April 2012
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Sewing Steps for My Super Chic Pencil Skirt!
So, the ones who follow my blog are already familiar with this project. For the ones who have just found it (shame on you by the way! :P) visit these two posts first if you’d like to learn sewing a basic skirt and then style it up by adding simple and hip details:
1. Watch and Learn Grasshopper: Sewing A Basic Skirt
2. Create Chic Outfits with Basic Patterns - Pencil Skirt[[MORE]]
I got...
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Create Chic Outfits with Basic Patterns - PENCIL...
The reason I decided to learn sewing my own clothes was to be able to wear anything I like with high quality and low budget.
I respect and admire the Fashion Brands and how much effort is spent in building them, but if it is not for my budget, what’s the use! So after I started sewing, instead of idle window shopping, I started to notice the details and how one yard of fabric can be turned...
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Watch and Learn Grasshopper - Sewing a Basic Skirt
I’ve been getting queries about how-to steps for sewing skirts. I recently posted a question about which / what type of skirt pattern you’d like to see as a sew-along. But I got a lot of different replies. So I decided to select a very basic skirt pattern to show the sewing steps in this post and surprise you with showing how you can use it for creating various chic skirts later...
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Tactics for "Pepluming" Dresses :)
Hello Everyone! I mentioned you about a contest managed by Philips Smart Irons together with BurdaStyle Magazine in Turkey, in my previous post “To Peplum or Not to Peplum?”. Having this in mind, and the unstoppable urge for sewing a peplum dress, left me with no choice for trying out my first peplums! [[MORE]]
The contest was about altering any BurdaStyle dress or jacket patterns....
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PEPLUMS: A Misunderstood Loyal Friend of Pear...
TO PEPLUM OR NOT TO PEPLUM?
I started liking the peplum trend more and more when I started spending more time on the Look Book I prepare for my sewing inspirations.
Peplums - of all shapes and styles - do look gorgeous on skinny models and celebrities. But I am a little dubious about getting the same look with a size 10 and 5.3ft body!
Yet again, I had an eye on this stylish peplum dresses...
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Any Skirt Posts?
Hi Guys!
I’ve been receiving questions and demands about sewing basic skirt patterns for some time now. Although I have some patterns in mind, I wanted to get your ideas on which skirt pattern to sew, if you have any.
The post will include step-by-step tutorial on sewing a basic skirt. So, for the ones who’d like to learn more about sewing a stylish skirt, send me the pattern name,...
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Collar Me Stylish...
Hello Everyone! I’ve been dying to try styling up my blouses following the new collar craze that I see everywhere. I think it’s a fantastic way to make your boring wardrobe pieces quite hip.
So I wanted to figure out the easiest way to make my own collar pattern that I can easily use on every blouse and I wanted to have a smart casual top for work. Having these two goals in mind,...
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Watch and Learn Grasshopper - Peter Pan Collar
Learn How to Make Your Own Peter Pan Collar in 9 Easy Steps
Well, if you haven’t heard about the collar craze taking hold of the fashion world by now, check out some fantastic samples from the SYS - LookBook.
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I did my first attempt very recently on a BurdaStyle blouse pattern. I can now proceed with using sequin fabric to style up my tops!
If you’d like to learn how...
