I made this Cynthia Rowley dress last year, loved the dress so much that I worn-out the faux leather sleeve, so instead of condemning the dress to wadderland I removed the sleeve, serged and finished with 1/4" SA for a sleeveless look. I paired it with a ready-to-wear under top for work this morning. With [...]
I made this dress several months ago but didn't review it for some reasons. This pattern is no longer in my stash and I cannot recollect the pattern number, I think it's as OOP as I couldn't even find it on Butterick website , but I can remember some of the alterations I made;1. I lengthened (can't recollect by how much) like I always do.2 .Made about 1.5" swayback and3. [...]
I made M6069 view A in 2010 here For this version, the bodice is made from view C back and view A front while the skirt is from S1606. I interfaced the neck back for stability before sewing to the front bodice. The fit is superb and the style oh so flattering, I will take my pics when my photographer has time, but for [...]
Gradually coming out of my shell................This little number was made last weekend and worn to work yesterday. The fabric has been in my stash for God knows when, it's some kind of soft Chinese cotton ... can't remember where I got it from, but perfect for this pattern.....I made these few alterations to the pattern:1. Lengthened [...]
This dress was generally easy to make but time consuming. I find it difficult to quantify the amount of time I spent due to distractions here and then, but all in all it was well worth's all the efforts.Pattern review after the pictures: Sorry for my look in these pictures, they were taken after a long [...]
Have been doing a bit of sewing but just too lazy to do blog entry. McCall 6506 is the latest addition to my wardrobe, I love everything about this pattern especially the pleat detail, no FBA needed because the pattern came in different cup sizes and most of all didn't take much time to make.Here is my review... Fabric: Cotton (Challis), I [...]
My latest Simplicity 2497 dress, just like every other Cynthia Rowley patterns, she really knows are stuffs. I love patterns with few tissues, easy to make and flattering on every figure. I was looking for an evening dress for an event coming up this weekend and this fits the bill so perfectly.close up of the [...]
Quick, easy and second time around. One will never be enough , even two maybe three...Please enjoy my new Vogue 1250 dress in Snake Print Matte Jersey fabric. For this Winter season of course, I will be wearing with my high knee boots.Stay tuned for more!!!!
Another easy and simple dress. The only thing I dislike about this pattern is that it runs so big, I cut my usual size 14, but removed at least 4" total to make it look flattering and I lengthened by about 2", no other major alteration, every other thing was straight from the envelop..... few hrs later I was done . [...]
I am gradually coming out of my shell...... I used this B5260 to jumpstart the mojo, less than 3 hrs project...Hopefully it stays around for a long time because have got nothing to wear.....This pattern is actually an OOP tunic pattern, I have made it before here so all the review is available there. I just lengthened the [...]
