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A Break from Shirtdresses - The Anna Dress! 27 Aug 2013 | 07:19 am
The British blogosphere is abuzz with the Anna Dress from By Hand London! I finally gave in and bought it when I saw the Anna Rose dress by Lizzy and Taracat's second version where she dances solo in...
How To Make a Dress from A Pack of Men's T-Shirts 18 Aug 2013 | 04:32 am
While my sewing machine was in-hock this week for its bi-annual checkup, I spent a great deal of time thinking about sewing since I couldn't actually sew. I thought back to the first dress I ever sew...
A Laura Ashley Sundres - McCalls 4444 12 Aug 2013 | 01:26 am
Lest you think that I only wear matronly vintage shirtdresses everyday (I wish!), I pulled this out from my closet for a barbeque The Carpenter and I attended Saturday afternoon. It's McCalls 4444, ...
The Lock and Key Dress - Simplicity 6584 9 Aug 2013 | 06:53 am
The Lock & Key Dress is done! And it took longer than I had planned. (As per usual.) I thought this would be a quick, non-complicated, novelty shirtdress, but I ended up putting in way more time tha...
Unlocking That Dress 29 Jul 2013 | 04:51 am
Next time I pledge to blog seven posts in seven days, I need to remember that a sewing blog is different than a slice-of-life blog in that you have to actually sew something to have something to talk ...
Here's A Dress I Never Blogged About 27 Jul 2013 | 07:20 am
I made my own wedding dress during my pretty short three-and-half month engagement. I was hoping to blog about the process, but I was trying to throw together a wedding and make my dress at the same ...
What We Wear . . . and Why 26 Jul 2013 | 07:06 am
Have you seen Sewaholic's newest pattern, the Saltspring dress? It is absolutely adorable. And for about five minutes, I looked for the perfect rayon challis to make the maxi dress version and then ...
A Cautionary Fail 25 Jul 2013 | 02:45 am
If you noticed that I am blogging more than usual lately, you are right. I've joined Jen's 7 Days of Epic Blogging, where the goal is to write a post every day for seven days. A bunch of folks signe...
New Look Skirt 0119 24 Jul 2013 | 06:19 am
When I was in Cotton Creek, Alabama this Christmas, Mother and I went through her old linens to see if there was anything I was interested in. I said yes to this old striped tablecloth that screamed...
Liberty Hawthorn! 23 Jul 2013 | 04:45 am
I've been wanting to make a shirtdress from Liberty's Tana Lawn since I saw Gertie's version in her new book. But Liberty's lawn fabrics run about $ 36 to $ 46 dollars a yard, depending on whether yo...
