This is the dress that the sewing blog community made happen–thanks, y\’all. I posted a couple weeks ago that I was frustrated with this dress. If you remember, I was asking whether I should put a bow at center front…

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Nearly all of my skirts were made with an elastic waist pattern... that I lopped the elastic off of and converted to a flat waistband. That doesn't mean I don't love an elasticated skirt though! Holly ...
Y'all. Y'ALL! Everything I have sewn up to this point--all my swimsuits and underwear and bras and dresses and jeans--it was all leading up to this point. This is the best bikini ever made, I am done ...
Years ago I attempted a Closet Core Sophie Bikini, and hated the way the cups fit, so I made a second version, a press-n-seal dupe of my favorite wired bikini top (from Juicy Couture, duh). This black ...
How do family bloggers take such cute photos of their babies?! I (obviously) think these pictures are adorable, because these are my particular children, but... y'all. Trying to get pictures of your ...
This is the dress that the sewing blog community made happen–thanks, y\’all. I posted a couple weeks ago that I was frustrated with this dress. If you remember, I was asking whether I should put a bow at center front…
Do you notice my blog\’s little tagline? Modern Mid-century Sewing and Style. I always wondered where people came up with those catchy slogan since all I could ever think of was \”My sewing blog.\” Then the concept of \”Modern Mid-century\”…
I have a lot of things on my sewing table at the moment… none of them one hundred percent complete. Coming up here at allie J. from left to right: a nightgown, a cut-out sundress, a tiki paradise dress (thanks…
Every once in a while, the worlds of my sewing and librarianing combine in wonderful ways–see my previous book review of Sew Zoey. I went in to work a few weeks ago and my co-worker Patrick, our library\’s resident graphic…
Hello there! I hope you didn\’t think the bows question was \”should I put bows all over this dress?\” The answer to that question is invariably yes, in my opinion. Rather, the question is where to put the bows. Option one…
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