Yellow Prom, Yellow Mom
The Facts: Fabric:Yellow synthetic fabric, cotton print fabric,(both from stash) Pattern: Simplicity Sew Simple 1987 Year: 2012 Notions: thread, one button, elastic Time [...]
Barbara is a resident of Northern California. She loves to sew and has pledged not to buy retail clothes for the year of 2012. That means she has to make her own, or buy it at a thrift store. I hope she doesn't spend too much on fabric. When she shops for fabric her eyes light up as she imagines the possibilities! She's like a kid in a candy store.
The Facts: Fabric:Yellow synthetic fabric, cotton print fabric,(both from stash) Pattern: Simplicity Sew Simple 1987 Year: 2012 Notions: thread, one button, elastic Time [...]
The Facts: Fabric:Timeless Treasures Sweet on NYC Packed Buildings Multi Pattern: Simplicity Amazing Fit 1914 Year: 2012 Notions: thread, invisible zipper Time [...]
This is a combination of new and old fabric from my stash this time. I really do have to focus on using up those [...]
I wanted to get just the right color of “orange” so I [...]
FACTS: Fabric: Vintage (and I mean vintage) silky rayon maybe? Pattern: Retro Butterrick 5707 ’1958′ Time: For Madmen Era (late 50′s-early 60′s) [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Vintage loosely woven cotton blend Pattern: Colette Meringue from Collette Handbook and Newlook 6808 Year: 2011 Notions: thread, zipper Time [...]
Facts: Fabric: Vintage rayon (I think) Light green, cream roses Pattern: Collette Pastille Dress from Collette Handbook Year: 2011 Notions: green thread, zipper Time [...]
The Facts Fabric: Soft knit jersey Pattern: Vogue 8636 Designer Original March Tilton [...]
The Facts Fabric: South Sea Imports 100% cotton from Korea Pattern: Du [...]
The Facts Fabric: Joann’s thrifted and gifted print cotton with a little stretch Year: Simplicity 5824 (1965) Notions: Two zippers Time to complete: off and on [...]
It’s been ages since I’ve hosted a giveaway on The Sew Weekly! Well, readers, I have a treat for you: as part of the [...]
Next week’s theme calls for us to integrate real Fashion (with a capital “F”) by being inspired by runway trends. While the following guide [...]
I started writing in second person narrative because it felt most comfortable to me. I hope it doesn’t come across as domineering, but rather [...]
Here’s a great piece from Vogue about Queen Elizabeth II’s lifetime of wardrobe choices. If you’re still trying to figure out what to make [...]
Tempest over at Fanbloomingtastic wrote a neat little piece on the ’10 Things Learned’ whilst participating in the Sew Weekly Challenges. Seeing as that reflection is key to [...]
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