My pile of items that need fixing or refashioning is shameful. This is an area where I readily admit I procrastinate – badly. I look at them, groan, and move onto something else! Some things need a major refashion, some things just need a button – whatever, there is a whole pile of garments that […]
Read MoreToday is the final instalment of the Ruby Slip Sewalong! If you still need to download the free pattern or catch up on previous sewalong posts, check out the Sewalong tab above for all the links. By now you will have assembled the bias skirt and the lace bodice, so it is time to sew […]
Read MoreToday I finished a red floral dress from a 1940’s pattern – Academy Patterns 2029 to be precise – and I love it! Well I love it from a fashion history perspective, but I’m not sure I love it for me personally. Maybe I would in a less obvious fabric, but in this I feel […]
Read MoreIf you are sewing the Ruby Slip and would like to use a narrower lace on the bodice – here’s how! I’ll show you how to adapt the bodice pattern pieces, and also how to convert the princess seam into gathers under the bust – like this one that I whipped up in honey coloured […]
Read MoreIn #6 of the Ruby Slip Sew-along we are going to sew the lace bodice – isn’t it pretty?! Let’s start at the centre front. Lay the R and L Centre Front Bodice face up, then lap the R side over the L, matching the CF dot at the neckline, and the CF notch at […]
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