Tag: Fibremood

  • ROSALIE

    ROSALIE

    I don’t know if it’s the same for you, but the weeks before holidays are always quite chaotic for me ! Emergencies at work to be handled in the absence of colleagues already on vacation, travel planning, preparing suitcases… and I have very little time left to sew ! but since I can’t do without it, I rather look for super fast patterns to make like Rosalie from Fibremood !

    .: The pattern

    Rosalie is a wide, unlined pattern with a V-neck and ruffled sleeves. The skirt attachment, below the bust, is slightly gathered. 

    .: The fabric

    For the body I used a medium thickness cotton (200g/m2), cream color decorated with thin and elegant lurex stripes. It has good hold and opacity. This fabric was included in Joli Lab’s June kit but it can be purchased separately. For the sleeves I used a one-meter remnant of Japanese cotton that had been offered to me at the Paris Creation Salon held in October 2021. 

    .: The size

    The available sizes range from XS to XXXL. I opted for size S but if you don’t like the cut too loose opt for a size smaller than your usual!

    .: The modifications

    Absolutely none !

    .: The difficulties

    Super simple, in a couple of hours the dress is ready! The fabric is super easy to sew, and you can wear it from the head without the need for either zippers or buttons. It is an ideal pattern for beginners.

    .: The cost

    As I said, the fabric was included in a monthly kit that I buy from time to time, but you can also find it by meters at a metre price of €9.95 EUR. I would say I needed less than two meters. For the sleeves, the fabric was free :-). I purchased the paper pattern at Veritas.

    Let’s say that with less than 20 EUR I made myself a nice little dress !

    .: Would I make it again?

    Yes yes I would remake it in black sangallo lace !

    🍎 See you soon ! 🍎

  • MINDY

    MINDY

    My, how time flies! I realized that I hadn’t written anything for a few months… it will be summer, you will say, the desire to enjoy the good weather and go out as much as possible… but this year, Luxembourg has been living up to its reputation… bad weather is quite natural ⛈️!       

    But let’s be positive! The cold allowed me to discover a new passion! Do you guess? 🙂

    Don’t worry, I’ll tell you about it shortly!

    First I want to tell you about a couple of models that I sewed recently and that I LOVE! The first is the Mindy dress by Fibremood in a super burgundy flowery poplin, by Charlie Coud.  

    The model features a gorgeous square neckline. The realization of the straight cut gave me a little trouble.

    You have to raise the presser foot and snip into to the seam allowance of the sleeve + neck trim until just before the needle.

    Turn the garment, lower the presser foot down again and now stitch the slanted edge together, with the notches matching.

    The cut is essential to ensure a good square and I am always afraid to cut too much!!!!!

    At the level of sleeves I opted for the balloon version with elastic.

    In case the puffy sleeves were not of your taste, you can opt for a butterfly sleeve.

    The dress closes with an invisible side zipper of 20 cm. I chose a zipper that I had bought from Atelier Brunette that I had available 60 cm long and that I cut to adapt the length. As for the size I cut everything to my usual size but if I had to do it again I would add a couple of centimeters in length to be able to wear it at the office.

    What do you think?

    🍎 See you soon! 🍎