Nettie & Zéphyr, the new besties

Everybody’s fine ? In this Advent time, are you holding on? Here I am completely DROWNED, between the gifts to prepare, Juliet’s birthday in a few days, my advent calendar with the little ones and everything else … but hey: as Alice’s rabbit perpetually late , I procrastinate … and still sew me floral stuff. : D

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Well, on this one I have a good excuse: I really needed a new black Nettie. My very first opus didn’t fit me any more: too narrow at the shoulders, too tight at the chest. And as I wore it a lot in winter with my high waist skirts, I quickly needed a new one.

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Damn, I love this pattern so much. I swear, when you wear high waist skirts, it really changes your life: no more need to tuck in your shirts, it holds perfectly in place. I have often been told that a body is not practical in everyday life: honestly, I never saw the concern to remove and put back 3 snaps. (And Tom keeps laughing like a whale when he sees me squirming to put them in place.: D)

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In my summer version, I  modified the shoulder that I found too narrow, but I had failed to modify my sleeve head, reducing it by 2cms. This is done here, and the result, always size 10, is okay.

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This cotton jersey, of an incredible quality, was found at Agnes B sale: I had immediately seen my winter Nettie, and how I regret to have only taken 1 meter! Thick, with a nice quality of recovering, it’s really nice to wear. You will see in the next #Scraptastic post how I sewed it to its tiniest scraps ! : D

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With always this cute decolleté…

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… and small snaps to sew at the crotch.

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Conclusion : I would need it in every colors! The next ones will probably be chocolate / long sleeves and white / short sleeves. All that remains is to find the right fabric for, and concerning knit ones, it is never the simplest. Let’s skip to the skirt?

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So this one, believe me, you were close not to see it. But must I have the tenacity of a pitbull and the obstinacy of a mule! : D

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So I found this scuba at la Plaine market: I was really taken with this print, and bought 2m, thinking to make me a Zephyr dress. And then the chocolate Zephyr went through there, proving me that wearing a 100% synthetic long sleeves dress was not a glorious idea. And it is by finishing my black Nettie that I thought that these 2 would go well together: why not making a Zephyr skirt?

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I cut my pieces, sew my skirt, add my belt and oups ! I don’t fit in. Impossible to pass the skirt, even from the top! “What’s happening ???”

I ask myself, look at my pieces, trit in every direction and BIM, the explanation goes up to the brain (yes it took some time to. :D): THE RATE OF ELASTICITY! It is only 15%, and Zéphyr requires at least 30!

But it’s still a pity, I tell myself, because I can put it on, from the top, without the belt. But I’m not going to wear it like that, with an unfinished waist ? Wait… if I cut a facing and finished my skirt, would it be good ?

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And yes, it worked !The skirt was saved. 😉

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Here, you see it on the inside : nothing very complicated, just sew the fabric on the waist, and do not forget to stitch it on the seam allowances so it holds well in place.

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Here you see the skirt in size 38, sewn with 7mm seam allowances, so rather a 38.5. With the hem indicated by the pattern.

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Coldy weather right ??? Ah blogging life is still funnier in summer! : D

Conclusion : the Zéphyr skirt is without doubt the fastest garment in sewing history. Finally … when you look at your rate of elasticity! 😀 But I’m happy to have saved this one: the combo with Nettie is pretty and comfy. My teacher helped me to draft my first skirt for Christmas: I hope it will be as comfy as this one! 😉

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A good weekend girls, and great holidays to our kids ! 😉

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