Sewing for Me Archives - Six Mignons
Summer sewing: another day, another palm tree dress
Let’s surf on this incredible wave of motivation and continue the presentation of my summer dresses! More border print, more palm trees, but a different pattern this time: Pattern Used: I used M8211, which I had already sewn three times: twice in the sleeveless version here and here, twice in the puff sleeves version here. […]
Read MoreSummer sewing: the border print dress
Hot on the heels of the D&G-inspired summer dress, here come her little sister: the border print dress. Having figured out pattern placement with my previous dress, I could not help sewing exactly the same dress in a different fabric… Typical! Pattern Used: for the bodice, view A of Simplicity 8645 (S8645), which is a […]
Read MoreSummer sewing: the D&G-inspired dress
Clearly my sewing has been more regular than my blogging lately. With the summer nearly over, I am well overdue a review of my latest makes. So let’s get started with a dress I am so proud of: my Dolce&Gabbana-inspired dress. This dress is directly inspired from a dress by Dolce&Gabbana, which I first spotted […]
Read MoreSewing silk shirts using a vintage pattern: B7396
The fact that it is not a dress invites a celebration in itself! Can you believe this? I have just sewn not one, not two but three shirts, all in silks of different colours. Using a true vintage pattern for the first time It is no secret that I adore the 1950’s style. I have […]
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