The “Better Luck Next Time” Shorts
The Facts Fabric: Orange broadcloth from Halloween last year $2 Pattern: Simplicity 0635 from mom’s stash Year: 1990s Notions: 2 buttons, and hook/eye from [...]
Liz has been sewing since April 2011 but has been crafty all her life. Her full-time job is as a museum curator at a smallish institution, where her DIY skills often come in handy. Liz likes to sew while watching TV, which she uses to measure the amount of time it takes to finish.
The Facts Fabric: Orange broadcloth from Halloween last year $2 Pattern: Simplicity 0635 from mom’s stash Year: 1990s Notions: 2 buttons, and hook/eye from [...]
The Facts Fabric: The last of my grey striped jersey $4 maybe? Pattern: Simplicity 8088 from mom’s collection Year: 1998 Notions: Ribbon from stash [...]
The Facts Fabric: Grey Kona cotton $8, aqua houndstooth cotton $10 – calling it free because I bought it with a gift certificate from [...]
The Facts Fabric: Green/cream yard-dyed suiting $10 Pattern: Simplicity 2154 Year: Contemporary 1960s reissue Notions: 7″ zip $1, fabric-covered buttons $2 Time to complete: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Clip-dot chiffon $5, sequin fabric $15, black lining remnants $3 Pattern: Self-drafted skirt and Stretch & Sew 300 Year: Now obviously, [...]
The Facts Fabric: Blue/white dot satiny something $7, grey suiting remnant $3 – both from Jo-Anns Pattern: Simplicity 3688 Year: Contemporary reissue of a [...]
The Facts Fabric: White dot cotton $3, black/green houndstooth suiting $5 – both from Fashion Fabrics Club, white cotton for lining $1, and black [...]
The Facts Fabric: White cotton broadcloth $4, grey stretch sateen (mend item, not including in price) Pattern: modified Simplicity 2211 and 2245 Notions: 5 [...]
The Facts Fabric: Pink gingham from mom’s stash & refashioned from Buttons challenge. Pattern: Simplicity 2593 view B Year: 2009 Notions: Thread, self-made bias tape [...]
The Facts Fabric: The same navy wool worsted twill suiting from my Mad Men dress ~$5 Pattern: Just some math and a ruler! Notions: 7″ [...]
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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