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Fabric challenge update
If you read my blog last summer, you may remember that I began participating in the Whole 30 Fabric Challenge. I blogged about my goal of sewing 30 yards of fabric before I bought any more fabric....
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Fitting Q&A with Christine Groom
Christine Groom of Zig Zag Designs by Christine Christine Groom is the designer behind Zig Zag Designs by Christine and a fitting expert. She spoke to the Bay Area Sewists Meetup group last fall,...
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Sewing pattern height – a chart – 2022 update
Everyone’s body is different. We come in all shapes and sizes, which can make it challenging to find a sewing pattern that fits your body. Luckily, some indie sewing patterns design for a particular...
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Lining the Free Range Slacks
I had some black linen fabric in my stash that I used to sew my first pair of Free Range Slacks, version 2 (straight leg, cropped). I cut it out and sewed the main pants pieces together — front, side,...
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Free Range Slacks in black linen
I’ve had the Sew House Seven Free Range Slacks in my sewing queue for a long time (available in paper and digital versions). The pattern comes in two size ranges, standard (00-20) and curvy (18-34),...
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Color-blocked Seamwork Bo top
SewOver50 is hosting a color-blocking sewing challenge this month so I decided to make a color-blocked Seamwork Bo Top. If you are familiar with Seamwork’s patterns, they are designed for a C cup. I...
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Adrienne Blouse in a Lady McElroy print
I made an Adrienne Blouse in a Lady McElroy print (Epic Spectacle)! I absolutely love this fabric, which I got from Stonemountain and Daughter Fabrics two years ago (sorry, sold out now). My original...
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I Am Irma shirt dress in a Fabric Godmother floral print
This is my first I Am Irma shirt dress, an I Am Patterns design, and my first make as a Fabric Godmother ambassador! I made the I Am Irma shirt in cotton lawn and organza last year. For the shirt...
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Q&A with Nina of Nina Lee Patterns
Nina Chang-Smith in her Carmel jumpsuit (courtesy Nina Lee) When I realized that Nina Chang-Smith, the designer and founder behind her indie pattern company, Nina Lee Patterns, had moved from London...
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Q&A with Handmade Millennial
Last November, Ella Clausen of Handmade Millennial was a guest speaker for the Bay Area Sewists Meetup group. She also brought some of her garments to show us. As you may know, I’m the organizer for...
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Collage Gather Top – my Color Me Kaffe entry
Free Spirit Fabrics Color Me Kaffe Challenge inspired me to make the Matchy Matchy Sewing Club’s Collage Gather Top PDF pattern. The challenge was to use at least three Kaffe Fassett fabrics to make a...
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My Needle Sharp subscription box – Wildwood Vest
Last fall, I was contacted by Needle Sharp, which offers monthly subscription boxes and standalone sewing kits, to see if I’d be interested in collaborating with them. They offered to send me a box in...
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