Lutterloh Mens Pants continued

Muslin assembly and Fitting

The pockets and the pocket pieces on the Lutterloh pattern need to be checked and adjusted if they do not match. I made a couple of adjustments so the curve on the pants and the curve on the pocket lining matched.

The pockets came out nicely and I under stitched the lining then top stitched the edge. 

I was asked on Facebook if the Lutterloh patterns require many adjustments. In this case no.  I made an initial waist adjustment to match Son#1's waist measurement. The only other adjustment necessary was in the seat where Mr. Skinny Britches was not as generous as the pattern. 

This alteration definitely needed to be made at the CB seam and not the side seams. When I pinched out the side seams the pant legs developed creases whereas when the excess was pinched out at the seat all the fit remained true. 

The pants are currently basted together and will be disassembled in order to do the fly. I use the method in Threads 75. Note: in the method there is no separate waistband so I added the necessary amount to the pants pattern when I cut out the pieces. 

Lutterloh pants - mens

I have a love hate relationship with Lutterloh. Sometimes they are brilliant and other times -not so much. Last year I made a pair of white linen pants for son #2. They came out great with very little tweaking despite him being heavy and carrying quite a bit of weight in his belly.  Working with the white fabric was like making a wedding dress. I had to clean every surface, wash my hands every 15 minutes and be very careful with the tailors chalk. 

Son #1 put in a request for pants with a little stretch.  I picked up some great clearance pant fabric with some stretch. I am doing more sewing for my kids now then when they were little. I am not using the same Lutterloh pants pattern I used for son #2. This one is narrower, no front darts or pleats with a jeans style pocket. 

With Lutterloh you start with a tiny pattern that you enlarge using their special tape measure. 

For pants you use the hip measurement in centimeters and put a push pin in the corresponding hole. The pin then goes In the center of the cross mark on the little pattern picture. Then rotate the measure marking the pattern paper at the numbers (length on the measure) given on the pattern. 

You end up with a pattern of the correct size. I always double check the waist because sometimes it ends up too small. 

This is the muslin. If I don't have to mess with it too much it should be wearable. I'll baste it up for a fitting. 

Yoga mat bag continued

One side

Other side with namaste
pocket (fastens with Velcro)

Lining with pockets. One is pleated for extra room

The base is created by seeding a gold at the bottom edge

To keep the bag simple there are no fastenings. The top 2" are not stitched to the straps do that they fall inward over the contents. 

Just right for your mat, a towel and keys. 

Yoga mat bag

I made one for my son's girlfriend for Christmas. I sort of made it up at I went. A mat is 24" wide. The roll is 4" across and high. So my rectangle is 29" wide and 24" high (4" bottom and 10" up each side) 

Then I mark out 4centets for embroidery. 8" in from the side and 6" from each top edge. 

Here we go yoga beagle!

Sewing mojo gone. Just like that!

I was planning my sewing projects for the next few months. These would be clothes for me. Then my mojo just went poof. 

Fortunately sewing for Sasha Dolls is still fun. I promised myself that I'd get one new outfit a week into my Etsy shop and mojo or no mojo I am sticking to it. 

This outfit was launched last week. 

This cute pinafore I launched today. Ruffles courtesy of my ancient ruffler foot. 

The ensemble is completed with a polylycra tshirt and panties.