The “Play it Off” Dress
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: [...]
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: Shirting $1.98 fabric.com Pattern: Self drafted, using Prudent Baby’s, Most Flattering Shirt Dress tutorial, but I made my own sleeves. Year: [...]
The Facts: Fabric: 100% Cotton $4.98 a yard on sale! Pattern: New Look 6092, self drafted flange, bow tutorial by Mena Year: Modern Notions: Invisible zip, black bias [...]
The Facts Fabric: Maxi Dress – Target 2010 Pattern: Self Drafted Year: a mix of modern and 1960′s Notions: elastic from stash Time to [...]
The Facts: Fabric: plaid cotton poly blend $4 Pattern: Self Drafted Year: modern Notions: zipper, $1.49 Time to complete: 2 hours First worn: February, [...]
Fabric: Rayon Blend $10 Pattern: McCall 6810 Year: 1948 Notions: Zipper $1.50 Time to complete: off and on, 2 weeks….. First worn: Feb. 12, 2012 Wear again? Yes, I [...]
The Facts Fabric: Vintage Rayon? Gifted by Cute Church Lady Pattern: Simplicity (pattern # unknown) Gifted by Cute Church Lady Year: Circa 1940′s Notions: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Khaki canvas from a previous project 12 years ago Pattern: McCalls 6287 Year: 1962 Notions: zipper from an old pair [...]
Fabric: white cotton – gifted Pattern: McCall 9712 Year: 1938 Notions: 2 pkg of 1/2 in buttons, $1.00 each, 1in elastic $2.39 Time to [...]
The Facts Fabric: Chiffon $9.96 for 2 yards, Lining $5.96 for 2 yards, Velvet – gifted Pattern: New Look 6872, I lengthened the skirt [...]
Name & Location: Bethany Pearson, Simi Valley, CA United States Blog: www.lilbitandnan.blogspot.com How long have you been sewing: 10 years by hand, 18 months [...]
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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