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The ‘Capelet of Yay’

posted May 30, 2012 / 11 Comments

I’m slowly catching up on all the challenges I missed blogging about between March and May, and here is my VIP fabric challenge, made [...]
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The Striped Satin Shirt

posted April 12, 2012 / 6 Comments

The Facts Fabric: striped satin from stash Pattern: Simplicity 3688 Year: reissue of 1941 pattern Notions: hook and eye Time to complete: 2 [...]
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The “Late Drape Stripe” Dress

posted April 12, 2012 / 8 Comments

The Facts Fabric: black and white striped cotton jersey, $7/yard (?) Pattern: drape dress, pattern #2 in Drape Drape 2; sleeves from Simplicity 2261 [...]
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The “No Brain(er)” dress

posted April 6, 2012 / 17 Comments

Fabrics: Silky print bought at Britex months ago, black from stash Patterns: Simplicity 1685 Year: 1945 (but originally 1944!) Notions: Interfacing, 1 zipper, 3 [...]
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The “Ankara Peplum” Dress

posted April 6, 2012 / 20 Comments

The Facts Fabric: about 2 1/2 yards Dutch super wax print cotton fabric from Vlisco.com Pattern: Simplicity 2282 (Project Runway) Year: 2010 Notions: invisible [...]
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The “Emily’s Wedding” Dress

posted April 6, 2012 / 11 Comments

The Facts Fabric: 3.5 yards “raspberry tweed” from SCRAP, $6.00; cotton lining from stash, free Pattern: Simplicity 2226 from SCRAP, $0.50 Year: Late 50s/early [...]
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The “Play it Off” Dress

posted April 6, 2012 / 12 Comments

The Facts: Fabric: Shirting $1.98 fabric.com Pattern: Self drafted, using Prudent Baby’s, Most Flattering Shirt Dress tutorial, but I made my own sleeves. Year: [...]
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The “Owl Bandwagon” Dress

posted April 6, 2012 / 8 Comments

Why do we hold onto awesome fabric? I bought this owl-print fabric on a whim because I had a Groupon that was going to [...]
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The “Winter Blossom” Top

posted April 6, 2012 / 9 Comments

The Facts Fabric: 0.5 metres of merino knit, ~$15 from Lavana Textiles Pattern: self-drafted Year: 2001 Notions: none Time to complete: 45 minutes First [...]
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The “Feathers of a Fabric Flock Together” Dress

posted April 6, 2012 / 15 Comments

The Facts Fabric: Rayon challis Pattern: Self-drafted Year: 2012 Notions: Me don’t need no stinking notions Time to complete: 1 hour First worn: To breakfast [...]

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Win Indygo Junction’s Coronation Clutch Pattern!

posted June 20, 2012 / 222 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 [...]