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  • Style Sew Me Charita Dress

    February 25, 2019 / 6 Comments

    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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    November 30, 2018 / 9 Comments

    I need another cardigan like I need a hole in my head!  Where did that saying come from lol?  I have a few ready to wear cardigans and a few handmade cardigans, I really didn’t need another but this one was soo cute!  I’m less picky about big 4 patterns because of their sale price, but I wanted to try this one, it was long and it had a nice curved center front. Style Sew Me is an indie company, small woman owned, minority business.  The product is good and she was having a sale.  I took the opportunity to try something different, from someone different and added a piece…

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