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spiphany  |
Colorado USA
Member since, 10/31/09
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| Pattern Review | 9/16/11 1:29 PM | Simplicity - 2369 Misses' Dress
This is the second time I've made this wonderful knit wrap-style dress. I had originally planned to use a different pattern for this fabric, but liked this so much the first time that I decided to stick with something I knew would work and turn out looking nice. I'm not sure I would have had enough ...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 7/23/11 7:08 PM | Butterick - 5029 Misses Dress
Pattern Description:
Halter dress with rouched midriff band and gathering on bodice and skirt.
Construction
This pattern is rated "easy", and while there's nothing particularly weird about the construction, it does have a lot of pieces, which might be discouraging for a beginner.
The names Butter...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 4/12/11 1:19 AM | Simplicity - 2690 Misses Pullover Mini Dress or Tunic
I made this for my roommate with the rest of the fabric I had used for another project. She'd commented on the great fabric when I was working with it before so I decided to make her something out of it. I gave her some top options which were suitable for the amount of fabric I had and she chose vie...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 4/1/11 2:05 PM | Butterick - 5566 Misses' Skirt
Pattern Design and Alterations
Pencil skirt with yoke and contrast variations. I based my skirt on view B/C with a few changes.
I liked the interest added by the yoke panels on this, but was annoyed that they don't continue around to the back of the skirt -- this is a particular peeve of mine, it d...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 2/3/11 1:03 PM | BurdaStyle Magazine - 09-2010-116
This is the first time I've used Burda. The different format than envelope patterns takes a bit of getting used to, but it's doeable, although I suspect the tracing would quickly become a pain with patterns that have big pieces. I picked up a German copy of the magazine as a going-away present for m...more... |
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Grad student studying German and classical philology. I sew as a diversion when I'm supposed to be working on papers. I'm also interested in historical clothing and have been sewing costumes for a loc...more
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