Dear McCalls 7195, I picked you up this fall when I decided I needed to make more casual clothes. I scoffed a little, knowing you were a very simple pattern with four basic pieces and two darts. You had no fun detailing or challenging new skills to learn. You were a sweatshirt pattern with a… Read More A Love Letter to McCalls 7195
Time spent: 1 hr 30 mins Total time spent: 2 hrs 30 mins Before I write about the project, I should talk about the pattern first. I’m doing Vogue 8333 from the Claire Shaeffer Custom Couture Collection and I plan on doing it to the letter. For those who aren’t familiar with Claire Shaeffer, she… Read More Days 1 and 2: pinning and cutting
I have been sewing recreationally for years and am rarely daunted by a sewing project. It has become tradition that, for birthdays and Christmases, my sister gets a carte blanche of one garment as a gift. (She rang her last birthday in wearing a custom Batman dress I created for her.) This Christmas, she decided… Read More Bright beginnings
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