My “Honky Tonk Blues” Dress
The Facts Fabric: 5 yards of blue outer fabric, 3 yrds of lining fabric Pattern: McCalls 6279 second use Year: Contemporary Notions: 11 Buttons [...]
The Facts Fabric: 5 yards of blue outer fabric, 3 yrds of lining fabric Pattern: McCalls 6279 second use Year: Contemporary Notions: 11 Buttons [...]
The Facts Fabric: 1 yard wool-blend gun check suiting, $6 and 1.25 yards Bemberg lining, $6, each from JoAnn’s Pattern: Simplicity 2154, $1.99 Year: 2011 [...]
The Facts Fabric: thrifted 100% cotton leopard print = $1.99 Pattern: Simplicity 7216 Year: 1967 Notions: tan couloured zipper = $1 Time to complete: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Clip-dot chiffon from Fabric.com’s Christmas sale ~$2, black “Silky Satin” ~$3 and black chiffon ~$3 from Jo-anns Pattern: Butterick 5450 and the [...]
The Facts Fabric: Viscose jersey Pattern: McCalls 5752 Palmer Pletsch Fitted Dress Year: 2011 Notions: None! Time to complete: About 5 hours (Most of [...]
The Facts Fabric: 3 meters of printed Cotton Jersey Pattern: Kwik Sew 3489 Year: 2012 Notions: None Time to Complete: 4 hours First [...]
The Facts Fabric: Blue cotton solid $7.49, Pink satin remnant $2.99 Pattern: [...]
In last week’s post I wrote about a blouse gone wrong and had to make some cute little shorts at the last minute. Well [...]
The Facts Fabric: Dark Blue with Black Tiny Squares cotton lawn, lining Pattern: McCall’s 3503 Year: 2012 Notions: thread, black bias tape, invisible zipper [...]
Next week’s theme has us sewing with the brightest of colors. Here’s a little inspiration to get you pumped for a little yellow action. [...]
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 [...]
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