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June 13 - June 17, The Week in Patterning - 26

Alexandra Reynolds EvaDress Patterns The Week in Patterning Storyboard Vintage Patterns

June 13 - June 17, The Week in Patterning - 26

A bittersweet week, this one.  I happily have to offer the 1942 Two-Piece Dress pattern from 32" to 46" bust.  A generous customer in Maryland sent it to me so it could be available in the collection! Sadly, we lost the birdie member of our family this week.  Here is a little look back at a time last year when she very closely supervised my pattern CAD work!     

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June 6 - June 10, The Week in Patterning - 25

Alexandra Reynolds EvaDress Patterns The Week in Patterning Storyboard Vintage Patterns

June 6 - June 10, The Week in Patterning - 25

This week's board comes late.  I was out of town by week's end to bond a special needs rabbit with my single Teddy.  This special needs bun has a wheelchair, although he is training to walk without it as well! Meet Georgie (and you see him being introduced to Teddy).  Georgie came from Bunny World Foundation!   There is a patterning connection to rabbit rescue in a piece of work I am doing for Tranquility Trails Animal Sanctuary in Scottsdale, AZ. Flat Bonnie (.com) created the likeness of Fred, a rescue bun at TTAS who died of cancer last fall.  He...

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The EvaDress Fitting 40's Pattern Challenge Finalist!

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The EvaDress Fitting 40's Pattern Challenge Finalist!

We had some stellar submissions for this challenge and it was Nicole's 1949 Butterick Suit Dress that took the finalist spot! She conveyed how meaningful this project is to her by telling us about using her favorite buttons from her grandmother which she waited YEARS to do! Nicole also added that she stitched hair canvas into the pockets and fronts of the jacket-a step the original instructions did not necessarily advise.  That was a good move as you can see in her pocket detail photo! Her hat and shoes are vintage accessories she already owned and yet, she found this...

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May 30 - June 3, The Week in Patterning - 24

Alexandra Reynolds EvaDress Patterns The Week in Patterning Storyboard Vintage Patterns

May 30 - June 3, The Week in Patterning - 24

I presented a trunk show to the Prescott American Sewing Guild yesterday with great success!  I took the group through my process of creating single and multi-size patterns from vintage originals and had plenty of garments to show and tell. I have a .pdf version of my presentation available here for you to enjoy.  It is a condensed and slightly edited version as the ASG paid me to do this for them. More patterning progress to share in next week's storyboard!

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May 23 - May 27, The Week in Patterning - 23

Alexandra Reynolds EvaDress Patterns How To My Personal Dressmaking The Week in Patterning Storyboard

May 23 - May 27, The Week in Patterning - 23

A little flashback to a digital file for the back of the blouse in my next multi-size pattern, the two-piece dress.  It shows basic values I set up when creating a range from the original size of the pattern, here 32" bust:     I mentioned last week the trunk show I will put on for our local American Sewing Guild chapter June 4.  I plan to make the presentation available online after the session.  The digital version will slightly vary from the live demonstration, but should prove informative for those who could not physically attend. I am working away on the...

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