Contributor Creations
Mother's Day Challenge
The Facts Fabric: Sheet and pillowcase from Goodwill thrift store $3.99 + $1.99 Patterns: Simplicity It’s So Easy 3728 Year: 2007 Notions: Just thread Time [...]
The Facts Fabric: Pettiskirt: pink sheeting from stash, and cerise tulle $7.88 Top: black/cerise stripe remnant with fault $1.49 Patterns: Pettiskirt: based on tutorials [...]
Circle Skirt Challenge
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The Facts Fabric: Skirt: black polyester/rayon mix (?) from Goodwill charity shop $3.99, Shirt: men’s dress shirt also from Goodwill $5.99 Pattern: Based on [...]
The Facts Fabric | slightly stretchy cotton blend plaid Pattern | “Naughty Secretary Skirt” from Dianna Rupp’s Sew Everything Workshop, pocket from BurdaStyle 09/2011 [...]
Childhood Challenge
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The Facts Fabric: Tutti Fruitti ‘Maxed Out Large With Paisley’ on sale from Jo-Ann’s, $14.97, white crocheted edging in a bag of haberdashery from [...]
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Local Color Challenge
The Facts Fabric: Quilting cotton given as a birthday present, Red satin sheet & pillowcase set (tons left for future linings!) bought in sales [...]
The Facts Fabric: Piece from some very expensive curtains given to me by sister-in-law Pattern: Based on KazztheSpazz’s Black Smoke Yellow Haze Dress (but [...]
The Facts Fabric: 3 curtains from local Goodwill thrift store $23.97 (and plenty left over), 2yds green poly satin $5.98, white queen size valance [...]
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Mad Men Challenge
The Facts Fabric: 2.5m silky poly fabric from chinatown $10 Pattern: Simplicity 3445 Notions: Invisible zipper Year: c. 1960s Time to complete: 4 to 5 hours [...]
The Facts ⁃ Fabric: cotton ⁃ Pattern: Burdastyle Magazine 04/2011 #108 ⁃ Year: 2011 ⁃ Notions: self-made bias tape, buttons, elastic ⁃ Time to [...]
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. [...]
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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 [...]
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