Red Cotton/Linen Aubépine Dress

Look at me go! I actually stuck to both of my holiday dress-sewing plans! I’ve already worn the first one out to The Nutcracker with my family, and it was a great success. So comfortable and swishy and I can see myself getting wear out of it even after the holiday season is over. The same goes for this Aubépine…
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Crushed Velvet Ebony Dress

It’s that time of year when I start getting into a lot of gift sewing, but I’m trying to be a reasonable person this time around. I have elected NOT to knit all the things for all the people, and there won’t be any neon pink faux fur coats this year. Instead, I’m making the same patterns for multiple people…
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Corduroy Ivy Pinafore

I’m finally back to fun personal sewing! My first project post-bridesmaid dress was this corduroy pinafore that I’d been wanting to make for a couple months. On the morning of the day I left for the wedding, I dropped my sewing machine off for a tune-up. It had been having tension issues and also just generally needed some help, and…
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Magnolia Bridesmaid Dress (+Gathered Skirt)

I finished my bridesmaid dress for my friend’s wedding last night! The wedding is a week from today so I’m simultaneously feeling like it got done a little down to the wire, but also smug that I have a week to spare. I’d already tested the fit on this pattern – the Deer & Doe Magnolia dress – previously and…
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Deer & Doe Magnolia: Survival of the Fittest

If I have learned nothing else through the making of my first two Deer & Doe Magnolia dresses, it’s that I have apparently abnormal boobs. Good lord. My list of fit adjustments on this pattern is out of control. And I’ll lay it all out for you below, but let’s rewind a bit first. My friend Jenn asked me to…
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