Pattern hack alert! Meet Oumou from @diiminou and her #Filippa shirt dress

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Creating unique pieces to share on your blog or Instagram account to inspire others – the sew & social media combo is all the rage. And since the number of sewist-bloggers around the world is on the rise, Fibre Mood regularly presents a Sewista who has taken a Fibre Mood pattern and come up with a unique pattern hack. We present Oumou from @diiminou and her #Filippa pattern hack. Find out more about her beautiful creation here!

Filippa

Hi Sewistas! My name is Oumou, I'm 32 years old and I'm mum to two little boys. During the day, I'm a marketing manager and during the evening, I transform into a hopelessly addicted seamstress. I have been sewing for six years now after discovering the programme Cousu Main on channel M6. I occasionally blog at entremaparenthese.fr but I'm primarily very active on Instagram @diiminou

I have been thinking about pieces that suit me, that I could wear every day for my autumn capsule. After making an initial version of Filippa, I immediately imagined it as a shirt for the autumn. I made three versions of my hack, perfecting my changes each time. This latest version is the most successful and is also my favourite.

I often hack patterns. When I sew a pattern that I like, I like to really make full use of it. I'm very inspired by ready-to-wear and I draw on the patterns I have already made to get as close as possible to my inspirations. I find it hard to buy new patterns because I think it's quite easy to adjust a pattern to achieve the desired result.

A guide to my Filippa pattern hack

Here are the changes I made to change Filippa into an oversized long-sleeve shirt. You don't have to keep track of all changes. The idea is to create a shirt by reducing the length of the garment.

Step 1 - Change the length of the shirt dress into a shirt

1.      Shorten the front and back length by 25 cm (I measure 1.75 cm)
2.      Reduce the size of the left and right button placket by 6 cm by following the cut line on the pattern
3.      Create a high back yoke at the level of the notch indicated on the pattern (make two cuts at the fold to create a 'burrito' finish
4.      Add 3 cm to the fold of the lower back yoke to create a box pleat or gathers 

Step 2 - Create straight, long sleeves

5.      Redesign the sleeves by reducing the size
6.      Extend the sleeve length by 12 cm, seam allowances included
7.      Create a gather or fold at the bottom of the sleeves
8.      Create a tear-proof slit of 10 cm to 8 cm at the back edge of the sleeve
9.      Create a cuff that is 10 cm x the sleeve cuff measurement. (fold it in half lengthways)

10.   Create a patch pocket

Regards,

Oumou

 

Would you like to make your own Filippa? Buy the pattern here!

 

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