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Month: May 2017

Focus on Free Patterns: Deer & Doe ~ Plantain Top
free sewing patterns · Indie Patterns · Sewing

Focus on Free Patterns: Deer & Doe ~ Plantain Top

26 May, 201718 March, 2023 Janine Sews9 Comments

Who doesn't want a well fitting t-shirt?

Simplicity 8138 ~ Second Time Around
Sewing · Simplicity

Simplicity 8138 ~ Second Time Around

16 May, 20176 May, 2019 Janine Sews9 Comments

Last summer I made up Simplicity 8138, a simple hi-lo top. Now that summer is almost here, I'm wearing it more. So I decided to make it again! Pattern Simplicity 8138 makes up a top, tunic, long tunic and pants.  Super simple pattern. I made view C because it would allow me to make best… Continue reading Simplicity 8138 ~ Second Time Around

McCall’s 6885 ~ Shirtdress
McCall's · Sewing

McCall’s 6885 ~ Shirtdress

8 May, 20176 May, 2019 Janine Sews7 Comments

At the Sewing Expo in March I bought 4 pieces of inexpensive cotton. Three were perfect for skirts, but the moment I saw this piece I knew exactly what it was intended for ... a shirtdress! Over the last month I've looked at a lot of patterns, trying to find something that matched the vision in my… Continue reading McCall’s 6885 ~ Shirtdress

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