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A Cambie Wedding Dress!

By on April 19, 2013 in Patterns

While I’m showcasing some of the amazing things people have made with Sewaholic Patterns, I had to include this one – a Cambie Wedding Dress! This beautiful dress was sewn and worn by Gemini for her wedding last year. Isn’t it striking? I love the bright purple colour, if you’re going to be non-traditional why [...]

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A Hand-Picked Zipper in the Cambie Dress

By on March 13, 2013 in Tips

My favourite type of zipper insertion is a hand-picked zipper. If you’ve been reading here for a while, you might already know that! Why do I like inserting zippers by hand, when there are faster ways to do it? It’s strong. It’s easy to adjust as you sew, so the zipper opening is even and [...]

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Autumn Cambie: Sewing Ugly Fabric Into Something Pretty

By on March 11, 2013 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

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 [...]

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The Slightly Less Sweet Cambie Dress, Finished!

By on June 18, 2012 in Finished Sewing Projects, Patterns, Projects

Happy Monday, everyone! I’ve been trying to photograph the bird-and-flower Cambie Dress for ages. We’ve had nothing but rainy days! So when I saw a peek of sunshine during a mostly grey day, I ran outside to snap some photos. This photo was my favourite of them all. Look at the storm cloud lurking in [...]

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A Reversible Cambie Dress!

By on June 15, 2012 in Patterns

Yes, I said it – a reversible dress! Christine from the blog ‘What’s Up Cupcake’ made her version of the Cambie Dress reversible. How cool is that? One side is a fun print, the other is timeless black, and both look beautiful on her! Here’s the outside:And here’s the inside! Isn’t that neat? I came [...]

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Sewing the Cambie Dress Straps

By on June 11, 2012 in Patterns, Tips

Today, I’ll demonstrate how to sew the Cambie Dress Sleeves (or straps, if you prefer) into the front bodice. This is one of those sewing steps that might become super clear as you’re doing it yourself, but may be a little confusing in the directions. One of the great things that comes out of pattern [...]

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