Archive | August, 2011
Lonsdale Sew-Along: My Finished Dress

Lonsdale Sew-Along: My Finished Dress

I finished sewing my Lonsdale Dress for the Sew-Along! Well, I finished it a while ago, but finally took photos and posted them on the blog. I love this version, it’s summery and feminine with a retro-inspired feel. What do you think? I snapped about ten photos outside before the battery died. Don’t you hate [...]

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Pattern Testers Needed!

Pattern Testers Needed!

Hey, everyone! Want to be a volunteer pattern tester for Sewaholic Patterns? I’m looking for people that are interested in testing future pattern designs, before they go to print. You’ll get to try out new patterns before anyone else! Sounds like fun, doesn’t it? If you follow me on Facebook, you may have noticed the [...]

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Hey, I’m back!

Hey, I’m back!

Hey everyone, I’m back! I’ll start posting regularly again starting this week. I missed blogging and hearing from all of you guys! What have I been doing? All kinds of things! I didn’t really take a break from working, but I did enjoy some quieter time to think and plan. I hiked up a mountain! [...]

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Guest Post! A Shirring Tutorial for the Lonsdale Dress

Guest Post! A Shirring Tutorial for the Lonsdale Dress

Happy Monday, everyone! I have a surprise for you today – a guest post! The cheerful and talented Sunni from A Fashionable Stitch kindly offered to write up a tutorial on how to add shirring to the Lonsdale Dress. Did you see her beautiful turquoise polka-dot version earlier this month? It’s so pretty, and the [...]

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Finished Sewing a Lonsdale Dress? Let’s See It!

Finished Sewing a Lonsdale Dress? Let’s See It!

Hey everyone! How’s your week been? I had an idea, so I jumped back on the blog to put it up! Lonsdale dresses are popping up all over blog-world, and I’ve been trying to ‘collect’ them and share links through Facebook and Twitter. Then when a couple of you linked to your dresses in Monday’s [...]

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Slowing Down for the (End of) Summer

Slowing Down for the (End of) Summer

Hey, everyone! This has been an amazing, wonderful, crazy summer. I launched a new pattern, ran a sew-along, and kept up daily blog posts. I even stayed on track with the original sew-along schedule, which I’m really happy about. I can’t wait to see your finished Lonsdale dresses – there have been some beautiful versions [...]

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