

This is my Third pair of #Gingerjeans by @closetcasepatterns. This time in a 10 oz non stretch black denim from @Califabrics.

Heather's patterns are well drafted and her blog is full of tutorials for any questions you might have. This is the first time I have followed her zipper tutorial, I decided to try it as her button-fly tutorial is a keeper.

I loved the first pair I made in November, they were a 10 oz bull denim. Fit was great.
I put them on last week and ripped the butt. I almost cried. Either they shrank or I grew since before the holidays! I will be mending them, and they WILL fit again!

My second pair were cords. I love these AND they still fit.

My third pair are the charm. I love them. I traced the high rise combined with the stovepipe leg like my first pair. I added extra at the side seams to compensate for my non stretch fabric and for ease in fitting.

                        

I hemmed then at 33 3/4" inseam. A tad long but room for shrinking.

  I embroidered a label.

 I tried topstitching with my CoverPro. Was hit or miss and messy on the inside. So the majority of topstitching I did on my Pfaff which is also my construction machine. Which means a lot of thread changes!

I raised the back pockets by 1/2" but they still look a tad low to me. 

I also embroidered a leather tag for the back. love those elephants! 

So if you haven't tried the Ginger jeans yet, I highly recommend! 

Stay Happy

Keep Sewing

and if you can't sew

Read a good book! 

Strathcona sweater

I am not the best knitter, but I really like it. Some things come out better than others and I don't always know why. This sweater came out better than I had hoped. It is the Strathcona sweater by Tara-Lynn Morrison of Good Night Day. She creates simple minimalist patterns. I bought this one through Ravelry. I fell in love with this one at first sight. It is knit in bulky yarn, so it knits up fast. I started it last weekend and finished it today. The hardest part was learning a tubular cast on that I just had to try. Took me many tries and quite a few You Tube videos. Worn here with my newest Landers.

Stay Happy

Keep Sewing

And if you can't sew 

KNIT!

New Year, New Landers

New Year brings about a time for thoughtful change. I want to lend this change to my sewing. I began a journal with this years new sewing. I want to be present and thoughtful in my sewing. Not in a hurry to get done, without thoroughly being present and enjoying the whole process. It will also provide a documented history of each make, which hopefully will be valuable for future makes. 

I am sure my journaling will change as I move through this process. I am looking forward to that as well.

My first make this year is a pair of Landers. @truebias I believe this will be my third. I have a cropped black denim, a skinny leg denim and this pair is a bull denim from Cali Fabrics. 

 

I first thought that this would be a longer cropped version. So I added 1 1/4" to the length to play with  

  while cutting them out.

I love a button fly. I used Heather Lou's tutorial (closet Case Patterns).

 

 

  

When attaching the buttons, I like to ensure there 

will be enough slack for easy buttoning. To do this I 
place an old needle vertically under the button and 
leave it there will attaching the button. I use a 
horizontal pin to mark the placement I need. I used 

rolled up scotch tape to hold the button  in place so 
that I can get it all under my pressed foot. Once 
attached, I thread the 
threads onto a needle and pull them to the back of the fabric and tie them off.

Following the idea from Johanna Lou of the Last 

Stitch - I used my coverstitch machine to make the belt loops. I have a Cover Pro 1000 CP by Janome and don't use it often enough. I had to do a couple 

test runs to get the tension right, but it was a lot easier than I thought it would be.

I machine embroidered Landers 2019 on my waistband facing. The R embroidered on top of the E but I am Good with that. Lol.

Once I tried on my pants, I decided I liked the exact length they were, which meant I had no fabric for a hem! So I added 2 1/2" to each leg to use as the 

hem.

They ended up the perfect length. So in all, these are 7 3/4" longer than the original pattern. I really like the look of the long fuller leg.

So first make of the new year is complete. I 
thoroughly enjoyed the whole process and I believe that these are my favorite #landerpants yet!

Stay Happy

Keep Sewing

And if you can't sew

Knit! 

Am I back?

So tired of trying to work with Wordpress that I tried creating a blog from my iPad on blogger and IT WORKED! I have not been able to import the posts that I did create on Wordpress. It acts like it is working, but just never completes. So it looks like I am back!  Just to see if I can still add pics from my iPad....... Yahoo! The first is my grainline archer from last January and my new Landers. And my #grombre hair! Embracing the natural, no more dying! The second is my Strathcona sweater. Loving that knit! Now to update all my links.......

 

Testing....

this is a test post from my iPad