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 [...]

A Different Kind of Waist Stay
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 [...]

Surprising Things about McCalls 7743
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 [...]

McCalls 7743: Revisiting a Favourite Vintage Dress
Remember this dress? (Perhaps not – I sewed it three years ago!) The pattern is McCalls 7743, a vintage dress pattern from 1965. I’ve worn the first version of this dress (the one in the picture above) so many times that it’s worn right out. The neckline has developed holes, the fabric is fading and [...]

A Successful Skirt from a Failed Dress
Happy Monday, everyone! Check it out, I made a new skirt. The fabric is simple cotton but the print is gorgeous, all floral and spring-like and painterly. It may not be the most interesting sewing project ever, but it almost didn’t happen! In its previous life, this fabric was a failed dress project, doomed to [...]

Autumn Cambie: Sewing Ugly Fabric Into Something Pretty
What do you guys think of this fabric? Ugly, sort of? A bit of a weird print? It’s a cotton twill, slightly heavier than a quilting-weight cotton but much drapier than expected. I was drawn to the autumnal colours when I bought it, but looking at it next to some of the prettier, brighter coloured [...]
About Me
Hello, I'm Tasia and I'm a sewaholic! I live in Vancouver, BC, Canada and love fabric, colour and fashion. I blog about sewing projects, sewing tips and inspiration... and I've recently launched my own collection of sewing patterns!
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The Original How Much Fabric? Reference Cards: Giveaway!
February 20, 2013
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I say muslin, you say toile…
April 3, 2013
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Introducing the next pattern…the Robson Coat!
March 15, 2013
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Autumn Cambie: Sewing Ugly Fabric Into Something Pretty
March 11, 2013
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Blue Rose Hazel
February 25, 2013
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New Pattern Announcement Coming Monday!
May 17, 2013
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A Random Scrap of History
May 15, 2013
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Little Letter Dress: McCalls 7743
May 13, 2013
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A Different Kind of Waist Stay
May 10, 2013
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Surprising Things about McCalls 7743
May 8, 2013
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