Day Jammies Designs Nova Scotia

Day Jammies Designs Nova Scotia Specializing in comfortable handmade items such as afghans, quilts, face masks and other textile-bas We accept payment by cash, debit, credit, and e-transfer.

Hi everyone,I'm still selling my handmade Christmas stockings. They're $45 each. The tartans I have available are...Nova...
12/05/2021

Hi everyone,

I'm still selling my handmade Christmas stockings.

They're $45 each.

The tartans I have available are...

Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, New Brunswick, PEI, and Newfoundland tartans.

Let me know if you're interested in buying a Christmas stocking. And share this post with anyone else you think might be interested!

Thanks,
Sarah

Alright everybody,I'm going to start contacting everyone about your stocking orders and pick up times. If you don't hear...
11/14/2021

Alright everybody,

I'm going to start contacting everyone about your stocking orders and pick up times.

If you don't hear from me within the next couple of days, let me know. Sometimes Facebook gobbles up messages and I don't see them.

Also, if you know anyone who might be interested in a tartan Christmas stocking, make sure you share my post with them! 😊

The price will be $45.00 each.

So far, I have Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, New Brunswick, PEI, and Newfoundland tartans... hopefully with more designs to come.

Let me know if you're interested in buying a Christmas stocking. And share this post with anyone else you think might be interested.

Thanks,
Sarah

The bodice is quite boxy. I would prefer the bodice to be more cinched at my natural waist. As it is, the waistline in t...
11/01/2021

The bodice is quite boxy. I would prefer the bodice to be more cinched at my natural waist. As it is, the waistline in this dress falls across by bellybutton.

I think for my next project I'll make a couple of mock-ups. I'll make one in my size according to measurements, and a second in a smaller size. Once I figure out which size I prefer, I may try making some adjustments.

Since this was my first vintage sewing project, I wanted to stay as true to the pattern as possible. My theory was that I was likely to over complicate the project if I tried to do too many new things at once. Next time, I'll really focus on the mock-up to make sure I get the exact fit I want.

More on my blog, including…

Were the instructions easy to follow? 
Does the finished garment look like the drawing on the pattern envelope?
Would I sew this dress again? 
Would I recommend this pattern?

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I left the dress to hang for 24 hours before hemming. The instructions don't say to do this, but I know from watching se...
11/01/2021

I left the dress to hang for 24 hours before hemming. The instructions don't say to do this, but I know from watching sewing videos on YouTube that it's best to let the dress hand over night.

Some fabrics can stretch and warp once they've been on a hanger. It's best to let that happen before sewing the hem. Once the fabric has warped, you can trim the skirt evenly all the way around.
The finished dress is a bit too long for me. Instead of cutting the skirt down to size I decided to sew a 2" hem. I did as the instructions said. I sewed a stitch 13mm from the raw edge, turned that edge in, pressed, and then turned the fabric in again by 2".

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The finishing touches include understitching the bodice, covering the raw edges where the skirt attaches to the bodice, ...
11/01/2021

The finishing touches include understitching the bodice, covering the raw edges where the skirt attaches to the bodice, and hemming the skirt.

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The instructions said to sew the bodice lining in the same manner as the bodice. It turns out that is not entirely true....
11/01/2021

The instructions said to sew the bodice lining in the same manner as the bodice. It turns out that is not entirely true.

If you sew the lining in the same manner as the bodice, you end up with the lining open on the wrong side... which means the lining is closed on the wrong side.

You see, ideally you will have the lining open on the same side as the zipper. That way you can actually put the dress on... which is the goal.

If you sew the lining in the same manner as the bodice, as instructed, you end up with the lining seam closed on the side with the zipper.

Luckily, this is an easy enough fix. I just had to unpick the lining on one side, and then sew the other side closed.

Also, there's still that small slit on the side of the skirt from step 10! 
I guess in this case, it would have been better to follow the image instead of the written instructions. In any event, it's an easy fix. It would have been nice if the instructions would have been written properly in the first place. 
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Before I continue with the final two steps of this pattern, I'm going to take a moment and correct all of the mistakes I...
11/01/2021

Before I continue with the final two steps of this pattern, I'm going to take a moment and correct all of the mistakes I've made so far.

"What mistakes?" you ask?
"Everything seems like it's gone well so far!"

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Ok… so, figuring out the zipper took some work.After popping out to pick up an invisible zipper foot (turns out that’s a...
11/01/2021

Ok… so, figuring out the zipper took some work.

After popping out to pick up an invisible zipper foot (turns out that’s a thing), I got to work on installing the invisible zipper.

I had to unpick and re-align the zipper twice. But in the end, installing the first side of the zipper was rather uneventful.

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There are five steps to complete the zipper.Now we get to the part I’ve been dreading the most… Sewing in the invisible ...
11/01/2021

There are five steps to complete the zipper.

Now we get to the part I’ve been dreading the most… Sewing in the invisible zipper.

This is something I have literally never done before. So, fingers crossed! I’m going to need to watch some invisible zipper tutorials before I tackle one myself.

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Step 10: Uh-oh. Problem. The image at step 10 shows the stitching going all the way up to the upper edge of the skirt. W...
10/22/2021

Step 10: Uh-oh. Problem. The image at step 10 shows the stitching going all the way up to the upper edge of the skirt. We seem to have another example of the instructions not matching the image. I’m going with the written instructions again. I’ll stop sewing at the upper large circle. (Spoiler alert - this was a mistake. I should have sewn all the way up).

All of the gathers look really good! I wasn’t sure what to do with the slit on the upper right side of the skirt, so I just kept sewing it with the gathers. I suspect I may have to unpick and re-adjust that part of the skirt when I put the finishing touches on the dress. 

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There are five steps to complete the skirt.To make the gathers you stitch two rows of stitches parallel to one another w...
10/22/2021

There are five steps to complete the skirt.

To make the gathers you stitch two rows of stitches parallel to one another within the 5/8" seam allowance. at the top of each skirt piece. I find it easiest to sew one row at 3/8" and the second at 1/4".

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