Archive | May, 2012

3,000 bus tickets + 6 hula hoops = ???

By on May 17, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Hey everyone! Remember the Garbage Fashion Show I mentioned last month? I found a photo of the winning entry and thought I’d share it here: (source) Isn’t it amazing? Violet Patrich is the designer of this impressive dress, made up of three thousand used bus tickets. Every time you take transit in Vancouver you use [...]

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Mary’s Cambie Dress

By on May 16, 2012 in Patterns

Today I wanted to share Mary’s lovely Cambie Dress from pattern testing. She used a cotton batik print and sewed up the A-line skirt version. Isn’t it gorgeous? She says she’s had plenty of compliments on the dress, and I can see why. It’s lovely on her! Click here to visit her blog and read [...]

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A Flood of New Retailers

By on May 15, 2012 in Patterns, Resources

All of a sudden, the number of retailers stocking Sewaholic Patterns has grown substantially. We now have a retailer in Sweden (Karinotillia) Belgium (Workshop) and Australia (Sew Squirrel.) More new retailers have been added across the United States and the United Kingdom! It might even be time to start sorting US retailers by state, instead [...]

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Slightly Less Sweet: Cambie Dress with a Straight Neckline

By on May 14, 2012 in Patterns, Projects, Tips, Work in Progress

Happy Monday, everyone! Today’s post is about how to change the Cambie Dress to a straight-across neckline instead of the sweetheart neckline! It’s so easy to do. Maybe you like the Cambie Dress, but think it’s a little too sweet with the sweetheart neckline, feminine gathered sleeves and full gathered skirt. Or maybe you’re about [...]

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Molly’s Cambie Dress

By on May 10, 2012 in Patterns

I’m totally loving Molly’s version of the Cambie Dress! It’s something I would definitely wear. This is the dress I’ll be living in this summer! (Well, not Molly’s dress of course, but my own versions…as I add a floral print Cambie with a gathered skirt to my sewing wishlist…) Floral print, full skirt and pockets! [...]

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Susan’s Cambie Dress

By on May 9, 2012 in Patterns

Susan from Knitters Delight (who knits and sews, don’t let the blog title fool you) made a lovely Cambie Dress during pattern testing! See how gorgeous it looks on her, with more photos here! I love her version. It’s extremely chic, modern yet vintage-inspired. I’m a fan of obvious and loud prints, but I really [...]

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