1940s Challenge
Contributor Creations
Fabric: Navy Wool Crepe & navy bemberg lining Pattern: McCalls 6677 Year: 1940′s Notions: 4 buttons, 16″ zipper & silk organza Time to Complete: [...]
Fabric: Polka Dot Cotton Pattern: Refashioned Year: 1980′s Notions: none Time to Complete: 3 hrs First Worn: May 2012 Wear Again: Yep, part of Me-Made-May :) [...]
Fabric: 2 yards of linen-look cotton blend (remnant) Pattern: BurdaStyle’s Linda Circle Skirt Year: 2009 Notions: 2″ Elastic Waistband Time to Complete: 2 hrs [...]
Childhood Challenge
Contributor Creations
Fabric: 7 yards of cotton Jacquard (45″ wide) and 1 yard red silk shantung Pattern: Butterick 7651 Year: c. 1950′s Notions: 1 regular zipper, [...]
The Facts Fabric: 1 1/4 yards (give or take) of Cockatoo colored cotton blend Pattern:Butterick 7592, Blouse from view A Year: c. 1950′s Notions: [...]
Fabric: 3-ish yards of satin backed, cotton blend fabric Pattern: BurdaStyle’s Linda Skirt Year: 2009 Notions: 1 regular zipper and horsehair braid for the [...]
Fabric: 2.5 yards of Cotton Gingham & 1.5 yards of Red Cotton Lawn Pattern: Simplicity 1655 for the Bolero and Simplicity 3016 for the [...]
Contributor Creations
UFO Challenge
Fabric: 1 1/4 yards of double knit crepe Pattern: Complete hijack of the BurdaStyle Skirt Pattern #115A Year: c. 2010 Notions: 1 regular zipper, [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2.5 yards of light-weight denim (60″ wide), 1 yard of black cotton batiste for the bodice lining Pattern: Bodice from Burda [...]
The Facts Fabric: 1 1/2 yards of a white, drapey cotton shirting material. Pattern: Colette’s Violet Blouse Year: c. 2011 Notions: 7 buttons and [...]
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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 [...]
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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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