Contributor Creations
Mother's Day Challenge
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: Ponti De Roma – Rayon/Viscose/Spandex blend (Dress), new ~$12 and Stretch Knit (Cardigan), thrifted, ~$2 Pattern: Built by Wendy Sew U Stretch for [...]
Contributor Creations
Mad Men Challenge
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: Double bedsheet, thrifted, $3 and leftover white cotton for the lining Pattern: McCall’s 3718, thrifted, $2.99 Notions: hand me down zipper Year: 1955 [...]
The Facts Fabric: Silky Floaty remnant, $12 (from Rathdowne Fabrics) and lining from the stash Pattern: Colette’s Oolong Year: c. 2009 Notions: nil Time to [...]
Contributor Creations
freeforall
veronicadarling
Fabric: Fluro Nylon material “Ripstop” from Spotlight, $14 Pattern: Butterick 9809, thrifted, ~$1 Year: 1950s/1960s Notions: Faux glass buttons, $12 from Spotlight Time to complete: 4 hours First [...]
Contributor Creations
patternless
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: 1/4 of a Christian Dior Bedsheet Set, $1Pattern: NoneNotions: thrifted zipper, $.10cTime to complete: 6 hoursFirst worn: December 2011Wear again? Yes! Total Cost: ~$1.10 [...]
Contributor Creations
purple
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: thrifted cotton, $.50c and remnant stretch knit, $.10cPattern: Yoshiko Tsukiori's Stylish Dress Book, style KYear: 2008Notions: just threadTime to complete: 2 hours for top, [...]
Contributor Creations
upcycle
veronicadarling
Fabric: Single bedsheet, $1 (and left over curtains for the lining) and left over stretch knit, ~$.20c Pattern: Style 2257 for the skirt, gift from my [...]
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 [...]
burdastylehandbook
Contributor Creations
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: Blue cotton, formerly some sort of sleeping bag insert $1, thrifted and spotty blue cotton, $.50c also thrifted Pattern: The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook [...]
Contributor Creations
pinup
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: Remnant synthetic something, $8Pattern: Butterick 6246, $.50Year: c, 1970s/1980sNotions: 6 black heart buttons from the stash, $3 and elastic from stashTime [...]
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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 [...]
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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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