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Simplicity 1666 Lisette Peplum Top
The minute I set eyes on Liesl's new Lisette pattern for Simplicity on the Sew Lisette blog, it went to the top of my to-sew list. I had to wait a couple of weeks for either Hancock's or Joann to get...
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Ruffled Marc Jacobs Knit Dress
Maybe ruffle knits are over, so of course it's time for me to get some and make a dress! I don't plan it this way, it just seems to happen.My mom took me for a birthday shop at Waechter's, which is...
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Plaid Progress + Sleeve Question
It's not often that I show projects in progress, mostly because I don't like the look of raw edges and unfinished details. But my current dress-in-waiting is very presentable, even in its unfinished...
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The Sleeves Have It!
Since your extremely helpful feedback was unanimously in favor of giving sleeves a try, I shook off the lazy impulse to go sleeveless and I'm very happy that I did!The suggestions to use a tiny little...
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Butterick 5649: Button Front Denim Skirt
This finished skirt exhibits signs of a very rare phenomenon: the back looks better than the front.I'm almost never happy to show the rear view, but this one is an exception. Interesting!My late...
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Another Practical Garment! Simplicity 2475 Denim Straight Skirt
Making an A-line denim skirt last week reminded me how much I also could use a straight denim skirt. Straight skirts make up a very small portion of my wardrobe, as I find them more challenging than...
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Something More Frivolous: Simplicity 1882 Dress
It's time for me to show you something a little less practical, a little more frivolous. This dress is so frivolous, in fact, that it's never been worn out of the house. It got all finished but not...
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Walk the Dog Skirt
In spring and summer, I hardly wear pants at all. It's skirts and dresses for me, as soon as the weather is warm enough for bare white legs. The best thing about jeans is pockets. The worst thing about...
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Simplicity 9816 blouse + Weed the Garden skirt
Fitting a simple blouse isn't as simple as it should be, in my opinion. Only time will tell how this latest effort will work out. For today, I'm mildly pleased with this top and its sister, a...
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May Days Two and Three, and Vogue 8691
Thursday, May 2Vogue 8691 by Katherine Tilton, and Kwik Sew 3115 bloomersRayon wool fabric from FabricMartFabric flowers incorporate some of the perforated selvedge, along with tiny black beads. The...
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A Chilly Spring Flower
Our gray and not-warm weather pattern has me stymied when it comes to dressing in a spring-like manner. This morning I couldn't help but pull down my box of winter woolens, which was waiting to be...
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Vogue 1203: Another Denim Skirt
Can't. Stop. Making. Denim. Skirts.I've made a flared version and then a straight version, but neither one has pockets. I love Beth of Sunny Gal Studio's versions of Simplicity 2152, but I don't have...
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Outfit Round-up: May 6 through 10
I haven't made a pledge to do Me Made May, but the outfit documenting spirit is in the air and so far it's been motivating me to take a picture almost every day.Monday, May 6: Hi, I'm Your...
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New Look 6097: The Nowhere to Hide Dress
Wrap dresses and I have a troubled history. I accept the prevailing view that the wrap feature is flattering, since it creates a diagonal line over the bust down to the hip. But the devil's in the...
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A-Line Sheath with Color Blocking
Have you ever been inexplicably excited about an very basic garment or project? Actually, that happens to me all the time.This little dress resulted from the marriage of a goodly yard of ponte knit...
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I Really Go Around In This
When I want to mess with my husband, I wear these ruffled leggings (adapted from Kwik Sew 3115). My mother, too, can't fathom why I would go out of my way to embrace the absurd. But strangers in the...
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Vogue 8817 Katherine Tilton T-Shirt
I promise: this is the last of the brown and black ITY from FabricMart! Something about these two fabrics must really have struck a chord with me, since I made up two dresses and this t-shirt from them...
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A Winning Alteration of Simplicity 1882
Back in April, I was telling you about Simplicity 1882. This cute dress was made last year, hemmed this spring and unworn until last week. Why? Self-deception aside, it was just too tight for physical...
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Open Wide Zip Pouches
Using a very good tutorial from Noodlehead, I made a couple of zippered pouches for end of the year teacher gifts. The first one is for a purple-loving teacher in an Echino fabric. Since I don't have...
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