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  • I’ve made another TNT pattern- Peplum addition

    February 1, 2025 / 0 Comments

    As promised, I’m back with the Cashmerette Rivermont Peplum top. Last week I blogged about my fifth Rivermont dress I sewed, and I want to share the top view of the pattern. I received this fabric from my friend Gaylen, and it’s Nicole Miller Scuba remnant, it is such a lovely print. Gaylen gifted me this fabric a few years ago and I had every intention of making pencil skirt out of it. I can typically get a knit pencil skirt from about 1.5 yards of 60″ wide fabric. I needed more tops in my wardrobe so I decided to squeeze a top out of the fabric instead. I took…

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  • The Hot Chocolate Rivermont Dress

    January 26, 2025 / 0 Comments

    I made another Rivermont! The Cashmerette Rivermont dress is a go to work staple for me. I’m not a fan of ironing so shake and go dresses that are cute are my go to. I grew out of the two Rivermont dresses I had in my closet so I decided to make a few more. I make a lot of decision daily so having a “uniform” is very helpful for me when trying to figure out what to wear. I have a few mix and match pieces that work together in my wardrobe and it makes getting dressed so much easier. Liverpool/double knits, and Pontes are favorites, they are so…

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  • Cashmerette Rivermont Take 2

    October 27, 2019 / 8 Comments

    I want to share my second (but not last Rivermont).  I really like the style of this dress and I received lots of complements on this print.  This is a Liverpool knit from Fabric.com, I purchased  it at a steal for $3.83, I know right!  This fabric was sold at seven yard increments so I kept checking on it and one day while I was looking for white fabric for my classic white button up, there was four yards left, score!  This dress cost me $10!!!  Now, sewing isn’t always cheaper than buying but in this instance, it was not only cheaper, it was better because it fit like a…

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    Weird radiating drag lines toward low hip As one of my essentials, a day dress is on the list.  I believe dresses are like suits, they are the complete package.  This dress was soo comfy and the pattern came in my size so, there’s that!  I work in a conservative environment and I don’t like to fuss with my clothes and when I mean fuss, most times, I mean I don’t like to iron LOL.  Although there are a few issues with this “wearable muslin” I wore it and it was fine, I understand most wont see any issues.   Once I wore this to work, the issues seemed minor.  Also,…

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