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Lekala Reversible Dress
I’m thrilled to share this unique and easy to make reversible dress with you! This is Lekala pattern 4545. Lekala patterns are made to fit your personal measurements, so it’s fun and easy to make a dress and know that … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Dressmaking, Fashion, Lekala, photography, Sewing, Travel, Tutorial
Tagged bathing suit coverup, beach coverup, Design, fashion, how to, Lekala 4545, made to measure patterns, reversible dress, seersucker, sewing, Summer dress, travel dress, tutorial
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March Marches On
I have several things to share with you that I have been working on during the first few weeks of March. First, just let me say that I tried out for the position of a Bernina Ambassador, but I wasn’t selected. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, Contest, crafting, crochet, Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Dressmaking, Fashion, Lekala, photography, quilting, Sewing, sewing contest, Tutorial, Weather
Tagged Art, children's sewing lessons, clothing, contest, crochet, diy, Dress, dressmaking, fabric, fashion, Lecien Fabric, Lekala 4381, Lekala.co, Radiant Girl Fabric, sewing, sewing class, style, temperature blancket, Vogue 1486, zibergirl.com
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Little Bunny Phoebe
“Little Bunny Foo Foo Phoebe Hopping Through the Forest….” Pattern: Phoebe Dress by Colette Patterns Fabric: Radiant Girl by Lecien Fabrics Year: 2016 Notions: thread, zipper, buttons, interfacing Time to complete: One day to cut, one day to make First worn: By my granddaughter in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Dressmaking, Family, Fashion, Lekala, nature, photography, Sewing
Tagged clothing, colette sewing patterns, diy, Dress, dressmaking, fabric, fashion, lecien fabrics, Lekala.co, phoebe dress, radiant girl, sewing, style, zibergirl.com
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All Sewn Up in 2015
Just some of the highlights of 2015! I pledged not to buy RTW clothes and made all of my own. I posted my makes to The Monthly Stitch, Kolabora, and Sewist as well as to my blog at Zibergirl.com. I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, Contest, Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Dressmaking, Family, Fashion, Lekala, nature, photography, quilting, Sewing, sewing contest, Travel, Tutorial, Upcycle, vintage, Vintage sewing
Tagged Best of 2015, clothing, customizable sewing patterns, diy, Dress Contest, dressmaking, fabric, fashion, Lekala, RTW Fast, Sew Mama Sew, sew your own clothes, Sewing all year!, Super Online Sewing Match II, The Monthly Stitch, upcycling, vintage
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Sewist: The New Sewing Social Network
It’s been a little over a month since the new Sewist.com site opened. It’s a place where members can share sewing and crafting projects, review and comment on projects, and socialize in groups. You can search through hundreds of patterns in our growing database … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, crafting, crochet, Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Dressmaking, Dyeing, Fashion, Lekala, photography, quilting, sale, Sewing, Tutorial, vintage, Vintage sewing
Tagged fashion, free patterns, indie patterns designers, pattern designers, patterns, projects, sewing, sewing social network, sewist.com
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So Long, Marianne!
I love this cute knit dress designed by Christine Haynes. The Marianne has a 60’s vibe and can be made up easily in a variety of knits and styles. The one I’m wearing is a practice muslin that I made to check … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, DIY, Dressmaking, Family, Fashion, Lekala, nature, photography, sale, Sewing, sewing contest, Upcycle, vintage, Vintage sewing
Tagged 60, 60's dress, Cohen, fashion, knit, Marianne Dress, music, SeamQueen, sewing, sewist, song
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How to make…. A Blouse with a Bow
Hello and Happy October! Before the weather turns cold, I wanted to make one last light-weight cotton blouse. I chose Lekala 4452 for it’s vintage style and simplicity. There are only 5 pattern pieces, and no zipper, buttons, or facings. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Dressmaking, Fashion, Lekala, photography, Sewing
Tagged blogging, blouse, bow, clothing, Customizable Patterns, customizable sewing patterns, diy, dressmaking, fabric, Lekala.co, lekala.net, peter pan collar, sewing, vintage
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Time to Vote!
I’m proud to be part of the collective over at The Monthly Stitch. We are a group that has recently reach 1000 members! Of course we all love sewing and that brings us together each month in a theme related … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Dressmaking, Fashion, Lekala, photography, Sewing
Tagged contest, diy, Indie, Indie Patten Month, Indie Sewing Contest, Itch to Stitch, Lekala Sewing Contest, sewing, sewing contest, skirts, stretch knit sewing, The Monthly Stitch, tops, trains, voting
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Riding that Train….
I’m so impressed with all of the entries for the Indie Dress Contest! There are some awesome makes using unique indie patterns. Many of which are brand new to me. It’s so neat to see what they look like on real people! Here … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Dressmaking, Dyeing, Fashion, Lekala, nature, photography, Sewing, Tutorial
Tagged diy, easy pattern for sewing knits, fashion, Indie Patten Month, Indie Patterns, Itch to stitch Petal Skirt, lekala 4284, Lekala Costomized sewing patterns, lekala sewing patterns, Lekala.co, made to fit, patterns, sewing, skirts, The Monthly Stitch, tops, trains, zibergirl.com
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Fun in a Field of Dandelions Dress
Here’s my entry for the Indie Pattern Month Contest for Dresses. I hope everyone is having fun sewing up all their entries for the contests this month. I know I am! Pattern? Why did you choose it? I used Lekala Sewing … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Dressmaking, Fashion, Lekala, nature, photography, Sewing, Upcycle, vintage, Vintage sewing
Tagged 50's dress, blogging, diy, Dress Contest, dresses, fashion, Indie Pattern sewing contest, Lekala, Lekala Pattern Company, prizes, sewing, sewing bloggers, Sewing constest, The Monthly Stitch, vintage sewing
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