This Rose Dress from Schnittchen is the first dress I ever made! I had signed up for night-school sewing classes not far from my house and since I had read the Curvy Sewing Collective for years before I knew it would be tough to find patterns in my size. So, like always, I’d done a…… Continue reading Rose Dress from Schnittchen
Tag: Me-Made Wardrobe
Pineapple Adeline Dress
This was my first StyleArcAdeline, in a lovely black linen with a not-quite-evenly-printed pineapple pattern in white. I was inspired to make this after seeing some gorgeous versions from Meg, and Lara of Thornberry (I also love this amazing version made by Lara for her mum). I managed some ok pattern matching on one side…… Continue reading Pineapple Adeline Dress
Optical Illusion Adeline
This was my 4th Adeline dress from StyleArc, and I’m still not sure that I’m done with this pattern. You can see my 3 other versions here, here and here. Size details: I sewed this in a straight size 22 but made the dress longer at the back and added in-seam pockets.
Rivermont Peplum in black ponte
I’ve made so.many.versions of Cashmerette’s Rivermont Dress & Peplum pattern.I got this black ponte from Tessuti in Australia. And was only able to make both a peplum and dress from this black fabric with some serious pattern tetris work. Sizing Details: I sewed a straight size 20 for the top and peplum using the C/D…… Continue reading Rivermont Peplum in black ponte
Rivermont Dress in black ponte
I’ve made so.many.versions of Cashmerette’s Rivermont Dress & Peplum pattern. I got this black ponte from Tessuti in Australia. And was able to make both a peplum and dress from this black fabric by playing pattern tetris with the fabric. Sizing Details: I sewed a size 20 bodice, grading out to a 22 at the…… Continue reading Rivermont Dress in black ponte
Lacey Dress from StyleArc
This Lacey Dress from StyleArc is lovely, but hard to find online. As you can imagine, typing ‘lacey dress’ gets you an awful lot of lace dresses and the hashtags are all a mess too. If you’re reading this StyleArc, hire me and I’ll fix your hashtags! This isn’t part of my normal colour scheme…… Continue reading Lacey Dress from StyleArc
Zero-Waste Jacket from Elbe
I made this linen duster-ish jacket using Elbe Textile’s free tutorial for making a zero-waste jacket. I love the idea of zero-waste sewing since it saves me from hoarding linen scraps for years and I suppose it’s also good for the environment. Sizing Details: I had a bit less linen than the pattern called for…… Continue reading Zero-Waste Jacket from Elbe
Rushcutter Hack Dress
This hack of the Rushcutter dress from In The Folds was inspired by this apron tutorial from The Fabric Store. At the time, there wasn’t much in the way of plus size apron dress patterns, and I loved the look of the cross back apron patterns that I’d seen, but wanted something that was more…… Continue reading Rushcutter Hack Dress
StyleArc Susan Top
This StyleArc Susan Top was an easy sew, and I think I got the pattern for free as a StyleArc monthly giveaway. This Susan is made out of merino fabric for layering in the winter. I haven’t hemmed the bottom or fixed the shoddy neckline I put in either. Size Details: I sewed a size…… Continue reading StyleArc Susan Top
Linen Kochi
This Kochi from Papercut Patterns is sewn up in delicious mustard linen from The Fabric Store. I drastically increased the size of this everywhere because I wanted something wearable, cozy and that doubled as a rug for grass protection. There’s not much more to be said that I haven’t already said about this pattern. It’s…… Continue reading Linen Kochi