justina forever
putting one foot in front of the other since i could walk
Category: sewing
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This post is about the Grainline Studio’s Alder shirtdress. So I got really excited to do the Alder Sew-Along. Maybe a tad too excited, because I jumped the gun and made one before Jen finished posting all the tutorial thingies! I made view B because I thought it might look more flattering than view A.…
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Here’s my first stab at Simplicity 1880. I made style B, the fake-wrap version. Evan helped me take these pictures. I had made a muslin for this dress, which helped me determine that the waist was around 2 inches too high and the front gaped like mad (hooray for flatness). For the ~real~ version of…
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Saw this bag by Very Purple Person on Pinterest and decided to make one of my own because I don’t have a purse to carry stuff around in. The pattern is clear and very easy to follow! I didn’t have a good fabric to match it up with so I ended up using the same fabric…
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It seems like every sewer (sew-er?) on Instagram is all about these City Gym Shorts from Purl Bee… including me! They are flattering and adorable. Used the leftover bright floral fabric from my Circle Skirt dress to make these. I got the fabric from King’s Textiles at Queen and Spadina. It might be for quilts. I…
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This was my first attempt at, um, making up my own design. Basically I cut out two slightly-wider-than-me-sized rectangles, sewed them together (with French seams), bias-bound the neckline and armholes, hemmed the bottom, and made a tie belt. Oh, and I put in a pocket. The fabric is from a thrifted bedsheet from Value Village.…
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