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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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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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A Sewaholic Renfrew with my own touch
This was the final project for the other class I took at Cañada College Fashion Department, Designer Techniques in Sewing. This was such a fun class. We basically spent the semester learning cool and fun techniques you could do to a garment to move from the basic pattern to something that is more “you.” You’ll…
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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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Draped Back Collar Sleeveless Shirt
I’m taking Designer Techniques in Sewing at Cañada College virtually this fall. The class is amazing. I’m learning tons of new techniques to use to make an article of clothing “mine” — exactly the reason why I love sewing my own clothes. Technically we only have to do a couple of samples each week, but…