Weihnachtskleid-Sew-Along 2016-1 Rückblick und Pläne

Meine Lieben,
My dears,

schon wieder naht Weihnachten. Dodo und Yvonet helfen uns mit dem Weihnachtskleid-Sew-Along 2016, rechtzeitig mit den Überlegungen zur passenden Garderobe anzufangen und werden uns auf dem MeMadeMittwoch-Blog begleiten, damit das Erträumte auch fertig wird.

Christmas is coming. Dodo and Yvonet are hosting our German WKSA (Christmas-Dress-Sew-Along) 2016 at MeMadeMittwoch. Today's topic is inspiration and retrospect.

Teil 1: Montag 14.11.2016- Inspiration und Rückblicke auf die Weihnachtsoutfits 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
- Perfekt, ich weiß genau was ich nähen will und es ist schon alles da. Schnitt, Stoff, Zubehör.
- Oh weh, ich habe noch keine Ahnung und verlasse mich mal auf die Inspiration der Anderen.
- Ich weiß genau welcher Schnitt, aber keine Ahnung was für ein Stoff passt.
- Stoff ist da, aber welchen Schnitt solch ich nur nehmen?

Meine Weihnachtskleider bisher:
My christmas dresses 2011-2016:

2011

Mein erstes selbstgenähtes, gefüttertes Kleid war das Paris-Kleid, Burda Style 128-082009 "Pariser Chic", das ich für Weihnachten genäht hatte. Ich ziehe es immer noch gerne an, weil ich mich darin sehr gut angezogen fühle und es kuschelig warm ist.

The Paris Dress, Burda Style 128-082009 "Pariser Chic" was my first selfmade dress, I even made a lining. I would wear it now and then, because it is quite cozy and I feel well dressed wearing it.

Schnitt/Pattern: Burda Style 128-082009 "Pariser Chic"Größe/Size: 36-38-40/42

Stoff/Fabric: woolen blend, elastic lining, invizible zip.

  

Mein Rückblick aus dem letzten Jahr für 2012-2014:

2012

 

Das Weihnachtskleid aus meinem ersten Nähjahr fand meine ganze Familie toll, einschließlich meiner großen Töchter.

First year when I began to sew my clothes, I made me a very christmassy dress. My family inclusiv my daughters loved this one.

 

Pattern/Schnitt: Burda Style 121-112012 (gibt es als DL)

Size/Größe: 36

Fabric/Stoff: woolen gabardine

 

2013

 

Hier hatte ich die Indie Schnitte entdeckt. Das Dakota Kleid ziehe ich regelmäßig an, allerdings ist der Romanit in der Länge ziemlich eingegangen.

 

That year, I had discovered indie patterns. The Dakota Dress is still worn regularly although the fabric has shortened.

Pattern: Dakota Dress, Named Clothing, PDF

Size: 38 bust-38 waist- 40 hip.

Fabric: ponte di roma knit, bought at Garçonne, Freiburg.

2014

 

Nach Claudias Vorschlag im letzten Jahr (2014), zu Weihnachten etwas Luxuriöses zu nähen, nähte ich ein Downton Abbey inspiriertes Zwanziger Jahre Kleid aus einem hochwertigen und teureren fließenden Wollstoff. Ich hatte vor, es Heiligabend und zu Theaterbesuchen anzuziehen, aber es hat sich als äußerst vielseitig entpuppt und ist ideal für Essenseinladungen und ähnliche Gelegenheiten, da es bequem zu tragen ist und ich den Stoff mit dem schönen Print sehr liebe.

 

After Claudia's suggestion last year (2014) to make a luxurious dress for Christmas, I made me a Downton Abbey's twenties inspired dress out of a precious and pricey fabric. My thought was to wear it at Christmas eve and for theatre visits. But it is a surprising good dress to wear for dinner invitations or other occasions, too, because it is very comfortable and cosy with a lovely print.

 

Pattern/Schnitt: Robe Viviane von RDC (République du Chiffon)
Size/Größe: 38
Fabric/Stoff: floaty woolen flower print. Silk tafetta.

2015

 

letztes Jahr nähte ich mir die Robe Cardamome, Deer+Doe. Der Stoff ist sehr angenehm zu tragen. Ich liebe das Kleid dennoch nicht so sehr, ohne zu wissen, warum.

Last year's christmas Dress was the Robe Cardamome, Deer+Doe. The fabric is very comfortable to wear, but why the dress is not my favorite, I don't know.

Pattern, Schnitt: Robe Cardamome, Deer+Doe

Size/Größe:        38 bust-40 waist-42 hip

Fabric/Stoff:      burgundy/black vichy by Deer+Doe

 

Für dieses Jahr wünsche ich mir ein bequemes, fließendes Kleid wie das von 2014. Ich war erstaunt, wie gerne ich es anziehe. In einer weniger auffälligen Version werde ich es dann hoffentlich häufig weiter tragen.

 

This year, I would like to make a floaty dress, similar to the Robe Vivianne of 2014. I was so surprized as how much I like to wear that dress. In a more reluctant version, it will hopefully see a lot of wear.

 

Ich bin gespannt, was die anderen alle planen!

 

Now I am curious about the other's plans!

 

SaSa

 

 

 

Wenona dress, Named Clothing: fail?

Dear sewing friends,

When visiting my daughter last year, I had bought some lovely Liberty Tana Lawn. 

After some hesitation, the lovely Wenona dress versions by Megan, Yoshimi and Claudia inspired me to make one, too.

I printed a bunch of the technical drawing to find the best arrangement of the two fabrics for the details.

I chose one size smaller than according to my measurements because every sewist had outlined  a big outcome.

When cutting out, I was quite careful to be accurate with the print.

I finished all seams with french seams.

I snipped the seam allowance to turn it under two times to hem the sleeve slits.

When I finished my dress in july, weather was too hot to wear it. Furthermore, I realised that the print bothered me a bit.

In the first week of Oktober, we had our great sewing bee "AnNäherung Süd" at Würzburg with about fourty lovely women sewing and chattering together. I was very pleased sharing a room with Julia Sewionista, IsaLaBella and Almut of La Couseuse, we had such a great time!

I asked for help how to put an outfit with the dress. This was the only time I wore it. I suppose that I will have to shorten it. It looks too much like an apron dress. What do you think? I appreciate honest opinions!

Pattern: Wenona dress, Named Clothing

Fabric: Liberty Tana Lawn Ruby Templar E and Anderson C

Size: 36

Alterations: One size smaller than my measurements.

Lovely Wenona dresses made by:

Megan "Meggipeg"

Yoshimi "The flying squirrel"

Claudia "Bunte Kleider"

Now it is time to hop over to German MeMadeMittwoch. Have a nice time looking at all those memades,

SaSa

Camden Cape, Seamwork,

My dear sewing friends,

Last fall, at the factory outlet of Tandem (Bühl), I had bought enough woolen double fabric to make two capes, one for my daughter and one for myself.

My Cypress Cape was finished at the end of winter and worn until the first warm days, it's so cozy.

When my daughter was at home, she chose the Camden Cape pattern by Seamwork.

I immediately cut the pieces and began to sew. The fabric being double, a cozy feltlike wool blend at the outside and a knit at the inside, I chose omitting the lining and making the same finish as for my own cape. I changed the center inserting a twoway zip with an underlaid band.
Having sewn the last vertical seam, I realised that I had closed the armslits, too!

I had to wait for daylight to unpick the seams and those of the flat-felled-like finish (where I had graded the seam allowances already).

This was made later on but then- warm days were coming, I was unsure how to finish the slits and I had to draw a back facing...

So it stayed as an unfinished object until the end of september when I would visit my daughter.

I finished the armslits with two interfaced fabric strips each which I first closed to the size of the slit, sewed them right sides facing the cape, graded the seams, turned them and topstitched them in place. Same procedure with the neckfacing, which I drew overlapping the cape pieces at the seamlines. I graded the fabric to the topstiches.

My daughter loves her cape and wore it all the evenings.

Pattern: Camden Cape, Seamwork

Fabric: double fabric feltlike/knit

Alterations: twoway zip with underlaid band

                     omitted the lining; added neckfacing and slitfacing

Do you want to have a look at the other hundred of German sewists who are meeting Susanne at MeMadeMittwoch?

Next weekend about 40 sewists will meet at Würzburg for the southern german sewing bee AnNäherung_Süd 2016. I am quite excited to meet them!
SaSa