Contributor Creations
imitation
sarahgabbart
Fabric: Chambray fabric – fabric.com (2.25 yards at $7.98 a yard); Floral fabric scraps from my stash. Pattern: Amy Butler Liverpool shirt ($15.95)Year: [...]
The Facts Fabric: vintage blue floral cotton stretch sateen type stuff – Gift from Mother in Law & light cotton stretch fabric for [...]
bluefloral
Contributor Creations
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: Blue Floral Linen Tablecloth $3Pattern: Simplicity 8049 20 centsYear: c. 1969Notions: Zipper, $1 & bias binding, freeTime to complete: 2 hoursFirst worn: January [...]
The Facts Fabric: Brushed cotton (vintage duvet cover) – ~£1 Pattern: Free online tutorial from Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing on [...]
Fabric: Skirt – 1.5 yards of burgundy wool ($4 a yard); Top – 1.5 yards vintage fabric ($8 total) Pattern: Skirt – Simplicity 2343 ($15.95); Top [...]
The Facts Fabric: Blue floral cotton lawn from Chinatown US$10 for 2 metresPattern: Burdastyle’s Wiesn Dirndl sewing pattern (http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/wiesn-dirndl) and sleeves from Colette Pattern’s [...]
bluefloral
Contributor Creations
mena
wardrobe
The Facts Fabric: Vintage rayon from Vintage Fashion Expo – ~$20Pattern: McCall 6816 from Etsy – ~$9Year: c. 1947Notions: Vintage zipper — ~$.005Time to [...]
Contributor Creations
mena
unrequited
wardrobe
The Facts Fabric: Yellow cotton/polyester blend king size sheet from Alemany flea market – $2Pattern: Simplicity 1926 ~$15 (including S&H) from EtsyYear: c. 1945Notions: [...]
adeylim
Contributor Creations
unrequited
The Facts Fabric: Stretch Cotton Sateen from Spotlight Sale US$11.30 for 2 yardsPattern: Built by Wendy DressesYear: c. 2010Notions: 3 frog closures US$4.20Time to complete: 8 hours [...]
The Facts Fabric: Light Synthetic material, with a soft flannel feel almost, used about 1 1/2 metres, bought from the Op Shop ~$1.50Pattern: McCalls 5809Year: 1992Notions: [...]
Daily Bits
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 [...]
Daily Bits
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 [...]
Daily Bits
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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