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14 May
Garments, Uncategorized

Dress Up Party – Pattern Review – Stitch Upon a Time Scrundlewear

This post is part of Dress Up Party. For contest rules, full details, and schedule, please click here! Today’s post is from Melissa. When it comes to sewing garments, I gravitate toward dress and tops patterns.  Sewing a cute dress or top is fun, but I don't find myself reaching to wear those items daily. Now underwear... That is something that I...

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08 May
Garments

Dress Up Party – Pattern Review – Simplicity 6213

This post is part of Dress Up Party. For contest rules, full details, and schedule, please click here! Today’s post is from Jennifer of Moore Approved. First off, I want to share with you all that I have only been making clothing for just over a month now. I am no garment ninja, and would consider myself a true beginner. Seeing all of Sara's...

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04 May
Garments, Uncategorized

Dress Up Party

  Hello and welcome to the first annual Dress Up Party! If you like bag-making and are familiar with my Purse Palooza event, this is that but with garment sewing! I'm so interested in seeing women's clothing made up and patterns being reviewed, and there a ton of garment sewing bloggers that are going to help me get this party...

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18 Mar
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Assignment: Felicity Dress

Today's garment finish is the Jennifer Lauren Felicity Dress. This post is part of my garment sewing project (you can see past posts here). There's a sew along going on, on Jennifer's blog, and it just started. I think it's great that indie pattern designers are doing sew alongs for their patterns; it is a bit of hand holding...

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16 Mar
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Assignment: Hudson Pant

Before you get all curious wondering how I made so much clothing in the past week, relax, as I made these pants a few weeks ago, ha! Because of having to shoot photos of myself looking presentable as opposed to my usual pajamas or jeans and hair not done, sometimes it takes me a little longer to take photos...

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11 Mar
Garments, Uncategorized

Assignment: Sailor Top

Hello and welcome to my blog if you are visiting from Selfish Sewing Week! Check out all of the fun over on Imagine Gnats this week and whip up your own selfish project! This project is also part of my study on garment sewing, in which you can read about past garments here! Today I'm happy to share my pattern...

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04 Feb
Garments

Assignment: Eliana Dress

Today's finished garment sew is the Pauline Alice Eliana Dress. I ordered this beautifully-assembled paper pattern straight from the designer in Europe. Instructions come in English, Spanish, and French (all in the same booklet, but divided by language). I was eager to make this pattern, as Pauline Alice has several other beautiful patterns. This one looked great for everyday...

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28 Jan
Garments

Assignment: Linden Sweatshirt

I made something comfy and cozy to wear, and it was a really quick sew! Continuing along on my garment making journey (you can see a list of past finishes here), I made the Grainline Linden Sweatshirt. This is a beginner level pattern. I wanted to add to my everyday wardrobe, and this looked like something comfortable I could make;...

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12 Jan
Garments, Uncategorized

Assignment: Kim Dress

Today's assignment is the By Hand London Kim Dress, which is a lovely dress with several options. Both options have a princess seam, and you have your choice of a scooped neckline or a sweetheat, as well as a gathered skirt or a wrap pencil skirt. I pre-ordered my pattern from By Hand London directly, as I immediately knew...

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16 Dec
Garments

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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10 Dec
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Assignment: Project Garment

I looked through the handmade section of my closet the other day, and there is a good amount of clothing that I have made for myself: about 40 dresses, tops, etc. But I realized that up until now, I've more or less been 'phoning it in', garment wise. Instead of purposefully and (dare I say) scientifically attacking a garment...

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20 May
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Quilt Market – Liberty Art Fabrics

This is my first stop on the Quilt Market train of everything I saw while I was there! The Liberty Art Fabrics booth was purely amazing!! They had several quilts hanging up, including this Dresden made with all of their new fabrics! It's pretty jaw-dropping, and I loved that coordinating-colored thread was used for each of the segments.Another quilt that I...

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