Saturday, November 24, 2012

12 Improv Sewing: Cowl Neck Duffle

Happy belated Thanksgiving folks! 
My belly is full and spirits high and I'm particularly excited to share with you my first Improv Sewing project, the cowl neck duffle. 
When Kelley and Rachael posted about their new sewing adventure, I had to take part. The concept is easy... get the book, Improv Sewing, every month they'll pick a project from the book, everyone does it and we all post about our creations. Easy. What I like about this sew along is seeing everyone's interpretation on the same project. 
I wasn't able to participate in the first project, the linen placemats, but when I found out the next project was the cowl neck duffle, I was rarin' to go! At first glance this project can be daunting for some, but after reading the instructions and how it's broken down, it's actually not scary at all. It was really simple... so simple that I whipped this baby up Thanksgiving morning in between baking.
No joke.
AND Lily Moon got to wear it for dinner.
How cool is that?!
I'm thinking of making one for Lala, Sophie and myself as well in between gift making...
who needs sleep anyway...
SO over rated...
HA!
*If you'd like to learn more about this sew along,  click on the button below or on my side bar.

merrily we sew along
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12 comments:

  1. love it! Thank you for contributing!

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    1. This was super fun... I can't believe how easy and quick it was to make this. Thanks for having me Kelley!

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  2. it is SO fabulous!!! thanks so much for being our fab guest :) xo

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  3. Super! The cowl neck is perfect - pretty AND functional.

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  4. That looks fantastic!I'm so glad you found it a simple and fast thing to whip up and I especially love that you made it on Thanksgiving (so did I!). xo, nicole

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    1. Thank you Nicole! This is a great book... Anything that simple, quick and functional is an A+!

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  5. Looks great! Seems a bit intimidating as I've no experience with knits.

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    1. I have love/hate relationship with knits. Some knits are much easier to work with than others and using the correct needle is important. Give it a try! :)

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  6. wow, beautiful shirt and beautiful girl! So glad you're sewing along with us, Venus!

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