The “Liberty Loves Company” Dress
The Facts Fabric: Patriotic print quilting cotton Pattern: Same as the “Look on the Bright Side” dress Year: Contemporary Notions: Bias binding, NO ZIPPER! Time to complete: 5 [...]
The Facts Fabric: Patriotic print quilting cotton Pattern: Same as the “Look on the Bright Side” dress Year: Contemporary Notions: Bias binding, NO ZIPPER! Time to complete: 5 [...]
The Facts Fabric: Floral print cotton (top), polka dot print cotton (obi belt) Pattern: Simplicity 2599 Year: Contemporary Notions: Bias binding, button, embroidery [...]
The Facts Fabric: Rayon-blend faux linen Pattern: NL6160 (modified) Year: Contemporary Notions: Interfacing, elastic Time to complete: 12 hours First worn: During a [...]
The Facts Fabric: Rayon challis, stretch lace Pattern: Self-drafted Year: 2012 Notions: Elastic Time to complete: 1 hour First worn: For photoshoot Wear again? The [...]
The Facts Fabric: Jersey knit (top), denim (skirt) Pattern: Kwik Sew 3496 (top), self-drafted (skirt) Year: Contemporary but 1980s-inspired Notions: Interfacing, snap, invisible zipper [...]
The Facts Fabric: Cotton floral and polka dot calico prints Pattern: BurdaStyle Heidi (modified bodice) with dirndl skirt Year: Contemporary Notions: Bias tape, interfacing, invisible zipper Time to complete: 6 hours [...]
The Facts Fabric: Rayon challis Pattern: Self-drafted Year: 2012 Notions: Bias tape Time to complete: 2 hours First worn: To my monthly book club meeting [...]
The Facts Fabric: Cotton poplin (dress), organic cotton batiste (lining) Pattern: Same as the Birdless Garden Tour and Make My Lucky Day dresses Year: Contemporary [...]
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 [...]
The Facts Fabric: Stretch cotton sateen (bodice) cotton batiste (bodice lining), quilting cotton (skirt) Pattern: Simplicity 2648 (bodice) with custom drafted dirndl skirt Year: Contemporary Notions: [...]
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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