Contributor Creations
Green Challenge 2012
The Sew Weekly Challenges
The Facts Fabric: Cotton sateen Pattern: Simplicity 2217 (bodice) and McCall’s 6503 (skirt) Year: Contemporary Notions: Interfacing Time to complete: 6 hours First Worn: For a walk through old town. Wear again? On St. Patty’s [...]
The Facts Fabric: Rayon challis Pattern: McCall’s 6514 Year: Contemporary Notions: Interfacing, 1″ elastic Time to complete: 36 hours First worn: At a local [...]
Contributor Creations
Refashion Challenge
The Facts Fabric: Cotton (RTW dress), African batik cotton (pockets, belt) Pattern: Butterick 5638 (belt) Year: Contemporary Notions: Interfacing Time to complete: 8 hours [...]
Contributor Creations
Oscar Challenge
The Facts Fabric: Rayon challis (kimono) and silk shirting (belt) from stash [...]
The Facts Fabric: Rayon challis from stash Pattern: Self-drafted Notions: Embroidery thread for sewing rayon [...]
Contributor Creations
UFO Challenge
The Facts Fabric: Cotton Sateen Pattern: Simplicity 2614 Year: Contemporary Notions: Interfacing Time to complete: 12 hours First worn: At photo-shoot. Next, the office. Wear [...]
The Facts Fabric: 4-way stretch jersey Pattern: BurdaStyle’s “Alison“ Year: 2009 Notions: Bra cups Time to Complete: 18 hours First Worn: Indoors. It is winter after all. Wear [...]
Contributor Creations
Made This Look Challenge
The Facts Fabric: Floral print cotton Pattern: Simplicity 2217 and McCall’s 6503 Year: 2011, 2012 Notions: Zipper Time to complete: 8 hours First worn: To my mailbox Wear again? For sure [...]
The Facts Fabric: Natural fiber suiting (from stash) Pattern: Simplicity 2556 Year: 2009 Notions: Blue shank buttons Time to complete: 21 hours First worn: At [...]
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Contributor Creations
The Facts Fabric: Rayon Challis from stash Pattern: Self-drafted Year: 2012 Notions: Embroidery thread for sewing the rayon Time to complete: 6 hours First worn: In front of the mirror [...]
Daily Bits
Giveaways
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 [...]
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Ten Things
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 [...]
Daily Bits
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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