Ta-Daa!
The pattern is Butterick 5254, view C.
I had been planning to make view B which is much longer, but there turned out to be a printing flaw in the fabric, and I couldn’t quite maneouvre the pattern pieces around it. So I made the shorter version instead.
The jacket is lined with polar fleece, so it [...]
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Sew Beautiful magazine
Posted in inspiration, sewing on Aug 26th, 2009
I bought my first copy of Sew Beautiful magazine today. It’s an American magazine, but you can order it in the UK from Magazine Café. I just happened to stumble across a copy in a newsagent that I don’t usually venture into, so that was a very lucky find!
I picked it up because the July/August [...]
Butterick B5317
Posted in sewing on Aug 23rd, 2009
I started making this dress last weekend, but I’ve been so busy at the Museum this week that I didn’t have time to finish it until today. It’s Butterick B5317, made in black organic cotton from Bishopston Trading.
The pattern is marked as “Fast & Easy”, and for the most part it was, but inserting a [...]
A new summer dress?
Posted in inspiration, sewing on Jul 18th, 2009
I can’t even begin to count how many patterns I’ve bought in search of the Perfect Dress. Some of them I’ve made and then hardly worn; others are in the process of being cleared out on Ebay, completely unused.
Having recently discovered that an empire line dress is apparently the most flattering style for me to [...]
I’m almost there with the Christmas gift sewing! Just a few pieces to finish off by hand in front of the television, and then I’ll be done.
Oh, and one complete garment to make from scratch.
I’m not sure why, instead of making that garment, I decided to make a little something for myself. Call it frantic [...]