Have you joined in with The Cocktail Hour yet?
It’s a fun opportunity for sewists to come together
and ‘sip and sew’! We’re thrilled to have Rachel
and Kate from The Fold Line to share all the
news from the fun blogger tour. So, who’s been
sewing some DIY glamour this month?
SEW ALONG
The cocktail hour
Follow the fabulous
blogger tour, chat with
your favourite sewists and
see pattern reviews at
http://www.thefoldline.com/blogKaren Ball
Did You Make That?
Karen decided to make Vogue 1537, which
includes a dress as well as a full-length coat
with princess seams at the front and back
with deep patch pockets and button-up
front. Karen chose to make the coat, which
for anyone who has made a coat before, will
know it's not a quick process! She spent
three weeks making her coat and liked the
Jackie Kennedy style it has.The fabric pieces need to be interfaced
and in addition to this Karen also used a
number of other techniques to make the
coat, including prick stitching the collar and
pockets plus adding shoulder pads, sleeve
head rolls and a back stay. You can fi nd tips
for all these techniques on her blog. All
the eff ort, including the fi ve hours of hand
stitching, was worth it because the coat is
brilliant and has a great fi t. It would easily
take you from the offi ce to a night out.
http://www.didyoumakethat.
com/2017/09/01/the-cocktail-hour-
sewalong-v1537Abigail Norton
Sew Abigail
Abigail chose to make Vogue 1471, which is a
lined lace dress with fi tted bodice and plunging
V neck. The dress also has a hem ruffl e and
exposed zipper. Abigail hadn't sewn with lace
before but wanted to challenge herself with this
make. She followed the instructions closely and
didn't make any changes to the pattern.After struggling to fi nd some lace that was
wide enough, as most is designed for lingerie,
she chose this gorgeous red scallop-edged lace.
There are quite a few pattern pieces with this
dress because of the multiple layers so it isn't
a quick make but, as we can see from Abigail's
amazing dress, it is so worth the eff ort! She
looks stunning and what a cocktail dress this is!
http://www.sewabigail.co.uk/2017/
08/18/painting-the-town-
red-2017-cocktail-hourI
n March, The McCall
Pattern Company in the
UK chose 20 of its most
popular Vogue patterns perfect
for wearing while sipping
cocktails. A contribution
from every pattern sold in
the inspirational edit will
go towards supporting The
Eve Appeal charity. Find out
how to take part, plus read
all about upcoming events at
http://www.sewdirect.comABOUT
THE COCKTAIL
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