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| Pattern Review | 12/28/11 10:12 AM | New Look - 6016 Toddler's Separates
Inspiration:
This adorable apple-print baby corduroy was the only remotely Christmas-appropriate fabric in the stash--and I am sworn to ONLY sew from the stash. Baby girl loves apples--they make great projectiles!
The pattern:
New Look 6016 toddler separates: a jumper/dress, purse, long-sleeved kn...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 12/20/11 10:30 PM | Oliver + S - OS001TP Tea Party Sundress, Bloomers, and Playsuit
Inspiration: My sewing machine called, and wanted to know where I'd been for the last 18 months since I gave birth to my child.
The pattern: Oliver + S Tea Party Sundress.
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--Relaxed baby on rug front view
--Another front view showing curved seam and flared skirt
--Front view capturing M...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 7/25/11 1:01 PM | Simplicity - 3765 Babies Dress, Top, Pants
Inspiration: I wanted to make some cute baby dresses in bright patterns. I usually sew knit baby clothes on my serger, but I was visiting my family in Massachusetts for a week and since I'd be using my mother-in-law and mother's unfamiliar sewing machines I decided to stick with wovens. I picked up ...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 6/8/10 10:55 AM | Self Drafted Pattern - 37823-1002 Reversible Shirred Skirt
After a series of trials, tribulations (and eventual triumphs) with elastic shirring, I actually finished this skirt a month ago--just in time to be too exhausted to photograph it or write about it. But I have been wearing it (mostly the purple print side) and it's just what I wanted--comfortable, s...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 5/23/10 9:27 PM | Self Drafted Pattern - 37823-1003 No-Pattern
Inspiration: This was one of a number of quick maternity-appropriate skirts I made early in my third trimester when I suddenly found that none of my maternity pants fit me anymore. I considered sewing pants, but since the weather was getting warmer, and I like skirts better, I just made a bunch of s...more... |
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