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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: April 18, 2023, 15:30:53 PM »
wow @Stitches that's gorgeous!

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: April 18, 2023, 14:46:36 PM »
I've been rooting round trying to find the dried lavender so I can make my friend a lavender sachet. Not found it yet but some bits of the sewing cupboard look slightly tidier!

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: April 18, 2023, 14:09:37 PM »
It is Tuesday, who is free to join the sewing club this afternoon?

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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Hi there!
« on: April 17, 2023, 18:39:53 PM »
welcome @59doodle I love to sew knits and also have a Janome cover stitch though mine is the older 1000 model. I found it a steep learning curve and it still mis behaves a bit!

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: April 16, 2023, 09:40:04 AM »
@Kad. lovely mug mats, and so glad the club is helping you get behind the sewing machine!

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: April 13, 2023, 18:18:10 PM »
well done to @Bumblebuncher and GS1!

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In the wardrobe / Re: Uses for long lengths of fabric (6 to 10 metres)
« on: April 12, 2023, 23:28:52 PM »
If I had the pink and white striped fabric I would make myself PJs, maybe a long leg/long sleeve version for winter and a short leg/cami version for summer, with a matching robe. It would be divine!

I might also try a different shirt pattern (or two).

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In the wardrobe / Re: Uses for long lengths of fabric (6 to 10 metres)
« on: April 12, 2023, 20:48:02 PM »
Pillowcases, tea towels, aprons, storage bags for duvets.
Morsbags (my auntie does these, so I give her fabric)

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: April 12, 2023, 20:11:38 PM »
@Ouryve hope you feel better soon.

@Flobear how very annoying. I dislike things made from large rectangles for just this sort of reason.

I have gone into the evening a bit and have managed to make two pairs of test PJ pants (one jersey, one woven) for my friend's daughter to try on Sunday. I've never met her so have no idea if they will go anyway near fitting her. I've made the waists adjustable and just machine tacked on, so can unpick to drop down if required.

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In the wardrobe / Re: Uses for long lengths of fabric (6 to 10 metres)
« on: April 12, 2023, 11:49:24 AM »
Yes she says she used 10.5 yards to sew 5 pieces - the Cannes Trousers, a Sintra Halter Top, a Sintra Dress, a Garibaldi A-Line Skirt, and a Santa Rosa Top with long sleeves.

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In the wardrobe / Re: Uses for long lengths of fabric (6 to 10 metres)
« on: April 12, 2023, 10:56:51 AM »
Cross Season Wardrobe



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In the wardrobe / Re: Uses for long lengths of fabric (6 to 10 metres)
« on: April 12, 2023, 10:55:23 AM »
Dress Up Any Season



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In the wardrobe / Re: Uses for long lengths of fabric (6 to 10 metres)
« on: April 12, 2023, 10:50:31 AM »
Joyce E Cusick has 3 travel wardrobe collections in the book.
Spring Garden.



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In the wardrobe / Re: Uses for long lengths of fabric (6 to 10 metres)
« on: April 12, 2023, 10:23:07 AM »
These days I don't go to work, but I do have more sewing time so I either use these longer lengths for capsule wardrobe plans, or just for trying out new patterns where I'm not sure if the style will suit me or quite what size to pick.
I do fully finish the garments so they are wearable by someone else if not me.

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In the wardrobe / Re: Uses for long lengths of fabric (6 to 10 metres)
« on: April 12, 2023, 10:14:31 AM »
@Bumblebuncher I don't know how much fabric I had in this particular length, maybe 6 or 7 metres.
I'm going to pop this discussion out into a new topic as the answer has turned out to be quite lengthy and might be interesting to others who might give you different answers!

I think it goes back to something I read in a book - Sewing A Travel Wardrobe by Kate Matthews from 1999.

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The Six- Yard Wardrobe
Designer Joyce Cusick has a busy life that includes lots of travel both for pleasure and business. She also loves to keep an eye out for special fabrics wherever she goes. She developed a 'six-yard wardrobe' approach to travel sewing after several trips to the local fabric store for more of the same material. She started with enough of the royal blue linen blend shown on these pages to make the skirt and slacks. She liked working with the fabric so much that she went back twice for more, to make the jacket and then the dress. The garments have become a well-travelled all-weather wardrobe and she reports she's worn them in various combinations at least three hundred times.
Joyce realised that if she consistently bought 6 yards of solid colour fabric, she would always have enough to sew a complete basic wardrobe that includes jacket, slacks, skirt, top and sometimes a dress.
Knowing this ahead of time makes it easy and fun to shop for fabric. She doesn't have to know precisely how much to buy of a good find at the fabric store or street market, but she's always sure that there will be enough to make up a well-coordinated grouping of versatile garments.
Today, all of her travel clothes are created from six-yard wardrobes, plus a few print accent garments and an assortment of accessories.

Joyce must be a smallish size, and likes sleeveless knee length dresses as there's no way I could get all of those garments out of 5.5 metres in my size and style preferences. I think I must've worked this out after buying a few 6m lengths, but then thought that was still useful for capsule wardrobes, and particularly for the ideas I had at the time for sewing interesting trouser suits for work.

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