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Bird and Flower Alma Blouse

By on August 16, 2012 in Finished Sewing Projects, Patterns, Projects

Last week I demonstrated a few tips for sewing the Alma Blouse. Today, I’m showing off the finished blouse! Will the facings be visible through the sheer fabric, once the blouse is worn? We’ll see! A little, yes. You can still see the facings through the semi-sheer fabric. If you’re making this blouse in a [...]

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Sewing Facings in Sheer Fabric

By on August 9, 2012 in Patterns, Tips

I had enough of the bird-and-flower print left over after making the bird-and-flower Cambie Dress to make a second project! (Don’t you love it when that happens?) Luckily the Alma Blouse (View A) doesn’t require a lot of fabric, and would look pretty in a vintage-inspired floral print. When I started making this blouse, a [...]

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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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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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Cambie Dress by Scruffy Badger

By on May 8, 2012 in Patterns

I’m excited to share more Cambie Dresses, made by talented pattern testers before the pattern release! This way you can see what the dress looks like on people other than me, in a variety of fabrics and colours. I don’t know about you, but I’m sometimes biased by the garment in the photographs of pattern [...]

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Introducing the next pattern…the Cambie Dress!

By on May 4, 2012 in Patterns

I’m excited to announce the newest pattern from Sewaholic Patterns today… the Cambie Dress! The Cambie Dress features a fitted bodice with a sweetheart neckline. Choose from two different skirt options: a swishy gathered skirt, or a simple A-line that’s perfect for the office! The built-in cap sleeves balance out wider hips and create a [...]

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