Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts

Monday, August 7, 2017

Pockets around the web: Vogue 1546 dress sewing pattern

Erica Bunker's blog recently featured another sewing pattern with pockets.  The Vogue 1546, a drapey sundress, apparently has pockets that can hold an iPhone 7.   Fancy and practical!

Monday, July 17, 2017

Pockets around the web: B6178 Culottes sewing pattern

Did You Make That? recently featured a sewing pattern for culottes (which I assume could be lengthened into regular wide-legged pants if you prefer full-length pants).  She notes that the deep pockets can be stuffed full of tennis balls for one's dog (or one's self, I suppose, if you are inclined to tennis), so these sound quite promising in the pocketry department!

Monday, July 3, 2017

Pockets around the web: a pocketed fancy jumpsuit

Here's a review of a jumpsuit pattern from high fashion sewing blogger Erica Bunker. It has pockets (see the penultimate photo)!  She points out that the material needs to be very drapey, so the pockets probably can't get too weighted down, but some pockets are definitely better than none.

Monday, June 26, 2017

Pockets around the web: sewing round patch pocket tutorials

If you want to pocket-ify clothing you already have, or add something to an item you are sewing, here are two tutorials for make patch pockets.  One is for a fancy circular pocket and the other is for a more standard-shaped pocket with curved edges.

Monday, June 19, 2017

Pockets around the web: Tessuti Yuki dress (sewing pattern)

The ever-busy Did You Make That? blog has a write-up on a new dress pattern with pockets.  Part-way through the post she notes that it has a construction that prevents the side pockets from gaping open.  Intriguing!

Monday, May 15, 2017

Pockets around the web: how to add pockets to a pants pattern

While we're on pants, here's a great tutorial for adding pockets to a sewing pattern for pants that doesn't have them.  While it is specifically for the Jalie Éléonore Pull-On Jeans pattern, I think it should work for most similar sewing patterns.

Monday, April 24, 2017

Pockets around the web: Jalie's Hélène cardigan (sewing pattern review)

I used to have a Cabela's oversized cardigan (with glorious pockets) that reminded me of a knit lab coat.  So I was tickled to see this review of a sewing pattern for a cardigan that ended up as a real lab coat, with excellent looking pockets.  I bet it would look less like a lab coat in another color, if you are not actually a medical professional or lab-working type graduate student (or just want a colorful lab coat!).

Monday, March 27, 2017

Pockets around the web: Grainline Patterns Farrow Dress (sewing pattern)

The Grainline Farrow Dress caught my eye in a nice blog post with lots of views by Closet Case Patterns.  It appears to have generous pockets, though with the very loose dress structure I'm not sure how much pocket contents might distort the dress shape.  Might depend on the fabric used.  If you've made it, let me know!

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Pockets around the web: Tilly and the Buttons Zadie dress sewing pattern

I keep seeing pictures of the Zadie dress and it looks like a knit version of my favorite frankensteined pocket-dress.  The pockets look generous.  Has any pocket-reader made it?  Are the pockets as glorious as they look?

Monday, February 13, 2017

Pockets around the web: Sew Over It Heather Dress (sewing pattern)

I first saw this great knit dress with pockets, the Sew Over It Heather Dress, at Handmade Jane.  It looks really nice with promising pockets!  Several other bloggers have also reviewed it here, here, here, and here.  This person did two!  Nobody has posted exactly how big the pockets are (and I suppose you wouldn't want to overstuff them in a knit fabric anyways), but it looks like they easily fit a whole hand in, so probably good for phone, wallet, and not-too-many keys at least.

Monday, February 6, 2017

Pockets around the web: Saf-T-Pockets sewing patterns

Has anyone tried Saf-T-Pockets sewing patterns?  They advertise functional pockets so you don't have to carry a purse.  I see shirts, skirts, jackets, coats, and pants just on a quick skim over their website.  They look promising.