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I sewed a prom dress: Simplicity 8328
Here in the US, it’s prom season, a sort of right of passage for teenage girls and boys, it’s an end of year celebration so to speak. Folks take this thing seriously, the not quite adults have an opportunity to dress up, hang out with their friends, dance and whatever else happens at prom. I’ve done this before, prom that is with my oldest son. It was super easy, we went to the Men’s Warehouse, rented a tuxedo and shoes and stopped by the florist, took about two hours and I was so happy. Welp, I have a daughter so, yeah, I tried the whole Rent The Runway thing and…
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Butterick 6621 and Belle
Me and Belle 🥰 When I saw this dress on IG, I thought, what a nice looking dress, you can thank KS_Sews for this! There are a few things I like and a few things I will change. I also have lots of pics with the family dog and some real background pics. So, what do I like? I really like the shape of this, it has a center back seam, a slight swing to the hem and cute ties. When I made view b with view a’s sleeves and I cut the largest size, size 22 (insert eye roll). It would be nice if this came in a larger…
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Style Sew Me Charita Dress
Can I say, I love this dress! This is the second garment I’ve made from Style Sew Me Patterns, the first was the Madison cardigan. I really, really wanted to make a pattern from a black designer because there are so few out there (insert eye roll). I also wanted to sew an indie pattern, ugh, also not many black indie sewing pattern makers! This dress fit the bill, how did I pick? I started with the dress because I didn’t see many reviews for the Charita dress also, a bodycon dress, sure! I want to support an independent pattern maker because I know it’s a lot of work and…
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McCalls 7833 and the skin tight dress
OK, typically, I don’t do tight, I made an exception for this dress because the boss likes it so much (wiggling eyebrows lol). This is a basic knit dress with gathers on one side and for this view, an angled hem. This could have been drafted from the famous McCalls 6886 or any other t-shirt pattern, but for $1.99 why tho? I needed a black dress for the Sew Much Talent Little black dress challenge and I wanted to make a classic dress (think Breakfast at Tiffany’s). I also wanted to participate in the #Sewyourview campaign on instagram so, I changed my mind and just tried something off the wall, …
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Same Fit Done Thick: Vogue 1374 + Badgley Mischka Gown
I wanted to go to the Air Force Ball and I typically rent my gowns because they are reasonably priced and it prevents me from having a closet full of formal wear I wont wear. in the heat of the moment, I decided to make my gown. I originally wanted a woven gown with all the frills, but I also knew with work and home life, I would need a month or so and then I would probably get bored with working on the same thing. I scanned through IG for the last ball gown I wore, and it was a Carmen Marc Valvo design, and yes, that silhouette looks…
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Vogue 9197- The Corrected Muslin
Hi! I just want to share the original corrected muslin of Vogue 9197. I probably should have shared this before the princess seamed version (eye roll) but it’s OK, better late then never. Actually, I noticed I only showed pictures of the issues and never the full dress. In this post, I talked about the issues I had when trying to get this fit on the this version (side dart). Like the princess seamed version, the bodice is a little short but good for the dress. I believe the fit is very good and the adjustments made are in this post. The only difference between the other versions of this…
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T Shirt Dress Hack- Fit and Flare
I got the bright idea to make an adjustment to a current T- shirt dress. I’m soo, trying to get better at pattern hacking, but it takes some work. I know that most patterns are just basic blocks that have design details, but I’m not a designer so I don’t think like a designer. Now, I know what I like when I see it and when looking at RTW I do see things I like that look pretty simple to recreate. Some stuff has me scratching my head on how to make it and other things are very simple. How about those shoes? I didn’t start sewing to be a…
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Simplicity 8014 The Classic Shirt Dress
The belt really added a nice modern touch to the dress, animal print shoes, yes! I’ve had this dress made for like two weeks and didn’t get any photos taken. I’m usually not busy on the weekends, but these last few have been busy and I didn’t get my photos taken. Ohh, then it was raining, I really could have taken pictures inside, but I want to be outside in the sunshine. Dress without the belt, and it has pockets!!! I went through the instructions in my insta-stories on Instagram. I think it was easier to show my frustration with some of the instructions because you can see…
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DIY Tunic Dress Vogue 9159
OMG, this dress is from last month and it never got photographed! I had every intention of writing a Valentines day post with all these options to include what I was going to wear, clearly that didn’t happen! I’m sorry, I really don’t know what happened with that, planning consumes me and I was knee deep in planning for the Day and Night dress challenge and some other projects. The weather wasn’t that great so I’m working on getting an area in the house to take pictures at any time of the day. . This is a cute dress perfect for a night out on the town. One of the…
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Pattern Review: Burda 6785 The Purple Dress
I’ve been sewing through my ITY knits, if you’ve been reading, you remember I purchased a bunch of it as a newbie sewist. I love the print on ITY and I really like dresses that show off my shape without being too tight. I like to look classy, not cheap and to me, lightweight ITY stretched to it’s limit can look cheap IMO. I’ve been hanging out with some ladies from my local Red Hat Society, and let me tell you, these ladies know how to have a good time! I’m considered a “Pinkie” since I’m under 50 yrs old and really, they have way more fun than I…
