The “Pretty Pendrell” Blouse | Debi Fry
The Facts Fabric: 1.5 metres teal liquid satin, £7 from Edinburgh FabricsPattern: Pendrell blouse from Sewaholic patternsYear: c. 2010Notions: None! Time to complete: 2 [...]
Debi Fry LOVES vintage patterns. She started sewing in 2009 and has been going since. In 2011, she participated in the Sew Weekly challenge and looks forward to the new challenges that lie in store!
The Facts Fabric: 1.5 metres teal liquid satin, £7 from Edinburgh FabricsPattern: Pendrell blouse from Sewaholic patternsYear: c. 2010Notions: None! Time to complete: 2 [...]
The Facts Fabric: 3 metres purple cotton blend from stash, 2 metres orange cotton blend £8 from Edinburgh FabricsPattern: Simplicity 4916 from Miss Betty's [...]
The Facts Fabric: 3 metres blue linen, £15 from MandorsPattern: McCall 4114 from Miss Betty's AtticYear: 1941Notions: 3 buttons from a pound of vintage [...]
The Facts Fabric: brown pinstripe lightweight wool, old birthday gift (FREE!!); mauve gabardine, £7Pattern: McCall 9089Year: 1937Notions: buttons from etsy: £2; zipper: £2 Time [...]
The Facts Fabric: 1.5 metres each of red and brown crepe back satin (matte crepe side on outside, shiny satin side on inside) £10Pattern: [...]
The Facts Fabric: purple cotton broadcloth, 1 metre £3; tartan scarf from Ness for belt Pattern: Simplicity 3879Year: c. 1950'sNotions: self-cover belt buckle kit [...]
The Facts Fabric: older linen/tweed jacket that I’ve had for years Pattern: McCall 7284, £3.99 on Ebay UK Year: c. 1933 Notions: 1 vintage [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2.5 metres polyester print fabric £9 Pattern: McCall 3228Year: c. 1939Notions: 1 metre white rose trim £3, black zipper from [...]
The Facts Fabric: 4 pillowcases–2 for each blouse (yes! I made two blouses this week), 1.5 metres of lime green crepe back satin (all [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2.5 metres linen-look synthetic fabric £6 Pattern: McCall 5834Year: c. 1941Notions: Vintage zipper from charity shop £0.05 Time to complete: 8 [...]
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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