Spinalcat's Crafty Adventures

Finally cut into the Leia CL from JoAnn that I bought 4 yards of months ago. Pattern for Pirates Slim Fit Raglan tunic length with funnel crossover hood and thumbhole cuffs from add on pack. Sleeve accent hack from a tutorial found in the So Sew English group. Basically you trace a set in sleeve cap onto the raglan pattern piece and cut it. I used the Sweetheart sleeve. 3T Jolly Roger Raglan with funnel hood and 18M with regular hood and ruffle for gifts. Made for Mermaids Cassie short sleeve cold shoulder dress with pockets. Stripes and lemons both single brushed poly from So Sew English. I already made a Sweet Tee and some undies with the leftover stripes.

This is the Greenstyle Endurance Bra. I'm pleased that I didn't have any problems with the construction and the finishing looks nice, but it doesn't fit. There was an error in the sizing chart that led me to size up. I'm still wobbling on what cup size to make for my 2nd pair, but it should go a lot faster now that I know what I'm doing. This was my first time working with cut & sew bra foam and fold-over elastic. I was also holding my breath over getting the zipper installed through all those layers, but I had no problems. This project and my recent swimsuit project inspired me to add a new sewing machine to my flock, the EverSewn Sparrow 30! I'm so pleased with it so far. My old Janome couldn't adjust stitch length or width. The Sparrow has lots of stretch stitches for construction and topstitching. I've used the automatic buttonholes several times already, and used the darning function to fix holes in Sean's blankies. It also has...