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The Facts Fabric: Ponti De Roma – Rayon/Viscose/Spandex blend (Dress), new ~$12 and Stretch Knit (Cardigan), thrifted, ~$2 Pattern: Built by Wendy Sew U Stretch for [...]
Veronica Darling has been sewing well for about 4 years, blogging for 5 years and smiling for over 33 years. In 2011, she joined Mena's Sew Weekly in sewing through the year, and in 2012 will keep challenges slightly smaller in scale.
The Facts Fabric: Ponti De Roma – Rayon/Viscose/Spandex blend (Dress), new ~$12 and Stretch Knit (Cardigan), thrifted, ~$2 Pattern: Built by Wendy Sew U Stretch for [...]
The Facts Fabric: Double bedsheet, thrifted, $3 and leftover white cotton for the lining Pattern: McCall’s 3718, thrifted, $2.99 Notions: hand me down zipper Year: 1955 [...]
The Facts Fabric: Silky Floaty remnant, $12 (from Rathdowne Fabrics) and lining from the stash Pattern: Colette’s Oolong Year: c. 2009 Notions: nil Time to [...]
Fabric: Fluro Nylon material “Ripstop” from Spotlight, $14 Pattern: Butterick 9809, thrifted, ~$1 Year: 1950s/1960s Notions: Faux glass buttons, $12 from Spotlight Time to complete: 4 hours First [...]
The Facts Fabric: 1/4 of a Christian Dior Bedsheet Set, $1Pattern: NoneNotions: thrifted zipper, $.10cTime to complete: 6 hoursFirst worn: December 2011Wear again? Yes! Total Cost: ~$1.10 [...]
The Facts Fabric: thrifted cotton, $.50c and remnant stretch knit, $.10cPattern: Yoshiko Tsukiori's Stylish Dress Book, style KYear: 2008Notions: just threadTime to complete: 2 hours for top, [...]
Fabric: Single bedsheet, $1 (and left over curtains for the lining) and left over stretch knit, ~$.20c Pattern: Style 2257 for the skirt, gift from my [...]
Fabric: Floral lawn, $4 and blue lining, $.50c for the dress, and thrifted heavy ribbed knit fabric, $2 for the shrugPattern: Simplicity 3546 and Karin's [...]
The Facts Fabric: Blue cotton, formerly some sort of sleeping bag insert $1, thrifted and spotty blue cotton, $.50c also thrifted Pattern: The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook [...]
The Facts Fabric: Remnant synthetic something, $8Pattern: Butterick 6246, $.50Year: c, 1970s/1980sNotions: 6 black heart buttons from the stash, $3 and elastic from stashTime [...]
If you’re still on the fence about participating in this week’s challenge (don’t have any vintage patterns, don’t know where to start), here are [...]
Next week’s theme call for a creation inspired by the 1940s. The 1940s happen to be (at least, at the moment) my favorite fashion [...]
This week’s 10 Things comes from Loran. Her point “8″ is particular relevant to me — I met her first at the Alameda Point [...]
Last Saturday was the Art Deco Society Preservation Ball and while my friend, Libett, and I didn’t make our gowns, I’m pretty certain that [...]
Next week’s theme calls for us to sew something using at least two different prints. I have a pretty difficult time when it comes [...]
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