Disco Ball Diva: Tips for Sewing with Sequined Fabric

As a goth, I’m part crow. As part crow, I cannot resist shiny things. Put something shiny in front of me, and I just lose ir. The expression “oh, shiny!” is a direct quote from…

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Last-Minute Party Dress: Seamwork Kenedy

Ah, the holiday season! It seems that not a day goes by without an event—luncheon with co-workers, dinner with family, drinks with friends. This is your opportunity to sew more frosting than you can wear—all…

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Aubépine Dress: The One?

The idea that a pattern can fit me out of the package is up there with running into a unicorn or getting to hang out with the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe. If I am…

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Dress as Pajamas: Empire-Waist Plantain Hack

There was a lot of sewing going on in the house for the holidays. In the midst of a lockdown, I sewed two pretty cocktail dresses, one a velvet smock inspired by a Vampire’s Wife…

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Sew Your Own: H&M Vampire’s Wife Velvet Dress

I learned about the cute velvet smock that became the subject of this tutorial while scrolling through my Instagram feed. A couple of people I follow mentioned the dress, a partnership between H&M and Vampire’s…

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