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08 Jan
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Assignment: Camp Shirt

On my garment journey, I not only wanted to make myself a lot of clothes, but I wanted to learn how to make things for different body shapes as well (I will never have to do a full bust adjustment on anything for me). By the way, you can see a running tally of things I'm making and see...

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11 Jul
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Lady Skater Dress

It's always great when you can sew something quick and great and get instant gratification out of it, and so I present to you my Lady Skater Dress! The Lady Skater is a pdf sewing pattern that is available via instant download. It's a wonderful pattern that is written by Amanda of Kitschy Coo. I made one of Amanda's...

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03 Aug
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The Colette Diaries – Ginger {Week 3}

This beautiful Ginger skirt is from paunnet.blogspot.com This post is part of my Colette Diaries series. Feel free to check out my original Colette Diaries post for schedule and previous posts!This week, I have a little 'Ginger' inspiration for you, and as promised, I'm going to show you how I made the contrast piping...

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28 Jun
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The Colette Diaries

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...

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26 Mar
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SEW ALONG! Sis Boom Jamie Dress

Want to make a dress with me??This beautiful dress, designed by Jennifer Paganelli, is lovely for all body types, and guess what! It's easy to sew! I've had time to read over my pattern, and it's going to be just great, even if you have never sewn clothing for yourself before! You can do it...we can do it together!!So...

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24 Mar
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Would you make a dress with me??

Whenever I post my finished projects to my blog, there's usually the feedback comments that come along with them. "Good job!" or "I love it!" or "That's great fabric!".But for some reason, when I post pictures of clothing, namely dresses, I feel like a vast majority of the responses contain some form of, "I wish I could make clothes...

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05 Oct
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McCalls 5050 Peasant Top

This is just about the easiest sewing pattern I've ever attempted. Which makes me happy, because this type of shirt is just my style and I love it! There is no lining to the top, it is just comprised of all casings to put your elastic through (the sleeves, neckline, and under the bust) and a hem at the...

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26 Sep
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Reconstructed Band Shirt

I made this T-shirt earlier this summer. I was sad that I couldn't find any of my old band shirts from back in the day; they must have been left behind at my parents house, and who knows what happened then. So I bought a men's Jimmy Eat World T-shirt from ebay and got to work on this great...

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