That day has finally arrived. Well, Ok, ok, I actually cut my cloth for one dress over the weekend and got a bit of a headstart with it so that I can keep up with the sewalong posts. But you can bet that I’m cutting my other dress today – the wrap version. This also…
You might be wondering why I’m doing a post on buttonhole placement and that’s totally fine. This is a tip I picked up awhile ago and I’ve been dying to share it. Few people realize that buttonhole placement counteracts gaposis. Actually if you’ve ever made anything that buttons down your front, and you’re a girl…
For those of you doing the shirt dress for Simplicity 1880, there’s this business of the collar. It’s notched too and that can terrify anyone whose never done one and heard rumors that these were not for the faint of heart. Don’t fret, these are no harder than setting in a sleeve, in fact much…
Alright, so I’m cheating just a little today and putting tomorrow’s post in today’s place. Today’s post was to have been on the shirt dress, but I find I need just a little more time, so please forgive that. Instead we’ll talk about the wrap dress version and my thoughts on facings. Let’s discuss facings…
When I initially started thinking about doing another sewalong, this is the post I was most concerned about. This is the part in every sewing experience that kind of makes or breaks the sewist. It’s that dreaded word alteration. Seriously. Like, its not enough that you just measured yourself in your underwear, or that you…
