Tag: sewing

• Hot Hot Heat!

  I am thrilled to show off my first ever Marianne dress as part of  Allie J‘s Social Sew for August. The theme this month is Hot Hot Heat!

  alexandrap529

  August 17, 2016

  sewing

  christine haynes pattern, knit dress, marianne dress, serger, sewing, social sew

• “Orange you glad?” Skirt: My first Cali Fabrics Post

  I’m pleased to announce that I am a blogger for the newly launched Cali Fabrics sewing and fabric blog! For my first Cali Fabrics project, I chose a gorgeous orange embroidered eyelet. I immediately gravitated toward this fabric because of its gorgeous color, but once I received it, I became even more enamored with its…

  alexandrap529

  August 13, 2016

  Fashion, sewing

  cali fabrics, cali fabrics blog, sewing

• McCalls 6696: The Heavily Modified Version

  For my third version of McCalls 6696 I really went rogue! The finished product only slightly resembles the original pattern, but I am pretty happy with it.I was inspired by Idle Fancy’s 6696 with a circle skirt. I used her suggestions for some of the alterations, and winged it for the rest.  Check out what I…

  alexandrap529

  May 25, 2016

  sewing

  mccalls 6696, mccalls pattern, sewing, shirtdress

• McCalls 6696: The Oopsy Daisy Dress

  Surprise! I made another 6696. This is easily my favorite pattern I’ve ever used. That being said, it requires a lot of work to get right! Check out the modifications I made below:

  alexandrap529

  May 23, 2016

  sewing

  mccalls 6696, mccalls pattern, sewing, shirtdress

• McCalls 6696: The Wearable Muslin

    Yesterday I shared my over all review of the McCalls 6696 pattern and today I am talking about my first version. I made it out of a flat king sized bed sheet (very Sound of Music) to test the fit but, luckily, it turned out pretty wearable!

  alexandrap529

  May 19, 2016

  sewing

  mccalls 6696, mccalls pattern, sewing, shirtdress