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Upcoming Theme: Circle Skirts
Next week’s theme challenges us to make circle skirts, the type of skirt that was popularized in the 1950s. From this history: True circle [...]
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Make This Look: Reverie of Roses Dress
Original Inspiration Reverie of Roses Dress from modcloth.com ($84.99) Resources Fabric: Sugar Hill Falling Roses White/Pink from fabric.com ($8.98/yd) Fabric: Cotton Broadcloth Rose from fabric.com ($2.98/yd) Plus… Santa [...]
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Childhood Challenge Contributor Creations mena wardrobeThe “Childhood Trumps Exhaustion” Dress
The Facts Fabric: Red & white pin dot quilting cotton from Jo-Ann’s, $9 for 2 yards; white scrap eyelet. Pattern: New Look 6046, $3.99 [...]
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Titanic Dress False Starts
In my typical fashion, I’m a week away from The Last Dinner on the Titanic event and I still haven’t made any substantial progress [...]
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Contributor Creations Local Color Challenge mena wardrobeThe “Oui Were Meant For Each Other” Dress
The Facts Fabric: Bon Vivant Paris Maps fabric by Paige Stanley Miller, $18 for 2 yards; brown scrap fabric Pattern: Butterick 9265 Year: c. 1960 Notions: [...]
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Make This Look: Good Ol’ Daisy Dress
Original Inspiration Good Ol’ Daisy Dress from modcloth.com ($67.99) Resources Fabric: Flea Market Fancy Legacy Collection Posie Turquoise from fabric.com ($8.98/yd) Pattern: Simplicity 1803 [...]
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Daily Bits EventsSpeaking at The Sewing Summit 2012
Now that tickets have gone on sale, I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be teaching/speaking at the Sewing Summit 2012 in Salt Lake [...]
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Make This Look
Make This Look: Vintage Always and Forever Dress
Original Inspiration Vintage Always and Forever Dress from modcloth.com Resources Fabric: Cotton Lawn Small Floral Pink/Yellow/Green from fabric.com ($4.98/yd) Pattern: Vogue 8785 Plus… Retro Rosie Earrings [...]
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Make This Look: Ladybug in Red Dress
Original Inspiration Ladybug in Red Dress from modcloth.com Resources Fabric: Urban Zoologie Ladybugs Red from fabric.com ($8.48/yd) Pattern: Butterick 5322 Plus… Cinch We Met Belt from modcloth.com [...]
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Contributor Creations mena VIP Challenge wardrobeThe “Button Foot is Back” Dress
The Facts Fabric: Vintage cotton from Alameda Antique Fair – 4 yards for $2 Pattern: Butterick 9265, $1 Year: c. 1960 Notions: 4 self-buttons – $.25 Time [...]
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