Posts Tagged ‘Sewing’
Linen Floral Pencil Skirt
I am loving how much use I’ve gotten out of the pencil skirt pattern from Gertie’s New Book for Better Sewing. I’ve made a wearable muslin in a fun vintage quilting cotton, a classic version in twill, and now this version in a fun light-weight linen. Because this linen was so lightweight and loosely woven…
Read MoreAvengers Assemble! (on my corset)
I’m a big fan of corsets, something that many consider to be a personal decision not to be taken lightly but that’s if you’re going for proper corsets. You know, the type that REALLY pull in your waist or shape it for weight loss. That’s not the case with me, I just like clothes that…
Read MoreThe Skater Dress
This dress is a variation on the Vintage Border Dress I made for Easter. It’s the B style bodice from the pattern and a shorter skirt. For this version of the dress, I used a great cotton lycra blend fabric for the main body of the dress and accented it with an inexpensive, but super…
Read MorePeplum Top
Sara over at Sew Sweetness recently posted a some great clothes that she made for spring quilt market and I was absolutely in love with the peplum tops she made. So I decided to give it a go myself. For my top, I used the bodice of the Colette Patterns truffle dress as a base. …
Read MoreAn Everyday Party Dress
I am absolutely in love with my final project for the 2013 Summer of No Pants. It started with a vintage bed sheet and a copy of the Vintage Vogue V2903 pattern. I absolutely love the print from the sheet. The yellow tone on tone design with orange and white accents is beautiful. You don’t…
Read MoreSONP Sneak Peek
Ok, so I normally try not to show off my sewing projects until they’re completed, but I just had to show you the progress on my final Summer of No Pants sewing project entry. This project is brought to you by a Vintage Vogue pattern and a bed sheet. After quite a bit of seam…
Read MoreButterfly Circle Skirt
I am having so much fun with Summer of No Pants 2013! It’s been a great push for me to make some great basic pieces that I can mix and match with the rest of my wardrobe. My third project for the challenge is a circle skirt. Circle skirts really are simple, I just need…
Read MoreClassic Navy Pencil Skirt
Yesterday, I shared with you the floral pencil skirt I originally made as a wearable muslin. Today, I’m sharing the skirt that muslin was for. I present to you a classically simple navy twill pencil skirt. This is the second of my Summer of No Pants 2013 (#SONP2013) sewing projects. The twill I used for…
Read MoreTwo New Sew Alongs
I have started two new sew along projects this week. I’m so excited! I’m hoping the projects will kick me into gear and get me sewing even with all the late sunshine outside. The first is the Impromptu Quilt Along at Monkey Do. The quilt is a pattern by Rachel Griffith Design that will finish…
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