The 11th hour outfit | Debi Fry
The Facts Fabric: Brushed cotton (vintage duvet cover) – ~£1 Pattern: Free online tutorial from Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing on [...]
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 [...]
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: Superfine 120′s wool for jacket – £14, Viscose fabric for skirt and hat – £16, satin fabric from charity shop – [...]
The Facts Fabric: Skirt – 2.5 yards of denim focus fabric (Fabric.com; $7.98 a yard) and 1.5 yards of lining fabric (Amy Butler; [...]
The Facts Fabric: Wool focus fabric and taffeta lining from Jo Ann's Fabric and Crafts ~$20 total (with coupon – yess!)Pattern: McCall M5927Year: c. 2009Notions: Metal [...]
The Facts Fabric: Dark red matte jersey from fabric.com sale at US$7.50 for 1.5 yards Pattern: Japanese sewing book 'Drape drape' Volume 1, [...]
The FactsFabric: Silk Taffeta ~£16Pattern: DuBarry 5327Year: 1943Notions: 2 buttons (£2) and vintage snap (£0.05)Time to complete: 7 hoursFirst worn: January 2011Wear again? Oh [...]
Name & Location: Debi, Edinburgh, Scotland Blog: My Happy Sewing Place How long have you been sewing: Regularly since November 2009 Why did you want 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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