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How to sew binding

Finishing edges with bias binding

January 04, 2018

Hey, let's talk about one of the best edge finishing techniques ever: Bias Binding!!! Who, what, when, where, why is binding you ask?!? Binding is a bias cut strip of fabric with pre-folded edges. The fact that it’s bias cut makes it ideal for finishing curved edges.

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Marimekko, with love

Marimekko, with love

January 04, 2018 2 Comments

To celebrate my birthday, my best friend and I trotted off to the textile museum as they're having a Marimekko show. It's the depth of winter, and I've been longing for the colors of spring, and this show was more than a fix. I am so in love with the world that Marimekko built, their vision, consistency, approach to marketing, their contributions to fashion and industrial design, textiles and art, ALL of it!

 

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Happy belated New Year

Happy belated New Year

January 04, 2018

A little late, but happy New Year everyone! I couldn't be happier to say goodbye to 2012 and welcome this year in with open arms. It's already starting out beautifully, I just feel so much brighter, and I'm working on an exciting project that I can't tell you about just yet, but soon! I'd love to hear about amazing magical things that you have in store for this year. 

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How to make self covered piping

How to make self covered piping

January 04, 2018

Adding piping to your seams can add such a special touch. It's worth the extra bit of work as it can make your seams more prominent and beautiful. 

Piping comes in lots of different colors and is usually in a basic cotton fabric, but it looks extra fancy when you create piping covered with self-fabric. Whether your pattern calls for it or not, you can add piping to seams if you want to spruce up the design a little. Here's a tutorial to show you how to cover store-bought piping with self-fabric.

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Kazz's sewing spotlight

Kazz's sewing spotlight

January 04, 2018

ANOUK DRESS

Kazz had posted her version of Anouk last week on Sew weekly, and it was utterly AWESOME!!! I was so excited to show it off here. A girl after my own heart, she's mixed my two favorite materials together, leather and chiffon. Aye Karumba! I get so happy to see super personalized versions of the patterns, and Kazz has such a vibrant, eclectic sense of style and she completely did it justice! 
Kazz wears her version of the Anouk dress

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Happy Birthday to us!

Happy Birthday to us!

January 04, 2018

Today marks the first birthday of Victory Patterns! Yaaay!!!! This time last year I had been sitting on a couch with my super amazing brother for about two solid weeks with numb bums while we worked on building the website, eating the weirdest food, listening to comedy radio, pulling all-nighters until it was born into the world. That was one of the best feelings ever! 

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Gorgeous, dahling!

Gorgeous, dahling!

January 04, 2018

I went on a vintage glass button hunt at the St.Lawrence Antique Market this weekend, and although I found some beauties, I came across these illustrations that were way more exciting! This set of hand-painted lithograph prints are from an old unknown catalog, and I flirted with the vendor so that he would let me take some photos (please tell me it was worth it)!

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Oona's Sewing Spotlight

Oona's Sewing Spotlight

January 04, 2018

NICOLA DRESS

Wowowow! This is one of the first versions of Nicola I've seen, and what an awesome dress! The fabric has such a beautiful vintage vibe, which I think goes great with this style. Oona rocks this style, and was kind enough to share her amazing fabric finds, in case you are craving blushy mauve tones with pretty golden flecks. I know I am!

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Ana's sewing spotlight

Ana's sewing spotlight

January 04, 2018

ROXANNE DRESS

I deliberated while making this pattern whether to make a dress option. Silly me! After seeing Anna's version, I'm kicking myself a bit. I'm so happy to see this blouse turned into a dress. I think it turned out so great and I'm going to have to make one up for myself. It seems like everything Anna touches turns to romance. How does she do it?!?

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Anabela's wedding dress

Anabela's wedding dress

January 04, 2018

I had the pleasure of working with Anabela from Fieldguided in creating her dream dress for her wedding, which took place this past September. When she asked me to make her dress, my heart started to race in a panic kind of way. I'm pretty accident-prone, so working with miles of delicate WHITE fabric is not something I trust myself with. Also, I'm a little bit scared of brides!

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Magali's sewing spotlight

Magali's sewing spotlight

January 04, 2018

Magali's Reinterpretation of Anouk

If you're feeling lazy, Magali has a pretty good solution for Anouk. Her reinterpretation of this blouse is pretty adorable! Read on, and she'll tell you how she did it.
And just to show that she is anything but lazy, she has also created a second version with all the details intact. She's a sewing MACHINE!

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DIY Tailors hams Guest Post at Tilly and the Buttons Blog

DIY Tailors hams Guest Post at Tilly and the Buttons Blog

January 04, 2018

I wanted to let you know about a guest post that I've done over at Tilly and the Buttons blog. You can learn how to make your own tailor's ham and sausage, and the patterns are included! These meaty tools will allow you to have a better handle on pressing curved seams. Check it out!

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