What Katie Did | Le Cabinet de Curiosités de Madeleine Miranda Hello girls! J’espère que tout le monde a passé un très bon week-end! Pour ma part je suis allée à un ‘Vintage Fashion Fair’, à une brocante et ensuite à l’exposition de Yoko Ono qui avait lieu dans une galerie à Newcastle. Je vous en reparlerai bientôt! Un tout petit changement vous attend sur mon blog. J’ai crée une nouvelle page intitulée « Mes articles ». Par ailleurs, Mathilde et Delph, deux fidèles de mon blog rejoignent ma blogroll! Afin de bien commencer la semaine, voilà un petit billet où j’ai regroupé pour vous mes bons plans bas et collants. Je vais commencer par quelques petites remarques terminologiques, car j’ai cru comprendre que certaines d’entre vous pouvaient confondre les types de bas. Pour revenir aux bas classiques, plusieurs sous-catégories existent selon moi. Concernant les bas couture, il en existe également plusieurs sortes. « Havana heel » et « Manhattan heel » Tout d’abord, il est important de bien soigner ses pieds! Stockings and hosiery gloves £7.70
New. Obsession. - A Dress A Day Just so we're clear: I freaking love this dress. So far I've made it twice, and if I am ever in my sewing room while the sun is up, I will take a picture or two of the ones that I've completed. (I also have two more cut out and half-sewn.) Here is why this dress is near-perfect: 1. 2. 3. 4. The only downside is that the neckline is a leeeetle wide for regular jewel-neck cardigans. Things I did slightly different-like: There's a facing, but I just used bias tape for the collar. Click on the image to visit the Patternwiki — there are a couple folks who have copies for sale, it seems.
Casey’s Elegant Musings Jeanne Marie’s Sewing Studio Green Kitchen Stories » The healthy vegetarian recipe blog Tilly and the Buttons Fehr Trade: tag One of the favourite features of my PB Jam Leggings pattern is that there’s a secure, inner pocket at the upper back to keep things like your phone, keys, or gels handy while you’re working out. While I was developing the pattern, I decided to make this pocket one layer, and use the exterior of the leggings as the other side of the pocket, sealing off the bottom with topstitching. But sometimes you may not want any topstitching visible from the right side, so to do this, you only need one extra piece of fabric and a few short steps. Making the pocket invisible from the outside will only add about 5 minutes max onto your construction time, but if your fabric is thick, definitely consider cutting your pocket from a thinner lycra! Here’s the finished invisible pocket on my latest “rainbow sherbert” pair I’ve just finished! instead of just one. Peplums are a major AW12 trend and one that’s well within reach of most home sewists and high street shoppers. read more >> 12 July 2012, 14:27 Step 1
mairuru My Spare Time: Simple Tea Towel Apron Simple Tea Towel Apron So many people mentioned having beautiful tea towels they couldn't bear to use when I posted the Tea Towel Tote how-to, so I thought you might also be interested in my super easy tea towel apron. This is even easier than the tote, and takes about 15 minutes. Click any picture to make it larger. Supplies1 tea towel2.5-3 yds ribbon* In honor of Valentine's Day, I'm using these super cute Valentine towels I found on clearance last year. First, fold your tea towel in half lengthwise, right sides together. Find the center of your ribbon and align it with the center of the towel's folded edge. Sew along the top and bottom of the ribbon, through the ribbon and both layers of towel, top stitching when you stop and start for security. Fold the top layer of towel up to meet the ribbon. Sew just through the pocket layers, at the edges and your pocket divisions, backstitching at the openings for security. You're done! Now make another one because that was so stinkin' easy!
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