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A Birthday Dress ~ Simplicity 8595

1 July, 20195 July, 2022by Janine Sews14 Comments on A Birthday Dress ~ Simplicity 8595

Instragram has informed me that making oneself a birthday dress is a thing. I had planned to make a dress, the fabric was sitting right there, my birthday was coming up so I thought I’d give it a try!

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2018 RTW Fast, Sewing

Autumn ’18 Sewing Bee

28 September, 201828 September, 2018by Janine Sews4 Comments on Autumn ’18 Sewing Bee

Sewing Bee:  noun. Old-fashioned

A small informal social gathering (usually of women) based around the activity of making or mending clothes or other things with a needle and thread
Collins Dictionary

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Sewing

Binding an edge on a knit garment

2 June, 2018by Janine Sews6 Comments on Binding an edge on a knit garment

I originally posted this on a different blog so some of the info and references may appear odd but I don’t want to lose this info when that blog goes poof … so here is a little tutorial (mostly for me) on how to bind an edge on knit fabrics. BTW – this pattern has become a TNT.

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Sewing, Simplicity

Simplicity 8570 ~ Simple Dress

17 April, 20186 May, 2019by Janine Sews9 Comments on Simplicity 8570 ~ Simple Dress
Simplicity 8570 ~ Simple Dress

Every morning I stare at my wardrobe and nothing excites me. I’m really tired of the standard pants/shirt/topper silhouette and am beginning to realize that I want to wear dresses.

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Indie Patterns, Sewing

Swoon Patterns ~ Glenda Purse

10 March, 20186 May, 2019by Janine Sews5 Comments on Swoon Patterns ~ Glenda Purse

Something different. I learned to sew a purse!

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Butterick, Sewing

Butterick 6494 ~ Athleisure + Retreat Results

26 November, 20176 May, 2019by Janine Sews2 Comments on Butterick 6494 ~ Athleisure + Retreat Results
Butterick 6494 ~ Athleisure + Retreat Results

A mixed bag of results from the retreat, and nothing finished that weekend. I came home with a car full of UFOs that are finally done, 2 weeks later. Only one pattern was new to me – Butterick 6494 – so the majority of this post is a review.

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  • Cashmerette Harrison Shirt 2 April, 2021
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