Category Archives: Lutterloh
Susan Sews a Gauzy-Pink Calypso Blouse…Its a Lutterloh Pattern Hack
Susan Hacks a Gauzy-Pink Calypso Blous I have always loved the look of a blouse or shirt tied at the waist. There is a Harry Belafonte album cover that my sister had waaay back in the late 50s. Bursting from the cover was Harry Belafonte in a white shirt unbuttoned all the way down…
Solved! Mystery of the Disappeared Lutterloh Pattern
Mystery of the Disappeared Lutterloh Blouse Pattern solved! Susan Klindienst Fogel See this blouse. It was something that I made last year. There wasn’t enough fabric to do the facings and the wrong side of the ties in the gauze. I used a fine linen from fabric-store. The two fabrics just would not play nicely…
Jungle January! Susan Sews a Cheetah Print Duster Vest.
Jungle January. A nice alliteration. Many places in the sewing blogosphere there are competitions or just sew along activities where the participants make clothing with animal prints or animal themed fabric. Over at theSewingPlace.org.uk a competition is underway called Jungle January. The brief was simple and broad: make a garment with an animal print and…
Susan Goes Bananas for Yellow Tops and Skirts
Yellow bird, up high in banana tree… I love yellow! I always have. I went through my “mod orange” stage as my mother dubbed it. I have always worn lots of purple, fuchsia and turquoise. They are gorgeous rich colors. But I LOVE YELLOW. I always wanted to live in a yellow house. And this…
Susan Shows you How to Organize Your Lutterloh Supplements
Hola all! We have been talking about supplements on the Lutterloh System Facebook page. I decided to make a short video to showt you how I handle my binders, my supplements and my drafted patterns. Thank you Annette Wright for buying so many Lutterloh books on eBay that you bough a duplicate from the 80s.…
One Lutterloh Pattern, Three Ways, Two Sizes
One Pattern Three Ways, Two Sizes I LOVE this Lutterloh pattern. Such an elegant silhouette. The color in the fashion illustration is uninspiring. But as a sewist, a creative, a designer, I can see the beauty, the simplicity and how the design will be transformed by the fabric used. Let’s start with today…
Susan Sews a Denim Dream
Susan Sews A Denim Dream While I was searching for the photos to upload for this post, I saw one in my photo stream called Denim Dreams! I don’t usually wear jeans. And find denim “jean” skirts and “jean” jackets heavy and constricting. Too much top stitching. Big pockets on the derriere and…
Lutterloh Patterns Have No Instructions? Not True!
As the group administrator for the Lutterloh Systems closed group on Facebook, I see lots of comments and questions from new and experienced users. And from those that are afraid to get started because “…there are no instructions with Lutterloh patterns…” I have even used those words in my reviews of garments I have…
Buttons! Buttons! Buttons!
Buttons!~ Buttons! I love buttons! Buttons are not merely functional. They can be the finishing touch on a garment.They add style, whimsy and color. They can rock a basic shirt and make it sing with trendiness. When MissMeliss was young and I sewed for her I made clothing with ladybug buttons. I added buttons down…
Susan Sews a Lutterloh Kimono Beach Cover Up
Well… I have been wanting a little kimono type jacket to keep in my bag for what I call AC Protection. It is hot here. And it will get hotter as the summer progresses. And we also have the fifth season of Summer Hell coming in September Walking from the house to the car you…
