MADE: Wiksten Tova Dress in Nani Iro Brushed Cotton

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Jennifer Swartzwelder | 0 comments

Just as I’m sure Summer has made an early arrival…brrr, where’s my scarf?! And some cozy flannel, please. That’s okay, it just means I’ll get a little more wear out of this Nani Iro number before summer truly arrives. This is the Tova in dress length, which is really more of a tunic length for […]

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MADE: Myrtle Dress in Cotton Lawn

Posted on May 05, 2015 by Jennifer Swartzwelder | 0 comments

When the Colette Myrtle pattern was released late last Summer, I knew rather quickly that I wanted to make one. As Michelle was stitching her knit version (and raving about it) I quickly followed behind, only I wanted to go with a woven fabric. I chose one of the cotton lawn prints from Cotton + […]

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Made: Myrtle Dress in Knit

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Michelle Lancet | 0 comments

When Myrtle, the latest from Colette Patterns, was released, I exclaimed, “I would wear this everyday!” I had just returned from a vacation in which I wore knit dresses every single day. They are my newest “uniform for life” if you will, and I wanted to add to my collection. You can make this dress […]

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Made: Ruby Dress

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Jennifer Swartzwelder | 0 comments

Yes, those are whales. Lovely blue whales, and lots of them. As soon as I saw this fabric, I knew I wanted to wear it. It is from a line of quilting cotton called Hearty Good Wishes from designer Janet Clare. It has been discontinued, so I’m sorry to say it’s not available in the […]

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