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Ponte & Faux Leather Dress - Part 1
I saw this dress on the Lafayette 148 site.I've mentioned before how much I like garments from this designer. Although, Edward Wilkerson, Lafayette 148's designer, designs an amazing plus size line,...
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Ponte and Faux Leather Dress - Part 2
Deciding how to place the ponte and faux leather pieces on the front of the dress was the most challenging aspect of this dress. Even the actual sewing was anti-climatic to the planning. This is what...
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Pleasant Purple Dress & Jacket - The Idea
This inspired my next piece...www.Macys.comI originally saw it in a Lord & Taylor ad. Of course I cut out the ad and of course I also misplaced it. The original ad was well photographed and...
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She's Here ~ the Janome Horizon 8900QCP
We got home around 5pm after a busy day. I picked her up around 2pm and placed her gently in the trunk of the car...had some lunch, did a few errands and finally she was carried into the house and set...
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Pleasant Purple Jacket - Vogue 8815
This post is all about the jacket's construction. Since I decided not to make a muslin, I thought I would baste the jacket together to check for fit. So here is the jacket basted together on...
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Ponte & Leather Dress ~ Final
Let's recap...this Inspiration Dress from Lafayette 148 sells for $598 versus my interpretation......for $60.67. Yeah I'm leading with that because I couldn't buy the dress, it wasn't offered in a...
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Purple Pleasant Jacket & Dress ~ Part 3
Before we get into any more construction details...look what I found when I was cleaning off my camera...Maybe this is why I can't find the Lord & Taylor ad. I took a picture of it and probably...
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Purple Pleasant Jacket & The Floral Dress
The Reveal ~I originally wrote the last post including this one but it was getting to long even for me. So I split them into two posts. Sorry for making you wait for the reveal, but believe me you...
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Valentino Inspired ~ Butterick 5821
Every time I visit the Mood NYC store, I stroll by the ponte aisle and lately I haven't been disappointed. I always find something new and unusual there. When I found this fabric, which I'm calling a...
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Sewing Vacay Wrap Up
Warning: This is a long post because I have a lot to say so be fair warned!Sewcation Review ~I usually write this review immediately after the sewcation. This year I decided that I would take my time...
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A Sewing Room Update & A Giveaway
During my last sewcation, I literally spent ten days in my sewing cave. As you know, whenever you spend a considerable amount of time somewhere you start to think how you can use portions of it...
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Pleasant Purple Dress - Part 1
I was a little concerned when I went to cut the dress' skirt out of the purple woven fabric. If I couldn't get the skirt out of the fabric, I would have had to go back to the drawing board....
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What's up next on the sewing table...
Friday Night and here I sit in the sewing cave with three days stretching ahead of me to sew! So first things, first...the winner of the faux leather is:BeckyMc!BeckyMc if you would leave your email...
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Vogue 8208 - Pattern Alterations
Vogue 8208 is an out of print pattern that was issued in 2006. There are four reviews of the jacket on Pattern Review.The pattern envelope's description of the pattern is ~ loose fitting, unlined...
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It's a Significant Day...
Today is the Second Inauguration of President Barack Obama, our first Black President, as well as the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. MLK would have been 84 years old today and 50 years...
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Purple Pleasant Dress - Final
Here is the dress...I don't think there's anything more to say about the dress that I haven't already said in this post and this one. I'm glad that I was able to finish the second dress so that I have...
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It's just too danged cold!
Here in the NY/NJ area we've had single digit temperatures for the last three/four days. I hate the cold! I especially hate having to look like a polar bear to spend 10 minutes outside every morning...
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Vogue 8208 - Construction Details
Jackets are not easy sews for me. I can construct them but lining them, that's a whole 'nother story. I'm just not as proficient at lining them as I am of other garments. To make sure that I didn't...
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Vogue 8208 - The Jacket is Done
This jacket is part of my City in Winter Collection. I've been sewing this collection since last October. As you know I wanted to create a versatile wardrobe that I could use for any part of my busy...
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Print Blocking
Everyone knows that color blocking has been very popular for several seasons. Lately in my travels through designer sites, I've noticed this trend that I'm calling "Print Blocking." Here are some...
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