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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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, [...]
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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 [...]
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doover
veronicadarling
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
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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 [...]
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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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orange
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: Vintage orange floral curtains, $4 for the pair and curtain rail cover (just one curtain used) and thrifted orange cotton, $.10Pattern: [...]
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Halloween11
halloweeneleven
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: Huge circle tablecloth, thrifted, $4Pattern: Simplicity 4327, etsy, ~$7 (and this 3/4 skirt tutorial)Year: 1953Notions: Bias binding, from the stash Time to [...]
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lounging
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: Pear patterned stretch knit, 1 metre, $3 on sale at Lincraft and leftover valance fabric from my Gatsby DressPattern: Simplicity 3948Year: [...]
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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 [...]
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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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