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B&W Chevron Dress: NewLook 6301

By: TipStitched August 14, 2018August 14, 2018

Dress, Sewingblack and white, chevron, coverstitch, featured, ITY, knit dress, pullover dress, wrap battle, wrap bodice3 Comments

The third of four dresses in my Wrap Battle

B&W Link Wrap Dress: McCalls 6884

By: TipStitched August 7, 2018August 7, 2018

Dress, Sewingblack and white, Fabric Mart Fabricista, Fabricista Blog, faux wrap, featured, ITT knit, knee length, knit dress, M6884, McCalls, wrap battle, wrap dress5 Comments

M6884: An easy and basic faux wrap dress

Pattern Review’s Sewing Bee Round 3

Statement vs Classic Bomber. This reversible bomber jacket does dual duty switching from a bold colorful standout piece to a familiar timeless staple. My Round 3 entry for Pattern Review’s Sewing Bee.

Back to Basics: Simple T-shirt – New Look 6838

I usually wouldn’t post about a simple project like this but this is the second piece I’ve completed for the Suduko Wardrobe Contest and I plan to do a post for each of the ten pieces. One of the reasons I decided to participate in the contest was to make myself to sew some separates. If…

Never gets old – McCalls 6886

By: TipStitched February 18, 2016February 18, 2016

Dress, Sewingagain, black and white, favorite, M6886, McCalls, scuba knit, TNT, tried and true5 Comments

What is there to say that hasn’t already be said about McCalls 6886? If you are a knit fan you have undoubtedly used the pattern for a simple sheath pullover dress. If you haven’t, you need to! I’m pretty sure McCalls will never stop producing this pattern. I HAS to be on the top 10 best…

Houndstooth Colorblock Sheath Dress

By: TipStitched August 24, 2015August 24, 2015

Dress, SewingB&W, black and white, colorblock, contour dress, houndstooth, ponte, self draft, sheath dress3 Comments

Happy Monday! I am recommitting to my goal of sewing and posting two garments per week. Originally the challenging part was taking good photos (ie not bathroom selfies) as I depend on others to take my photos. Currently the issue I have is finding time to do some selfish sewing because I’ve been busy creating and sewing items for my TipStitched‘s…

Striped Fitted Peplum Dress – McCalls 6886 modified

By: TipStitched August 11, 2015

Dress, SewingB&W, beaute j'adore, black and white, bodycon, dress, fitted dress, M6886, peplum, peplum dress, ponte, striped, stripes9 Comments

I wanted to bring you a quick piece as I know I haven’t posted in a while. I stumbled upon this look yesterday while looking for some sewing inspiration online. I needed something that I could sew up in an evening to have a post for today. As soon as I saw a Beaute J’adore’s Nautical…

Black and White Lattice Colorblock Dress – Simplicity 1156

By: TipStitched July 7, 2015July 24, 2015

Dress, Sewing1156, amazing fit, black and white, colorblock, contrast panels, contrast sides, fabric mart, girl charlee, ponte, Simplicity4 Comments

This is my first time working with an Amazing Fit pattern from Simplicity and I might be in love. I actually purchased S1156 because it was similar to V8995 which I already owned but had been too afraid to cut since I am frougie and Vogue patterns are “expensive“. In my defense $4.99 is 5…

Black and White Faux Wrap Dress – McCalls 6884

By: TipStitched May 27, 2015May 27, 2015

Dress, Sewingblack and white, dress, faux wrap, ITY, M6884, McCalls, sash2 Comments

This dress is an oldie but a goodie. I attempted this pattern pretty early in my sewing journey because it came highly recommend and I love a wrap dress. The reveiws were correct this was an simple sew! I used an ITY I bought from a local fabric store. I just love black and white and this…

My Version of the Infamous Go-To Dress – McCalls 6886

There really isn’t much to say about this pattern that hasn’t been said. It is a favorite on Pattern Review, you’ll find it as an honorable mention on their “Best Pattern of 2014” list. It is also a popular pattern in some of the Facebook sewing groups that I am in. I think the popularity is…

Black and White Aztec Stripe Front Slit Maxi – McCalls 6744 D

By: TipStitched May 14, 2015May 14, 2015

Dress, Sewing6744, aztec, aztec stripe, B&W, black and white, elasticized waist, front slit, maxi dress, McCalls, wrap bodice3 Comments

After sewing up views A and B of this pattern I knew View D was next. I scored this great on trend Aztec stripe jersey knit at my favorite local store. It was a $4.99 for 3 yards! (It had to be 4 yards because I still have 2 yards left.) That’s $4.99 for two…

Black and White Striped wrap bodice dress – Butterick 5950

By: TipStitched May 12, 2015May 13, 2015

Dress, Sewing5950, b5950, bagged lined, black and white, Butterick, dress, fully lined, ITY, pleats, stripes, take 2, wrapped bodice1 Comment

Ever since I sewed up my leopard print version of this dress I knew I would sew it again and again. This is a pattern I desperately searched for as it was OOP by the time I “discovered” it. Thankfully one of my amazing sewsistas had this pattern in her stash and gifted me with…

February Projects / My Travel Wardrobe Contest Submission

Although I have certainly had some #FAILS I’m proud of what I have been able to accomplish in just about a year of sewing. I’ve made dresses, skirts, tops, pants, followed patterns, self drafted, remade RTW items, installed zippers, learned to serge, done a blind hem and more. Still I want to continue to learn…

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