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Fabric Ideas for the Robson Trench Coat

By on March 19, 2013 in Fabrics, Inspiration and Everything Else

Hello, everyone! I’m thrilled that you guys love the new pattern, the Robson Trench Coat. It’s always exciting to see a positive response to each new pattern! Now that the pattern has been released, I’ve finally allowed myself to start wearing the blue sample, and it certainly is a eye-catching garment. People aren’t used to [...]

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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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A Thing I Made and Never Blogged

By on December 7, 2012 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

Sometimes things don’t turn out like we want them to. Sometimes we have a vision, and once the vision comes to life it isn’t good. Even if it’s well-made! I sewed up the dress in today’s post way back in the summer, after coming in on a weekend to sew for fun. I was feeling [...]

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A Wintery Chantilly

By on October 29, 2012 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

I made another Chantilly Dress! It’s getting a little too cold outside for this dress, but that doesn’t matter. I can layer it up and when summer comes around again, I’ll have a new dress in the rotation. I made this on the same day as the lace underwear. The big plan was to go [...]

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Marie’s Alma Blouse

By on August 24, 2012 in Patterns

Marie from the blog A Sewing Odyssey has a thing for collars, so it worked out well to have her pattern-test the Alma Blouse! Yes, that’s a swiss dot on the collar! What a great idea. I always think of solid contrasts in flat, plain fabric but there’s no reason why you can’t pick something [...]

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Debbie’s Alma Blouse

By on August 23, 2012 in Patterns

Want to see more Alma Blouse projects, especially the long-sleeved version? You got it! Debbie who blogs at Sew I Think I Can Sew picked View C for her pattern testing blouse. What I like about Debbie’s blouse was her fabric choice. It’s the sort of fabric that says ‘summer dress’ to me, but I [...]

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