Dresses
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Rosy McCall’s 7969
Hey there, sewing friends! I am very excited to share my recent make. I had the opportunity to sew with one of Minerva’s amazing Core Range fabrics – a Viscose Crinkle Textured Gauze! For my pattern choice I went with the very popular McCall’s 7969 because I just had to jump on the bandwagon. Head over to Minerva to continue reading about the process. I also used my tried-and-true inseam pocket method stolen from the Tessuti Fabrics Lisa Dress instructions, also talked about here. XX
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Hand-Embroidered Lisa Dress featuring Fabric + Flow
Hello, my dear sewing friends! I have a fun little project to share. I’m very happy to announce that I have had the opportunity to sew a bit for myself over the last few weeks. There was a baby item or two sewn up of course, but my hand-embroidered Lisa dress is complete thanks to the help of the fabric store Fabric + Flow. I’ve been attempting to focus more on my own wardrobe and the planning that goes along with it. It isn’t easy. Westley is seven months old and very mobile so he keeps mama quite busy. Regardless of being a mom to a crazy active infant, the…
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The Florence Dress in Stripes
Ok, I am super happy with this new thing I made! I had to jump on here and start blogging about it ASAP. This new dress in the exact sort of thing I want to be wearing right now. Its an oversized, gathered, linen-cotton blend dream with interesting style lines and buttons! Ahhh, the good sewing fairies are smiling down on me...
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Russian Regina Dress Review
I am finally getting around to writing about a dress I made several weeks ago. The trickiest part in sewing the Regina Dress by Viki Sews is that the directions were completely in Russian! I didn’t let that stop me, though. I hope to share some tips that could help you along if you plan on trying this pattern out yourself...
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Denim Lisa Dress – A Tessuti Pattern Review
Happy Summer! I sewed up the Lisa Dress by Tessuti Patterns in a super fun tie dye denim. This dress is everything I had hoped for...
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A Wiksten Shift Pattern Review
My Midi Wiksten Shift Dress I made a dress! This is Wiksten’s new Wiksten Shift pattern and it truly is a wonderful handmade wardrobe addition. I’m a huge fan of the style of this garment. The Wiksten Shift pattern includes several variations including a shorter dress and a top with optional sleeves...
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A Shelby Romper Pattern Review
There isn't much to say about the newly released pattern by True Bias. I sewed up a Shelby Dress / Romper and I must say, it's really great. Kelli really knows how to bring something new to the sewing community and I'm very grateful for it. This was a really fun and quick to sew. I made myself a Shelby Romper and I'm super excited to share it with you...
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First Post with African Wax for #SEWWAXLYRICAL
By Hand London Anna/Christine Haynes Emery Dress Hack in African Wax Print FTW Heeelllloooooo!!! I’m so excited to be here. I’ve been considering starting a blog for years and what better way to begin this new endeavor than with a super colorful dress! Using blogs as a resource for learning my sewing craft has been invaluable to me. I really hope this can be a space to offer the same kind of support to others. I’d be lying if I said that this wasn’t a challenging task! Daaannngggg, creating a blog is hard! As I’m sure you’ll understand, I am not a very technical minded person (unlike my parter–opposites attract,…
