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    The “Look on the Bright Side” Dress

    posted March 31, 2012 / 29 Comments

    The Facts Fabric: Stretch cotton sateen (bodice) cotton batiste (bodice lining), quilting cotton (skirt) Pattern: Simplicity 2648 (bodice) with custom drafted dirndl skirt Year: Contemporary 
Notions: [...]

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    Make This Look: Tile and Tile Again Dress

    posted March 30, 2012 / No Comments

    Original Inspiration Tile and Tile Again Dress from modcloth.com Resources Fabric: Metro Living Circles Chartreuse from fabric.com ($6.98/yd) Pattern: New Look 6587 Plus… Make Bloom [...]

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    The “Simple But Sweet” Blouse

    posted March 30, 2012 / 23 Comments

      Pattern: Simplicity 2593 Fabric: a seasonal favorite from last year (at some point you all will figure out I’m pretty bad at identifying [...]

  • Orange Shorts
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    The “Hot Orange Summer” Shorts

    posted March 30, 2012 / 14 Comments

      The Facts: Fabric: Some white twill that I dyed Tangerine Tango Pattern: New Look 6100 Year: Current Notions: Zipper, Rit Dye Time to [...]

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    The “Cockatoo on Driftwood” Outfit

    posted March 30, 2012 / 14 Comments

    The Facts Fabric: Grey stretch sateen $7?, aqua mystery fabric $2 Pattern: McCall’s 5591 and Sorbetto Year: 2007 and 2011 Notions: 7″ zipper $2 [...]

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    The “School Spirit” Dress

    posted March 30, 2012 / 13 Comments

    The Facts Fabric: Two knit remnants, about $3 each Pattern: BurdaStyle 02/2011 (dress with gathered rectangle skirt and cap sleeves) Year: Contemporary Notions: Bias [...]

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    The “Pantone Go Bold” Vintage Dress

    posted March 30, 2012 / 30 Comments

    Fabric: Silky Poly Satin Pattern: Butterick B4790 Year: Retro 1952 Notions: Double Fold Bias Tapes, 1 button, 1 hook, Thread, 2 Snaps and a [...]

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    The “Panoply of Spring Pantone” skirt (and a top that went very wrong)

    posted March 29, 2012 / 17 Comments

    The Facts Fabric: Laundered orange cotton from thrift shop $2, off cuts of Paradise Garden Wine from Love by Amy Butler for Rowan flannel [...]

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    The ‘Tangerine Roses’ Dress

    posted March 29, 2012 / 26 Comments

    The Facts Fabric Orange, white and grey jersey knit, free from ebay! Pattern C dress by Masty – free pattern from Burdastyle Year 2010 Notions Thread [...]

  • Cockatoo 8
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    The “Cockatoo” Blouse

    posted March 29, 2012 / 14 Comments

                          The Facts Fabric: Silk charmeuse Pattern: The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook – Our Blouse [...]

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