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A Vintage 1950s Eyelet Shirtdress, action shots

By on June 3, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else

As promised, here are some photos of the vintage eyelet shirtdress from last week, modeled on me! It was my car day, the one day of the week where I drive to the office instead of cycling, and a good day to wear this dress to work. (No chance of ruining it on my bike [...]

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Little Letter Dress: McCalls 7743

By on May 13, 2013 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

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 [...]

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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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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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Blue Rose Hazel

By on February 25, 2013 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

Here’s a new floral dress to add to my wardrobe – Hazel! I sure know what I like – colourful, printed, feminine dresses. Dresses like this are so easy to wear. I’ll add a cardigan, boots and tights in the winter, maybe even an extra pair of socks on top of the tights and a [...]

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Freedom Fridays

By on February 8, 2013 in Projects, Work in Progress

Sounds kind of patriotic, doesn’t it? A while back I talked about the challenge of fitting sewing for pleasure into my life now that the business has grown. I really appreciated the comments on that post. Many of you responded that of course, I need to take time for creativity! (It seems so obvious to [...]

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