The “Groovy Spring” Dress | Debi Fry
Fabric: Purple and green polyester: charity shop find, 2 yards for £3 Pattern: Simplicity 7120 Year: c. 1967 Notions: One long zipper: £2 Time [...]
Fabric: Purple and green polyester: charity shop find, 2 yards for £3 Pattern: Simplicity 7120 Year: c. 1967 Notions: One long zipper: £2 Time [...]
The Facts Fabric: Laser cut daisy 0.5 yards from fabric.com US$3.85, Off white Cotton/linen blend 1 yard from ikea US$2.65 and scraps from [...]
The Facts Fabric: Grey (like concrete!) Cotton Spandex $18 for two metres (from Spotlight, brand new)Patterns: Sew Stylish's "Take The Plunge" – thriftedYear: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Geometric patterned linen from donated fabric stash – free!Pattern: McCall's 5923 for $1.50 at a Hancock Fabrics sale – [...]
Fabric: Blue twill – 3 yards ($17) and bamboo/cotton jersey – 2 yards ($13)Pattern: Built by Wendy 2863 (top) and 3850 (shorts)Year: c. 2008Notions: Vintage [...]
The Facts Fabric: Fruit print Cotton from 1972 – $0.25 for 10 yards, thriftedPatterns: Simplicity 3864, free from pattern swap!Year: c. 1962Notions: Invisible zipper, [...]
The Facts Fabric: Floral cotton from Alameda Antique Fair – $7.50 for 3 yards, Navy fabric for bodice – $.25Patterns: Colette Patterns CeylonYear: c. [...]
Fabric: 2 yards of red broadcloth ($9) and 4 yards of printed cotton ($30) both Fabric.comPattern: Colette MacaronYear: c. 2009Notions: Invisible zipper (16") – thriftedTime to complete: 5 [...]
Fabric: 3 yards of cotton blend ( I think) fabric from Spotlight US$20 Pattern: Colette OolongYear: c. 2009Notions: Lace US$0.50Time to complete: 5 hoursFirst worn: February 2011Wear again? Definitely! [...]
The Facts Fabric: Tablecloth, thrifted $3, Lining Grey Lawn $.20Patterns: Colette Patterns RooibosYear: c. 2009Notions: Vintage zipper $1Time to complete: 7 hoursFirst worn: February [...]
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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