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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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Cambie Dress in Vivid Printed Linen

By on May 7, 2012 in Finished Sewing Projects, Patterns

Happy Monday, everyone! I’m thrilled to hear all the good feedback on the new pattern, the Cambie Dress. There’s always room in our pattern drawers for one more pretty dress pattern! If you missed Friday’s announcement, here’s the link: Introducing the Next Pattern… the Cambie Dress! Here’s another version of the Cambie Dress, this time [...]

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Three Tips for Sewing Stripes

By on April 4, 2012 in Fabrics, Projects, Work in Progress

I have another tip post for you guys today! Love sewing stripes? Thinking of sewing up the Renfrew Top pattern in a striped knit? Here are a few little tips that will help make stripe-sewing easier! If you missed Monday’s post with A Big List of Tips for Sewing Knits! – here’s the link again. [...]

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My Minoru Jacket: Pretty in Pink

By on March 19, 2012 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects, Sew-Alongs

Happy Monday, everyone! We were lucky to have a sunny day last week, so I ran outside to take some photos of my finished Minoru Jacket. You already know all about the making of this jacket, from start to finish, so I won’t talk too much today and let the photos speak for themselves. Speaking [...]

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Finished Sewing a Minoru Jacket? Let’s See It!

By on March 15, 2012 in Sew-Alongs

Have you finished your Minoru Jacket? Just like we did for the Lonsdale Sew-Along last summer, let’s round up all of your finished Minoru Jackets and share them with each other! Post a link in the comments of this post so we can check out your finished project! You can link to your blog, your [...]

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Minoru Sew-Along #18: Hemming, and Then We’re Done!

By on March 14, 2012 in Sew-Alongs

Thirty-five blog posts and several hundred comments later, we’re finishing up the Minoru Sew-Along! Today’s the last post of sewing instructions. We’ll follow with a series of posts showing off your finished jackets, and I’ll post some photos of my finished jacket too! Today we’ll hem the jacket to finish it off. After the sewing [...]

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