My sister's steampunk plaid costume has a lovely hat! I didn't make it, but a talented woman in Scotland (Terri Tovill) did. As you can see, she used some of the tartan in the design. Now, I really can't wait to see the whole costume! I better get back to work. ...

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I've been working away on my sister's Steampunk Plaid Extroridinare costume. The skirt is finished and now it's on to the corset. Right now I'm deciding how to place the plaid on the corset. Here are some options... 1) match corset stripes to stripes on skirt 2) mirror stripes on corset and don't...

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I'm still making progress on my sister's steampunk costume from Simiplicity 1819. I've had a few glitches along the way. Here are some of my notes. The weight of the fabric is so much, that the front darts began to unsew themselves. I don't think I tied very good knots. I went back...

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I needed to take a break from the dress I've been making my sister, so I made myself an blouse using the Sewaholic Alma pattern. Materials: Cotton bedsheet Zipper Interfacing Bias Tape I already had all of the materials, so I did not have to spend and money. I love this cotton bedsheet, which...

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I've started sewing the final version of Simplicity 1819: Steampunk Plaid Dress Extrordinaire semi-colon Really Complicated Costume for Sister! So far, I have put together the front of the skirt. Front view I'm doing my best to match up the stripes in the plaid. It has been really easy fabric to work with...

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Diane of Diane's Vintage Zest did a nice round-up of all of the skirts made for the Pencil Skirt Challenge. All of them turned out very well. Wish us luck on the next challenge! ...

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I've put up some more sewing patterns in my shop: Shop Tiffany's Notions. Including this great number from the late 1980's.: Butterick 6433: 1980's dress with ruffles! It's just so 1980's! I was too young at the time to have a dress like this, but I totally remember looking up to the older...

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About 4 years ago, when I first attempted to get back into sewing, I only made one thing: a simple summer dress. This dress is from New Look 6867. It turned out pretty well, but I just got too busy until recently to get back into sewing. Materials: Some sort of cotton (I...

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I've finished my latest sewing challenge from my sewing group Stitch Once, Rip Twice. The challenge was to make a pencil skirt by July 1st. With my travelling to England and having family over, I didn't have time or much money to make a pencil skirt from scratch. Instead I bought two skirts...

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