New (girl) Dress
The Facts: Fabric: Red mystery fabric (“100% unknown fibers”), but I suspect it is a wool/nylon/lycra blend = $2/m Pattern: Simplicity Project Runway 2444 [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Red mystery fabric (“100% unknown fibers”), but I suspect it is a wool/nylon/lycra blend = $2/m Pattern: Simplicity Project Runway 2444 [...]
Facts: Fabric: 1/2 yard navy satin, chartreuse silk scrap – both free Pattern: Sewaholic Pendrell Blouse Year: 2012 Notions: thread Time to complete: 4 [...]
I had an unusually difficult time deciding what I was going to sew for this week’s challenge. This dress was originally going to be [...]
The Facts Fabric: Red and white gingham from Jo-Ann’s, $12 & poly-chiffon scrap Pattern: Advance 9399, $2 Year: c. 1960 Notions: Elastic Time to complete: 5 hours [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2 1/2 yards yellow and white seersucker from Fabric.com, $10, for pants; 1 yard floral cotton voile from Gorgeous Fabrics, $16, [...]
The Facts Fabric: Jersey knit (top), denim (skirt) Pattern: Kwik Sew 3496 (top), self-drafted (skirt) Year: Contemporary but 1980s-inspired Notions: Interfacing, snap, invisible zipper [...]
I’m not a big TV watcher. I grew up without any television (my parents don’t have one to this day), and there aren’t a [...]
The Facts Fabric: Kelly Green Wool Coating, Navy Twill Menswear Rayon Lining (in stash 20 years) Pattern: Vogue 9968 Year: 1998 Notions: Big button [...]
The Facts Fabric: quilting cotton (stash) Pattern: Simplicity 3573 Year: 2007 Notions: thread, elastic & 3 buttons (stash) Time to complete: 3 hours First [...]
Pattern: Vogue 1234 Year: Today’s Fit by Sandra Betzina Fabric: cotton stretch jersey $13 Notions: None-just some white thread I already had Time to [...]
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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