Tag: sewing
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Optical Delusions 3 Piece Set
No stripes were harmed in the making of this set, but if you are prone to seizures, you may want to avert your eyes before it is too late. I had bought this fabric with the intention of making it into a set with at least 3 pieces. My original plan was dress, skirt, jacket…
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Tania Culottes/Nettie Bodysuit: I Love My Legs
Ever since Megan Nielsen released her Tania Culottes pattern, I’ve been curious to make a pair for myself. Like many separates patterns though, I had trouble visualizing what top I would wear with them. When Heather Lou released the Nettie bodysuit, then, it seemed like the perfect match. I planned to put these two together…
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A Trio of Lady Skaters
Back at the beginning of summer, I made a couple of Lady Skater dresses for everyday wear. I had suddenly decided I had a significant lack of snake-print in my closet, so I bought this navy blue ITY knit. I added a few inches to the skirt length of the lady skater pattern, just like…
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Can’t Keep My Opinions To Myself: Part 2
After last week’s post about things that annoy me in sewing blogs, I thought maybe I should go for balance and write about some things that I really like when I see them in sewing blogs. 1) I love when sewing bloggers use their local vernacular. Not necessarily that I go looking for non-English blogs, though…
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Can’t Keep My Opinions to Myself
I don’t think I usually rant on this page. So far I’ve kept it to mainly finished sewing projects and the occasional side-track. In my mind, however, I rant frequently, and since this is a subject that I keep pondering, I’m going to let it spill out here. I read mostly sewing blogs. I read…
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The Cameo Lover Dress
This dress is so much fun. I wanted it for myself, but since I don’t have many occasions to appear in a hipster music video, I made it up for Guinevere instead. I can’t take much credit for the design of this dress. It was inspired by a dress worn by singer Kimbra in her…
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Sewing + Knitting: 2014 Outfit Along
When Lauren and Andi announced the 2014 outfit along, I was so in. I loved the Myrna pattern, so I downloaded it that day. I got online promptly and ordered some yarn (there’s no yarn shops in my town). I was just sure that it was going to take me the entire time to make…
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The Rear Window Dress: Petticoat and Skirt
(You can read all posts about the Rear Window Dress by Aunty Laura.) Pulling It Apart Usually deconstruction is a release for me. I am either chopping off panels from garments willy-nilly as I let out some energy or am cultivating the fine art of patience as I meticulously separate a single seam—in either case…
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The Rear Window Dress: Planning and Design
(You can read all posts about the Rear Window Dress.) First things first. I needed to take stock of what I had and what I needed. I thought it might be best to take the dress apart first, to make sure that I could use the pieces and put them back together again without too…