I finished another top for the Pattern Challenge! I’ve been having too much fun sewing clothes for myself, I’m worried I might turn into the Selfish Seamstress!! Does anyone recognize that fabric? It’s the ever lovely and luscious Liberty of London in Dunvina. I purchased it when I was in London at Shaukat Fabrics [...]
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Pattern: McCall’s M6044 View: E Size: Cut between a Medium and Large (yes, you can do that!) Fabric: 3 yards homespun plaid from Joanns ($3.99/yard) Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? Yes, very much so! Were the instructions easy to follow? I actually [...]
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I’m back!! Oh wow, you guys, what an amazing trip!! It is surreal to me that I am back home and that this trip is behind me. My husband and I had such an adventure and we loved every minute of it! Someday soon I will sit down and tell you more about it, but [...]
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I just barely scraped this top out using what little of this fabric I had. My sister originally bought the fabric for an Anthropologie knock-off top she made (maybe I can get her to send me a photo, it’s adorable!) and she gave me what she had left over. To make it work, I had to [...]
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Here’s a summery new top I made using some gingham I found for $3.99 a yard: And guess what pattern….you’ve got it! Simplicity 2599! Boy do I love that pattern. This gingham was a bit difficult to work with. If I wasn’t very careful, it puckered with each seam. A good amount of pressing seemed [...]
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Here is the J.Crew inspired dress that I made using Simplicity 2599. I lengthened the shirt by about 10″ (and then shortened the hem later when it was still way too long), added the sleeve option and made the same adjustments to the pattern that I made last time. Wow, next time I should really iron [...]
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Thanks for all the love on the Panty Tutorial. I’m so happy to hear that many of you are interested in trying it! Please, please, if you do give it a shot, I would love to hear how it turned out/see pictures! And now, the winner of the jersey and stretch lace is……Bethany!!! Which is [...]
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Simplicity 2599 is a near perfect pattern. I just love the way this shirt turned out, it fits and looks almost exactly how I hoped it would. Pattern Description: Misses Tops with 6 different variations. I made view E, but skipped the bow. Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you [...]
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This is Part II in my Pattern Challenge series. If you have not already, please consider joining me in a challenge to sew your way to a new wardrobe! Well…this one was significantly harder than I thought it would be!!! I loved the look of the jersey dress on this Simplicity pattern by Cynthia Rowley. Or [...]
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The winner of the Allmodern.com giveaway is….. Kari from Handmade Mommy who would love to pick out some Wall Art from All Modern. Congrats, Kari! Looks like you’ll be able to get that wall art for your home! Kari has a super cute blog, so go check it out now while you writhe in jealousy! Kari, [...]
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