The “This Took Forever” Jacket
The Facts: Fabric: Green Twill $13.96, Gnome cotton $13.47 Pattern: Simplicity 3688 $0.99 Year: Contemporary Notions: Buttons, Thread, twill tape, interfacing, muslin – around $10 maybe? Time [...]
Christi lives in the Atlanta, GA area. She's a stay at home mom with a 2 1/2 year old who thinks she's at least 15. She wants to eventually make an entire wardrobe filled with nothing but fantastic handmade items.
The Facts: Fabric: Green Twill $13.96, Gnome cotton $13.47 Pattern: Simplicity 3688 $0.99 Year: Contemporary Notions: Buttons, Thread, twill tape, interfacing, muslin – around $10 maybe? Time [...]
The Facts Fabric: Wool Suiting $13.73, bodice lining $3 or $4 I forget sorry! Pattern: Simplicity 2213 $.99 Year: Current Notions: thread Time to [...]
The Facts Fabric: Black Premium Broadcloth $7.96 Pattern: 1950s Blouse Pattern – No99 Marcia $4.92 Year: 1950s Notions: Vintage buttons $1.00 Time to complete: 4-5 hours – [...]
The Facts Fabric: Green poly/cotton poplin – $13.44 Pattern: New Look 6587 – from the stash probably $3 or $4 Year: Contemporary Notions: Buttons [...]
The Facts Fabric: Blue chambray $6.98 Pattern: Simplicity 2339 – View A $.99 Year: 2011 Notions: Buttons $1.79 Time to complete: 4 hours First worn: Jan. 2012 Wear again?: Yes [...]
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted bed sheet ~ $1.50 Pattern: Butterick 6887 ~$5.00 Year: 1950s Notions: Vintage button ~ $.08 Time to complete: 2 hours First worn: January 2012 Wear [...]
Name & Location: Christi – Atlanta, GA Blog: Omg ya’ll…I don’t have a blog! But I do upload everything onto Flickr right here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/christipolk So yes, [...]
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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