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Stevie Is a student of Fashion and Dress History from Brighton, Who started sewing at 16 after a fateful incident with corset making she decided to actually learn to sew. A college course later and she has her own blog where she talks about her love of Vintage Fashion and her fabric obsessions.

6 posts http://beebeesvintagedress.blogspot.com @bbvintagedress

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The Sonia Skirt

posted March 13, 2012 / 7 Comments

The Facts Fabric: Two 1950s handmade aprons Pattern: None Notions: One Vintage metal zipper Time it Took: 2 hours Wear again? Definiately Total cost: [...]
Contributor Creations Down Under
The Midcentury Moment Dress

posted January 30, 2012 / 16 Comments

The Facts Fabric: Liberty Carnaby Jersey in Starburst Peach from Trurofabrics.com Pattern: Kwik Sew 3482 Year: 2012 Notions: None Time to complete: 14 hours First worn: January 28th Wear again? Yes! [...]
Contributor Creations Made This Look Challenge
Its A Wrap!

posted January 25, 2012 / 8 Comments

The Facts Fabric: 3 meters of printed Cotton Jersey Pattern: Kwik Sew 3489 Year: 2012 Notions: None Time to Complete: 4 hours First [...]
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The Cherry Picker Blouse

posted January 22, 2012 / 5 Comments

The Facts Fabric:- Cherry Print Chiffon Pattern: ⁃ Simplicity 2936 View E Year: ⁃ 2012 Notions: ⁃ 6 Gold Metal Buttons Time to complete: [...]
Accessorize Contributor Creations
“Tinkerbell Meets Obama” Or the Meringue Skirt

posted January 9, 2012 / 7 Comments

The Facts Fabric: Brushed tweed from Barcelona’s Ribes I Casals Pattern: Colette Meringue Year: 2012 Notions: One zip from stash Time to complete: 6 [...]
Contributor Creations You Can Do It!
Yay For Sew Weekly… Bewitched Beignet

posted January 6, 2012 / 5 Comments

Name & Location: Stevie, Brighton UK Blog: Beebeesvintagedress How long have you been sewing: 5 years Why did you want to commit to The Sew Weekly Challenge: I [...]

Make This Look: What’s the Lineup? Dress in Cobalt.

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Win Indygo Junction’s Coronation Clutch Pattern!

posted June 20, 2012 / 226 Comments

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 [...]
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Upcoming Theme: On Trend

posted June 19, 2012 / 1 Comment

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 [...]
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10 Things I’ve Learned

posted June 18, 2012 / 38 Comments

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 [...]
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More Diamond Jubilee Inspiration

posted June 1, 2012 / 3 Comments

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 [...]
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10 Things I’ve Learned: Cheryl

posted May 29, 2012 / 8 Comments

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 [...]