The “Second Day of Summer” Dress
The Facts Fabric: Two yards x 37″ cambric from SCRAP, $4.00; striped cotton scraps Pattern: Butterick 3029 (heavily modified) for the bodice, used a [...]
Z. has, much to her surprise, been sewing since 2007. She lives in Portland, Oregon, and uh 1955-fantasy-land. In addition to sewing, she likes words, music, and old things. Her life is a story.
The Facts Fabric: Two yards x 37″ cambric from SCRAP, $4.00; striped cotton scraps Pattern: Butterick 3029 (heavily modified) for the bodice, used a [...]
The Facts Fabric: Two yards x 60″ aqua double from an estate sale, $2.00 Pattern: McCall 1524 from SCRAP, $0.50 Year: 1950 pattern; vintage [...]
The Facts Fabric: 3.5 yards “raspberry tweed” from SCRAP, $6.00; cotton lining from stash, free Pattern: Simplicity 2226 from SCRAP, $0.50 Year: Late 50s/early [...]
The Facts Fabric: Massive amount of teal and white striped seersucker, gift from parents, free Pattern: Simplicity 3486 from Knittn’ Kitten, $3.50 Year: Late [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2 yards (x 60”) navy blue twill from Knittn’ Kitten, $7.00 Pattern: Simplicity 3061 from Knittn’ Kitten, $3.50 Year: 1959 pattern; [...]
Hi! Hope I’m not too late. Name & Location: Z. — Portland, Oregon Blog: Gladys and Viv. It hasn’t been updated in a while, [...]
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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