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Dress Up Party – Pattern Review – Christine Haynes Emery Dress

This post is part of Dress Up Party. For contest rules, full details, and schedule, please click here! Today’s post is from Sandi of Crafty Planner. When Sara asked me to be a part of the Dress Up Party, two thoughts immediately came to mind. 1) Wow! Yes! Of course, yes! 2) Oh man! What am I going to make? Ever since I interviewed Christine...

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Assignment: Derby Dress

Today, I'm showing the finished Christine Haynes Derby Dress that I made before Christmas! This is a loose, a-line dress that pulls on over the head. There is an option for either the ruffled neckline with tie belt, or Peter Pan collar with ruffled hem. Because this is a loose style, I wanted it to drape, so I opted...

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Assignment: Marianne Dress

Moving right along with my assignment to learn more about garment sewing and proper fit as part of my Assignment: Project Garment goal (check that link to see past projects), I decided to switch it up and try a knit this time. Although knits are easier to fit than woven garments in general, it's still important to make a...

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Assignment: Emery Dress

Today, I'm very happy to show you my completed Christine Haynes Emery Dress. If you recall, making this dress is part of my study in sewing, Assignment: Project Garment. If you click on that link, you can also see the projects linked there that I have completed to date. The Emery Dress is a beautiful dress with an invisible back...

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The Sassy Librarian Blouse

Today, I'm very happy to be reviewing another Craftsy class that I had the pleasure of watching; my post is sponsored by Craftsy, but all opinions are my own, and I made the garment from the class by my own choosing because I wanted to be able to write a worthwhile post, and I think it's always worthwhile blogging...

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