Archive | June, 2011
First Day of Summer and a New Blouse!

First Day of Summer and a New Blouse!

By on June 30, 2011 in Finished Sewing Projects, Inspiration and Everything Else, Projects

Yay, something new today! Check out my new, sleeveless Pendrell blouse. This gorgeous vintage rayon had a few flaws, mostly blurred sections of the print. Making a sleeveless top was a good choice to show off the fabric while working around the flawed areas! The Details: Blouse: Pendrell Blouse, View C Cropped Pants: Superstore – [...]

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Day 17: I Should Wear This More Often!

Day 17: I Should Wear This More Often!

By on June 29, 2011 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Hello, everyone! I’m all caught up on order shipping now that the postal service is working again, yay! Time to catch up on a few Me-Made-June posts next. This dress is so pretty, but doesn’t get the exposure it deserves! Every time I put it on, I love it! It’s comfortable, flattering, adjustable! It’s floral [...]

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Canada Post Goes Back to Work

Canada Post Goes Back to Work

By on June 28, 2011 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Hey everyone! Good news for me and everyone else who ships items by mail – Canada Post is now back to work. Orders can be shipped anywhere in the world again, yay! While I don’t intend to start a debate on unions, lockouts, back-to-work legislation or anything of the sort, I did want to let [...]

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Lonsdale Dress: Envelope Back and PDF

Lonsdale Dress: Envelope Back and PDF

By on June 27, 2011 in Patterns

Happy Monday, everyone! Thanks for all of your comments last Friday on the new pattern, the Lonsdale Dress. It’s exciting to see so many positive comments on the dress! I totally understand that it’s not for everyone, style is such a personal matter. That’s why sewing is so wonderful – you have a multitude of [...]

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Introducing the next pattern… the Lonsdale Dress!

Introducing the next pattern… the Lonsdale Dress!

By on June 24, 2011 in Finished Sewing Projects, Patterns, Projects

I’m thrilled to introduce the THIRD pattern from Sewaholic Patterns – the Lonsdale Dress! This is my favourite one so far. I love everything about this dress! This is the perfect summer dress to me – it’s flattering, comfortable, has pockets, shows off the waistline, and is easy to ride a bike in! It has [...]

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Day 16: This Dress Deserves a Sunny Day

Day 16: This Dress Deserves a Sunny Day

By on June 23, 2011 in Inspiration and Everything Else

I called this dress the Floral Explosion Dress, as it’s splashed with brightly coloured flowers and splatters. It looks best on a bright sunny day! And it shows that I do in fact make dresses in multiples, sort of. You can hardly call either one a basic dress, but I do re-use patterns when they [...]

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