Introducing the JENNY!!!!!

 We are SO very excited to introduce you to our newest pattern, together with the wonderful Jennifer Paganelli, the JENNY! This pattern is available in our Etsy shop as well at the Sisboom website.

The Jenny is named after a long time tester and friend and Sisboom collector, Jenny! Here is a picture of Jenny in the Jenny dress she sewed:

This dress has plenty of options! Flutter sleeves, cap sleeves, ruffled neckline, modest neckline, regular neckline AND all the different lengths you could want! And you can cut your cup size as well, similar to our Lucy pattern. The waistband has options for cutting as well on the width so you can get a closer or looser fit and a longer or shorter waistband height as well!

This pattern went through thorough testing to get the sizing and fit just right for all the sizes (xs- 3xl).

Here are a few of the tester pictures for you to enjoy and be able to see the dress in many of the size ranges:

As you can see this amazing dress pattern can be fancy or casual or somewhere in between! So pick up a copy today or as soon as you can! We hope you enjoy the pattern and please feel free to join us in the LAB on Facebook! We would love to have you join in the chit chat and share a picture of your Jenny dress! 

A Tutorial for Adding a Hi-Lo Hemline to the Shana!

(and the added bonus of how I did the sleeves)

Hello there sewing peoples! Jeanine here again and this time I want to show you a very quick and easy how to for getting your Shana to have a hi-lo hemline!  I ADORE hi-lo hemlines! This is likely largely due to the fact that since becoming a mom my "style" includes a lot of tights and jeggings and skinny jeans, especially as the weather gets cooler and the Shana is one of my favourite shirt patterns because of the unique collar and relaxed fit. So here I combine two things I adore! 

I cut my front pattern piece at the 27" length line (no picture). For the back I drew a line starting at the 27" line on the non fold side of the pattern piece and gently angled it down. How far down you go depends on how much of a hi-lo you are wanting to do. I went down to the 33" cutting line and find it perfect for covering the bum without looking all that extreme. Business in the front and party in the back! 

(as you can see I played with the where I wanted to cut my hemline a few times before deciding) 

For the sleeves I simple added the "bell" pattern piece to the sleeve pattern piece and folded it in line with the top of the sleeve top piece and I cut at the longest cutting line. 

Here is a back shot showing the hemline in the back, pretty isn't it?! 

The fabric is Sisboom Lucky Girl, Marcella for the main print, and the diamonds are from the Madison from the sisboom Happy Land line.

and a side view

What do you think of the hi-lo hemline?  Any little pattern change tutorials you would like to see here on the blog? Do you prefer chocolate or vanilla ice cream?

A FLASH SALE!!!

Today is a great day to get a start on the patterns you need for your winter and holiday sewing!

Happy first Friday of November!!! Today until midnight tonight (11/1/2013) The Etsy shop is 40% off with the code FIRSTFRIDAY

https://www.etsy.com/shop/scientificseamstress

Which patterns will you be picking up?

(This picture collage is just a FEW of our patterns we have in SHOP! So be sure to have a good luck before this amazing sale ends!)

ps. Feel free to share this post with your friends so they can get in on the sale as well :)

Dresses are All the Raglan Rage! (A Tutorial for our Raglan Pattern!)

Hey all! Jeanine here again and this time with a super simple modification to girly up the all the rage raglan pattern! This pattern is a classic, with many options for length of the bottom hem and the sleeves, hood or neckband, and even has dolly sized patterns included for your 15" or 18" dolls :) 

For this tutorial we will just be working with the two main pieces for your front and back and the two ruffle pieces (which I will be telling you about). Everything else will be sewn as per the pattern. 

To start cut all your pattern pieces out. Now you will take your front/back piece and cut a ruffle strip that is twice the width of the front/back piece (as seen below). How long you choose to make your ruffle is up to you if you want it to be tunic length or dress length.

Now set your machine to the longest stitch length and do NOT back stitch, make sure you get a good tail end to start your sewing off as well.

and stitch along the top of each ruffle strip. I serged the edges first since I am sewing with a waffle knit and it is a little unstable and I was concerned about fraying.

Next you will gather each ruffle piece to the the width of the front/back pieces.

Then pin each ruffle to the bottom edge of the front and back pieces and stitch using your knit fabric stitch (shown below) or serger (or zigzag if you do not have either of those).

after the ruffle is sewn on flip the ruffle down and then I like to top stitch. 

Now your ruffle is attached on both the front and back pieces and you just continue to sew the pattern as directed! Nice an easy but oh so cute!

The waffle knit is a bit heavy and stretchy by the way, so, if you use it be warned that your fit will be a bit looser than if you use a more T-shirt like fabric.

and one last picture to show the hood option! I LOVE hoods in the fall (and I prefer putting a hood in to dealing with neck binding. shhhhhh... that can be our little secret)

And that is how I changed up the All the Rage Raglan! How about you? Have you made the pattern? Tried modifying it? Love bow fabric? Tell me all about it! And please join us on facebook in our Lab group!