Delphine Skirt, Agnes Top, and Lark Tee

Here is my second make from my #makenine2021--  Delphine Skirt from Tilly and the Buttons' Love at First Stitch book. It's an A-line black skirt made from Rag and Bone Black Stretch Corduroy from Mood Fabrics.  The fabric is soft yet stable to sew, which was what I definitely needed to master the invisible zip.  After watching Guthrie and Ghani's invisible zip instructions, I practiced...

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Megan Nielsen Darling Ranges Dress in Cotton Lawn

This Megan Nielsen Darling Ranges Dress is one of my first #makenine2021.  After making a number of stretchy comfy home outfits, I decided to challenge myself with buttons, button holes, and bias binding!   I've made a lot of bias binding for quilts, but this was first time putting it on a garment.  The beautiful butterfly cotton lawn is from Rifle Paper Co. called English...

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Tilly and the Buttons: Stella Hoodie and Joggers in Organic Ribbon Fabric

At first, I was intimidated by a slightly more complicated version of joggers (i.e. putting in the pockets) and of the top (i.e. constructing in the hoodie) but after watching Sewing Bunny's Youtube video on Hudson Pants sew along, I gained some confidence to tackle Tilly and the Buttons' Stella Hoodie and Joggers from her Stretch! sewing book.  I had this beautiful organic jersey fabric...

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