Monthly Archives: May 2016

Very Hungry Caterpillar shirt and shorts: BurdaStyle 06/2013 #120 and 03/2016 #113

Posted on May 18, 2016 by

Alternative title: Late summer sewing I neglected to blog about earlier. Alternative to the alternative title: three blog posts in as many days? what is going on? Let’s go back to Felicity’s formal. That event needed an after party (AP) … Continue reading →

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The rest of the synthetic ensemble

Posted on May 17, 2016 by

Thank you for the lovely comments on the vest blog post. The other parts of the ensemble are the fabulous Rachel Comey skirt Vogue 1247. Rachel, we love that you drafted such cool pockets for this skirt. It was lengthened … Continue reading →

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No natural fibers were harmed: Burdastyle long line vest 12/2015 #107

Posted on May 16, 2016 by

Vest in plastic. So fantastic. This story started with a gift of some very cool fabric from Jann. It is some sort of perforated synthetic double mesh, with excellent body. This fabric said “long line vest” or some other dramatic … Continue reading →

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