The “Bright Birthday” Ensemble
The Facts: Fabric: Hot pink polka dot chiffon $2, Turquoise cotton blend $3 Pattern: Simplicity 2215 for blouse, and Simplicity 3435 for Pants Year: [...]
Bethany is a forever student in Fashion Design. She took a hiatus from her studies due to the fear of using a sewing machine and a long term illness. It wasn't until her daughter was born, she felt inspired to create again and dive headfirst into sewing by machine.
The Facts: Fabric: Hot pink polka dot chiffon $2, Turquoise cotton blend $3 Pattern: Simplicity 2215 for blouse, and Simplicity 3435 for Pants Year: [...]
The Facts: Fabric: White pin tucked cotton – gifted Pattern: McCalls 6533 Year: Modern Notions: Elastic Time to complete: 5 hours First Worn: June [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Tina Givens Cotton Fabric from stash Pattern: New Look 6092 Year: Modern Notions: Metal zipper – $2.39 Time to Complete: 5 [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Mint lightweight cotton broadcloth $9, Ivory lace remnant bin $3.50 – both from Joann’s Pattern: Butterick 2577 – inherited Year: 1960′s [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Remnant soft blue herringbone($3) and cream & peach floral cotton($6) Pattern: Mccalls 6311 ($1) Year: Modern Notions: zipper($1.40) and push-up pads(free from work) Time to [...]
The Facts ⁃ Fabric: Shirting fabric ( you think I learned my lesson, shame on me) ⁃ Pattern: Funny that you ask…. ⁃ Year: [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Cotton from stash Pattern: Simplicity 1803 (Project Runway Inspirations) Year: 2012 Notions: Zipper $1.39 Time to Complete: A week! First Worn: April 28th, [...]
The Facts Fabric: $2 heart printed chiffon and $1.39 blue china silk lining Pattern: Tutorial found here Year: Modern Notions: $2 2in elastic Time [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Left over Tina Givens for Free Spirit cotton and inherited ivory lining and crinkle chiffon from a bridesmaid dress Pattern: Vintage [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Shirting $1.98 fabric.com Pattern: Self drafted, using Prudent Baby’s, Most Flattering Shirt Dress tutorial, but I made my own sleeves. Year: [...]
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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