Stash busting: Anneli Tee / Named Clothing Patterns

Now that the toile version of the Anneli Tee has been out for a couple of wears, fabric for a second version made it to the cutting table.  And sewn.  

This is one comfortable tee and it does satisfy my love for a wrap design and plays into the ability of styling it with brooches.  The colour of this tee will be perfect to wear with a vintage lemon print skirt I found many moons ago.  And with a little more ease added at the back, it can be worn comfortably over the back brace if I chose a different separate to wear with it.  

Other than the extra ease, I cover stitched the edged of the neckline and shortened the length by two inches.  Oh and the neckband was stitched with a half inch allowance.  

The fabric is a medium weight cotton knit.  It was pretreated with a tumble in the washing machine and dryer before hitting the cutting table.  

Sewing IS Political

This is another Canadian made and tariff free garment.  The pattern is by Named Clothing and was purchased from The Workroom, a Canadian fabric outlet.  The fabric has been in the stash for years and came from Marshall Fabrics, a western Canadian fabric outlet.  The scissors used to cut this project were made in Taiwan and were purchased at Fabricland, another Canadian fabric outlet.  Most of the threads were pulled from the stash and purchased from Fabricland many moons ago.  The exception were Mettler threads for the cover stitch machine.  They were made in Europe and purchased at Lilax Studio, a Canadian fabric outlet.  The sewing label is from KATM, an Australian company and were picked up online.  

Project Details

Seams:  Knit (lightening bolt) stitch

Seam finish:  Serged, Coverstitched

Fabric:  1.5 metres

Pattern:  Anneli Double Front Dress & Tee by Named Clothing

Label:  1--"Look After Me" label by KATM

Additional Tools and Supplies:  Cutting table, tailor's chalk, pins, wrist pin cushion, fabric scissors, thread clippers, measuring tape, measuring gauge, Janome 4120 QDC sewing machine, walking foot, Janome 1000CP CoverPro machine, Janome 2000D AirThread serger, threads, thread clippers, tweezers, iron and ironing board, hand sewing needle, tailor's ham and seam ripper.  

Stand strong, elbows up and keep sewing.  

In Sewing News Today

This first week of Me Made May (MMM) flew by in a blink of an eye.  

Top row, L to R:  Toaster sweater by Sew House Seven made in 2026.  A remodel of my favourite skirt pattern Vogue 1247 (front) and vintage Vogue 9918 to make a pull-on elastic back skirt made in 2026.  Black merino wool cardigan made in 2022 with Kwik Sew 4192.  
Middle row:  Wool pull-on pants made in 2026 with Butterick 6717.  Pink pullover dress made with Butterick 6784 in 2025.  A raw silk pullover made with The Assembly Line's High Cuff Sweater pattern in 2025.  
Bottom row:  Cotton pullover dress made in 2025 with Butterick 6784.  And what I live in most of the time, flannel pajamas.  These two sets are made with Butterick 6296 for the tops and Vogue 9217 for the bottoms.  They were made in 2024 and 2022.  

I'm not really photo documenting what I wear this MMM.  I just don't have the time.  Besides, everyday is a "me made" day.  Same old, some new.  May usually means yardwork so I'm wearing grubby "me made" clothes that I don't mind getting dirty.  And then sometimes, I might throw on a dress or dress pants and clean myself up.   

Being May means unpredictability with the weather.  This past week we've seen temperatures one day in the +20 Celsius range as well as snow flakes and near zero temps.  So throw in a mix of cardigans and winter jackets and I do believe I wore a tuque this week.  

In sewing news, I did journey into the Sudoku challenge that ends tomorrow.  I also threw up a white flag and deleted the grid last weekend.  It was more difficult than I could imagine to sew up ten pieces in nine weeks.  I admire those who were able to accomplish all of the sewing and come up with eight cohesive outfits plus photos.  I was two items short when I threw up the white flag.  So close.  It was fun for awhile. 

Now, that I am no longer under a time crunch, I would like to revisit Named Clothing's Anneli top pattern which I made for the Sudoku challenge.  And I have a request for cotton knit cycling shorts to sew.   

Well, that's all in sewing news today.  

Stand strong, elbows up and keep sewing.  

Stash busting: Anneli Tee / Named Clothing Patterns

This double front t-shirt by Named Patterns has become my new favourite top pattern.  Here is the description found inside the pattern instructions:

The Anneli pattern includes two variations:  A straight, ankle-length jersey dress and a casual t-shirt.  Both variations have a round neck finished with a neckband and a double-layered front which creates an interesting wrap effect.  The dress is sleeveless and you can tie a belt at the waist.  The t-shirt is hip-length and has loose-fitting sleeves.  

It is so comfortable to throw on and wear over the back brace.  It is exactly what I've been looking for in a t-shirt.  And this pattern is so easy to sew.  I am already planning another one.  I will fan out the lower centre back next time, just for a little more ease.  If I am not wearing the back brace, the extra ease is not needed.  The pattern is perfect and well drafted.  The seam allowance on the pattern is 3/8" which I followed with the exception of the neckband.  It was sewn with a 1/2" allowance.  It appears a wee bit narrower than intended but I'm good with the look and how it fits.  

The fabric has been in the stash for decades.  I actually purchased four metres of this light-weight cotton knit with thoughts of sewing a wrap dress.  My wrap dress wearing days are long behind me, so the fabric lingered until I could figure out what to do with it.  It ended up being a good toile fabric for the Anneli pattern.  The fabric was pre-treated with a tumble in the washing machine and dryer.  

Sewing IS Political

This is another Canadian made and tariff free project.  The fabric was hiding in the stash for decades and came from Fanny Fabrics, a long closed down Canadian fabric outlet.  The pattern is from Named Clothing, a Scandinavian company.  And I picked up this printed copy via The Workroom, a Canadian fabric outlet.  The scissors used to cut out the fabric were from Merchant and Mills, an U.K. company and also came from The Workroom.  The threads were what I could find already in the stash, there was an assortment of white Coats and Clark and Gütermann threads that were made in Mexico and Greece.  

Project details

Seams:  Knit (lightening bolt) stitch

Seam finish:  Serged and Coverstitched.  

Fabric:  1.15 metres

Pattern:  Anneli (Double Front Dress & Tee) from Named Clothing's "Playground Collection"

Additional Tools and Supplies:  Cutting table, tailor's chalk, assorted heavy objects to use as pattern weights, pins, pin cushion, paper scissors, fabric scissors, seam ripper, tweezers, threads, thread clippers, Janome 4120 QDC sewing machine, Janome 1000 CP CoverPro machine, Janome 2000D AirThread serger, iron, ironing board, hand sewing needle and tea.  

Stand strong, elbows up and keep sewing.