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Sewing Daydreams for Spring

When I’m not sewing, I dream about what I wish I was sewing! Even when I’m sewing, I’m dreaming of the ten other things I want to make next. If I had unlimited time, here’s what I wish I was sewing right now! A lavender cotton dress. I saw an image in a magazine that [...]

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Check out Sarai’s Lonsdale Dress on the Coletterie!

Check out Sarai’s Lonsdale Dress on the Coletterie!

Remember my Chantilly dress? If you missed it, Sarai from Colette Patterns swapped patterns with me over the summer, her Chantilly dress for my Lonsdale dress. She recently posted photos of her finished Lonsdale dress, and it’s stunning! Click the image above, or click here to check out more photos. (Talk about taking a summer [...]

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Rate the Lonsdale Sew-Along!

Rate the Lonsdale Sew-Along!

Hello Lonsdale Sew-Alongers! Now that the Sew-Along has ended – and before it’s been so long that we all forget – I want to know: what did you think of the Lonsdale Sew-Along? I want to make the sew-alongs better and better each time! Every time, there are so many positive, happy comments, so it [...]

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Lonsdale Sew-Along: My Finished Dress

Lonsdale Sew-Along: My Finished Dress

I finished sewing my Lonsdale Dress for the Sew-Along! Well, I finished it a while ago, but finally took photos and posted them on the blog. I love this version, it’s summery and feminine with a retro-inspired feel. What do you think? I snapped about ten photos outside before the battery died. Don’t you hate [...]

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Guest Post! A Shirring Tutorial for the Lonsdale Dress

Guest Post! A Shirring Tutorial for the Lonsdale Dress

Happy Monday, everyone! I have a surprise for you today – a guest post! The cheerful and talented Sunni from A Fashionable Stitch kindly offered to write up a tutorial on how to add shirring to the Lonsdale Dress. Did you see her beautiful turquoise polka-dot version earlier this month? It’s so pretty, and the [...]

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Finished Sewing a Lonsdale Dress? Let’s See It!

Finished Sewing a Lonsdale Dress? Let’s See It!

Hey everyone! How’s your week been? I had an idea, so I jumped back on the blog to put it up! Lonsdale dresses are popping up all over blog-world, and I’ve been trying to ‘collect’ them and share links through Facebook and Twitter. Then when a couple of you linked to your dresses in Monday’s [...]

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