The “Modern Mary” Dress
The Facts Fabric: 2.5 yards navy/white cotton - $11, Hancock Pattern: McCalls 5923 modified for bodice front – $1,Simplicity 2550 modified for bodice back, McCalls 6503 for sleeves – [...]
Jennifer took up sewing in 2008 as a new hobby after a move. Now, with endless ideas running through her head, she's making an effort to fill hers and her fiance's closets with custom clothing.
The Facts Fabric: 2.5 yards navy/white cotton - $11, Hancock Pattern: McCalls 5923 modified for bodice front – $1,Simplicity 2550 modified for bodice back, McCalls 6503 for sleeves – [...]
The Facts: Fabric: 2.5 yards unknown vintage yellow cotton, $11 from ebay; scrap of white cotton batiste from stash Pattern: Butterick 5285, $1 Year: [...]
The Facts: Fabric: 2 yards of cotton knit, ~$10, Hobby Lobby Pattern: Vogue 8380, $4 Year: Contemporary Notions: ~2 yards grosgrain ribbon, ~$1, Hancock; [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2 yards “Garden Party” quilting cotton, ~$7, from Joann, 2 yards sheermist batiste, from stash Pattern: Butterick 4443 Year: Contemporary Notions: [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Cotton-blend textured Houndstooth knit, $7?? (cannot recall), Hobby Lobby; 4 yards cotton muslin, $4, Hancock Pattern: McCall 4875 (out-of-print), assume $2 + [...]
The Facts: Fabric: 1.5 yards M’Liss cotton, $9, .75 yards cotton eyelet, $3, Hancock Pattern: McCall’s 4440 (out-of-print), 5th use, $0 Year: Contemporary Notions: [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2 yards quilting cotton, $9 (for 3) from Hancock, 3/4 yard sheermist batiste from stash Pattern: Simplicity 2550, $1? Year: 2009 [...]
The Facts Fabric: 3 yards royal blue polyester taffeta, $15 from Fabric.com; 1 yard white polka-dot cotton, $4 from Walmart Pattern: Simplicity 3536, $2 [...]
The Facts Fabric: 3.8 yards linen/cotton, $9.80 from Hancock Pattern: Vogue 2960 Year: 1954 (2007, reissue) Notions: Nine self-fabric covered buttons, $5.19 from Hancock; [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2 yards 19.5mm silk charmeuse, $25.90 and 1/4 yard silk organza, $1, both from Dharma Trading Pattern: New Look 6348 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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