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Hello (Kitty) Summertime Nostalgia
The days have been short and cold and rainy lately. Even more than the cold, which I dread, I hate how dark everything seems in the midst of winter. I think I could more cheerfully put up with daily rain…
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Vintage McCall’s 6210: All The Dramatic Dress Elements
I have such a huge backlog of finished objects that I’ve sewn over the past few months but never blogged. This is pretty much the only one that’s seasonally appropriate at the moment. I’m starting here, but don’t intend to…
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Some Days We Get Dressed (Other Days It’s More of An Upholstering)
I thought when I bought this fabric that I had only bought just enough to make the dress I was planning to make out of it, and no more. When I went to cut it out, though, I found I…
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Burda 9433: Navy Windowpane Suit
Before I start in on today’s project, I wanted to mention that I recently had the privilege of being interviewed as this month’s Member in Focus for Pattern Review. I talk about my early days of sewing, and boiled down a description…
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Ultimate Summer Sundresses: Even When I Use Modern Vogue Patterns, I Look Vintage
This project is covering a lot of ground for me. It’s my submission to the Sundress Sewalong hosted by Heather and I’m planning to write up a quick post for The Monthly Stitch, since the August theme is all about…
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By Hand London Flora Dress: In Late Summer Plaid
This is one of those dresses that was both deceptively simple and at the same time quite complicated. The pattern is By Hand London’s Flora dress with a lengthened hemline. The crinoline just barely peeks out, providing a bit of…
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Simplicity 3475: Vintage Video Game Vixen
This is a dress I made last winter, but I’m finding that I really prefer to wear crazy novelty dresses during the summer as opposed to any other season. It’s definitely summer, so it seems like a good time to…
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Sewing Dare Accepted/Sewing Dare Completed
Remember Sewing Dares? There’s another round going on now, and this time I threw myself in for one. I asked specifically for a dare related to shorts so Gillian dared me to make either Kwik Sew 3854 or BHL Holly shorts….
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Vintage Butterick 5455: That 1970’s Pink Noir Jacket
It’s only about 100 degrees here, so my brain thought, “Hey, I should post about that spring coat I made.” It makes no sense season-wise, but I have the feeling that the longer I put off writing about this coat,…
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By Hand London Sophia Dress: Blue Stripes and Red Clover
I’m ecstatic to show off this project. I’m too excited to think of anything to say about it. Maybe if I start with a picture some words will follow. This post is a bit picture-heavy; I’ll explain why at the end. This is…
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