Bidding (Hopefully Temporary) Adieu to Garments

I went through all my upper body clothing last night, which meant trying on every shirt and dress I own. This all started because of a Christmas dress I’d planned to wear yesterday because my beginner bass class was playing in their first concert in the afternoon and I wanted to look festive. I laid the dress out the night…
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#sewfrosting Golden Silk Dress (Belladone + V8980)

When I read about the #sewfrosting challenge that Heather and Kelli are hosting (deadline is November 31!) I got really excited. It was just the excuse I needed to sew a particular fabric that I’ve had in my stash since 2016. In late August 2016, I went on an orchestra tour to South Korea. All our flights and such were…
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Emery + Belladone Dress Mashup

The two dresses in today’s post were made nearly a year apart! The first one I made for Halloween 2017, and the second one I finished two days ago after wearing the original one to teach on Halloween this year and remembering how much I loved the pattern hack I did for the first one. The dresses are a mashup…
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Sarah Golden Explorer Tote + Belladone Dress

Up until recently, I thought that the cotton/linen canvases that have been popping up everywhere lately were mostly for bag-making and home decor and not garments. But then I saw Karyn make this beautiful dress with it and I LOVED the shape and structure of it so much (and dat exposed zipper)! And then I found this lovely fabric designed…
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