I'm going to at least get the second mockup for my #YearOfTheJacket cut out today! This is how I use a pattern without seam allowance. I mark the stitchlines by tracing and then use my seam allowance curve to add the seam allowance directly on the fabric.
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Welcome to all of you who are new! I'd love to have some of the new members join us in this sewalong (using the term loosely since we don't have any concrete deadlines or rules)! We are tagging our posts #YearOfTheJacket because you can tap hashtags in the Locals app for sorting and you can search them with the search box on the website.
So chose a pattern and fabric, make a mockup, ask for feedback and fitting help if you want any, and make yourself a jacket or blazer this year! I'll probably make more than one myself because I don't think it's possible to have too many. =)
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I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
So this is my plan for all those fabric covered triangles. Make eleventy million little triangles into a million slightly bigger triangles. Then make those into a bunch of hexagons and put them all together into a giant hexagon.
The last photo is my "map" once I've made all the triangles. Colored outlines are just so I can see the hexagons because I'll get better joins at the points if I assemble like this instead of long straight runs of rows of triangles. Plus it will be easier to hold smaller sections as I hand-stitch.
I think I only have about 150 papers left to cover with fabric, but I need to start laying what I have out to see if I need any specific colors (maybe some lighter highlights).
Any guesses what my inspiration is? I'll put the answer/photo in the comments.
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I cut more fabric triangles and am in the process of basting them to the papers. We'll see how many more I need after I baste these. I'm guessing I'll still have about 200 or more papers left.
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I still need about double this amount of triangles, but needed to lay them all out to see what colors I need more of. Definitely need some mid-tone blue and some more (solid) oranges. Might need a little pink/fuchsia and some almost white shades for highlights. I think I'm good with the amount of purple and green.
I'll share design inspiration eventually, but I have a plan and I think it's going to work! I might need to make more than I plan to use just so I can play with arrangement.
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