After completing my Pandaren Monk pants, I began making the vest to go with it. I used KwikSew 3869, and after many hours of ironing, tracing, cutting, pinning, cutting, pinning, and sewing, I’m the proud owner of a nicely fitted vest that fits!
I struggled with the pattern again – mainly the pinning pieces together to sew them step. I eventually figured it out and after pressing the seams on the half finished vest, I started the lighter coloured trim.
After I’d cut out the armhole and collar pieces given by the pattern, I used some old binder paper to draft my own bit for the trim on the front.
I’ve been sewing less than a week, and already I’ve needed to, and more incredulously – successfully – drafted my own bit for a costume! I’m sure that sewing pros everywhere will cringe at my archaic, sad, attempt, but it worked for me! I measured the width of the armhole trim pieces given by the pattern, and after laying out and taping the paper, drew a line of equal width on the binder paper. I then cut the paper, pinned it to the trim fabric, and cut it exactly like I cut the tissue pattern pieces.
Once each trim piece was cut out, I measured 1/4” hems on all pieces (‘cause raw seams are gross), and pressed them to set the fold, making it easier to pin.
When all the pieces were pressed, I pinned each piece to the corresponding vest area, making sure that ¼” of trim was visible.
This took me far longer than I’m willing to admit, and is the reason that I haven’t had this post finished sooner. I was hoping to finish the vest last night, but ensuring a ¼” trim turned out to be far more tedious and time consuming than I’d anticipated.
A quick pressing with my iron ensured that the trim was nicely set, and I was ready to sew the trim to the vest!
Hodor and I moved slowly, but surely, and here are the results!
Any seamstresses/tailors who can share some “sewing newbie” info?
Other sewing newcomers? What was your first project?
It Takes A Village To Cosplay!
Earla Alara
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