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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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Hiking Trail Plaid and Lace Dress
On this sunny spring weekend, I went on a great hike and photoshoot with two friends. I was told by my friend who just got a brand new camera, to come all “dolled up” so that she could practice taking photos. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, DIY, Dressmaking, Fashion, nature, photography, Sewing, Travel
Tagged easy dress, handmade, hiking trail, low gap park, McCalls 7118, modeling, nature, photoshoot, plaid and lace, sewing, Summer dress, ukiah
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Put a Cuna Bird on It!
The sewing challenge for the month of April at “The Monthly Stitch” is to “Put a Bird on It”. What would I do? After thinking about it for a few weeks, I came up with an idea. I dug around until … Continue reading
Posted in Art, crafting, DIY, nature, quilting, Sewing, Travel, Upcycle, vintage
Tagged Art, birds, Cuna, Cuna Native Americans, Designing, diy, dress with appliqué, fifties dress, hand-sewing, Kuna, mola, native costumes, Panama, put a bird on it, reverse applique, San Blas Islands, sewing, Summer dress, travel, upcycled fashion
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Fancy Franken Frock
Say that three times fast! I’ve had this fabric in my stash for several years, and so it was great to have the opportunity to sew something up with it. I had a wonderfully creative time cutting into this embroidered … Continue reading
Posted in Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Lekala, Sewing, Travel
Tagged Border print, Dress, Franken Pattern, Lekala #4324, lekala 4264, sewing, Summer dress, The Monthly Stitch
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Chillin’ with the frogs!
This is the second version of Lekala Dress #4282. It’s a cute summer dress, with interesting darts on the center front seam of the bodice and a pleated skirt. This unusually striped fabric was purchased from the local thrift store and has … Continue reading
Posted in Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Lekala, nature, Sewing, Upcycle
Tagged diy, Lekala 4282, Lekala.co, pleated skirt, pleats, stripes, Summer dress, thrifted fabric, upcycle
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Preparations for More Hawthorns
I took a sewing lesson on Craftsy for fitting a muslin and I have been practicing. First, I decided to make a muslin and adjust it to fit as I had learned. “Sew the Perfect Fit” by Lynda Maynard guides you through … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Sewing, Travel
Tagged alterations, bust measurement, colette hawthorn, craftsy, Craftsy Classes, dressmaking, fitting, Lynda Maynard, muslin, sewing, sewing lesson, summer blouse, Summer dress
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New Fabrics for Colette Hawthorn Dress
Here are some lightweight, cool, 100% cotton fabrics that I can use for making a Colette Hawthorn summer dresses. Now that I have made the muslins for two uniquely sized women, I’m anxious to start sewing up the real thing … Continue reading
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Tagged colette hawthorn, cotton fabrics, eyelet lace, fabric, fashion, fashion fabric, green flowers, muslin, Summer dress, watercolor flowers
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