Well this is a long overdue post… Originally we planned to bring back the Sew Colette Sew-Alongs in conjunction with Sarai’s Spring Palette Challenge. However, with the coming release of the most recent Colette pattern on the 19th, Sarai has her own plans for a big sewing compition/sew along type deal. Very exciting! Rather than try [...]
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Peony Parade Wrap Up
Well this is the end of the Peony Sew Along. Thank you to everyone who participated and joined in! Erin, Sarah, and myself will be taking a break from Sew Colette in order to concentrate on holiday sewing, but will pick back up in the Spring of 2013 (just in time for Colette’s Palette Challenge!). [...]
Peony Guest Post by Lauren
I have Lauren here today sharing some great tips for getting a better fit with your Peony. Lauren has made some AMAZING versions of this dress that you can oogle on her flickr page (this one happens to be my favorite!). If you don’t already read Lauren’s blog, you’re seriously missing out. Not only is she [...]
Peony Alterations – A Closer Look
Now that I’ve revealed my final Peony muslin, I wanted to share a bit of the process on how I finally reached a decent fit. It was clear after my first muslin attempt that the darts were totally not shaped for me and would need some serious re-arranging. This is something I’ve never had to [...]
Halloween Peony
Well first off, let me just say that my battle with the fit of this dress was a tough one. Everything I tried seemed to work for one issue, but then make another one worse. In the end I altered this pattern SO much that I can’t even call it a Peony anymore! This is [...]
Peony Muslin
Oh boy. This dress has a ton of potential but I’m definitely going to have to work for it! The over all impression I’m getting is: the dress is too big, and the darts are all wrong. When I pull the dress tight to accentuate the problem areas it’s obvious with the diagonal wrinkle that [...]
