Last year I had the idea to make some paper dolls as a fun way to document my fashion sewing projects. I designed them with a vintage modern look inspired by mid-century illustration, like retro movie-star versions of my boyfriend and myself. Then my old inkjet printer died, so I laid the project aside for…
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Last year I made a red dress for Valentine’s Day, but this year I was inspired by a dress I saw from H&M to make a fancy satin number in ivory. I was almost tempted to buy the H&M dress so I could study the front wrap detail, but I waited so long that it…
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A few years ago, I had a quilted cotton blanket that I loved the look of but never used as a blanket – the size wasn’t right for my bed and I don’t always like the weight of thick cotton blankets. So I thought it might get more use pieced into a fancy coat! For…
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