tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129819364797334562024-03-14T18:24:26.343+11:00frankie & rayhandmade in Skenes Creek on the Great Ocean RoadFrankie and Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13820346481570419077noreply@blogger.comBlogger423125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212981936479733456.post-58696774857102347752021-09-01T13:26:00.001+10:002021-09-01T13:26:15.201+10:00Another Box Top sleeve hack! Add a ribbed cuff.<p style="text-align: center;"> The change of seasons always makes me look at the clothes in my wardrobe and think about what it is I no longer wear, and what I'd like to wear.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Sometimes, I add a garment, and find a gap for something to wear with that new thing.</p><p style="text-align: center;">And sometimes, it's a chance look at some fabric and notions I already have in my stash, and this sparks a thought for a possibility.</p><p style="text-align: center;">And so it was for a length of very nice plaid linen. I had been contemplating what kind of top I wanted from this fabric, but it wasn't until I happened accross a small piece of cuff ribbing I had left over from another project that I thought perhaps a cuffed short sleeve to a Box Top would be just the ticket.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnB4D1i0y-alvniwaW-PNqwB09KegDAVppvImgDVsoBwENe2r0H2uNEaPl0y6u852YNuSreiWPtss6BDrXXHFYBdX2RniM08MOB-KODtWrIuPUvKuaDhXd9es66X5mEcBPNcsZGOqGoo/s615/Rib+cuff+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="461" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnB4D1i0y-alvniwaW-PNqwB09KegDAVppvImgDVsoBwENe2r0H2uNEaPl0y6u852YNuSreiWPtss6BDrXXHFYBdX2RniM08MOB-KODtWrIuPUvKuaDhXd9es66X5mEcBPNcsZGOqGoo/s320/Rib+cuff+4.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">So, this is a super easy sleeve hack for the Box Top. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Begin by following the instructions for the cuff sleeve hack (find that <a href="http://frankieandray.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-box-top-pattern-hack-cuff-sleeve.html">HERE</a>) starting at step 1 and continue until you've finished step 4.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Now we'll add the rib to your short sleeve!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Cut the rib about 2/3 of the width of the cuff sleeve. Calculate this by dividing the width of your cuff by 3, then mulitply that by 2.</p><p style="text-align: center;">For example, if your cuff sleeve is 48cm wide, then divide by 3 = 16cm, now multiply by 2 = 32cm.</p><p style="text-align: center;">32cm becomes the length of your rib.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Now pin your rib to the cuff sleeve, right sides together.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Stretch the rib as you go to make it fit your cuff sleeve, making sure the stretch is evenly distributed.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Now, stitch the rib to the cuff sleeve, stretching out the rib as you go.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2uAOoJMV_9V4yYWZ_z2tH4Z8ujkmJ3O6Zk-KSHsDpmuJ_7C0atH9NogIKe3YrcRGKd7v4uUQczCvV0eSIdZF-Z-Gt4M0SKluJWMVhX_EVDRbsVbY87Nirfz84HTf6SEcKjTp7QSRAtw/s615/rib+cuff+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="461" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2uAOoJMV_9V4yYWZ_z2tH4Z8ujkmJ3O6Zk-KSHsDpmuJ_7C0atH9NogIKe3YrcRGKd7v4uUQczCvV0eSIdZF-Z-Gt4M0SKluJWMVhX_EVDRbsVbY87Nirfz84HTf6SEcKjTp7QSRAtw/s320/rib+cuff+1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finish the seam allowance with either an overlocker, or with a zig zag stitch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkmfgAKiwA04mT5kRlAOa-jGQK54K4mFoELIETfLqDxxHUXDp-2Y6YZ4LKuk-_oXhn2nrdrxTJsVmx4Dmxw_Tjun6cR8ToN6gnMYP3xbTlTd-Em47ZAFe1KAzQxWyo1MVT8TMFpXhG_s/s615/rib+cuff+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="461" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkmfgAKiwA04mT5kRlAOa-jGQK54K4mFoELIETfLqDxxHUXDp-2Y6YZ4LKuk-_oXhn2nrdrxTJsVmx4Dmxw_Tjun6cR8ToN6gnMYP3xbTlTd-Em47ZAFe1KAzQxWyo1MVT8TMFpXhG_s/s320/rib+cuff+3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Now sew your top front, back and sleeves together following the cuff sleeve instructions 5, 6, 7 & 8.</p><p style="text-align: center;">And that is that!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Continue with your top as per your Box Top pattern instructions, and you'll have a lovely new top to wear with all your favourite seperates.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Enjoy!<br /></p>Frankie and Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13820346481570419077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212981936479733456.post-91008417692875920992019-05-23T12:35:00.000+10:002019-05-23T13:26:23.600+10:00Box Top pattern hacks. 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I love shirts and woven fabric tops.</div>
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They're a hardworking part of my year round wardrobe, adding a layer under one of my knits, and paired with my skirts, jeans and pants. I am definitely a seperates kind of woman, that's pretty much my uniform!</div>
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Back in 2016, I made a shirt (named the Blosson Season Shirt) with three quarter sleeves finished with an elastic cuff. I loved those sleeves, and while I've toyed with the idea of bringing that design out as a stand alone pattern, I thought perhaps I could find a way to add a longer sleeve to the Box Top pattern.</div>
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With no extra pattern pieces required for the base pattern, here are the instructions to add this sleeve to your hardworking Box Top design!</div>
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If you've already tried the Cuff Sleeve pattern hack, then we follow most of the same steps for this hack, so you're already half way there in knowledge! </div>
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The first step is to cut 2 sleeve pieces to the measurements as follows - </div>
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Size xs/s - 30cm x 51cm</div>
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Size s/m - 30cm x 49cm</div>
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Size l/xl - 30cm x 48cm</div>
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You can make your sleeves longer or shorter for your personal preference, a good guide is to measure a sleeve from a garment from your wardrobe from where the sleeve joins the garment at the underarm down to the hem. In this hack, the 30cm measurement is the length from the sleeve seam to the sleeve cuff.</div>
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As we did for the <a href="http://frankieandray.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-box-top-pattern-hack-cuff-sleeve.html" target="_blank">cuff sleeve pattern hack</a>, the order of sewing construction is going to change from the pattern instructions, so we'll begin here...</div>
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1. Join your top at the shoulder seams, finish those seams together (both
seam allowances together) either with an overlocker, or with a small
zigzag stitch, and press towards the back of your top.</div>
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2. Open out your top so that it's flat on a hard surface. Now take one sleeve piece and pin (right sides together!) the to edge of your sleeve
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Stitch the sleeves to the top with a 5/8th inch (1.5cm) seam allowance.
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3. Finish these seams (both seam allowances together) either with an overlocker, or with a small zigzag stitch, and press towards the sleeve piece.</div>
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5. Using a 5/8th inch (1.5cm) seam allowance, stitch front to back (right sides together!) in one long line of stitching. Pivot at the underarm by leaving your machine needle down, lifting your machine foot, and turning your work 90 degrees to continue.</div>
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6. Now carefully clip into the corner of the seam allowance with your
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7. Now you can finish both edges of this
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8. Well done! Take a break. A cuppa and a biscuit sounds good.</div>
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9. Now we're going to finish the raw bottom edge of the sleeve. I've chosen to overlock, but you can use a small zig zag stitch. If you prefer you could turn a very scant 0.5cm narrow hem and just stitch it in place with a straight stitch.</div>
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10. Cut two pieces of elastic for your cuffs measuring 30cm each. You might prefer a little looser or a little tighter, so perhaps measure loosely around the widest part of your forearm and take that measurement as the length for cutting.</div>
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11. Now make a circle by overlapping one end of your elastic over the other by a couple of centimetres and pin to secure.</div>
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Frankie and Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13820346481570419077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212981936479733456.post-19573446051653415802019-02-03T15:10:00.000+11:002019-02-03T15:10:56.769+11:00Those pesky cap sleeves!<div style="text-align: center;">
Writing my first sewing pattern for the <a href="https://frankieandray.bigcartel.com/product/frankie-ray-box-top-sewing-pattern" target="_blank">Box Top</a> threw up a head scratching moment for me when I came to document exactly how I construct the cap sleeves for my tops.</div>
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I use the same method for all my patterns that have this sleeve as an option, a technique I adapted from a method to create a neat finish for a split hem.</div>
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It works beautifully for sleeves, with no need for a tricky, fiddly narrow hem on an armhole, and a finish that is like a self bias once it's topstitched.</div>
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I've had feedback from a few of you that you find this bit of my patterns a bit hard to follow - and so I'm really happy to try and simplify the method for you with this tutorial here!</div>
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Sometimes I get gripped with an urgent need to make something.</div>
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If you're a maker, you might recognise that feeling. </div>
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It's an itch, sometimes bought on by something that you see somewhere, in a magazine, on a blog, on instagram. It starts a train of thought that soon becomes a little obsession. For me, anyway.</div>
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My swimmers obsession began with my gorgeous friend-I've-never-met Jane (@lempobee on instagram and co-owner of @thedrapery) in a pair of newly minted self made swimmers (bathers, togs, cozzies, swimsuit - so many terms for the humble bathing costume).</div>
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I loved them, and I love following Jane along on her many sewing adventures.</div>
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She's kind of my idol for trying new things, and so far I've watched her sew bras, men's jackets, and jeans...all of these things are like the frontiers of sewing for me. Aka, I've never made them.</div>
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At this point in a hot January, seeing her magnificent pair of swimmers was enough to spark that obsession for me to try and make my own.</div>
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A good part of this desire was also because the pattern she used - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/195972519/vintage-style-one-piece-bathingsuit" target="_blank">The Abigail Swimsuit by OhhhLulu</a> - is exactly the style that I like. A low
cut boy leg, a simple cup with no insert or underwire, and a back that I
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Read on if you dare, it's a long story! </div>
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We live on the south west coast of Victoria, and we swim at the first sniff of weather warm enough to get wet. My swimmers get a thrashing. </div>
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And like many women, I've settled over the years for 'good enough'. This is something I talk about quite a bit in my </div>
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Almost the right colour, almost the right cut, if only the back didn't cut in so much, or the leg line was lower/higher/not so tight, etc etc, blah blah, blah. </div>
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So here was my swimsuit sewing carrot! Thank you Jane for being my inspiration.</div>
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And here is my swimmers sewing experience.</div>
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I purchased the pattern<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/195972519/vintage-style-one-piece-bathingsuit" target="_blank"> via Etsy</a>, and set about gathering my materials. <a href="https://thedrapery.com.au/" target="_blank">The Drapery </a>is a fabulous source of all sorts of sewing supplies for me, and they were able to supply me with stretch sewing needles for my machine, and some swimsuit elastic.</div>
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I bought some glorious Liberty print swim fabric from <a href="https://thefabricstoreonline.com/collections/liberty-art-fabrics?_=pf&pf_t_select_fibre_type=libcol%20Liberty%20Swimwear" target="_blank">The Fabric Store</a>, and some special swimsuit lining from <a href="https://theremnantwarehouse.com/fabrics/buy-swimwear-fabric-lycra-online/swimwear-lining.html" target="_blank">The Remnant Warehouse</a>. All arrived in good time, and I was raring to go.</div>
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As soon as I cut the pattern pieces, I could see straight away how I could raise the back of the swimsuit by taping the strap piece to the back piece and just cut along the top of the strap, creating a higher coverage back for my bathers.</div>
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This meant that I would need to change the order of sewing construction, which was no problem at all.</div>
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I began by constructing the cups. Being a generously endowed woman I needed to add a bit extra to the fullness of the cups. After a bit of google research, I decided that to add a half inch to the apex of each cup piece would probably give me enough room, and on first try, they appeared to be fine (more on that later).</div>
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You can see that for the half inch I added to the curve, I also added a half inch to the height.</div>
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Attaching the cups to the front of the swimsuit first, I could then go ahead and sew up the side seams, and add the elastic across the back, and up each side cup.</div>
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So far, so good. I was thrilled with how they were looking!</div>
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At this point, I thought I'd try them on for size, and quell horreur! They were miles too short for my body, and quite snug. Even with a good tug, I knew they wouldn't fit up over my bust.</div>
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Back to the drawing board.</div>
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Lucky for me, the swim fabric, and the lining, were such generous widths, I was able to cut a new pair with a little scrap to spare.</div>
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I decided to take a more thorough approach to sizing, and added 3cm to each side seam, even though my measurements originally called for extra width, I'd decided that negative ease (garment measurements smaller than my own body measurements) would be better for stretch fabric used for swimmers. Even though this should be accounted for in the pattern.<br />
I also added an extra 4 inches to the length. I based that extra on the amount the first pair were short of my underbust.</div>
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It felt like a lot, but following one of my sewing axioms of 'you can always cut extra length off, but you can't add it on' I went ahead.</div>
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Before I added the cups, I pinned the side seams of my swimmers together and (very gently!) tried them on. Length spot on, width too wide.</div>
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Easy fixed, I trimmed up the sides by about 2cm, leaving a little extra width to the orginal size extra large.</div>
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Pressing on, I completed my new swimmers with no other problems, and was thrilled to try them on to find a pretty good fit.</div>
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Except, except...I found the straps too thin to comfortably hold my generous bust as a halter neck. They really needed to be wider.</div>
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Also, my cups turned out to be a smidge small. Never a great look.</div>
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And so, the sewists best friend, the unpicker, was the only solution. Unpicking is one of those sewing jobs that is tedious at the best of times, but on two way stretch swim fabric, well, let's just say it was a chore, but I was determined to get these right!</div>
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Lucky I had enough scrap to cut an extra pair of cups and lining, and I could add another extra half an inch to the curve of each of the cup pieces - meaning my adjustment for my bust is now an extra inch on both of each cup pieces at the centre seam for a total of 2 inches each individual cup, less seam allowance.</div>
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Trying my finished suit on again, I was almost happy to call it done.</div>
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Except, except....</div>
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This time, the elastic on the inner edge of the cups was wanting to turn outward. I just knew this would bother me more than I would be able to ignore, and so I spent an evening pondering what might be causing the problem.</div>
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I looked at lots of photos on the internet of swimsuit sewing, and realised that I probably needed to put my overlocker to use to sew that elastic on. It twigged that I could overlock over the whole width of the elastic, creating a really good firm and flat finish. More (much more) tedious unpicking ensued.</div>
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I actually tried this method on the first pair to make sure it would work, and rather than let these almost finished pair go to waste, I decided to finish them completely and find a friend to give them to. Jokingly I say I'll find my Cinderella! </div>
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As an aside, if you don't have an overlocker, and you're thinking about doing lots of sewing, I can highly recommend the investment. They are kind of essential for sewing stretch fabric for best results, and provide a beautiful finish for other seams on woven fabric.</div>
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I digress...</div>
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Turning the elastic to the inside of my swimmers and finishing with a zigzag topstitch...and voila! This is the finish I was after!</div>
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I eked out some wider straps from the tiny bit of scrap left, sewed them to the cups, tried on my second pair of swimmers, and this time, they are PERFECT. The original straps went to the first pair, and so I have two finished pairs of swimmers, one for me, one for a friend.</div>
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I love them, and with a little bit of perseverance, now I know I'll never have to settle for almost good enough again. I'm already looking for more fabric for another pair.<br />
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Pattern : <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/195972519/vintage-style-one-piece-bathingsuit" target="_blank">The Abigail Swimsuit by OhhhLulu</a><br />
Fabric : <a href="https://thefabricstoreonline.com/collections/liberty-art-fabrics?_=pf&pf_t_select_fibre_type=libcol%20Liberty%20Swimwear" target="_blank">Liberty swim from The Fabric Store</a><br />
Lining : special swimwear lining from <a href="https://theremnantwarehouse.com/fabrics/buy-swimwear-fabric-lycra-online/swimwear-lining.html" target="_blank">The Remnant Warehouse</a><br />
Swimwear elastic & stretch machine needles : <a href="https://thedrapery.com.au/" target="_blank">The Drapery</a><br />
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The <a href="https://frankieandray.bigcartel.com/product/frankie-ray-box-top-sewing-pattern" target="_blank">Box Top</a> was my very first sewing pattern release, and it's still my most popular pattern.</div>
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This simple to make and easy to wear top is the perfect pattern for beginners, if you've sewn a few easy things like a tote bag, or a cushion cover, and you're feeling ready to move on to your first garment, then this is the perfect place to start!<br />
If you have the pattern already, then you might have already tried one of the pattern hacks to make a dress or peplum top, this is an extra that's super easy to do. I promise!<br />
If you'd like to buy a pattern, you can find one at one of my stockists - there's a full list to the left of this post - or buy one online <a href="https://frankieandray.bigcartel.com/product/frankie-ray-box-top-sewing-pattern" target="_blank">here</a>. Thank you! </div>
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I'll cover some of the other techniques like applying bias to the neckline in another post, but here I'll cover adding a cuff to the sleeve to give you a great tee shape. </div>
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First things first!</div>
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You'll need to cut 2 strips of fabric to make your cuffs as follows -</div>
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Size xs/s - 15cm x 51cm</div>
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Size s/m - 15cm x 49cm</div>
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Size l/xl - 15cm x 48cm</div>
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We're going to change the order of construction (sewing) from the pattern instructions, so once you have your pattern and fabric cut, and your markings transferred, we'll start sewing here...</div>
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1. Join your top at the shoulder seams, finish those seams together (both seam allowances together) either with an overlocker, or with a small zigzag stitch, and press towards the back of your top.</div>
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2. Open out your top so that it's flat on a hard surface. Now take one cuff strip and pin (right sides together!) the to edge of your sleeve turnback allowance. Repeat for the other sleeve.</div>
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4. Now press your seam allowance towards the cuff. You don't need to finish this seam because it will be enclosed in the finished cuff.</div>
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5. Pin your top front to the top back (right sides together!) up along each side seam and along each cuff sleeve. (apologies for the upside down photo, but you get the idea!)</div>
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6. Now in one line of continuous stitching, sew the side seam and the sleeve seam with a 5/8 inch (1.5cm) seam allowance, pivoting where the marking is....important note! the marking IS NOT on the 5/8 inch (1.5cm) allowance, it is placed to mark the point at which you'll pivot. To pivot is to leave the needle in the fabric, lift the sewing machine foot, and turn your fabric around before lowering the machine foot and continuing your sewing. In this case, you will turn your work at a right angle.</div>
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8. Now you can finish both edges of this seam allowance, sewing right across the gap created by that clipped corner, either with an overlocker, or with a small zigzag stitch.</div>
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11. Turn the cuff sleeve in so that it just overlaps the seam where you joined the cuff to the top, and press. You might like to put a few pins in to hold the cuff in place, but if you do this, do it from the right side of the top....the reason will be clear in the next step!</div>
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12. Turn your top to the right side out. We're going to sew that cuff in place by stitching in the ditch! This means sewing along the line of the seam that joins the cuff to the top, catching the cuff fabric in that stitching on the inside. It's a little fiddly, but go slowly, and use your fingers to feel for the fabric on the inside to make sure you're sewing through all layers. It's a really neat and fuss free finish!</div>
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13. Bravo! You've just added a cuff sleeve to your Box Top!</div>
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Frankie and Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13820346481570419077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212981936479733456.post-90047357631047130282019-01-14T13:01:00.000+11:002019-01-14T13:01:38.686+11:00Hello, how nice to see you again!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello, and welcome back, or welcome if you're a new visitor.</div>
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It's been a while since I've been here in this space, and to be honest, I'm a bit all at sea!</div>
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Where to begin?</div>
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Pick up where I left off?</div>
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Here we go friends!</div>
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Some time ago ....good grief, 2014 can you believe it?...I'd run out of puff here on this blog. I'd discovered the beautiful community of Instagram, a space I still love, and hang out in most days. A space where I've made connections and friendships I could never have imagined. It's been ace.</div>
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It had such an impact on my micro business with all the connections and the real time responses and conversations, I jumped ship here, preferring to spend time over there.</div>
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So!</div>
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With all the many changes that just happen over the course of 4 years, now I find myself shifting focus from designing and making for sale, to designing and making for pattern release.</div>
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My patterns so far have been beautifully warmly received (thank you!), and by the end of last year I started to think that perhaps this is the direction I should spend more time on.</div>
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I was needing to spend more time on bringing patterns to market, which took me away from bringing actual garments to market...and as is often the case, my days were feeling like a juggling act. I felt like I was a jack of all trades, and master of none!</div>
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And now I'd like to use this space in a complimentary way - a place to demonstrate some pattern techniques, to show off new work, to post some handy hints and tips, or however you might like suggest I use it.</div>
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I'll still be making garments for sale, I'm just going to do that as my sideline, rather than the patterns as a sideline. For all you lovely people who've bought a garment from me in the past, I really hope I'll still be able to make something you'll love to buy and wear in the future too.</div>
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January is a grand month for a little sidestep, and feels like the perfect time to be back here too.</div>
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Let's see where the year takes us.</div>
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Frankie and Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13820346481570419077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212981936479733456.post-78407953261113958812014-10-27T17:35:00.000+11:002014-10-27T17:35:26.519+11:00Moving house<div style="text-align: center;">
You might have noticed a little lack of action in this space!</div>
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Yes, the crowded world of social media has found me spending more time elsewhere.</div>
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And so, after quite a few months of sporadic posts I'm taking the plunge to move on permanently from here.</div>
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You can keep up with all my latest Frankie & Ray news over on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FrankieandRay">Facebook</a>.</div>
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Upcoming market dates can be found under the Upcoming Markets and Events page of my <a href="http://frankieandray.bigcartel.com/">online store</a>.</div>
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And, not least, you can get a little peek into all the behind the scenes work in progress and my day to day life on <a href="http://instagram.com/frankieandray">Instagram</a>.</div>
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See you over there, and thanks for stopping here along the way!</div>
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Frankie and Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13820346481570419077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212981936479733456.post-17125418641217745442014-08-07T18:29:00.003+10:002014-08-30T23:02:31.017+10:00And another....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hurrah! It's almost the weekend again, and that means another market for me.</div>
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This market is a true community fundraising effort, and has the best food, great hours, lots of things to keep the kids busy and happy, and you can come and enjoy dinner and a wine too.</div>
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I love the venue for this one, inside an historic old woolstore made modern and light.</div>
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I've been on a bit of a quilting spree, so come and see what all those Liberty scraps have become!</div>
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We were lashed by a big storm this week, putting our power out for more than a day.</div>
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At this time of year things start to slow down from the hectic pace of Summer, and my thoughts turn to patchwork.</div>
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It informs almost all of my work, and it's like play to fiddle about with different colours and patterns in all those little bits of fabric I accumulate.</div>
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My love affair with Instagram has introduced me to some amazing fabric designers and quilters.</div>
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What a community it is.</div>
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Karen is the woman behind <a href="http://www.blueberry-park.co.uk/">Blueberry Park</a> making beautiful fabrics and quilts. She's been such an inspiration for me, and gave me the little push I needed to try my hand at some patchwok a little more complicated than what I've tried before.</div>
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If you look closely you find plenty of fabrics from Melbourne based fabric designer and screen printer <a href="http://mazeandvale.bigcartel.com/">Maze & Vale.</a> They've been perfect for this quilt!</div>
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I'd love to see you at my most favourite little friendly market in town.</div>
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If you're thinking a little weekend break might be in order, then it's not too late to <a href="http://www.apollobaymusicfestival.com/">grab a ticket</a>.</div>
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Well, hello 2014. I see you've been here a while.</div>
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Apologies for the absence!</div>
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January is a jam packed month of visitors, beach, movies, and weekly markets.</div>
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I love it, how about you?</div>
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Just as well I love the chance to get out from my workroom and have a chat.</div>
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It's a progression on from the Everyday dress, via the Little Liberty shirt.</div>
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Even though we're yet to see much warm weather here in the chilly south, it's coming.</div>
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Yes. It is!</div>
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<a href="http://www.thebayandbeyondmarket.blogspot.com.au/">The Bay & Beyond Market</a> drew almost 1200 people through the doors, and we've had nothing but great feedback. So, roll on Cup Weekend 2014!</div>
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The delightful Miss Moss in Milton will be taking delivery of some little shirts just in time for Summer, which I'm certain has already arrived in sunny New South Wales. Lucky them.</div>
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It's not too late to run away to the coast for a weekend.</div>
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I love what I do.</div>
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And even more so when I have some very loyal and very lovely customers.</div>
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It really makes my job a pleasure!</div>
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Meet Anna Spurling.</div>
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Beautiful isn't she?</div>
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Anna contacted me a while ago asking me to make a dress for her to wear for a professional photo shoot. The images to be used for her new project, a wonderful blog dealing with some hard hitting and quite personal stuff, <a href="http://colourmeanna.com/">Colour me Anna</a>.</div>
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We had a wonderful collaboration on fabrics and colours, and Anna was sweet enough to put her trust in me to come up with something suitable.</div>
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I was so flattered, but I also clapped my hands with delight when Anna sent me through this picture.</div>
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It's so nice to see something I've made looking so great.</div>
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Anna, you're the best!</div>
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And a big thanks to <a href="http://cricket-studio.com.au/">Cricket Studio</a> for the fabulous photo.</div>
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Funny how making a quilt by hand seems to take forever, but then all of a sudden you reach the end, and there it is, on a bed, and looking as if it was always meant to be there.</div>
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Of course I've started another, this one a straightforward scrap quilt, only made complicated by the size of the fabric pieces. I decided on 10cm squares, sewn into blocks of 4.</div>
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I need 144 of those blocks.</div>
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I'm up to 50.</div>
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It's going to take a little while! </div>
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Especially because I'm using offcuts from my other making, so I need to collect pieces to use as I go.</div>
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But I felt the need for something else that was going to be quicker to put together.</div>
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Inspired by the free form quilting of <a href="http://www.lesliekeating.com/">Maze & Vale</a>, I raided my stash and have just finished another very quick quilt top.</div>
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There was a satisfaction in not worrying about having anything lining up, no measuring, no precision cutting.</div>
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Just a piece it as you go approach.</div>
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Quite different, but fresh and bright.</div>
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I like this one too.</div>
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My friend Sal and I have been working away for the last couple of months organising this little market for our home town of Apollo Bay.</div>
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Last year was great fun, and we had such good feedback, we thought we'd do it all again!</div>
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Now that it's getting closer, we're getting pretty excited.</div>
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And in some terrifying news, a local radio station in Colac wants to interview us. </div>
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It's got me to thinking about who and what The Bay & Beyond Market is.</div>
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Sal and I tossed this around too.</div>
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Are we craft? Are we art? Are we design?</div>
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What's in a name?</div>
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The more you think about this, the trickier it gets.</div>
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In this age, the word 'craft' seems to have picked up unfortunate associations, even though I love the connection to the Arts & Crafts movement of William Morris and his contemporaries. A movement that came about as a reaction against the mass production of the industrial age, and valued the skills and craftsmanship involved in producing something by hand. </div>
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Nothing wrong with that is there? In fact, it's possibly more relevant now than ever.</div>
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But then, what about the idea of referring to ourselves as designers? That carries a certain weight of professionalism about what we do.</div>
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What if we don't actually make every single thing by our own hand?</div>
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Are we artists too? Or artisans even?</div>
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I really hope I don't get asked to define ourselves in that interview!</div>
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Oh, and take a look at the fabulous artists/craftspeople/designers/makers that are on board this year over <a href="http://www.thebayandbeyondmarket.blogspot.com.au/">here</a>. And save the date!</div>
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Yes, it's that time again!</div>
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I'm in a mess of packing here today, but it'll all come together in time for me to travel up to Melbourne tomorrow morning, all ready for 6pm Friday.</div>
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I can't wait, I hope I'll see you there!</div>
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