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Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition

samtowanda

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #180 on: September 06, 2018, 02:44:42 AM »
Yeah for the extension. Now I'm going to re-work my plan to include more cold weather garments. One of my goals is to make a jacket and now I have enough time. Thanks all for voting for the extension.

Boppingbeth

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #181 on: September 09, 2018, 01:55:14 AM »
Quietly sneaking into the fun

Group 1:
All the greys
grey swing tee
grey forward shoulder tee
grey 'dressy' joggers

Group 2:
All the blacks
black yoga style pants
black swing tee
black maxiskirt

Group 3:
All the blues
blue swing tee
blue pull on denim trousers
blue button up top (aka swing top)

Wildcard:
Likely a white and blue button up top
and because I am a sucker for sewing, another pull on white trouser and a pull on shell top

It isn't exciting sewing but it will all work together and I will be able to get dressed for work in this new larger sized body.

Manuela

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #182 on: September 09, 2018, 02:03:42 AM »
@Boppingbeth hood to see you coming out of lurkdom  ;)
That looks like a well thought through plan.

Boppingbeth

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #183 on: September 09, 2018, 18:50:48 PM »
 :D

It is nice to be able to not lurk.  I had about five months of no screens after the accident along with no reading  I can sew now, so life is good. 

Boppingbeth

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #184 on: September 10, 2018, 01:05:32 AM »
Well, I started testing my patterns for the plan and I am not convinced that the pattern is a good fit for me.

Fabric Lover

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #185 on: September 23, 2018, 20:42:29 PM »
Sorry about this, but I have to withdraw from the competition as I have not completed the task!
Stitching in Staffordshire with Style! (Well hopefully anyway)

DementedFairy

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #186 on: September 23, 2018, 20:59:54 PM »
I've just done a rescue of a StyleARc Toni dress [two actually] that were never worn, as they just didn't drape properly no matter hwat I did.  they have languished in the Crate of Shame since, then I saw that Ruth of Core Couture had turned a Toni or two into long open waistcoats.  FINALLY I did the job.  And I now have two.  Can I be cheeky and count one of them as my 'RTW'?
C'est moi!

DementedFairy

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #187 on: September 24, 2018, 18:45:02 PM »
mwahahahahahahaahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :* :* :* :* :* :devil:
C'est moi!

Fabric Lover

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #188 on: September 24, 2018, 20:53:39 PM »
Sorry about this, but I have to withdraw from the competition as I have not completed the task!
Stitching in Staffordshire with Style! (Well hopefully anyway)

Manuela

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #189 on: September 25, 2018, 03:57:50 AM »
@DementedFairy, of course you can count your version of the Toni pattern as your RTW garment.

@Fabric Lover, I was just about to mention the extension   :)

Renegade Sewist

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #190 on: September 25, 2018, 06:24:41 AM »
Since I posted this withdrawal I have now spotted the extension- Woo Hoo!
Can I withdraw my withdrawal?
Hey Bill! Read the manual!  Hehehe.

Manuela

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #191 on: September 25, 2018, 15:47:34 PM »
Do we have to post our plan set in concrete by 1st October? Or can we still wing it a bit (I did do an initial plan, but changes have occurred of course!)

@Francesca feel free to modify, change and wing it to your heart's desire  :)

beepbeepsew

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #192 on: September 27, 2018, 11:09:12 AM »
I'm afraid I am bowing out of the SWAKOP, I am very behind anyway... but it's mostly because it looks like my sewing things have to be packed away for a while as we just instructed a builder to get on with our extension (finally) from November.  Exciting stuff :)  Good luck everyone

SewRuthieSews

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #193 on: September 27, 2018, 20:01:54 PM »
I'm dreaming about a teal wool coat I want to make.
It could be the wildcard I was looking for.

Renegade Sewist

Re: Sewing With A Kind Of Plan - SWAKOP our first wardrobing competition
« Reply #194 on: October 01, 2018, 23:16:14 PM »
Eek! October one and I'd best slap up a plan so you all know I'm pretending I'm in.

I have a very casual life and wear pretty simple clothes. Our weather is fairly temperate so Summer garments work about 10 months of the year. Mostly I wear cropped pants of some sort and tee's or simple woven tops.

Just for kicks, and because so many people on other sewing forums and blogs dissed them, I decided to use some of Sonya Philip's 100 Acts of Sewing patterns.  I'm a Creativebug member and all the patterns were downloads included with the classes. Sonya and I share a rather "Mad Hatter" style sensibility so I thought it might be fun to play with. Basic easy sew patterns become a terrific blank canvas for embellishment, pattern hacking or just letting a special fabric shine. So, I'll be using Pant, Shirt and Tunic No.1 and Dress No. The tops can all be hacked into button front tops or used as jackets or coats. I've also got a boxy tee for knits from Butterick that would work into the group. I'll edit to add the number later.

I have amassed a grouping of black brown and grey fabrics, many of them tartans or stripes or embroidered, as well as both black and potting soil brown linen eyelet. These are various cottons, linens and rayons as well as blends thereof. I'll brighten things up with perhaps bittersweet, mustard, aubergine, olive and sage green and a shot of Zombie green.

Group 1:
(2 overs and 1 under)
Pant. Style Arc Ethel. Black Irish linen. Previously made. DONE
Top. Bittersweet. Pattern & fabric TBD
Tunic No. 1 Black Brussels Washer linen broderie anglaise

Group 2:
(2 overs and 1 under)
Pant No. 1. Grey cotton stripe.
Boxy tee. Olive cotton interlock.
Shirt No. 1. Black rayon challis.


Group 3:
(2 overs and 1 under - they must coordinate with either group 1 OR 2)
Pant No. 1. Black & brown tartan.
Shirt No. 1. Vintage brown rayon crepe. Lovely fabric. Have 11 meters.
Tunic No. 1. Sage. Fabric TBD.


Wild Card:
(Either an over or an under that coordinates with group 1 AND 2)
Grey heather Hacci sweater knit coat/duster from Tunic No. 1 or TBD pattern.

I think that hits it all. I'll tweek as I get going. I might swap out an entire group.
Hey Bill! Read the manual!  Hehehe.