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Cinderella Dress

DenimQueen, member | November 4th, 20111 comment

This dress was made for a my 5 year old goddaughter for her Princess Party. She wanted to portray Cinderella, so I wanted her to have a little 'Cinderella Story.' The top is completely removable...

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Quilts, Spots, Stripes and Tucks

PHCIII, member | November 3rd, 2011

Normal 0 0 1 234 1337 11 2 1641 11.1287 0 0 0 This look is a hodge podge of techniques, patterns, and methods all mixed up and turned up side down. Let's start with the cape. I...

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Fashion Week Party

PHCIII, member | November 2nd, 2011

Normal 0 0 1 172 983 8 1 1207 11.1287 0 0 0 This look I threw together for a party during New York Fashion Week. The shirt is made from blue and white cotton gingham I purchased from my...

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Night on the Town

PHCIII, member | November 2nd, 20111 comment

Normal 0 0 1 312 1779 14 3 2184 11.1287 0 0 0 These pieces I made and styled together for a night on the town with friends here in New York City where I live. The jacket is made of...

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Spring Garden Party Ensemble

PHCIII, member | November 2nd, 20111 comment

Normal 0 0 1 291 1660 13 3 2038 11.1287 0 0 0 I designed and created this ensemble for a friend's Springtime Garden Party. I knew it would be a wonderful party with wonderful friends so I...

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Another costume for another Grandson!

kmegamom, member | October 31st, 2011

My second grandson wanted to be "Superman" for Halloween, I looked for patterns for the costume and could not find any, so I took a vintage pattern that I had of the old pajama's that snapped at the...

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My Costumes

kmegamom, member | October 31st, 2011

My Grandson is a huge Star Wars fan and wanted me to make him a star wars costume for halloween, There are no patterns for them so I fashioned that costume myself. I made the main body by making a...

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BooBerry Cereal Ghost Costume

crystalMHL, member | October 30th, 2011

Boo Berry is super easy to make! Just paper mache a helmet, cut the eyes, nose and mouth out. Glue while fleece cut to drape to the knees (I airbrushed it very lightly with blue) and glue circle...

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Wedding Gown

BossyGrace, member | October 20th, 2011

This is "Carmen" a friend of mine that was getting married for the second time around. She had never had a fancy wedding the first time so she wanted a gown that would have a detachable...

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Ashley's first pageant

prairietn1, member | October 17th, 2011

This is a gown I made for my six year old's first pageant. We found this pic online and I decided to copy the design. I did make a few changes. I felt I needed to scale it down so the ruffles...

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Comfortably Beautiful

Ashlee_anna, member | October 10th, 2011

Top- Side cowl, one shouldered,rayon knit top with handstitched rhinestones on shoulder. I used a pattern draping technique to create this top. This is done by taking fabric and draping it on a...

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Re-use Dress and Bolero

izodiea, member | January 14th, 20115 comments

This is my final entry to the Discarded to Divine Charity Auction : The outfit consistence of a Faux 17th century bolero (complete with cartridge pleated sleeves) over an empire wasted dress with a...

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1810 Regency Gown

izodiea, member | November 10th, 20106 comments

I draped this gown based off an 1810 gown illustration in The Cut of Women's Clothes, by Norah Waugh. The gown is made from Swiss dot Voile and is 100% cotton. All of the ruffles are hand rollhemmed...

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Costume Contest

smclaughlin, member | November 5th, 2010

Jolly Green Giant with her peas made of styrfooam balls and corn made of quilt batting covered with fabric.

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1887 Silk Bat

EvaDress, member | August 25th, 20105 comments

I draped and drafted pattern pieces to create this silk bat costume. I began this project by building an 1886 corset pattern from another issue of 'La Mode Illustree'. I adapted it to...

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Design on the Half Scale

smcfarland, contributor | August 19th, 20104 comments

The Center for Pattern Design explains the advantages of working small

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Re-use Wool Coat

izodiea, member | August 13th, 20106 comments

As course work for one of my pattern drafting classes I had to make a modern womens jacket by recycling men's wool garments I found at thrift stores. In the end I cheated a little, and used a full...

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Draped Knit Dress

izodiea, member | June 9th, 20102 comments

This dress is the closest I have ever come to a "one-seam" dress. The entire skirt is one piece (If you don't count joining panels) and the bodice, straps and pocket are all one piece. Where the...

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