Surely this has happened to you: you delve into a pattern that everyone is sewing and find that it’s just okay for you. So it has been with the Toaster Sweater #1. As I tackle my #2017MakeNine, the top of my list is Sew House Seven’s Toaster Sweater #1. I’ve been really looking forward to …
For the Day and Night Dress Challenge 2017, it’s all about the little black dress + an everyday dress. Check out how all my blogger and vlogger friends made this challenge their own. To kick things off, I’m posting my projects. I made a video even with an intro! And I found MusOpen to add …
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Elizabeth Made This hosted The Day and Night Dress Challenge from 2017-2019 here and on Instagram. The idea for the challenge? Create 2 looks from 2 dresses, one for your normal everyday life and one for a night out. Each year we threw a different spin on this idea. Here’s how my team of friends …
Perhaps I’m a glutton for punishment with sewing for contests. Next on the docket for me is Patternreview’s One Pattern Many Looks Contest. The goal of the contest is to make one view of a pattern multiple times (at least 2), making each variant look different. Simple changes like altering hem lengths or the shape …
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When Jalie came out with the Cora Leggings, I knew I wanted to make them. I’ve been wearing the same workout pants I think since I moved to Colorado. They predate my marriage! As such, they’ve been through all of the weight fluctuation of multiple pregnancies and lived to tell the tale. Folks, if clothes …
Vote here for my trench coat! When the trench coat challenge this week for the a couple of things ran through my mind. First, I thought about how much I love making jackets, then about how much work a jacket is, but mostly that I wasn’t expecting to make another trench coat so soon after …
Click here to vote for your favorite sweater knit garment from this week’s challenge. This week’s Fabricista Fashion Challenge is “Same fabric, different look.” My fellow participants and I were given 3 yards of this very cool sweater knit fabric to create a garment with our own unique spin. I decided to take the …
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When Portia Lawrie of Makery announced that this years #Refashioners2016 challenge was denim, I couldn’t not participate in the community challenge. Between my catalog of my own jeans I’ve made and the wide variety of details collected on my Altered Denim board, it should be clear that when in comes to denim, I’m very serious …
This lace mixed media tank is one of the projects I’ve made in the past couple months post baby that I haven’t got around to writing about. It’s part refashion, part working with available materials, and a whole lotta pattern hacking in between. The inspiration for this one was this Anthropologie tank: I love how …
I totally knew this was going to happen. I knew that once I started bramaking, I’d love it. Of course, just like all other Jalie patterns I’ve made, Jalie 3131 has convinced me that all the inspirational loveliness that Andie puts out or the perseverance and problem solving that Gillian has gone through is a …
