Jalie 3880

It's been a while. I've been sewing but not blogging, mostly because I really do not enjoy posing in front of a tripod.

So it's back to selfies, this time at work and with a fancy-to-me phone.

This is Jalie 3880, one of their new patterns. It looks vaguely Japonesque or vaguely medical, depending on pose and choice of fabric. This is a drapey knit from Marcy Tilton. (The pattern specifies a "fluid knit with nice drape" but I think that it could look Jil Sander-y and sculptural in a ponte.)

The deep armholes are flattering and a nifty facing covers what needs to be covered. I'm tempted to take this silhouette up a notch and try A Verb for Keeping Warm's Uptown Top.

And speaking of Verb, tomorrow it's supposed to be 100 here so I'll be breaking out (and photographing) the Endless Summer Tunic I made last month.

Stay cool, people. And I mean literally.

10,000 Waves

This is yet another view of Jalie 2806, this time with gathered foldover and banded hem.

The material is sproing-y ITY knit from Cali Fabrics; the waves are deep blue. On a wardrobing note, this will replace the colorful printed top in my work module.

Years ago I read an interview with sewist Nancy Murakami where she says she's a "person in black, or PIB." It was probably back in 2010 or 2011, and  wish I could find it to share. I try to remember it whenever I feel pressured to add more color to my wardrobe.

My house is full of color, and I enjoy it. But when it comes to clothing I'm happiest as a Person in Mostly Neutrals.

Ann Shayne's color wheel from Mason Dixon Knitting

Speckles

Dayliiiight!!!!!

This is view A of Jalie 3245, sewn up in a spongilicious  knit  that Emma One Sock categorized under "Sweater Knits." (It seems super light and drapey for a sweater knit, unless we're talking about one of those sweaters that my mother disses whenever she laments the decline in quality at Talbots.)

But I digress...it was a great choice for this pattern, and the speckles and ribbing prevent vastwhitemonolithia. Unlike other Jalie patterns the neck is finished with binding instead of a band. I had my doubts, but my #10 edgestitch foot....took the edge off!

Bias neckline finish.
Necklace belonged to my husband's grandmother.
It's from the 1950s.

Hyar hyar. I'll be here all week--remember to tip your waitress.

Make Nine & Jalie 2806

When I organized my wardrobe into capsules I noticed that I could use some solid-colored tops for work. So I'm counting this as one of my Make Nine projects, even though it wasn't in my Official Grid.

Who's got two thumbs and a tripod coming in the mail?

This girl!

The fabric is a drapey lyocell jersey from Emma One Sock.

At this point I'm mostly making things as I notice the need. Here's a loosey-goosey revision of my sorta-plans*.

*I'm not making a "PicLab." But I am too cheap to pay to make the app's logo go away. :)

A Duo of Vogue 8151's

I chose to add that apostrophe for clarity. Just saying.

Vogue 8151 (OOP) is a t-shirt/sweatshirt/sweater hybrid. Like tofu it adapts to its ingredients. I made two recently, using fabrics from my double-knit bender at Emma One Sock.

The first one is a wool-blend ponte. Worn to a concert 2 weeks ago:

The second is made from a double-knit that's unlike anything I've ever encountered. Up close (as in squinting with magnifying glass) you can see the knitted construction, but it "reads" as a stretchy felted flannel. The finished darts gave me some pause and before I hemming I was ready to chuck it. In the end I feel I look very La Garconne. Or at least a la cinquantaine.

Have mirror; will travel to different parts of the house to shoot photos.
I need a better set up.