Monthly Archives: July 2012

AMH Skirt: In the Garden of St. Mark’s

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The Basics:

Fabric: Floral cotton broadcloth from Mulberry Silks; Seaform cotton voile lining from Sew L.A.
Pattern: Flirting the Issue Skirt, free pattern from Anna Maria Horner
Year of Pattern: 2011
Notions: 1/2″ wide elastic
Contributed to: The Sew Weekly’s “The Great Outdoors” challenge

Free pattern alert! Yes, this is the “Flirting the Issue” Skirt from Anna Maria Horner that’s available on her website. Actually, it really isn’t a pattern at all – she provides instructions on how to put it together and you measure out everything yourself. You just need your waist measurement and desired length of the skirt (along with factoring in seam allowances). I chose to go with an above-knee measurement – less fabric to beat this humidity, I say.

I made this skirt in less than a day, which is a true feat for me. Granted, this isn’t a complicated skirt by any stretch of the imagination, but it still felt good to have a brand new cheerful skirt to wear around town this summer. It also didn’t cost that much AND it used up two pieces of fabric from my stash. How great is that?!

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I Didn’t Forget You, Vogue 8380!

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Howdy do! Just a quick note to say that I plan to turn my attention back to Vogue 8380, but instead of sewing up view A I’m going to switch to view B. I think I’ll get a lot more wear out of it, as it’s a better neckline for work. I made a muslin of the view A bodice and while it wasn’t that revealing I think the yellow bird fabric will look cuter in view B. Plus, I love how the dress looks on the Vogue website, makes me want to make a white version for the beach!

Okay, that’s really all I had to say. Just want to stay focused and get this dress done! Would you believe the big hold up was the fact I hadn’t pre-washed the fabric? Yeah, when you don’t have your own washer/dryer it’s kind of hard to justify spending almost $4 on a load of laundry that is just one piece of fabric (well, I guess that’d be hard to justify even with your own washer/dryer – not very energy efficient!). Definitely went “DOH!!!” when I came back with a clean load of laundry and saw the dress fabric just sitting next to my sewing machine begging to be pre-shrunk. Does this ever happen to you?

Happy weekend. :)

Sewaholic Cambie: The Muddy Waters Dress

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Hello! Here is my take on the Cambie Dress (view A) from Sewaholic Patterns. I’m excited to say that I was finally able to participate in a Sew Weekly challenge after signing up as a 2012 contributor; this dress appeared on the site for last week’s Independence Day theme: Red, White & Blue.

How neat that I was able to find a scene in Greenwich Village – one of my favorite historic neighborhoods – with a white bike and a red car to complement my blue dress for the weekly patriotic theme! Definitely didn’t plan that (and didn’t realize the great color scheme until I was looking through these photos). It was really hot that day – in the 90s – but I managed to stay cool with this dress. I’m at the intersection of West 4th and Bank Streets, if you’re curious.

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