Kosice top & dress (Itch to Stitch). New binding technique, french seams & raglan sleeves.
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- I am sharing the Kosice top and dress (Itch to Stitch) and I actually made a top and a dress! This pattern has very unique design features and sewing techniques I enjoyed a great deal. There is an abundance of sewing footage to enjoy today!
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My specifics:
* 12 (C cup size) bust and waist blended to 14 hips for both top and dress.
* Lowered side bust dart by 1” (Typical adjustment for me on 99% of patterns)
* For the top: Added 1” at bodice length to account for drafted height difference (Drafted for 5ft6”, I am 5ft8”). Gathered sleeve hem option. Mistery linen look.
* For the dress: Overlapped (Shortened) 3” on the skirt shorten/lengthen line to have the dress be at the knee. Short flared sleeve option. NO hems! Win, the scallops speak for themselves 😊. Embroidered cotton.
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Up close and SEW personal includes:
*Fit adjustments
*Pattern pieces
*Neckline binding
*French seams
*Raglan sleeve elasticized shoulders
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The Look-book features:
*Self-drafted basic pencil skirt in green crepe. Fully lined. Video here at minute 17:00
• How to line a skirt. ...
*RTW jeans
*RTW belt
*Shoes 😊
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DISCLAIMER: As a pattern tester I had access to the pattern without cost in exchange for sewing a fit muslin and providing feedback on fit and instructions, all within a fixed time frame. I purchased my fabric locally.
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I love this! I love it even more as it doesn't need an ovetlocker. French seams are my new obsession. Stay safe.
I also love them :)
WOW! Both of these garments look wonderful! I love the embroidered dress.
Thank you so much 😊
Both of the garments are beautiful! I think I like the dress best because of how you used the fabric on the hem of the sleeves and hem of the skirt! What a great idea!
The dress was spur of the moment and I’m extremely happy with it. Thanks for watching 😊.
How did I miss this pattern??
Your makes are beautiful!!!
That embroidered fabric is fabulous!!
I love the Kosice. I made one for my mum too.
Love you dress ! Thank you for all the Up close and sew personal portions.
You are very welcome. Thank you so much 😊
So beautiful Karina! I want to make everything you show us! You are very inspiring! 🌟
Thank you so much 😊. I recently made my mum this top and it’s amazing.
Love that dress! The green tropical fabric is gorgeous! I want to see your fabric stash!
The stash is a mess and to show it, I’d have to tidy 🤪
Your French seams are beautiful!That shoulder elastic is very clever. And the neckline is perfect! Win win for that gorgeous dress!
Thank you so much 😊. This was a great project.
Hoooo ! So nice ! I think I gonna "click" 😉. I will travel in Africa next month and I can't bring my surger with me in the plane. But I have a sewing machine in my home in Senegal so.... May be after the beach I could sew a top or a dress to go to the restaurant 😀. Thank you Karina 👍
Me too! I plan to make these in the summer when I don’t have a serger. Make them for the whole family 😂.
@@LiftingPinsandNeedles 😂 Me, I can't do it for the whole family. Families are too big in Africa 😂
Every time I think that Kennis couldn't come up with any new patterns, she does! And your vlog helped me decide to buy it. I really love your new Kosice top and dress!!
She surprises me too! Always beautiful. Thanks for watching 😊.
Love both of these makes! That dress fabric was meant to be!😍
Thank you so much 😊. It sure was!
Thank you for your tutorial and sharing your lovely garments!
I've learned quite a lot from watching your makes. Very lovely fabric choices.
Thank you so much 😊
Perfection. I think I want to try this one too, thanks for sharing. It's nice to see a new technique demonstrated. I like your hack idea too.
I can’t wait to make the hack but I’m so cold now i can’t think of my bare shoulders 😂. I froze for the photos here 🥶. Thanks for watching 😊.
Lovely top and dress. Thank you for the sewing tips on French seams for the curves in the sleeves.
It’s a little trick that helps :)
Fun too 😃
Love your new top and dress! The birds crack me up. Thank you for another informative vlog!
The birds are insane! But cute. Thanks for watching 😊.
Very inspiring for both the top and dress
Thank you so much 😊
Karina, the top is finished as beautifully on the inside as the outside! Love the fabric. Oh, and the embroidered dress is so beautiful. I always love scallops at the hems!!!!!!!! Your "sewing nerdiness" is a perfect recipe, don't change anything!!!! Take care & God Bless.
I’m truly a sewing nerd and my recent glasses complete it 😂... though I keep losing them around the house!
The shirt is great... But that dress is amazing!
Thank you so much 😊
Love them both you did have a win with dress fabric. As usual you did a great job.
Thank you so much 😊
So so tempted by this pattern!! You've really sold this to me. I'll be returning to buy it at some point! Thanks for sharing x
It’ll be on sale again at some point I’m sure :)
Thanks for watching 😊.
Love those makes, the dress fabric is fab. Go on show us your stash, yeah know yeah want too. ❤
Ha ha I’m scared of people judging me 😌
Great make. The dress is wonderful.
Thank you so much 😊
Haya. Great makes, they are both lovely for different reasons, the scallops are beautiful. Thanku for sharing. x
Thank you so much 😊
@@LiftingPinsandNeedles Your welcome. x
Very nice top and dress. Thanks for the tips.
You’re very welcome 😉
Super helpful tips...will use them in my third Kosice. Thank you.
I’m glad this was helpful. Thank you so much.
This pattern is great I'm loving the dress 🤗🙌👏💖
Thank you so much 😊. The fabric is everything.
I couldn't resist so I have bought the pattern plus another dress pattern so they are now on my to do list 🤣😂🤗💖
Enjoy them! I’m sure you’ll love them as much as I do :)
I love these pieces Karina! Both fabrics were perfect for the style and they both looked beautiful on you! That was a very different way of sewing the binding but it worked nicely!
Very different and cool. Adopting it now :)
Thanks for watching 😊.
You are so talented!! I bought this pattern then found your video. So great!!
I hope the video helped. I really love this pattern. It’s so unique. Thanks for watching:)
@@LiftingPinsandNeedles I'm going to try and make it this week. I will let you know how it works out.
Please do :)
Love the top and dress. Bias binding my go too method but slightly different from yours.. I think it works really well, by adjusting your seam allowance to 1/4 inch before you sew. Then put self double fold bias binding straight under the sewing machine not attached, leaving a 1.5 inch tail and start sewing. Bias tape taut when you sew underarm area to remove any gaping( reducing armhole by 1 to 2cm) if needed and then relax tape until you reach underarm area again. Stop short. Join the ends together flat , right side together. Then sew to complete your seam, clip seam if you need too. Press and turnover bias and top stitch. Hope that makes sense. Love your channel.
Thank you so much for the description. I’d have to do it to be able to visualize as I’m more of a visual person 😄
Loved both makes...and trotted off to buy that one and the Kalispell also sneaked into my cart while I wasn't looking 😁😁 so I got 15% off both on top of the 20%. Love Itch to Stitch patterns!
Great! That’s happened to me before. Paid less than expected 🤩. Enjoy them!
Two beautiful makes Karina. The dress with the scallop edging is just stunning ❤️
Thank you so much 😊. It was a great find waiting to be paired with the right style.
Fun to see the binding technique. I’ve done it before but forgot about it. Love the fabric for that top! Especially love the scallops on the dress. Ahem... I need to see your fabric stash so I won’t feel so guilty about mine... (PS - I really love the new drawing/writing video art. It’s so cool to see you “draw” the pattern. Very cool.)
I saw your stash on Aneka’s stories! Amazing!
A Little shocking I think, LOL!
Beautiful Karina 😍
Thank you 😊
Lovely pattern, great techniques!
I loved them too!
What a lovely pattern. I love it
Thank you 😊
Good morning. How exciting for me very selfishly to have found your wonderful videos. I love the elastic in the shoulders and the binding technique. Your attention to detail is appreciated. Our fabric selection in New Zealand seems to be less these days. Very envious of your lovely floral linens which I cannot find here. I also love the sweater top you are wearing and wondered what this might be? Thankyou again.
I lived in NZ for 6 years and found out my fave shop closed after decades of business :(
I hope you enjoy the videos. I love this pattern.
First off, I am paying attention because the pattern calls for a yard of fabric. When ordering fabric on line, it kills me to add the additional .5 of a yard/meter. lol If a fabric website only cuts in yard/meter measurements I delete them from my favourites.
I like the finishing techniques, and am very familiar with them, because back in the olden days, sergers were not readily available for home sewing and this is how my mother taught me to finish garments. If they were around at all, it would have been industrial manufacturers. Pinking shears were the order of the day, and my mother did not like the finish and used them sparingly.
I will likely purchase this pattern. I think it will be fun to make and wear in the summer, utilizing those meter lengths we all have in our stash. Once again thank you for the detailed look at this new pattern release and sewing technique used to make the garment. I would have done the same with the hems. Lovely.
I’ve done the French seams with chiffon projects and when I didn’t have a seger I also did it all the time. I’ve never had pinking shears. There’s no going around the beauty of the inside. It’s a lovely pattern. Thanks for watching 😊.
Beautiful as usual!
Thank you so much :)
I will definitely try this pattern! Thanks Karina!
You’ll love it :)
Thank you so much
gorgeous top and dress, thank you for sharing xxx
You made two stunning garments Karina. The French Seams are beautiful and that binding technique is so nice. I love your excitement in making these garments, and that you got to learn something new. I'm sure that doesn't happen very often. It was such a pleasure to watch this vlog. Thank you.
It’s always cool to add a new trick to the repertoire. These tricks come in handy when I’m freestyle sewing. Thanks for watching 😊.
LOVE your makes!
Thank you 😊
I love them both.
Thank you so much 😊
Both versions are fantastic.
Thank you so much 😊. I enjoyed them both.
I love Itch to Stich patterns. thank you for the detailed video, I just purchased the pattern, but can’t decide whether to make the top or dress first, yours turned out so beautifully and I love the fabric you chose for both pieces.
Thanks for watching 😊. You’ll enjoy the pattern. I made the top first and then the dress.
Both patterns look wonderful on you. The dress is very elegant.
Thank you so much 😊. So happy to find it tucked away!
Lovely top and dress in beautiful fabrics! Thank you for another excellent review 😁😁😁👍
Thanks for watching 😊. i truly loved the learning.
I love the material and both top and dress. Beautiful construction
Thank you so much 😊
Very nice makes. You look lovely in both.
Thank you so much 😊
Love it.
Tan hermosa la blusa como el vestido. Felicidades porque cada vez nos compartes prendas mas bellas.
Gracias! Realmente me encanto lo único de este diseño y el proceso de costura. Fue my entretenido 😄
Just beautiful Karina, both pieces are fabulous. They fit you so well. I have to give them a try.
Thank you so much for all your Vlogs.
Thank you so much 😊
Oh Karina! LOVE both the top and the dress!!😍So enjoyable to watch your excitement for learning a new technique. I've had my eye on some embroidered fabric with a scalloped edge and think this pattern will be perfect for it..
Its adds something special for sure. I love to learn and find that so exciting. Thank you so much for watching.
Gorgeous as always. The fabric for the dress is so cute...love the scalloped edges. Going to purchase the pattern as I have ordered some floral linen fabric to add to my stash.
Floral linen! Love that :)
Great dress! That nice edge on the dress fabric was perfect. I will definitely make me one, I have length of cotton shirting I’ve been wondering what to do with - I think it wants to be this pattern :)
Shirting will be great. Thanks for watching 😊.
Love this new technique for bias binding❤️beautiful pattern!
I live to learn new tricks and this one is amazing. Thanks for watching 😊.
Both your top and dress are beautiful. The pattern is featured today in my newsletter and having seen your explanation of the way it is constructed I am going to give it a go. I'm hoping your affiliate link still works.
Karina I hope your commission is a good for these affiliates! I can hardly watch one of your videos and not go purchase the pattern. I have put the brakes on pattern purchasing as my sewing time is so limited and I have so many patterns. All that said, I'm about to go purchase this pattern. What a unique style - not something that can be found in the big four - very clever pattern making. Thank you for the great video!
Kennis never disappoints with a thoughtful design you don’t find anywhere else. He he the commissions vary month to month and they surely do help me. You’ll love this pattern.
Well done as always! I just clicked on the link and bought the pattern 😀
Thank you so much 😊. Enjoy!
Love, love, love! Dress is ❤, top too! I just love it! I have never made a garment with french seams. Tips?
Patience and trimming. Depending on the seam allowance it the amount done for both the steps. It’s specially good on lightweight fabrics :)
Love your garments, and have bought the pattern, unusual for me as I normally pattern draft! I cant see why you shouldn’t use a floaty fabric?? I think the sleeves would look nice in something very lightweight....and maybe a longer sleeve too. I have a very lightweight cotton that is not opaque and think it would look lovely with body pieces lined and sleeves unlined.... I really enjoy your videos, Thankyou.
I really wanted to use a rayon but in testing we need to follow the instructions and fabric recommendations. The concern with flowy fabric was that the dress would be limp at the sides as it’s not a full skirt, but a straight one. That straight style needs more structure. For the top, for sure, flowy is absolutely fine. You’ll love the pattern.
Looking forward to sewing the top soon. Like your ideas for altering the pattern too, it makes sense to repeat use a pattern once the fit is right!
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Thanks for watching 😊.
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Hi Karina, both versions are beautiful. Fabrics are really nice. Just wondering, have you heard of Stalk my Closet? Ruby is very good. Thank you so much for your review. Val 🇨🇦🇬🇧❤️
I have seen some of her work. The freestyle drafting is so fun!
Lifting Pins and Needles it sure is. Have a great day. 💕
Wow, I love this pattern and your video is great, but $12 pattern is very pricey. Does this company ever have sales? Thank you for your beautiful tutorials.
Yes they have sales and had one recently. I promoted the sale when I showed the Danube Skirt video. The $12 is worth the quality of the pattern and the individual cup sizes. Maybe if you turn on notifications for my channels, you’d know when they have a sale 😄.
I've just found your you tube channel and subscribed. I am a beginner at garment sewing and I'm so inspired by what you do. The dress you made is exquisite! I've just finished my first top (Colette Sorbetto because it was free!). I was a bit frustrated with finishing the seams. I do have a serger so I used it but wasn't sure if I should use the knife to cut a tiny bit or not. Opted not to because I was afraid I'd cut my top if I wasn't careful! My question is whether French seams would be appropriate for this top. Or does it depend on fabric choice? I used a lightweight cotton for my top because it was my muslin. I realize this is an older post but I would so appreciate if you could respond. Lockdown has me challenging myself with sewing. Much love to you. Thanks. ❤️
Hi Denise. Yes for sure you can do french seams on the seams of any top, as long as the fabric is lightweight. Your cotton is perfect for French seams and they are always a step above the serger. The serger should have a knife built in to cut the edges while finishing them. I’m honored to inspire you. Thank you so much 😊. I’ve made the sorbetto, three actually, it’ll be one of my oldest videos.
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Thank you for your feedback and encouragement. My serger actually has a knife I can lock so I did serge the seams without cutting. Not very pretty I will admit but it worked. I am excited to hear that you've made the Sorbetto and will look for the older video. I think French seams are so elegant.
Thank you for such a detailed review. Both garments are lovely. Now off to buy the pattern.
You’ll love it! Thank you so much 😊