Thank you to Measure Fabric for providing the fabric for this project. I have a simple project today in a knockout fabric that shows how important fabric choice can be! This skirt is just a simple dirndl-style skirt, that is, just a rectangle gathered into a waistband with a ruffle added to the bottom. The…
Archives for August 2018
Seersucker Scrappy Top (Sewaholic Pendrell Blouse)
As a pear-shaped person, I\’ve wound up with a lot of Sewaholic patterns over the years. Generally, whenever they have a sale, I add one or two to my collection–I really should just buy the lot and not have to pay for any more shipping, but as my tastes change and sewing improves I feel…
Jiffy Tropics (Simplicity 4977)
I have a few vintage patterns that I return to again and again and one of them is Simplicity 6820, a 60s trapeze \”Jiffy\” dress that lauds itself on only having \”3 main pattern pieces.\” I\’ve made it a few times and the leopard one, especially, is basically never in my closet, always either in…
My Pattern Wardrobe
My first Sewaholic Rae and the only one I made as written. For the past few years, I\’ve sewn most of my clothes–almost all of them. This year, for the rtw fast, I\’ve been sewing allll my clothes, which–since I already was sewing almost everything–has been more of a mental shift than a practical one….
Rae Ruffle Slip (Sewaholic Rae)
This is an extra-sweet little post that is both totally necessary and completely ridiculous at the same time: a vintage-inspired slip using my favorite skirt pattern, the Sewaholic Rae! I wear a lot of skirts, and don\’t typically line my handmade clothing, which means I wear a lot of half slips. I don\’t know why,…