Marfy Pattern Challenge
Sew a Garment Using a Marfy Pattern. The Marfy pattern challenge was a great success, and students are so pleased with their garments. They cannot wait to make another one, and many of the students have already chosen their next pattern. If you missed joining in on this challenge, just talk to Jane and she can help you get started on your Marfy garment. Marfy patterns are made in Italy, and have a lot of style and fabulous details. They do not have instructions or seam allowances, so they are more challenging than other sewing patterns. But thankfully Jane’s students have access to her wide knowledge bank!!
Jane's lined coat is Marfy 2257. She had the wool in her stash and chose to use Ultra leather for the trim from FieldsFabric.com This product can be washed and dry cleaned and is soft and very easy to stitch. Jane is a Marfy size 52 and the pattern was only available up to size 48 so she enlarged it before she made her muslin. She also widened the collar.
A fabulous collar made with several pleats.
Ultra leather was used to cover the buttons and for the bound buttonholes. The buttons were covered by Pat Mahoney in Lodi CA.
A fabulous collar made with several pleats. Ultra leather was used to cover the buttons and for the bound buttonholes. The buttons were covered by Pat Mahoney in Lodi CA.
Marfy 2257 pattern
Susie liked Jane's Marfy jacket 2257, and decided to make one for herself. She used a Louis Vuitton fabric she found in Paris. It is a very unusual fabric with a slightly metalic look, and she lined the jacket with champagne colored silk charmeuse.
Seamstress: Susie B
Barbara looks stunning in this striking printed blouse made with Marfy 2559 pattern.
Janice used Marfy 2270 for this leather jacket. She had several skins in her stash and so created this lined zipper trimmed jacket. It will get lots of love and wear.
Seamstress: Janice
Samples of several types of buttonholes were made. In the end we used a form of bound buttonhole. The BERNINA has a rectangle that can be set to any size, so a leather patch was stitched on the right side of the right front jacket. Each rectangle was cut down the center and out to the corners, and the patch pushed through to the inside. Lips were formed and taped in place with scotch tape. Then each buttonhole was top stitched to the facing layer. Then using pelican scissors a rectangle was cut out of the facing right next the top stitching
Seamstress: Janice
Seamstress: Janice
When a sleeve has darts for shaping they are usually at the out side of the elbow, but with this jacket they are on the inner elbow. Janice used a leather machine needle, and instead of using pins she used paper clips.
Seamstress: Janice
Jasna’s choice was a textured wool from Britex, San Francisco. Her Marfy pattern 2244 has the prettiest collar that frames the face.
Seamstress: Jasna
The asymmetric closing is held in place with fabulous buttons and Spanish snap buttonholes. She also made slacks with the same fabric. The finished collar has a great shape. The collar pattern is nearly a straight piece with some pleats, which means it will stand up. The textured wool plus interfacing also contribute to the shape. The wide overlap at the front of the jacket gives the collar more length than usual.
Seamstress: Jasna
Jasna made many samples of the Spanish snap buttonholes. She used Roberta Carr's book "Couture..the Art of Fine Sewing" for reference.
Seamstress: Jasna
Kathy chose her first Marfy pattern to make this stunning dress. The fabric is a ponte knit from Stone Mountain and Daughters in Berkeley. The Marfy 4009 dress pattern appears in the Marfy 2016-17 catalog.
Seamstress: Kathy D
Kathy chose her first Marfy pattern to make this stunning dress. The fabric is a ponte knit from Stone Mountain and Daughters in Berkeley. The Marfy 4009 dress pattern appears in the Marfy 2016-17 catalog.
Lark's top is made with pattern 1707 by Marfy, and for the jeans she used Marfy 038. They are both beautifully made in harmonizing colors for Lark's coloring. She used silk charmeuse for her blouse, and had a beautiful trim in her stash for the neckline. It matched her fabric perfectly.
Seamstress: Lark S
Marfy pattern 2459
Katherine used a very pretty Liberty of London cotton gifted from her husband to make this Marfy blouse 2459. It's cut completely on the bias. She decided to trim it with a silk charmeuse in a soft teal color. This style is perfect for Katherine. Katherine found the wool in the "freebie" corner of Jane's studio. She embroidered the front and back with Jane's BERNINA machine. She didn't need a pattern, as Jane draped it around her!!!
Seamstress: Katherine W