Tag Archives: dress

08 Dec

The definition of cake: black knit Winter Dress

December 8, 2014

March 22, 2015
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
dress, PatternReview Winter Dress, wool jersey
32 comments

I'm as tempted as the next sewist to make party dresses and bright green coats (OK, maybe that's just me), but when I took a break from Christmas present sewing, I thought that a...

03 Jul

Kid's clothes, Tutorials

How to hand smock a child’s dress!

July 3, 2014

November 19, 2017
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
children's clothes, dress, smocking
6 comments

One of the joys of making clothing for little kids - and let's face it, particularly for little girls - is you can do ridiculously cute things that may not be entirely suitable for...

27 Oct

Dresses, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe

A dotty Parisienne number

October 27, 2013

March 22, 2015
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
crazy dogs, dress, jersey, plus size, polka dots, simplicity 2217
3 comments

After years of nice-jersey famine, I finally find myself in a feast! Yay for that. However I figured that I should probably make *some* attempt to make dresses other than my basic wrap dress...

13 Oct

Dresses, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe

A victory in silk

October 13, 2013

Oh dear. There's been lots of sewing but little blogging around these parts, and I fear that you've been missing seams and serging and what not. But worry no longer! Because thanks to Mr. B...

29 Mar

Home dec

It’s been too long!

March 29, 2012

February 21, 2020
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
creativity, crewel embroidery, dress, projects, t-shirt
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Do you know that saying, that work expands to fill the time that you give it? Well I seem to have discovered another: that creativity shrinks in inverse proportion to the amount of time...

24 Jun

Dresses, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe

My first wearable (?) dress

June 24, 2011

March 22, 2015
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
clothes, dress
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So, there have been a few ill-fated attempts at dress-making Chez Rushmore. Let's just say none of them passed the ' good GRACIOUS that looks home-made by a half-blind gnome' test (that's an official...

16 Jun

Kid's clothes

Baby Dress Ahoy!

June 16, 2011

March 22, 2015
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
baby, clothes, dress, gather here, seams, sewing, whales
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Gosh, it's been a while.It appears that I only find the motivation to sew in the summer, and lo and behold, the sun came out and I'm fired up once more! Well hurray for...

12 Aug

Uncategorized

A bold attempt at tailoring

August 12, 2010

March 15, 2015
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
adjustment, clothes, dress, muslin, sewing, tailoring, tissue-fitting
4 comments

The idea of learning to sew first crossed my mind approximately the seventy-fourth time I bought a wrap dress and thought 'hmm this really is quite simple, I could probably make them myself'. How...

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