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Category: Textiles
Summer pants in February.
Even though it’s a bit goofy, I really love this photo and I’ve been waiting to show it to you since I finished these summer pants on the weekend. Because I am contributing to the Sew Weekly site, I have to wait until my… Continue Reading “Summer pants in February.”
Design Notebook: Not my favourite dress…..
This dress is supposed to be a copy of this dress but it didn’t turn out nearly as cute as I hoped it would. I mean, it’s wearable – especially with a cardigan to cover up the overly-large sleeves – but I’m not nearly… Continue Reading “Design Notebook: Not my favourite dress…..”
Design notebook: First finished coat
So this is the first wearable outer garment that I’ve made – an unlined wool coat with buttons and everything! Vintage wool from an estate sale, wooden buttons from Button Button, plus Butterick Pattern 5569. A full post about it should be up soon… Continue Reading “Design notebook: First finished coat”
Design Notebook: A red dress
See this dress? This is a lovely ModCloth number which has inspired me to make my own version for an upcoming sewing challenge. I just bought three metres of wool crepe at DressSew and an absolutely perfect button at Button Button. I also bought… Continue Reading “Design Notebook: A red dress”
First dress of 2012.
Ignore the goofy look on my face and behold the first dress for 2012. A total frustration to put together, but I learned a lot in the process as I re-did facings and set the sleeves no less than five times. On the other… Continue Reading “First dress of 2012.”
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