Allie Jackson

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  • Copy Cat Leopard

    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 ...

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    Copy Cat Leopard

  • Leopard Bikini of Dreams

    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 ...

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    Leopard Bikini of Dreams

  • Black Beauty Bikini

    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 ...

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    Black Beauty Bikini

  • Liberty Playtime Dresses

    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 ...

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    Liberty Playtime Dresses

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Vintage Sewing Pledge & MMM’14

My Weekend Wardrobe project has expanded into participation in the Vintage Sewing Pattern Pledge. I, Allie Massey, pledge to sew five vintage patterns from my stash in 2014. The first is my whole Weekender Wardrobe pattern, of course. I also want to master…

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Secretary Laurel

I tooooold you I made two Laurels! I needed a break from pants fitting, and I love my Colette Laurel pattern–it fits very nicely out of the envelope and it is really versatile. While the first one was fairly straightforward,…

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My Floral Laurel! (not pants!)

I\’ve felt like I\’m fighting through my sewing recently. Pants fitting! arghhhhhh!!! After all these close-up pants fitting posts, how about some nice loose fitting dresses? I was really feeling in need of some \”instant gratification,\” and I turned to…

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PANTS y\’all!

Okay, so my top favorite thing to do inside is read. I am a librarian. A close second would be sewing, of course (especially if I have a nice audiobook to listen to). My third favorite thing would be watching…

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PANTS y\’all!

Okay, so my top favorite thing to do inside is read. I am a librarian. A close second would be sewing, of course (especially if I have a nice audiobook to listen to). My third favorite thing would be watching…

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