Archie, Sewing, Stashbusting

Memory dress

A very dear friend passed away recently and I wanted to make a dress for her funeral as a way of honouring her, but also to give me an opportunity to spend some time in quiet contemplation of our friendship. I had a look in my stash and found a wonderful merino knit that I bought […]

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pattern review, Sewing, Stashbusting

Butterick 5559

  I can’t remember where I first saw this pattern, but I did think it would be quite flattering and would be useful for a bit of stashbusting as it uses a relatively small amount of fabric.   The dress is a quick make, but those tucks have to be carefully traced on to the […]

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