This Lonetree Vest feels like the most RTW garment I’ve made so far in my sewing career. When I made my wish-list of garments I wanted to sew for fall, I craved some type of utility jacket with pockets and a drawstring, but nothing existed. It was almost as…
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It only seems fitting that I post about a coat that I started, well, a year ago, on the first day of the new year! Last year, I had an idea to create a course on how to make coats and this was the coat pattern I was going to…
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Nothing beats a quicky instant-gratification project like a cape, especially while working on a lengthy project like a winter coat. I stumbled upon a new (to me) pattern company recently that I absolutely adore – I Am Patterns. They’re a french pattern company that designs classic garments with a modern…
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I mentioned in my last post how limited my sewing time is now that I’m going to grad school part-time. To illustrate how slow I am: I started planning this jacket at the end of August, bought the fabric in September, started sewing in October, and didn’t finish until…
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Pattern: Toaster Sweater #2 by Sew House Seven Fabric: french terry knit from Indiesew (sorry, sold out) So yeah…this whole “slow sewing” movement is my jam because that’s all I seem to do these days when it comes to sewing. Sewing time is now few and far between –…
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