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Me Made May ’15: here’s to a month of positivity | Seamless
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We Can Sew It. Me Made May ’15: here’s to a month of positivity. This started out about my now-yearly blog post about why I’m signing up for Me Made May. But has turned into something a little different. So please, humour me for a minute while I get completely personal on you all. About 6 months ago, I started taking the pill again. I last took it until I was about 21 and had no discernible issues. This time, I don’t think I’ve been so lucky. It’s more this debilitating recurring feeling that I can’t do ...
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sewnbyangela: Sewing on a Budget
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All about sewing, especially for children, with an odd effort at making something for myself. About Me and Contact. Sewing on a Budget. Sewing with Jane Means Ribbon. Sewing on a Budget. Creative Budget Challenge with Abakhan Fabrics. Most of the links below are to blogposts I've written using products from Abakhan Fabrics. Who challenged me to sew a project for £15 (approx €18/$24) each month. Any questions and comments are very welcome! Mother and Daughter Swimsuits. Boy's Vest and Tie. Burda 8/2016 # ...
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sewnbyangela: Handmade Clothes for Girls: A Sewing Pattern Book Review
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All about sewing, especially for children, with an odd effort at making something for myself. About Me and Contact. Sewing on a Budget. Sewing with Jane Means Ribbon. Saturday, February 28, 2015. Handmade Clothes for Girls: A Sewing Pattern Book Review. One of my favourite Japanese Sewing Book authors/pattern designers is Yuki Araki. I have 3 of her books in Japanese (one which was translated into French. And previously sewed from 2 of her pattern books here. Sent me a copy to review. Which compares size...
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sewnbyangela: How-to Sew a Zip in Faux-fur Fabric
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All about sewing, especially for children, with an odd effort at making something for myself. About Me and Contact. Sewing on a Budget. Sewing with Jane Means Ribbon. Tuesday, June 30, 2015. How-to Sew a Zip in Faux-fur Fabric. The back story to this unusual 'how-to' was my daughters request for a Tribble. Costume (I learnt a LOT about Star Trek! After some discussion (and my inability to figure out how the costume would work), we negotiated that a Tribble toy and a Tribble bag or backpack would do nicely.
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sewnbyangela: Sewing Swimwear, without clear elastic
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All about sewing, especially for children, with an odd effort at making something for myself. About Me and Contact. Sewing on a Budget. Sewing with Jane Means Ribbon. Monday, May 25, 2015. Sewing Swimwear, without clear elastic. This orange Lycra fabric was a remnant that my daughter picked when we visited Dublin last October. As she has just started swimming classes in school, it was the perfect time to sew a new swimsuit. In fact It includes more than one tip. It also describes how to use a regular str...
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sewnbyangela: Burda knit dress & using tiny ribbon pieces
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All about sewing, especially for children, with an odd effort at making something for myself. About Me and Contact. Sewing on a Budget. Sewing with Jane Means Ribbon. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Burda knit dress and using tiny ribbon pieces. This girls dress is from the current issue of Burdastyle magazine 4/15. No136 Every month there are a few children's patterns in the magazine and I have always liked their sizing and fit. The green stitched ribbon. Is placed under the shoulder seam while it is being sew...
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sewnbyangela: Handmade Bags - A Pattern Book Review
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All about sewing, especially for children, with an odd effort at making something for myself. About Me and Contact. Sewing on a Budget. Sewing with Jane Means Ribbon. Thursday, January 29, 2015. Handmade Bags - A Pattern Book Review. Having sewn small bags. From Japanese Pattern books previously, I was delighted when this new English translation of a book of bag patterns from Tuttle Publishing. Emiko Takahashi's book, Handmade Bags in Natural Fabrics. The bag I picked to sew was the Reversible Full-circl...
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Another Archer – with added flouncing – not sew simple
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One stitch at a time. Another Archer – with added flouncing. April 26, 2014. Outdoor pictures – it must be Spring! After making the quick and easy Plantain. Which I wore three times last week – so definitely a huge win) I felt like getting back into something a bit more involved. Lucky dip shopping at Abakhan turned up some fabulous white cotton shirting fabric. It may have been a fine twill or it may not, but it was soft, drapey, pressed perfectly and felt lovely. I decided to make another Archer. I lov...
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My first Monthly Stitch – Named Dakota dress – not sew simple
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One stitch at a time. My first Monthly Stitch – Named Dakota dress. October 18, 2014. So I have been following the Monthly Stitch. For a while and although there have been lots of themes I thought about joining in with, I didn’t manage it until they announced Frocktober. How complicated could it be to make a dress in a whole month? One of the featured patterns for the month was the Named Dakota dress. And the deal was sweetened with a discount! Which is very detailed and has lots of pictures of tricky bi...
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The Bellini sew along – not sew simple
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One stitch at a time. The Bellini sew along. October 7, 2014. October 7, 2014. A few months ago Capital Chic. Released their first collection. The Bellini blouse. Was one of the patterns I really liked (along with the Champagne. Skirts), this blouse has a really clean simple design with no darts to break up prints at the front. I was very tempted to make one as I have tried a number of patterns for woven tops this summer – Belcarra. Then Sally started a sew-along for the Bellini. I also got a slightly th...
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