The ” At least it’s Red” dress
Fabric: Red Rayon gabardine from stash, print rayon challis from Stone Mountain Daughter Pattern: Butterick 7239 Year: 1955-ish Notions: 2 buttons from stash, belting [...]
Loran is a Bay Area designer, stitcher and suburban farm girl. Having done theater for years she's finally taking on her most demanding client (herself!) and fashioning a wardrobe from her huge stock of vintage patterns and fabrics, all while writing her daily tablesetting blog. Let's see if she can keep up with both : )
Fabric: Red Rayon gabardine from stash, print rayon challis from Stone Mountain Daughter Pattern: Butterick 7239 Year: 1955-ish Notions: 2 buttons from stash, belting [...]
The Facts Fabric: Cotton print from stash Pattern: Simplicity 5059 & online tutorial Year: Contemporary Notions: 5 buttons from stash Time to complete: 2 [...]
Fabric: Cotton from stash (bought at Stone Mountain Daughter last year) Pattern: Marian Martin 9149 Year: Late 40′s, early 50′s? Notions: 3 buttons from [...]
Fabric: 100% Cotton from stash, originally purchased for pillows : ) Pattern: Simplicity 2549 Year: Contemporary Notions: 1 zipper, 1 bakelite buckle from stash Time [...]
Fabric: Sueded Rayon Gaberdine from the 90′s, Silk from stash Pattern: Anne Adams 1527 Year: 1930′s Notions: 5 Bakelite buttons! Time to complete: 4 [...]
Fabric: Rayon from stash, originally purchased at Poppy fabric in the 90′s Pattern: American Weekly Year: Late 40′s Notions: Zipper from stash, hook ‘n [...]
Fabric: Plaid I bought from Mena back in September of 2011, lining from stash Pattern: Vintage Simplicity from stock Year: 1950 Notions: Zipper and [...]
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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