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Introducing the next pattern…the Tofino Pants!

By on May 20, 2013 in Patterns

I’m so excited to introduce the newest pattern from Sewaholic Patterns, the Tofino Pants! I’ve been dreaming of making comfortable yet pretty lounge pants to wear around the house, and they’re finally here! (this is my favourite photo of all time! it looks so fresh) Modern, medium-rise pants are cut loosely for comfort without being [...]

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New Pattern Announcement Coming Monday!

By on May 17, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else

It’s back from printing! The newest pattern from Sewaholic Patterns is back from the printers and nearly ready to announce. Here’s a shot of the pattern envelope coming off the printing machine – you can just barely see the cover! This printing machine is the size of several cars placed end-to-end. It’s massive! The paper [...]

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A Random Scrap of History

By on May 15, 2013 in Patterns

Have you ever found something interesting tucked in the envelope of a vintage sewing pattern? This isn’t the most interesting thing (not like a love letter or something juicy!) but pinned in between the ‘lengthen and shorten here’ lines was a newspaper from 1964. So I imagine the original owner bought the pattern and sewed [...]

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Little Letter Dress: McCalls 7743

By on May 13, 2013 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

It’s finished! My second version of McCalls 7743 is complete. I’ve called it the Little Letter Dress because that’s what the fabric is called. (So uncreative, I know. This is why I stick to a  theme when naming my patterns. It’s easy to name the next one when they’re all named for Vancouver area places [...]

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A Different Kind of Waist Stay

By on May 10, 2013 in Projects, Tips, Work in Progress

I mentioned the other day that this pattern, McCalls 7743, has a waist stay built into the dress. It’s constructed in a different way than the method I picture when I think ‘waist stay’ so I wanted to show you how it was done. It’s really quite smart, you sew seam binding into the skirt’s [...]

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Surprising Things about McCalls 7743

By on May 8, 2013 in Projects, Work in Progress

This vintage dress pattern has some interesting things in the instructions! For one, you make a bound buttonhole at the top of the back opening. Seems like a lot of work, doesn’t it? In all the years I wore the first version of this dress, I never once had to unbutton the button on the [...]

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