Well hello there! But now I’ve put on my big girl pants and decided to get back on the blogging bandwagon.

I’d just finished this testing when one of my favorite sewers asked for testers.

Meet Rachel Blog Podcast ... Posts tagged french navy Tribute Month: Tropical Forsythe Dress Inspired by Ada Spragg! I happen to have a small waist, but a pooky tummy.

//FRENCH NAVY PATTERNS SEWING WITH KNITS You will note in the instructions that the seams are sewn together with an overlocker / serger. You're gonna scroll down and look at the pictures right?

I am a huge fan of French Navy patterns after making The Stellan Tee and The Orla Dress (both FREE patterns! Allegro Skirt. 2017 Year End Round-Up 2 years ago I started a blog, then got all shy and didn’t post for awhile. I was very excited to have a wedding dress that I made included … I'm new to this whole blogging thing, so perhaps I should apologise for the infrequency of my posts lately. They’re drafted for 5’6″, and I’m 5’8″. I should have written this post a long time ago, but I have learned so much in the last year, so better now … I feel like I have had the inspiration for this dress (shown below) on my Pinterest board for an eternity, but it’s probably only been a couple of years. Hello there internet... it certainly has been a while. An avid follower of Caves Collect on Instagram, I noticed theAlthough boxy, it was still slim (and cropped) enough to tuck into ones pants without creating a lot of bulk. The Stellan Tee is a free sewing pattern from French Navy.

If you follow me on Instagram then you may have noticed that I have been threatening to release a free T-shirt pattern on numerous occasions over the past year and a bit. Turns out pattern testing is another phrase for helping!Like most things, it’s all about the balance. My skirt was inspired by … When I was fabric shopping in LA in May, I saw this gorgeous linen blend fabric and immediately thought of a shirt on my Pinterst board that I wanted to recreate (inspiration photo below, via Damsel in Dior). Hello there internet… it certainly has been a while.If you follow me on Instagram then you may have noticed that I have been threatening to release a free T-shirt pattern on numerous occasions over the past year and a bit. Well, now you can probably see why! I should be honest, I have written another blog post since then. I’m one of those people who is compelled to “help out”. I am sure that 99% of the time that is true. Style Maker Fabrics has such an amazing variety of fabrics this season, and I’m completely convinced that I grabbed the best two. ... French Navy, sewing, sewing pattern, The Astair Tee.

Jan 22, 2013 - Explore Camille Wendel's board "French Sewing blogs", followed by 215 people on Pinterest. I didn’t anticipate it taking quite so long to actually happen but it seems that, despite my best intentions to release it last year, 2018 had other plans.The first version of this pattern came about a few years ago as a solution to my struggles in styling my ever growing collection of high-waisted pants and shorts. ), so I was completely on board to buy this one. The waistband has really nice instructions for a clean finish.The Calyer has a shaped hem, which can be tricky to lengthen or shorten after cutting, so Sarah recommends checking the finished garment measurements first and adjusting at the lengthen/shorten line. I haven’t posted anything here since October?! I finally present to you The Stellan Tee. I lengthened it by 3″, but with mid-rise pants, it still just wasn’t quite long enough for my … And … Well it certainly took me long enough, but I finally finished my first PDF pattern! After listening to Episode 09 of The Wild Stitch's ever inspiring Maker Style Podcasts a … It's no secret that I totally style stalk Madewell and Sézane. Blog at WordPress.com. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy/ed the process (mostly), but it has been a real …

Wow, I'm so relieved to finally be writing this blog post after what seems like an eternity of digitizing, testing, editing, emailing, (/Instagram/ Facebook messaging), re-editing, redrafting, re-re-editing, and very little sewing, (of anything other than the Forsythe Dress). (We’ll see how that goes! I also loved the high neckline and longish sleeve and did my best to emulate this silhouette.After innumerable disappearances down Pinterest rabbit holes (some of this inspiration of which is below) and a little tweaking of the fit over the past year, what has evolved over time is to me the perfect-fit t-shirt for my current wardrobe. That's what I mostly do, that's what everyone does... or so I thought.

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To help nudge me along, I volunteered for some pattern testing.The Calyer “comes in flat-front and pleated options, is designed to sit just a centimeter or two below the natural waist with a slightly dropped-crotch and a semi-elasticated waistband. Just to give you some context, these were done as a collaboration between my friend who is an incredible makeup artist, and super talented Cape Town photographer Dear Heart. I made a size S, and it fit pretty well. But now I’ve put on my big girl pants and decided to get back on the blogging bandwagon.