Archives for: February 2011
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Deep blue modern bustle skirt
by brae 
The fabric is blue woven poly suiting from Joann Fabrics. I bought a half-yard remnant of this at a local store and loved the color so much that I called customer service to find out if there was any more of it at another store. I found it in anoth… more »
02/28/11 07:23:00 pm, 
Spring green striped skirt
by brae
shoes: Aerosoles 'Rolling Hills' I bought this fabric awhile ago at Joann Fabrics with no real plan for it. As I was looking for lighter fabrics to start sewing for spring and summer, I brought this out of storage. I made a striped skirt for cooler w… more »
The $5 skirt
by brae
Sometimes when I try a pattern for the first time, I like to use less expensive fabric just to make sure I like the fit and style. In this case, I lucked out with a one yard remnant of suiting fabric that was just enough to make the shorter skirt fro… more »
Asian inspired dress
by brae
I've had this pattern quite awhile. The copyright is 2006, and I bought it new from a fabric store. I've also had this fabric for a couple of years. I bought it to make a different dress, and when I received it I fell so in love with the color, dr… more »
Grey suiting dress
by brae
This dress ended up being a fabulous warmer-weather dress suitable for the office. I made it from the same grey suiting fabric I used for my recent button-front skirt. -- photo of dress -- I love the button detail on a welts. -- photo of buttons -… more »
Grey button-front skirt
by brae
I adore pencil skirts! I also love button detailing. Combine the two into a buttoned front pencil skirt, and I'm over the moon. Well, until I sit down and the whole thing bunches up and the fabric gapes between the buttons and I spend more time making… more »
Snow day, sew day - Red wrap dress
by brae
My company closed our office due to the blizzard, so I had some extra time to work on some projects I had in the works. Here's the view from my front window. click image to enlarge The dress I finished today was made from Vogue 7693, View A. I wish… more »