The Forest Coat might be small but it packs a punch. Here’s a run through of the multiple possibilities available to you.
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Say hello to the Forest Coat. This is my first venture into kids patterns and boy has it been an adventure. This coat is part of an exciting collaboration with my friend Annie of Bound Co, a textile designer of the most beautiful quilting fabrics and quilting patterns so this, my fellow makers, is a unisex quilted kid’s coat, ranging from ages 1 - 10.
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Wow, seven editions later and we’ve made it to the final reveal. Well if seven books are good enough for J.K Rowling, then I’m ok with it taking this long! Thanks so much for sticking with me through this series of articles.
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Welcome back to Making my Wedding Dress. Today I’m finally getting down to the real deal, making the actual dress. It’s a wordy one without too many visuals since looking back at my photos, there’s a lot of tea and not a lot of technique!
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By now I was happy enough with my toile to begin and cut out the real thing. Eeek! As mentioned in Part II - Selecting my Fabric, I decided to go with a beautiful silk triple crepe for the main dress. I decided to line it in silk habotai and interlined it with silk organza.
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We’re all being encouraged to slow down. Yes, it’s popular and on-trend to be all about #slowliving but it’s something I feel is actually important.
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My design process really kicks off once I have a fabric in mind. If I know the fabric I want to use, the design develops from there. I knew at this point that I wanted something with a beautiful drape but with a decent bit of body.
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I’m taking this as an opportunity to explain my view on the skill, craft and freedom of sewing.
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