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Asymmetrical Ellis sweater from Fibre Mood

There is a new Fibre Mood * released and I got to sew a great sweater from it, the Ellis sweater . The Ellis sweater is very quick sew but stands out because of the split neckband and waistband, such a fun detail! And of course the diagonal colour block is right up my alley.   Our girl picked out the fabric herself, at least the fireworks fabric. I picked out the matching fabric. The print works well with the large piece. The sweater is a bit roomy, that is because there is a size 6 and a size 8 and she doesn't fit in the size 6, but the size 8 is still a bit big on her. Well she can grow into it. At textielstad I bought a couple of multicolour threads . I felt this was the perfect project to try it out and indeed it matches the colours in the sweater very well. Fabric : Starburst French Terry from Second Star Fabric Pattern : Ellis sweater from Fibre Mood Sizing : 2 - 14 Options : just 1, the colour blocked sweater Difficulty : 1 out of 5 stars Sewing time : 1,5 hours # Fabric t...
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Jacket nr 3 for me

I love sewing jackets. It is a bit of a more complicated sew and therefore always give a satisfing feel after finishing it. I have already sewed 2 jackets last year and here is the next one: the Charlie jacket from Jalie. My first jacket was the Frida Jacket from Fibre Mood, the second is the Billie jacket (woven fabric) from Petite StitcheryThis jacket took a while to get finished. I started cutting the fabric almost a year ago. But then we moved and the fabric and pattern pieces scattered through my new sewing room. Then when I started again I had lost one of the pattern pieces (I did not cut all pattern pieces apparently) and needed to trace one pattern piece again. Then I got motivated to finish the project and I did. It is going to be great for fall when it will start to get colder, great for layering!

The fabric was hard to photograph, as from a distance you cannot tell it has stripes and the colours blend. The fabric comes from Zonen09 and are petrol and ochre combined, my two favourite colours. I already used this fabric a while ago for the bands for this sweater.
It definitely takes time to sew the jacket, especially with those welt pockets. Every time I am a bit daunted by those welt pockets, but they turn out so nice.
Again, a Jalie pattern that didn't disappoint. I did not have to alter the pattern in any way. And the bonus is that I can sew one for our daughters as well since the pattern starts at kids size 2 (european size 92) up until women's size 22 (european size 52).

Fabric: striped fabric comes from Zonen09
Pattern: Charlie jacket from Jalie
Sizing: kids sizes 2 - 13 (92-155) and women's sizes 4 - 22 (34 - 52)
Sewing time: 4,5 hours

# Fabric this week: 0 in - 1 out (Total fabric in 2020: bought 64 new fabric - used 90 fabric - 29 scrap piece - 5 gifted fabric) - in total 64 in 124 out
# Patterns in 2020: 7 in - 12 out
 
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