Well, it’s that time of the year again! The air is getting crisp, the evenings cooler, and soon the leaves will start changing to hues of red, orange, and gold. Yes, this sounds like it’s Autumn, and it is; however, it’s also Shirtwaist September! In this video, I’m going to show you my makes for Shirtwaist September, and a few sneak peeks for some very exciting, upcoming projects. If you want to find out more, watch this video.
As I mentioned, it is Shirtwaist September. This is a yearly event, and in September. This event is hosted by Sewrena and Ashley Main Makes. You can find all of their posts over on Instagram. I have the links below.
Ashley Main Makes – https://www.instagram.com/ashleymainmakes?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
Sewrena – https://www.instagram.com/sewrena_?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
This is the first year I’ve actually been able to participate, and fortunately, my September Patreon coincided with this fun themed month. The Beverly is a shirtwaist dress and a pattern that I am madly in love with. I plan on making a few more, as this dress is perfect for transitioning seasons throughout the year. It can be made for any season, and all you need to do is change the type of sleeve you put on it, as well as the type of fabric you use. It’s perfection.
If you want to make this pattern, head over to my Patreon and become a monthly member.
The red gingham version is based on a character that Beverly Garland plays in a movie called Not of This Earth. It is a 1950s sci-fi B-movie, as well as one of my favorite movies of Beverly’s. This pattern is from the Haslam System of Dresscutting, and I have a full tutorial over on Patreon showing you how to draft the pattern, as well as giving you tips and tricks for sewing the dress up. There are two versions of the dress. The red Gingnam one has a gathered skirt. I did that because I wanted to have my initial project replicate the dress that Beverly wears in the movie. The purple dress is the full pattern from the Haslam System of Dresscutting. If you are either already a Patreon member or you become one and make this dress, please use the hashtag #thebeverlybodice. This way I can find you and share your photos.
Next up is a sneak peek of a pattern that I’ll be releasing at the beginning of October. Currently, it is out to my testers, and I just finished all of my versions of it. Or rather, the ones I’m going to make for now, as I love this vest and I do want to make a few more. I am on the hunt for glow-in-the-dark yarn so I can do a glow-in-the-dark version of the ghost; however, the only one I could find so far as the gauge doesn’t match the yarn it was originally using. This is a super fun pattern to make. You can also forgo the intarsia images and just knit this plain. It’s super fast, and knitting it is a lot of fun. So stay tuned for that, and when I release it, it will be on my Patreon as well as on my Ravelry.
I am already starting to write up my next knitting pattern. I’m hoping to have it out to testers in the next month or so. I’m also hoping to have that one ready to go for Christmas!
I’m not going to show you a sneak peek of the next item as I am working away on my October Patreon project. It is another fun B-movie theme. Just so you know, for this year’s Patreon (it runs from August to the end of July), the theme is B-movies of the late 1940s up to the early 1960s. I am a super huge fan of B movies, as I’ve mentioned several times in videos.
I have a lot more exciting things for each month over on Patreon!
Because of all the stuff I’m doing on Patreon, I have not gotten very far in my forgotten ones pile of sewing. I’m hoping to have a day or two, or I can get through that and finish some of those off. So there really isn’t much of an update about that project.
This video was short and sweet, with a few updates about what’s going on! let me know what you’ve been working on.
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