Sewing for Me Archives - Page 14 of 27 - Six Mignons
I’ve done it again! Another M7081 dress… in silk
I warned you a few months ago, McCalls’s M7081 has become one of me favourite ever patterns. And as I have turned into a complete fabric snob, I only sew silk now (only kidding – well…). So let me introduce you to my newest dress, a silk version of M7081. M7981 pattern review: one of […]
Read MoreSewing silk: my “nearly Dior” dress
Do you have fabric stored in your stash, that you adore but is far too precious to touch? That’s exactly how I felt about this one: a silk-wool mix, with a modernised jungle toile de Jouy pattern, directly from Dior’s resort collection of a few years ago. Very expensive, very delicate… and very scary to […]
Read MoreThree Elegante skirts for the winter
My ever-growing collection of hand-knitted cardigans has been calling for matching skirts since the beginning of the winter. What better excuse to make a few Elegante skirts, a pattern by Popeline Linon I had been eying for a while. So here is version 1, in an embroidered denim fabric from Selvedge and Bolts: … version […]
Read MoreTaking the V9253 dress from summer to winter
You will remember that the V9253 dress was one of my favourite patterns of summer 2020 (you can see my two versions here and here). So much so I promised myself to make it into a winter version. And here it is, warm and cosy! Using wool suiting… for a summer pattern! The V9352 pattern […]
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