tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post8795102439898212221..comments2024-02-25T08:24:32.822+00:00Comments on Confessions of a Sewing Novice: The Wedding Outfit! (New Look 6911, McCalls 5431, Ottobre 02-2013-02)westmoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-44133625979705441792013-05-21T02:08:47.189+01:002013-05-21T02:08:47.189+01:00Very nice outfit, Westmoon! It will be perfect fo...Very nice outfit, Westmoon! It will be perfect for a spring wedding. The jacket color is beautiful & really like the bound seams.JuliNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11522562002454342787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-31849792225226452962013-05-19T22:56:19.073+01:002013-05-19T22:56:19.073+01:00Thanks - I am about to start sewing with Linen for...Thanks - I am about to start sewing with Linen for the first time.BeaJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071033898844018967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-46797790934260329562013-05-19T19:39:09.739+01:002013-05-19T19:39:09.739+01:00Thanks! :D I think my favourite thing about the ja...Thanks! :D I think my favourite thing about the jacket is the bound seams actually. They just look so fancy!westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-58569406100346617402013-05-19T17:57:28.091+01:002013-05-19T17:57:28.091+01:00Very pretty outfit, just right for a spring weddin...Very pretty outfit, just right for a spring wedding. And all three pieces can be worn as part of other outfits. I love the extra touch of the Liberty floral binding used in the Hong Kong finish on the inside of the jacketAudreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10322180715196133051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-36961561024949583272013-05-18T23:42:29.369+01:002013-05-18T23:42:29.369+01:00Thank you! I'm really pleased with the outfit....Thank you! I'm really pleased with the outfit. The whole outfit started from that print fabric for the skirt, actually. I picked it up months ago because I liked it even though I had no specific plan for it. Once I started to think about the wedding outfit, everything came from trying to fit around that print. It was unfortunate that having done all that it was the thing that caused me the most problems and almost ended up being scrapped!<br /><br />I did try the presser foot on the bottom trick but it just didn't want to work. Part of the problem is that my armhole really needed more re-shaping than I gave it and so it was a bit awkward to sew. I'll know better next time! My machine is definitely not sophisticated enough to have pressure foot pressure adjustment! It's an ultra basic Janome that I got for £99!westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-89151662677073629422013-05-18T23:33:10.771+01:002013-05-18T23:33:10.771+01:00Thank you! I washed and dried the linen. In part t...Thank you! I washed and dried the linen. In part this was because the label said I could, but also because I'm horrible allergic to the sizing a lot of companies put on their fabric. Basically, if it can't be washed, I'll probably get hives. At any rate, in this case it washed and dried fine with no shrinkage at all.westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-56375312683571804062013-05-18T22:54:57.196+01:002013-05-18T22:54:57.196+01:00Great outfit. Love it - especially the jacket - be...Great outfit. Love it - especially the jacket - beautiful. I am wondering - did you wash and dry the linen before cutting - or are you going to dryclean it?BeaJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071033898844018967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-4153497207083837842013-05-18T19:15:21.900+01:002013-05-18T19:15:21.900+01:00forgot to mention - you might know this already, b...forgot to mention - you might know this already, but you always want the fabric with more length on the bottom, in contact with the feed dogs, so they're doing some of the easing work for you. So for sleeves, you have the sleeve itself on the bottom and the body on top.<br /><br />The neck binding might be stretching out because of presser-foot-pressure - is it adjustable on your machine? If it is, you can lower it a little fore sewing knits.Ms. McCallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190263303526887994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-43185411794540897862013-05-18T19:11:40.747+01:002013-05-18T19:11:40.747+01:00Wow - I really love the print on the skirt, and th...Wow - I really love the print on the skirt, and that jacket is my favourite colour in my favourite fabric, so it's fair to say I might have to steal the idea!<br /><br />I personally love the slightly crumply look of linen, but for the wedding, you could try using a little starch to make it a little less prone to wrinkles - at least on the front. Either way, it's a really fantastic outfit, and best of all, I'm sure you'll get a lot of wear out of the pieces individually.Ms. McCallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190263303526887994noreply@blogger.com