Lynn has been making clothes for herself, friends and family for years. She works mostly in soft furnishings and upholstery now so making clothes is a real treat, and what a treat this t-shirt is? Made from 95% Cotton 5% Elastane lightweight jersey with a fun seagull print (seagulls are not best friends in Devon but they are tolerated on a t-shirt)
Marion on her silver wedding anniversary cruise wearing her fun and easy cat print cotton jersey dress designed and made for her by the genius Dawn Hooper of Hardy and Hooper (Maidenhead).
Rachel (who is most definitely a dog person) wearing this fabulous cat print cotton & elastane french terry jersey mock wrap top. The pattern is Burda 6848 and is a tried and very much tested pattern.
Getting 100% Cotton Jersey for t-shirts is harder than it should be, then we get too many metres in one colour so Bess painted a load of this cream with flicks of a paint brush with fabric paint, and then made this T-shirt for her sister Lulu. The pattern is an ancient Vogue Elements hoody pattern V9926 (we still have an out-of-print copy if you would like one)
Miaow made these space print cotton jersey pyjamas with a little help from Granny (Jane). Hardly any help really, Mia pinned out the pattern onto the fabric, cut them out, overlocked them together and even made ‘Arfur’ the rabbit a matching nightshirt and nightcap. The only thing Jane did was hem them (which she did because they needed to be done TONIGHT and Miaow didn’t have time).
Miaow is 8. When she grows up she wants to be an astronaut.
The pattern is McCall’s M7499 (discontinued but similar things are available).
Sue had never sewn jersey before so approached this project with a little trepidation, a few days later she was showing off her skills with both the white wrap top made in cotton and elastane jersey and the maxi skirt made in multicolour digital print lightweight viscose and elastane jersey. I think it is fair to say Sue is approaching jersey with a little less trepidation now 😉
Jane B made this fresh and lovely spring green cotton jersey top with lace inset on the shoulder.
She used Butterick 6418 view D – made longer – but bound the neckline as it would not have worked simply turning a hem over. Very pleased with it! 👏
Kitcat wearing her terribly kitsch cat digital print cotton and elastane jersey long sleeved dress (made by Jane). The pattern is Burda 8455 but Jane pieced together the yoke and hem so as not to cut up the print. Kitcat is such a squinge it is cut to age 6 but lengthened in sleeve and body (Kitcat is 9!). The neck was lowered so as to go over her head and negate the need for a zip but next time the neck will be altered so it doesn’t gape.
Now all the grown-ups want one too.
She then said that she needed pink leopard print ponte jersey cardigan to complete the outfit -personally we are not so sure this is a good fashion move but what do we know in the world of 9 year old fashion? We shall leave it to you to decide. The pattern is McCall’s 6542 (age 6 with lengthened sleeves), it is bound down the front and around the neck with jersey binding.
Kitcat modelling her christmas reindeer printed cotton jersey nightie in the shop. Made by Jane, it has raglan sleeves and jersey binding around the neck. Everything was sewn on the overlocker apart from the hems and the binding. Made using Butterick 5129 (now discontinued but you can sometimes find them)
Miaow wearing her Christmas tree printed cotton jersey nightie in the shop. Made by Jane, it has raglan sleeves and jersey binding around the neck. Everything was sewn on the overlocker apart from the hems and the binding. Made using Butterick 5129 (now discontinued but you can sometimes find them)
Sol here again proudly wearing his cloud print cotton and elastane single jersey pyjamas made by mum, Pauline. Finished with 1″ Elastic on the waist and a smile
Pauline made these pyjamas for her son, Sol, out of squirrel print cotton and elastane single jersey. They are finished with 1″ elastic on the waist.
Frances made this dress for her grand-daughter to go to the school Oscar awards. It’s an easy pull on dress using McCall’s Pattern 7079 and made with a t-shirt weight cotton and elastane single jersey.
It’s a good idea to stay the shoulder seams with a bit of tape on t-shirts and dresses, you can use a seam tape, iron on a bit of stabilising interfacing or even sew in a bit of the jersey selvedge (if it is stable enough).
Bess wearing her digitally printed cotton jersey dress made using her (much repeated) panelled dress pattern-this normally has waist seams but she omitted them so as not to cut up the balloons too much. As the pattern is normally used on woven fabrics she also pinned out the little bust darts as they were unnecessary in this stretchy fabric.
This jersey is quite a heavy cotton jersey with a high percentage of elastane (6%) so it keeps its shape well and doesn’t need lining. Rather than meddling with facings (which never lie terribly well in such a stretchy jersey) Bess used jersey binding around the neck and arm holes.
All the seams were sewn in a jiffy with the overlocker, the hems and bindings were done on the machine (because it’s quicker to zigzag than drag out the flat locker).
Bess wearing her cloud printed cotton elastane jersey mini skirt, with cobalt blue double jersey raglan sleeve top. Both the top and the skirt took less than half an hour to make (each) – more time was spent waiting for the iron to heat up, or choosing which side to do the top (the reverse of that fabric is a lovely teal colour.
Bess loves things that take less than half an hour to make 🙂
Fabrics and Notions:
Cotton Elastane cloud printed jersey #2846.
Cobalt Blue/Teal double sided jersey #3193. See more jersey here
Elastic
Patterns:
Skirt: DKNY for Vogue (adapted from long skirt, pattern now discontinued)
Top: Marcy Tilton for Vogue. #8636 (collar, cuffs and hem adapted from pattern)
Turquoise and white cloud print cotton and elastane jersey hat made by Jo for teens with cancer. Have a look at her website: http://www.jashcroft.co.uk
Floral printed needlecord cotton dress with pink marl jersey, and blue twill cotton romper with contrast pockets.
Fabrics and Notions:
Ditsy floral printed needlecord cotton
Polka dot lawn (lining)
Pink marl cotton elastane jersey
Blue twill cotton
Spotty cotton
Elastic
Poppers
Piping
Rickrack trim
Bias Binding
Pattern: Ottobre magazine
Becky modelling Lucinda’s quilted cotton hooded jacket with laser cut leaf embellishments, and worsted wool shaped yoke with jersey draped skirt (made using the Julian Roberts sub-cutting method)
Fabrics and Notions:
Skirt:
Marble print viscose and elastane jersey
Chocolate brown English worsted wool
Red viscose and elastane jersey
Invisible zip
Jacket:
Dyed calico
Laser cut leaves from ultrasuade, jersey and calico
Blue viscose (lining)
Wadding
Cotton bias binding
T-shirt:
Viscose elastane jersey
Bess (the day after her wedding) wearing cartoon print jersey dress.
Fabrics and Notions:
Cartoon print cotton and elastane jersey
Elastic
Bess thought the jersey a bit lightweight for her taste so made it double (rather than lining it in a tricot which she didn’t feel was heavy enough).
Also worn at Womad for her hen party. The neckline was cut the same as her wedding dress so she wouldn’t get tan lines.
Turquoise Blue Cloud Printed Cotton Elastane Jersey
Mid Grey Marl Cotton Elastane Jersey
Red with White cloud printed Cotton Elastane Jersey
Fuchsia Pink 95% Cotton 5% Elastane mid/lightweight 230gsm Denim Jersey
Dark Indigo Blue 95% Cotton 5% Elastane mid/lightweight 230gsm Denim Jersey
Denim Blue 95% Cotton 5% Elastane mid/lightweight 230gsm Denim Jersey
Sage Green 95% Cotton 5% Elastane mid/lightweight 230gsm Denim Jersey
Denim Blue 72% Cotton 23% Polyamide 3% Elastane Jacquard French Terry medium weight Jersey
Coral Pinky Red 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
Fire Engine Red 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
Powder Light Pink 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
Anthracite Grey 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
Charcoal Grey Navy 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
Dark Navy Blue 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
Slate Grey 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
Navy Blue 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
French Navy Blue 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
Chocolate Dark Brown 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
Teal Blue 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
Tobacco Tan Brown 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
Olive Green 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
Oatmeal Creamy Beige 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
Black 96% Cotton 4% Elastane heavy T-Shirt Interlock Jersey 250gsm
Black GOTS certified 95% Organic Cotton 5% Elastane lightweight (200 GSM) single Jersey
Black, White and Red Beefeater Soldier Nutcracker print 95% Cotton 5% Elastane lightweight /T-Shirt weight Jersey
Black and Multicolour neon sign print 95% Cotton 5% Elastane lightweight / T-Shirt weight Jersey
Green and Multicolour Klimt Flower Garden inspired digital print 95% Cotton 5% Elastane 190gsm Jersey
White GOTS certified 95% Organic Cotton 5% Elastane medium weight (200 GSM) single Jersey
Navy Blue and Ecru cream daisy design 89% Cotton 10% Polyester 1% Elastane cardigan jacket bouclé textured knit Jersey
Khaki Olive Green 95% Cotton 5% Elastane lightweight Rib Jersey
Jade Green 95% Cotton 5% Elastane lightweight Rib Jersey
Navy Blue 95% Cotton 5% Elastane lightweight Rib Jersey
Burgundy Red 95% Cotton 5% Elastane lightweight Rib Jersey
Emerald / Lego Green 90% Cotton 10% Elastane lightweight T-Shirt weight Rib Jersey
Ivory 90% Cotton 10% Elastane lightweight T-Shirt weight Rib Jersey
Red 90% Cotton 10% Elastane lightweight T-Shirt weight Rib Jersey
Olive Green 90% Cotton 10% Elastane lightweight T-Shirt weight Rib Jersey
Blue and Multicolour Monet Waterlilies digital print 95% Cotton 5% Elastane 190gsm Jersey
Multicolour bright swirly psychedelic abstract digital print 95% Cotton 5% Elastane 190gsm Jersey
Navy Blue 94% Cotton 6% Elastane t-shirt weight Jersey (stretchy enough for leggings)
Black 94% Cotton 6% Elastane t-shirt weight Jersey (stretchy enough for leggings)
