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Vogue V1618 – Rachel Comey dress hack

This project involves a lot of ideas coming together hopefully into a good summer dress. I've been looking at the multitude of tiered dress patterns which have become available over the last few years and it's put me in a bit of a dilemma. On the face of it, I wouldn't have thought of myself… Continue reading Vogue V1618 – Rachel Comey dress hack

Finished articles · LaineeMakes · LockdownSewing · Reviewing

Café Tiramisu Collection: Part 1

Sewing all the shiny shiny in the Lockdown time warp.

Finished articles · Ideas · LaineeMakes · LockdownSewing · Madebyme · Pattern Test · Pattern Testing · Photochallenges · Reviewing

Happy New Year, Happy New Year

Well here we are in 2021. I thought I hadn't done much in 2020. It felt like time rushed by, while at the same time somehow crawled along all while nothing seemed to happen. Well apparently I was pretty busy. I made more clothes this year than previously. If you want to see everything I… Continue reading Happy New Year, Happy New Year

Finished articles · Ideas · LaineeMakes · LockdownSewing

DIY Masks for this Unprecedented Time of Our Lives

I'm sticking with a simplistic but compelling 'a barrier is better than no barrier' mantra.

Finished articles · LaineeMakes · Pattern drafting · Pattern making · sewing · Sewing challenges

Jumpsuit fever

Well didn't we all go crazy for jumpsuits! Sewtogetherforsummer19 has really started something this year. More than 700 jumpsuits and I added 5 to that total. I've shared one, the Cherry jumpsuit from Mood Sewciety but that just whetted my appetite. Always one to ramp up the challenge level, I really wanted to do a… Continue reading Jumpsuit fever