Sewing

Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew

Halston, Gucci, Fiorucci

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One of the joys of growing up in Miami in the late 70’s /early 80’s was all the crazy opulence abound. People were making insane amounts of money and living in a seriously materialistic world. One of my favorite displays… Read more ...

Happy Dad’s Day!

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I want to take this opportunity to say Happy Father’s Day to my dad in Seattle! It was him who bought me my first sewing machine (that I still have, I might add!) Thanks Daddy!! Father’s always seem so harder… Read more ...

New Built By Wendy

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I am SOO excited to report that the fabulous Wendy Mullins has come out with some fantastic new patterns for Simplicity. These super stylish new pieces are for knits. Ah- but working with knit fabrics can be a bit of… Read more ...

The Joys of Cupcakes

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Who doesn’t love cupcakes? Especially when paired with Sewing! Made by Simplicity, pattern #2990 features a number of whimsical pincushions. From a vintage shoe, to the cupcake, these pincushions have to rank up there with the positively most adorable sewing… Read more ...

The Handmade Button

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I have always collected buttons. I adore vintage ones made of mother of pearl in unique shapes- they are my favorite! I found a bunch of fun websites that sell handmade buttons. From gorgeous European glass to tiny garden themed… Read more ...

Modern Sewing

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I am always on the lookout for fun new sewing pattern resources. I just happened upon Modern Sewing. This site has some interesting sewing patterns available and they are free! From a corset to panties, to men’s jackets… Read more ...

Simplicity Times 2

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While scouring the web for a cool belt pattern, somehow I stumbled upon another cool project though is completely unrelated. The web reminds me of when you were a kid looking up a topic in your World Book encyclopedias and… Read more ...

Cinch Belt Fascination

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I hated the 1980’s honestly. As a teenager in the 80’s, I was obsessed with the 40’s. I would wear these fabulous high-waisted pants with gorgeous little tops and even turban-like head wraps. Seriously, I wish I had those now-… Read more ...