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Blues Capsule: Project #4 – A Tweed Dress

Here comes another dress! Because having 30 in my wardrobe just isn’t enough, right? Actually, I love wearing dresses and I

16 Feb
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Blues Capsule: Project #3 – Ponte Dress

I wrote / drafted a whole other post about my Blues Capsule wardrobe project for February 2020, and my asshole iPad lost it

16 Feb
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A Sunday Dress Project

A Sunday Dress Project

I’m going to Vancouver this week for the UBCM conference, and I’ve decided I need a new dress. As one does, of course. I

30 Sep
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Contemporary fall dress complete!

All I had to do last night was hem the sleeves, lining and skirt. I was pleased to remember (finally) that I had acquired a

11 Sep
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A new vision – designing again

A new vision – designing again

I found this fabric yesterday at F-land and it just said “take me home”. It is navy blue with orange, cream and green graphic

08 Sep
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Project Review: Orange Fuzzy Dress (self-drafted)

This is another rendition of my simple top block with a drapey collar added in to it. In this project, I re-traced the

05 Mar
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Project Review: Burda 7082 Jersey Dress

Project Review: Burda 7082 Jersey Dress

Onwards towards the Seasonal Sew Wardrobe! Here is my second project in the capsule wardrobe of ten looks which I’m

14 Feb
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Fabric wants to be loved. (but it is hard sometimes)

Fabric wants to be loved. (but it is hard sometimes)

This fabric has been haunting me since I tried to make a cocktail dress and found the fabric just didn’t want to do

23 Nov
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Amazing suede… how sweet the drape

Amazing suede… how sweet the drape

Ok I am back in the sewing loft after a crazy month of travel. Last weekend while I was in the midst of making my kid a

02 Nov

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