Hope you’re all having a great start to 2020!

At last I’ve finally got round to making myself the Kinder Cardigan from Wendy Wards book of Sewing with Knits. I’ve made quite a few of the other patterns in her book but not cardi untill now!

I was kindly gifted this beautiful grey glitter sweatshirting from Fabrics for All in Leeds they have a fab range of sweatshirting fabrics it was hard to narrow it down to this one for that’s for sure!

I’ve found in Wendys book when it came to making the Peak Tee it was quite roomy at the shoulders for me, so I went a size down rather than the recommended size for my bust but then Graded out to the right size from the bust onwards. Also the usual sleeve length alteration by shortening it by an inch, dam my short arms!

I decided to go for the hip version as I wanted a nice layering cardi for use at work and at home.

After making my alterations on the pattern pieces I got into cutting it all out using my Rotary Cutter and Mat.

Not forgetting my Tailors Chalk to mark too.

Wendy’s instructions are great to follow and this was sewn in no time at all and I just love using a twin needle for hems to give my garments that professional finished look. Maybe one day I’ll treat myself to coverstitch ?

Also the Man Mog aka Raylan came to have nosey what i was up too!

Of course I couldn’t resist in adding a Kylie and The Machine in seam label to the side seam with ‘yes I made it’ I just love these cheeky labels!

So here is my Kinder Cardi that is soo comfy to wear and sooo snuggly so it’s a definite win for the secret PJ club! I’ve worn this loads, it’s great for work as they are just wonderfully deep, I can out my notebook and pen in one pocket and keys, sellotape and scissors in the other? Win win! I Def need to make of these but I kinda want to stick with plain colours rather than printed so then I can pair my cardi with my many printed tops.

Here it is out in the Wild! Yeah it’s cold in Yorkshire so i needed my hat on still plus its great to cover a bad hair day too!!

Unfortunately the fabric I used has sold out but this one shown below would be perfect too which is available from Fabrics for All

Happy Sewing!

Sal

Xx

**Thank you for Fabrics for All for providing myself with this Fabric in exchange of my Blog Post**

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This is my 1st post for Fabrics for All who are based in Leeds (who have a physical shop along side being able to order online too!) so they are not too far from me and they have such a vast array of different fabrics so not just for dressmakers but quilters and crafter’s too! They kindly gifted me these fabrics in exchange of a blog post.

I decided to finally get The Stitch upon a Time Shirtzie Dress made (not a lot of pages to stick together to say its a PDF Pattern) as I’ve seen so many pretty ones and thought I’d love to have some secret pjs so I decided on the ever so lush Lemon Print Jersey on Grey (this fabric is to Öko-Tex Standard 100 certificate, which guarantees that this fabric are free of toxins) which is one of the most softest yet easily sewable jerseys I’ve come across it’s not too think or thick and Mr Singer actually behaved himself whilst twin needle my hems where normally he would try and eat it ?. For a bit contrast i went plain black jersey for the cuffs and waistband just to break up the print.

These fabrics also cut out really well too and was quite stable whilst cutting with my Rotary Cutter and Mat.

I used Mrs Singer (Singer 14SH754 overlocker) for the majority of the sewing and for pure laziness I only changed the 1st two cones for the stitching to match through and also it gave a funky monochrome look to my finished seams inside.

Whilst Mr Singer (Quatum Stylisy 9960) came into play to baste my skirt to my waistband to make sure I got the gathers ok and to finish the hems with twin needle. Which Mr K kindly brought home for me on his way home from work as forgot to replace it after I broke it a couple of projects ago…oppps!

I managed to get this beauty finished the day before my annual fundraising event at work where I manned the Tombola and stayed away from all the cake… Somehow ??? all together we managed to raise over £400 which is fantastic to say the weather was not on our side so I’m glad to see the monies going into the Amenities fund where it will be used to enrich my Residents lives ?

Now this never happens by the way with such a tiny amount of thread left on my bobbin from using my twin needle to topstitch… Think the sewing god’s was on my side for a change!!

Finally, here is my dress in action!

And a few close up of the details that I love about this dress, the lined bodice with a twin needle topstitch, the little cute label from Kylieandthemachine, the contrast cuffs just to name a few and of course it has pockets!! Who doesn’t love a dress with pockets!

Just to finish this post, i stumbled across this quote and totally sums me up right now ?

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade and sell it to all of those who get thirsty from complaining.

Happy Sewing!

Sal

Xx

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Where has the time gone? The year seems to be speeding away from me and all of a sudden, it’s almost time for Sew Up North! Only 6 days to go!!! Say what?!!

All attendees should have received an email with final details for the day; please message the Facebook page if you haven’t received yours and were expecting it.

Today we’ve got the final round of sponsor details for you.  The prizes they’ve so generously donated will help us raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, a fantastic local cause.  Don’t forget to bring some pennies for raffle tickets on the day!

First up today, we have The Fabbadashery, a wonderful little shop based in the centre of Halifax.  Chrissy and the team stock a wide range of fabric and haberdashery and run a wide range of courses; they have donated a make your own bunting kit and a place on one of the workshops.

Fabrics For All is a relatively new fabric shop on the outskirts of Leeds city centre. They stock a wide range of fabrics and a selection of independent patterns, and Sarah has kindly donated 2m of gorgeous Lady McElroy cotton lawn to the prize pool.

The Denim Company specialise in (wait for it!) denim, with a great selection of different denim fabrics available through their website.  They have donated 6 x 1m lengths of denim to the prize pool.

Opian Patterns are a swiss company providing stylish pdf patterns including skirts, swimsuits and even a snood! They have donated 5 patterns of the winners’ choice to the prize pool.

And, last but not least, Simple Sew patterns have given us a bundle of 5 of their paper patterns to add to the prize pool – thank you!

So, that’s it. For a full list of all our sponsors, check out my Sew Up North 2018 page, or simply admire the graphic below!

See you on Saturday!!

Sally & Becca x

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