Don't rain on my Anna Parade

I am hooked on Anna. She's quick, she's flattering, she's casual, she displays fabrics well. She's everything I want from a pattern. By hand London produced pattern gold with this pattern. And I hit the pattern jackpot when I decided to re-visit here this year. It wasn't love at first site for Anna and I. She liked a little boring (shhh pretty baby first impressions hurt I know I know...) but...

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New Look 6067 - Black Magic Rabbit

Winner winner Chicken dinner folks.  Extremely difficult to see the pattern style lines but the bodice has 3 beautiful bust pleats protruding from centre front.  And of course the BEST part of this dress - MAGICAL RABBITS!!! Those are not simple white dots my friends. Nope nope nope. They are magical rabbits come to make my day with each and every wear! Fully lined sleeves...

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Chambray Wenona - Named Clothing

The shirtdress. Big Fan. And the sleeves on this Wenona shirtdress immediately sold me on the pattern. I once again used Robert Kaufman's chambray fabric but in two colour-ways: olive & blue I don't think the two colours go together perfectly but I do appreciate that they are the exact same fabrics - same weight, same pattern, same feel.   Since the fabric is...

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Let There Be Ships! New Look 6067

One day while browsing on Fabric.com I fell in love with a sweet little fabric covered in ships. The background was white and the tiny boats were blue, the stretch factor was just right, and a click click click later for $7/yd I owned three yards of it. The bodice is the beautiful New Look 6067. with three bust pleats up the centre front.  I must say -...

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Me Made May Week 4 + Round Up 2015

All done May and heres the final week and a round up  Day 31 Pattern: Simplicity 2444 Fabric: Cotton Sateen Occasion: Work Thoughts: Easy to wear  Day 30 Pattern: McCall's 6696 Fabric: Robert Kaufman Caroline Gingham Occasion: Work Thoughts: yay almost done May!!  Day 29 Pattern: Vogue 1102 Fabric: Chiffon Occasion: Work (worn with a sweater and belt to...

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Me Made May Week 3

Week Three of Me Made May!!Pattern: Vogue 1247Fabric: giraffe denimOccasion: Sunday funday w ChowdogThoughts: quick girls size fix - serged off 2" per side and ta da it fits again and I absolutely adore this skirt!! Day 17Pattern: Anna dress by By Hand LondonFabric: sevenberry anchor cottonOccasion: impromptu shopping trip to the USA with my man Thoughts: first Anna dress after a very unsuccessful...

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Me-Made-May-15 Week 2

May 8Pattern: Flora by By Hand LondonFabric: polyester Occasion: WorkThoughts: major hack on this dress - took out 4" from both side seams to make it fit. Do the bodice waist darts now point to my armpits? You betcha they do!  But luckily my shoulder width hasn't decreased much so the straps still fit nicely. Day 9Pattern: Saltspring by SewaholicFabric: Anne Sui cotton/silk Border PrintOccasion:...

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