blouse Archives - Sew Sweetness

19 Feb

Tula Pink Tunic

April 4, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
birds and the bees, blouse, confident beginner, josephine sewing pattern, made by rae, tula pink, tunic, voile
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When Rae of Made by Rae released her Josephine Pattern last week, I immediately knew that I wanted to make it. This is available now as a pdf sewing pattern, which is easy to print out on your home printer. There are only 3 pattern pieces (front, back, and sleeves), so it isn't too much trouble to tape the pieces...

03 Nov

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Book Review and my Taffy Blouse!

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
blouse, book review, fabric, garment sewing, pattern review, sarai mitnick, sewing with sheer fabric, taffy, the colette sewing handbook
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I am a devoted follower of Sarai Mitnick from Colette Patterns. When she announced on her Coletterie blog that she was having a new book coming out, I immediately put it on my Amazon wishlist (my birthday is in November, so perfect timing). Imagine my immense pleasure when F+W Media sent me a copy of The Colette Sewing Handbook...

25 Aug

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Sewing Back-to-School: Garment Facings

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, blouse, clothing, dress, full skirt, garment facings, how to, instructions, interfacing, kay whitt, serendipity studio, sewing back-to-school
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This post is part of the Sewing Back-to-School series, 30 days of helpful sewing articles by guest bloggers. Feel free to check out the original Sewing Back-to-School post for schedule and previous posts! Kay is an extremely talented sewing pattern designer. Not only does she design bags, but clothing as well! You can...

28 Jun

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The Colette Diaries

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beignet, blouse, ceylon, chantilly, cinnamon, colette patterns, crepe, dress, eclair dress, ginger, macaron, nutmeg, parfait, rooibos, sencha, sewing, shirt, top, violet, womens
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Colette 'Eclair Dress', and rockin' some handmade bags! So I've decided to embark on a pretty ambitious project. My goal is to make all of the Colette Patterns, from easiest to hardest. I made the Eclair Dress earlier this year, and the instructions and design are just phenomenal.The designer of these patterns, Sarai Mitnick, has provided me...