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Pea Coat Nouveau
Fabric: Navy Blue Wool and silky turquoise lining Pattern: Vogue 8884 View B Year: Classic (this design dates back to the 1700’s) Notions: Gold metallic buttons with a blue center Accessories: Hand crocheted scarf (made by me) Time to complete: a few weeks First … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, crochet, DIY, Dressmaking, Fashion, nature, photography, Sewing, Upcycle, vintage, Vintage sewing
Tagged 70's fashion, alterations, clothing, coat, diy, dressmaking, fashion, hippies, nostalgia, pea coat, sewing, style, The Monthly Stitch, thrifted, upcycle, vintage, 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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A Rose by Any Other Name….
What pattern did you use? For my New-To-Me dress I chose the Cambie Dress by Sewholic. I liked this pattern because of the sizing that is made especially for the pear- shaped gal. Now that’s me! I’m always grading smaller at … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, DIY, Dressmaking, Fashion, nature, photography, Sewing, vintage, Vintage sewing
Tagged border prints, Cambie Dress, contest, diy, flowers, Gertie Fabric, Gretchen Hirsch, Indie, Indie Patten Month, Indie Patterns, Indie Sewing Contest, roses, Sewholic, sewing, sewing contest, The Monthly Stitch, trains
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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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Me-Made-May for Him
I have made my husband a few shirts, but non of them were winners in his book, either because of the fit or the fabric choice. I was determined to get it right this time, and make him a great … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Dressmaking, Fashion, Lekala, nature, photography, Sewing
Tagged 100% cotton, alterations, casual men's shirt, clothing, diy, Dress, fashion, Joanns, Lekala.co, Mccall's 2149, Me-Made_May '15, men's shirt, sewing, The Monthly Stitch, thread dyed fabric, yellow
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The Dress Contest; and Prizes Announced
Hello Sewing friends, Are you ready? Have you picked out your Indie Dress Pattern? The first contest starts June 1st and all you have to do is make a dress using and Indie Pattern. If you are not in to sewing for … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Dressmaking, Fashion, Lekala, Sewing, Tutorial, Upcycle, Vintage sewing
Tagged blogging, diy, Dress Contest, dresses, fashion, Indie Pattern sewing contest, Lekala, prizes, sewing, sewing bloggers, Sewing constest, The Monthly Stitch
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Sewing Contests Coming Up In June!
Hi sewing friends! The Monthly Stitch has just announced this year’s Indie Pattern Contests during the month of June 2015! There are tons of great prizes and discount codes from the sponsors. I want to encourage everyone to join in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Dressmaking, Fashion, Lekala, photography, Sewing, Tutorial, vintage, Vintage sewing
Tagged customizable sewing patterns, diy, fashion, indie pattern contests, Lekala 4368, Lekala.co, pattern company, pattern selections, prizes, Sewing contests, sewing discount codes, sewing friends, The Monthly Stitch, TMS
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The Athena Top
This week I’d like to share with you one of my favorite tops for Spring, the Athena Top by Helena of GrayAllDayPatterns. What a creative designer! I volunteered to test the pattern through the design period before it’s official release. After … Continue reading
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Tagged Athena Top, blogs with drape, diy, fashion, GrayAllDayPatterns, indie top, pink top, serving, the inside of a garment, The Monthly Stitch, using the overstitch
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