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‘The Pumpkin Pie’ Dress

posted November 24, 2011 / 10 Comments

The Facts Fabric: 2 metres of mystery fabric (some sort of synthetic) bought from JoAnn’s sale bin two years ago, £5 Pattern: StylePrint 1283 [...]
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The ‘Blue Valentine’ Outfit | Veronica Darling

posted November 24, 2011 / 13 Comments

Fabric: Floral lawn, $4 and blue lining, $.50c for the dress, and thrifted heavy ribbed knit fabric, $2 for the shrugPattern: Simplicity 3546 and Karin's [...]
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The “Fabric Has Spoken” Dress | Adey Lim

posted November 22, 2011 / 22 Comments

The Facts Fabric: 2.5 metres of border print light weight cotton fabric from Chinatown $16.70Pattern: Project C from Japanese Sewing Book ‘Les couleurs francaises’Year: c. 2010Notions: [...]
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The “Third Time’s a Charm” Dress | Sarah Gabbart

posted November 21, 2011 / 16 Comments

The Facts Fabric: Navy silk dupiani (3 yards at $15 a yard locally) and a scrap from last week's Liberty printPattern: The Truffle Dress [...]
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Ask: 11/21/11

posted November 20, 2011 / 7 Comments

If you have bad luck with a pattern, is it pretty much "dead to you?" Or, do you have a tendency to try again [...]
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The “You Had Me at Dog in Boa” Dress

posted November 20, 2011 / 22 Comments

The Facts Fabric: Cotton novelty print from Novato Estate Sale: The Return! - ~$.25Pattern: Simplicity 1926Year: c. 1945Notions: Belt button fasteners, side zipperTime to complete: 5 hoursFirst worn: November [...]

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Win Indygo Junction’s Coronation Clutch Pattern!

posted June 20, 2012 / 226 Comments

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 [...]
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Upcoming Theme: On Trend

posted June 19, 2012 / 1 Comment

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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10 Things I’ve Learned

posted June 18, 2012 / 38 Comments

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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More Diamond Jubilee Inspiration

posted June 1, 2012 / 3 Comments

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 [...]
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10 Things I’ve Learned: Cheryl

posted May 29, 2012 / 8 Comments

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 [...]