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M6745 Striped Summer Dress pt 2 of 2
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M6745 Striped Summer Dress pt 2 of 2

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 KatieKahn

Hello everyone, here is the second part of the tutorial for how to make a quick summer dress using McCall’s 6745 pattern! We have already

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M6745 Striped Summer Dress pt 1 of 2
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M6745 Striped Summer Dress pt 1 of 2

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 KatieKahn

It is HOT outside and I need some new summer dresses right now! So I’m not going to bother with my usual method of tracing

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DIY Blouse Knock-Off pt 2 of 2
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DIY Blouse Knock-Off pt 2 of 2

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 KatieKahn

As promised, here is the second part of this tutorial where I’ll show you how to sew the blouse we knocked-off the pattern for. As

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DIY Blouse Knock-Off pt 1 of 2
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DIY Blouse Knock-Off pt 1 of 2

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 KatieKahn

I think we all have that one favorite garment that you wish you could have in every color. As it turns out – you can!

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V1546 Halter Dress pt 4 of 4
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V1546 Halter Dress pt 4 of 4

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 KatieKahn

We’re almost there! This is the last tutorial for this dress. I showed you how to sew the bodice in the last tutorial, now we’ll

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V1546 Halter Dress pt 3 of 4
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V1546 Halter Dress pt 3 of 4

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 KatieKahn

Hi everybody! Here is the third tutorial about how to make this halter dress. At this point we have our fabrics all cut and we’re

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V1546 Halter Dress pt 2 of 4
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V1546 Halter Dress pt 2 of 4

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 KatieKahn

Hello! In the last tutorial in this series I showed you how to alter a Vogue 1546 pattern and make a fit sample. So now

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V1546 Halter Dress pt 1 of 4
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V1546 Halter Dress pt 1 of 4

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 KatieKahn

I love to customize everything, which sort of lends itself to making my own clothes. Let me show you how easy it is to add

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S8741 Striped Fur Jacket pt 3 of 3
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S8741 Striped Fur Jacket pt 3 of 3

September 20, 2020September 19, 2020 KatieKahn

Hello again, and welcome to the final tutorial in this series about how to make your own striped fur jacket based on Simplicity pattern 8741.

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S8741 Striped Fur Jacket pt 2 of 3
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S8741 Striped Fur Jacket pt 2 of 3

September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 KatieKahn

Welcome back! In the last tutorial I showed you how to prepare and sew the fit sample for this jacket using Simplicity 8741. Now let’s

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I make costumes for the Motion Picture Industry. When I’m not sewing at work, I’m sewing at home. Let me show you some of the things I’ve learned, because you can do this too!

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