gloriastitches

  I have sewed!  Shocking I know.  Hubby needed a replacement caftan for the one I had previously sewn.  This is my third from this pattern which is based on the first one I had bought for him in the 80s.  The first three were brown and the original had gold and brown tones in it in a striped manner.  Since I hadn't been to a fabric store since pre-Covid I had to pick out fabrics from my stash.  It had to be something with enough fabric, not girlish, and not printed. There were three choices:  a cream corduroy which I ruled out because I'd probably be washing it every week; a cranberry corduroy which I really wanted for myself; and a black denim.  I let him select and he chose the black.  That leaves enough for me to make either a jacket or slacks for myself. Then I had to find fabric for the bands.  I really didn't want to use something which would mean cutting up a piece which wouldn't leave enough for me to make something fo...

Shocking I know---I am sewing. Shocking I know---I was actually thinking of writing a tutorial but for what subject?  Most sewers would already have knowledge of what I would write about.  Because of the stupid mistakes and problems I had with this caftan, (my fault--and this is what happens when one doesn't sew for awhile),  I will not be writing a full tutorial. A replacement caftan for hubby was way overdue.  I won't even show what the old one looked like.  I made this from one I had made from the original one, purchased many years ago.  Sorry, DH, for the delay, but at least you have a new one now. Hubby is average size, build, and weight so this pattern will work for most bodies.  If the person is large or small, adjust the width of the pieces (the hem bands will need to be wider by the same amount).  For short or the very tall, adjust length, as well as for the side band pieces.  The finished circumference,...