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  • Cashmerette Vernon: A Classic Buttondown Shirt in Plaid Flannel

    Cashmerette Vernon: A Classic Buttondown Shirt in Plaid Flannel

    This is the Cashmerette Vernon shirt! Would you believe this shirt was a muslin? It was! Before diving into the Swanton Blouse, I decided to make the Vernon to get a feel for Cashmerette sizing since prior to that I had never made a Cashmerette pattern so I wasn’t sure how their block would fit…

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  • Pattern Emporium Long Sleeve Shoreline Top

    Pattern Emporium Long Sleeve Shoreline Top

    This is the latest release from Pattern Emporium — the Shoreline Top. It was just released this week so it’s currently on sale. It’s basically an oversized button-down with front and back yokes. I was excited for the chance to test it and I think Kate did a great job incorporating the feedback from the…

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  • Pattern Emporium Take The Chance Dress

    Pattern Emporium Take The Chance Dress

    This cute number is the Pattern Emporium Take The Chance Dress. I actually did the pattern test for this a couple of weeks ago, but due to life getting in the way I’m only now getting a chance to do the full write up on it. Overall, it’s a solid pattern like most of the…

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  • Vogue 8346 Jacket: Tailoring Final Project

    Vogue 8346 Jacket: Tailoring Final Project

    This jacket is Vogue 8346 (edited to remove link since it no longer appears on the Vogue website though I’m pretty sure they still sell it) which was my final project for the tailoring class I took virtually this semester at the Cañada College fashion department. This was an amazing class and I learned oodles.…

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  • Self-Drafted Shirt Dress

    Self-Drafted Shirt Dress

    I am so excited to share this make with you! This was my final project for Flat Patterning at the Cañada College Fashion Department with Ronda Chaney. A silver lining to the pandemic was that I was able to save on commute time and take virtual fashion design classes. It also provided me with some…

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