DIY: Vogue V9167 Notch Neck Princess Seam Dress

Vogue V9167 Notch Neck Princess Seam Dress

I sewed V9167, a notch-neck princess seam dress, for a wedding this spring. To make V9167, I used a floral yellow and white stretch cotton sateen print from Fabricland. I made view E in size 18 with a D cup, but could probably have just used the C cup. The pattern has multiple cup sizes […]

DIY: Butterick B6204 Cotton Sateen Surplice Dress

Butterick B6204 Cotton Sateen Surplice Dress

I made View A of the B6204 dress for Tomiko. Unfortunately this pattern is now out of print. We picked up a stretch cotton sateen fabric in a beautiful rich blue and white leaf print from Fabricland. I used B6204 from my pattern stash; it is a great pattern because it has multiple cup sizes. […]

DIY: Butterick B4686 Flared Skirt with Yoke

DIY Butterick B4686 Flared Skirt with Yoke

I think Butterick B4686 is my new favourite skirt! B4686 is a good basic skirt for work and I’ve worn it several times already.  I made view C without the decorative buttons in size 16. It has a self-lined yoke and a half-circle skirt. I used about 2 metres of a wool-blend twill fabric. it looked black […]

DIY: Simplicity New Look 6346 A-Line Skirt

New Look 6346 A-Line Skirt

I made the Simplicity New Look 6346 A-Line Skirt in a lovely black cotton jacquard. The pattern called for an invisible zipper, but the neighbourhood Fabricland doesn’t have invisible zippers and I don’t have an invisible zipper foot. Instead, I used the directions for the lapped zipper in Simplicity 2906, and I think it looks […]