Masson Lifestyle is a lifestyle blog if you can call it that these days about diy sewing and sewing apparel.
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Yes please I’m so looking forward to the Lander pants sew along! I’ve had that pattern for 3 years and I’m absolutely terrified of it lol You are definitely giving me the confidence to give it a try ❤
Don't worry about being embarrassed about having fabrics in your atatch for over a year. I just started using a fabric I bought 3 years ago and I don't feel bad hahaha
@@sophiaz5999 Some have been there longer. It has taken me a good month of unsubscribing to fabric stores, etc NOT to look at fabric because it’s almost a past time like watching football! Love looking at prints, textures, etc. But I have some beautiful fabrics and it’s time to use them.
@@MassonLifestyle I understand. SO many fabric stores are doing sales now and my IG is more like ad after ad. I have been doing a 4:1 rule this year (use 4 fabrics from my stash and then I am permitted to buy 1) so far okay!! Lol I am only slightly over😅😅
I’m voting for V9100. That silhouette would look good on you. Love all the fabric choices. I also purchase fabric from fabric wholesale direct. Good choices and their prices are really great. Can’t wait for your sew alongs. Thank you! 👏🏼👌🏻😀
I think V9100 is it. I think it's a beautiful and classic style. And YES they have great fabric at Fabric Warehouse Direct.... can't beat those prices. I'm always looking for this fabric content for the ponte so I was very happy to see it offered and in a lot of colors.
Hello! Thanks for your videos and inspiration to us all. You will look gorgeous in your garments choices. I like both dresses patterns but I would prefer the V9100 for the Autumn prints (I love those colors 😃)
I would love a sew along for the Lander Pants! ❤I made a couple of Landers years ago with the button front. However, I just purchased the zipper front extension pack. Wide leg pants are everywhere this fall and I would like to make some new Landers.😊
Congrats on your app! So you don’t get sew-along burnout, maybe just film a few sewing sections of each pattern on your videos and then show final garment at the end. This way you can film maybe the more tricky parts for your viewers but not be bogged down by filming entire make. Love both dress patterns you showed. Guess I’d choose the one on the right-with full skirt.
As a lady with a larger bust, D cup for sewing, and someone who’s made the Donny and shirts with darts(but not the specific shirt in the video), I would say that a dart gives a better fit. Having said that, the Donny, designed for a B cup, did fit ok with not too much of an extra rise at the front. Would love a sewalong!
I found that when I made it for my daughter the front hem was really lifting, so for sure I will have to do a FBA for her if I make the Donny Shirt for her. I'm always surprised why these designers are not releasing patterns with different cup sizes. I get it, it's more work but not everyone is the same bust size, or at least tell me where the bust point is at so I can take it from there. Question for you because I haven't been able to find it, do you know of a short sleeve t-shirt pattern without a dart for a D cup.
@@MassonLifestyle I’ve not come across one either. I use the Helen’s Closet Gilbert now. The dart is perfect for me, although a little high. Ive just accepted that a dart is necessary for me! I’d love to know too!
Hello and thanks for sharing your video I enjoyed your video. It looks like it's been about 2 years? I love the material you are using for the dress!! My I asked where you purchase materials?
I'm fairly certain the pink fabric with the flowers has to be a polyester or a mix of polyester and something else.... same with the one with the fuchsia and black/white flowers. Everything else is cotton. There was no labels on the bolts... sucks but that is the gamble you take when shopping for fabric in another country. I'm ok with that. The most pricey fabrics were the Liberty Fabrics.
Thanks for sharing your pictures and those gorgeous fabrics. Love that bag you are going to make. I quite like that lining fabric you selected because the white background inside the bag will be more reflective when searching for items that inevitably fall to the bottom. Bag might be perfect for next year’s vacation 😊.
Alex, you have been missed, but I am so happy you got to Spain. Oh, the beautiful fabrics you brought back I can not wait to see the fabrics made up. Alex, I love the red coat pattern with the pocket detail.
Your fabrics are absolutely beautiful! I look forward to seeing your sew alongs. They are so helpful! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I bought more fabric this summer because the prices were so good. So now I have a stash for next Spring and Summer. I went through my current stash and donated fabric to charity to make room for my Fall and Winter purchases. Thanks again for your videos. You are easy to understand and I can follow your instructions so well.
All lovely fabric. Enjoy your back to school cocktail party 🎉. Can’t wait to see you make the bag , red coat and fuchsia skirt. That pink fabric at the opening of the video is so nice. Glad you had fun in Spain.
Oooo, looks good! I love the prints you got. FWIW, 40 to 42 degC is equivalent to 105 to 108 degF approx! Good luck keeping the kids alive until school starts!
Yip it was that hot! I got the picture of the temperature to prove it. Dressed mostly in cottons, linens and got on board with the Spanish ladies and got myself a handheld fan ... and just sucked it up. I had a great time!
Thank you so much! I’m not a beginner, but I was always lucky with a good pattern, and I couldn’t figure out what’s wrong with the neck band on my own! Next time I’ll probably make something with a pattern that you already posted here😆
This was a handy video as when I bought the patter the directions were missing from the envelope on the v-neck. I just wish you showed more of the tutorial on sewing the v-neck. Mine is not right and I followed your directions. My v-neck is sticking out on the front ov the v. The ends of is are.
Something for the future, if the instructions are not included you can always reach out to Simplicity.com and they will send them to you. Tell me more where you need help. For this V neck I folded one on top of each other. It's the quickest way to do it. For the usual way (as shown in the instructions) you sew the neckband on a V and clip the seam allowance close to the point on the V, then cut the front into an inverted V into the dress, for someone who doesn't sew a lot it can be tricky but perhaps I should do one video with it and really take my time on this so you feel confident to tackle this on your own next time.
@@MassonLifestyle right at the v part I don't understand how to overlap with the fold. my rough end are sticking out. i can;t find another video like this to figure out how to fix it.
Hi. Thanks for tutorial. I noticed that step 20 is where instructions for view C and D start. It has you sew contrast bodice back and front pieces 8 and 9 together first (as self facing) Did you purposely miss out this step? I think someone already mentioned about interfacing, this (extra pieces 8 and 9) is what is marked on pattern layout as interfacing. Thanks.
Thank you for making this video. I have this pattern and I will start sewing this shirt tomorrow. Thank you for all your hard work to teach new sewers (?)... like me. Update: I made this blouse, and It is lovely. I had to sacrifie a little on the sleeves, those are massive and they take up a lot of fabric. I am now sewing this pattern again in a different color, this time I will have to sacrifice the neck ribbon, I'm going to have to find a way to make it smaller. But this is such a good pattern that it is worth it.
What a bummer and two years later and they haven't fixed it! The good news is that it's one of those things that you can shorten or lengthen. If I were you (now that I've gone thru it) don't cut that pattern piece until you need it! IF You have some time, reach out to the folks at Simplicity.com to see if they can send you the correct pattern piece. They do reply and will send it to you!
I've been trying to resist buying patterns because I have so many I haven't used yet, but you're making it hard with this batch - I love them all! Nice fabrics, too, and easy summer sewing is the best!
@@MassonLifestyle 🤣!!! Yeah, me, too - it works best when I don't go in a store or look online! But I'm not going to give up watching videos and a lot of vloggers like yourself are trying to sew their stash so I have company 😀!
Enjoyed your video very much! I have been using the Burda 7136 , my favourite shirt pattern for years , have made at least a dozen versions. Careful measuring of myself and comparing to the pattern and it always works out well. Have fun!
