Saturday, May 18, 2013

Apparently, That Coat Isn't Going to Sew Itself

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So I cut out my garment fabric for my personal Butterick 5824 coat-so-along , like three or four weeks ago, and I guess my unconscious pl...
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Thursday, May 9, 2013

McCalls 6696 - Another Shirtdress!

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After cutting out my new Butterick coat, and working with the silk/wool blend Vogue dress largely on the bias, cutting out this shirtdres...
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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Cutting Out, Phase I: Complete!

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My personal coat-sew-along on the Butterick 5824 1950's coat by Gertie continues.  One of the two challenging aspects of this project w...
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Vogue 8648 - The Couture Dress

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I saw an advertisement for a Craftsy course by Susan Khalje  and I thought, I don't need to pay the money for the course, I'll just ...
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Friday, April 19, 2013

The Cutting Out Process Begins . . .

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Having procrastinated as long as I possibly could on the new coat, I faced facts:  I was going to have begin.  First step:  pre-shrink my ca...
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

I'm Really, REALLY Late To This Party

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I'm just a hem away from finishing Vogue 8648 , but I wanted to blog about joining Gertie's 1950's Coat Sew-Along.  Here's t...
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Butterick 5846 - The Forties Shirtdress

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It's a 1940's shirtdress!  It's no suprise that I love shirtdresses (Crab Dress anyone?), and Butterick came out with this ...
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