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Valentine's Red Dress.
1 commentI made this dress for Valentine's day by using red stretchy fabric I found at a local thrift store, red cotton fabric from the remnant bin at Jo Ann Fabrics, A thrift store red and white table liner...
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Red Silk Vintage Styled dress
I made this dress to wear to a wedding. Some modifications were made to the pattern but they are not visible. I used French seams and I fully lined the dress in Bemberg Rayon. I had...
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Valentines Day Dress for Grandaughter
10 commentsGrandaughter is almost 6 years old and loves "bling-bling" so I designed a heart dress with glittered fabric. The back straps cross and have three buttonholes for growth. The heart...
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black lolita dress with white apron
PS Milanoo.com has cheap and beautiful lolita dresses, shoes and boots.
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Retro Marilyn style
3 commentsWhen designing swimsuit covers I thought how nice it would be to include styles from the past. I am aware that Marilyn wore her dress in white but this in red gives the dress a whole different...
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50th Anniversary
I needed a new dress for both our parents 50th Anniversary in the summer. I love purple and found this pretty lacey fabric with gorgeous beading. I used the scalloped edge for the...
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emerald princess
2 commentsA friend brought me a piece of green tafetta from a trip to Thailand. I was going to a formal event, and wanted to use it. Since there was not enough yardage for a long gown, I used some...
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Washed Lavender Organza Dress
6 commentsThe main focus of this dress for me was the bodice, I wanted to really make the sheer quality of the organza stand out. I used minimal seaming, and only lined the bust portion of the bodice...
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Emerald brocade dress
Intense green bamboo brocade faced with gold satin and detailed with gold piping. Asymmetrical design with split up left front leg makes a new twist on the classic cheongsam (qi pao) dress.
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Fancy Fabric Challenge My Project Runway Challenge
1 commentI live in Tennessee and my niece lives in California, One day she called me and asked me if I could copy this dress she saw at a boutique in Los Angeles. We had a couple of months where I...
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Cocktail dress in black
2 commentsI made this dress using a vintage Pauline Trigere pattern. I love vintage patterns and needed something for a Christmas party; this pattern was perfect! I traced out the original pattern and then...
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Tea Time Rose Pink Floral Toddler Dress - One of a Kind
2 commentsThis darling little dress starts with this gorgeous designer fabric .... a creamy back ground is sprinkled with the most beautiful rose print in shades of scrumptious pinks and sage green leaves. The...
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Nandi's Green Dress
4 commentsI made this dress from scraps of fabric in my stock. The lighter green fabric is 100% linen and the slightly darker green fabric is 50/50 cotton/linen. I had a lot of modular pieces so I sewed them...
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linen tiers
1 commentMy creation is a colorblocked, tiered dress made of 100% linen in 3 natural colors, white, brown, and sand. I underlined using a slightly lighter weight fabric and finished with hong kong...
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The Cat Linen Dress
1 commentI made this for my daughter's second birthday. I wanted to go for the linen look that they show in the Japanese sewing books. I bought all the fabric from JoAnn's fabric store. I made my own pattern...
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Ixchel Amor
3 commentsThis a sleeveless empire waist dress in linen. The front bodice is asymmetrical and I used Ecru raw linen and Deep purple linen. I designed and hand painted the front neck and the back...
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Express Yourself in Linen
3 commentsCool summer dress in natural linen with boxpleats and tucks in front and pockets made from antique table runner. I modified Simplicity pattern 2933 View A by lowering the neckline and adding...
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My Fantasy Wedding Dress
5 commentsThis absolutely stunning one-of-a-kind designer wedding gown was created by Katrina Marie for her Fairytale wedding in June 2006. Inspired by a little bit of Victorian, Renaissance, Baroque, Fantasy...
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Summer Dress
Fun and easy wrap dress from a poly cotton fabric purchased at JoAnn's for the bargain price of $10.00.
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apple orchard dress
2 comments~this can be worn as a dress, or a tunic over leggings or bloomers. ~ halter style with drawstring at the neckline in front and elastic across the back. Embellished with rick rack at the hem...
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