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    A Sew Weekly Gathering/Swap

    posted January 31, 2011 / 31 Comments

    I'm in the early stages of planning a gathering and fabric/pattern swap for readers of The Sew Weekly. If you're in the San Francisco [...]

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    St. Valentine’s Day Fabric Giveaway

    posted January 31, 2011 / No Comments

    It's probably no secret that in two weeks, we'll be sewing with red and pinks for a certain romantic holiday. While I like to [...]

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    Challenge – 1/30/11

    posted January 30, 2011 / 1 Comment

    This week is about off-the-rack inspiration. Sew something that is influenced by something you've seen in stores or online.

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    Ask: 1/30/2011

    posted January 30, 2011 / 5 Comments

    How much inspiration do you get from garments that are off-the-rack? Do other designs factor into your sewing?

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    The “Not on My Watch” Outfit

    posted January 30, 2011 / 34 Comments

    The Facts Fabric: Floral rayon from Etsy – ~$14 (including s&h), white cotton – $.25Pattern: McCall 6511 (for dress), Butterick 8848 (for top) – [...]

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    The Fake Bunny Love Outfit | Debi Fry

    posted January 30, 2011 / 17 Comments

    The Facts Fabric: Faux rabbit fur from EmmaOneSock.com ~£13, cotton batting interlining from Edinburgh Fabrics ~£5, black sating lining from charity shop ~ £1 [...]

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    The “Giddy with Polka Dots” Dress | Adey Lim

    posted January 30, 2011 / 22 Comments

    The Facts Fabric: Blue and white polka dots cotton fabric from Chinatown US$14.70 for 3 metresPattern: Simplicity 2591 Threads Magazine  CollectionYear: c. 2009Notions: Red ric rac  and [...]

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    The “Chambray – it’s so hot right now!” Shirt | Sarah Gabbart

    posted January 30, 2011 / 22 Comments

      Fabric: Chambray fabric – fabric.com (2.25 yards at $7.98 a yard); Floral fabric scraps from my stash. Pattern: Amy Butler Liverpool shirt ($15.95)Year: [...]

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    Imitation and/or Flattery: A bit of wiggle room | Veronica Darling

    posted January 30, 2011 / 12 Comments

      The Facts Fabric: vintage blue floral cotton stretch sateen type stuff – Gift from Mother in Law & light cotton stretch fabric for [...]

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    Etsy Finds: Blue Floral Fabric

    posted January 25, 2011 / No Comments

    Here are a few reasonably priced,  blue floral finds available right now on Etsy.                  

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    posted May 24, 2012 / 24 Comments

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    posted May 23, 2012 / 3 Comments

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    posted May 21, 2012 / 7 Comments

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    Upcoming Theme: 1940s Patterns

    posted May 19, 2012 / No Comments

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The Sew Weekly began as Mena Trott's attempt to document the process of sewing all of her own clothes in 2010. In 2011, four other contributors (Debi Fry, Adey Lim, Veronica Darling & Sarah Gabbart) joined her and for 52 weeks, they sewed based on a particular weekly theme. In 2012, The Sew Weekly became a much larger group blog with over 130 contributors sewing along each week.

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