The Sew Weekly Sewing Circle

All Blog Posts (264)

Sleeveless Tank...sew great

after i sewed the jogging T, i received 3 orders from my friend, even FB friend asked me to have one..

 

therefore, i tailor made a tank for my friend Jennifer, i had draw a design for her after i have fully discussion with her needs....

 

Da La...Tank is ready, Jennfer let's walking together...The goal is 3 kg less..…

Continue

Added by nana sewing on August 2, 2013 at 6:19am — No Comments

Jogging Tee by French cruve

only one serging on the back..sew great pattern!!!!…

Continue

Added by nana sewing on August 2, 2013 at 6:14am — No Comments

Feel Sew GOOD- Taipei 101

Now i can sew my own design pattern....ha. The dress pattern from Japanese sewing book are using too much fabric,

so i try to use 1 yard to made this dress. Keep it short and keep it cool (from the bust), so i modity the dress to show off my Good bust line....i can't believe i am upgrade to 34D or 36C cup.........ha.... 

 …

Continue

Added by nana sewing on August 2, 2013 at 6:00am — No Comments

A Palette of Color "Gathered Up" into a 1946 Satin Dress

    This is a vintage Post-WWII dress which automatically cheers me up.  My finished dress has a great combination going for it - comfort, easy dressing, ability to match with a wide range of accessories, cool design features, and a pretty satin shine with the bonus of a knit. Plus, I had the opportunity to do plenty of gathering, which is one my most enjoyable sewing techniques.  Here is one of those projects where everything fell together just perfectly.  The frequency of compliments seem…

Continue

Added by Kelly B. on July 28, 2013 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Hats Off to a Star-Spangled Red (White) and Blue Dress

     It's that time of year to see all sorts of things proudly showing off our country's colors, and I will be no exception. 

     A new dress can't get any more fun than going all out  in a full circle skirt, contrast lining to highlight my "burnout" designed knit, and bold red color to boot.

 THE FACTS:

FABRIC:  1 1/2 yards…

Continue

Added by Kelly B. on July 13, 2013 at 11:00am — No Comments

A Hollywood Look-Alike - Doris Day's Striped Collared Blouse

     As much as my family enjoyed watching the movie "Romance on the High Seas", released 1948, I enjoy even more being able (on account of my sewing skills) to wear today the fashion from a movie of over 60 years ago.  The music, together with the many outfits that Doris Day wore as the starlet of the movie, are all stuck in my head, and Butterick's 150th Anniversary Sewing Contest gave me the perfect excuse to whip up one of Ms. Day's signature Hollywood looks.  To make the blue and white…

Continue

Added by Kelly B. on June 20, 2013 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Stashbusting Pledge

In the past several months life has thrown many obstacles my way. The most significant and most recent of which involved moving into a smaller space. By moving into the smaller space, I have had to come face to face with the amount of fabric and sewing notions that I have acquired. I finally am having to admit that I have reached a point where I can not purchase any fabric for any reason. I need to either create something with my fabric stash, or I need to make sure it goes to a good…

Continue

Added by River Rose Gallifrey on June 17, 2013 at 9:27pm — No Comments

Great Gatsby! An Early 1920's Tunic Top and Belt

     This is the outfit I made to see, on opening weekend, the new "The Great Gatsby" movie.  The tunic is very cool, loose, and breezy, just like the ideal 20's silhouette.  My outfit was so easy sew!  For once I spoiled myself and took my good old time to make it, resulting in a very fun and low stress project.

     I was channeling the early 20's with my combination, in which the large fancy hats from the late teens were still popular, but quickly loosing favor to the flapper…

Continue

Added by Kelly B. on May 31, 2013 at 8:30pm — No Comments

My Hankie-Hem Dress of 1929 - the Year of Ups and Downs

     My dress is, I believe, quite historically accurate.  I have taken a good amount of time and patience to get this project right, done plenty of historical and fashion research, and my public approval has come unwarranted in the form of comments from strangers.  The best part about my hankie-hem dress is the way it fits, how it feels so fun, and is very comfortable to wear!

     My dress is meant to channel the 'turn of the decade' 1929 look, as evidenced by my early 30's…

Continue

Added by Kelly B. on May 30, 2013 at 11:30am — No Comments

History Under Cover - My 1920's Tap Pants

      An interesting facet of fashion history is the rather quiet and not so well known area of what is the first layer, what goes hidden -and often forgotten- under peoples' clothing.  I personally would consider it a good thing to bring back at least some of the beautiful and practical vintage lingerie, especially tap pants (or tango shorts  and French knickers as they are also called).   There was, and still is,  an easy decency, discreet fashion, and happy practicality about these pairs…

Continue

Added by Kelly B. on May 18, 2013 at 12:42am — No Comments

"Pretty In Pink" - Twist Neck 1935 Blouse

     Re-releasing vintage pattern 2859 was one of Vogue Company's best moves, in my humble opinion, and I really enjoy the finished results.  My version of the blouse/top from V2859 embodies three of the most popular, most distinctive fashion trends for women in the 1930's, not to mention the fact my top pays homage to two of that era's top rival designers, Coco Chanel and…

Continue

Added by Kelly B. on May 3, 2013 at 11:00pm — No Comments

"A" Is For "A-Line Dress" and "B" Is For "Bouffant Hairstyle"

     This sewing project is my sun-shiny 'never-give-up' dress.  I persisted in finishing my yellow retro/modern dress when some unexpected, time consuming correction measures were needed on it.  Now I have a very cool and classic style to get me through the summer.  With the right hairstyle, I can definitely rock the 60's era in my dress!

     There was some great…

Continue

Added by Kelly B. on April 18, 2013 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Princess NaNa Dream Come True - ReDo 1979 Vintage sewing book

This 1979 sewing pattern book was found in a 2nd hand bookstore for only 3 usd dollar , later i came home and google other site found it worth 30usd more.

 

This book was published in 1979, and broad cast on TV~ Wow~ what good old sewing day..sew nice.

 

Wow~ 1979, I was at 3rd grade at 10-years-old little gril, who like to play changing cloth on Paper Doll and dreaming

my Mom's sewing book/magazine..Yes, it is this book. I was dream of dressing…

Continue

Added by nana sewing on April 17, 2013 at 8:00pm — No Comments

"Betty's Style" Border Print 50's Dress

     My floral border print dress makes me feel a part of the "Mad Men" TV series and Audrey Hepburn era, with all the class and fashion that goes with these connotations.  I am especially proud at how I made the most of what I had with my dress.  Here is a 'frankenpatterned'  creation so as to make the most of a small amount of border print fabric from my stash.  This pattern combo also makes a more manageable design to wear in our modern times while still remaining true to 1957 dresses.  I…

Continue

Added by Kelly B. on April 17, 2013 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Part One: Cage Veil & Fascinator Project--Shaping an Oval Base

permanent marker on a 2 liter bottle...



First Cut.…

Continue

Added by Dionne G. on April 14, 2013 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Flora Printed dress

Continue

Added by nana sewing on April 14, 2013 at 1:30am — 2 Comments

3 29 Not Sew Bad Dress

 

3 29  is Youth Holiday..i had sewed two dresses today to celebrate my youth on sewing. Sewing keep me young and beauty.

 

1. Follow Pink Pink Dress pattern.

This pattern is wonderful pattern. 100% right for me as

a. Good wasit line.…

Continue

Added by nana sewing on March 29, 2013 at 7:30am — No Comments

Spring~ Spring~ Where are you Dress

This pattern was from Sytle book summer 2012. I had marked "To Sew" since last summer, and then came the autumn, and then winter...3 seasons is past...i also piled up sewing pattern magazines and fooling around sew many "To sew" patterns...

well~ you know sometimes you have Peferct pattern but still waiting for the Perfect Fabric to match..........

Till last Sat, i found these fabric that match with Sytle book summer 2012 ...fabric feel like Spring breeze, finest…

Continue

Added by nana sewing on March 27, 2013 at 6:30am — No Comments

Join Us At The Mood School, with Nathan Paul on April 6th.......

Join us at the Mood School April 6th with Nathan Paul from season 10 of Project Runway. He will show you how to take your jacket from "Drab To Fab". To register for this class go to http://bit.ly/fabnathanpaul

Added by Betty At Mood Fabrics on March 26, 2013 at 7:44am — No Comments

© 2024   Created by Mena Trott.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service