Category Archives: Butterick

Butterick 5678 v.2 – The Lacier Sibling

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Gorgeous Fabrics

Stop the presses! A miracle has happened – Ann actually repeated a pattern. No kidding! I loved my Butterick 5678 shirt so much, I decided to do a second version. It came to me when I was finishing up the … Continue reading →

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Pattern Review – Butterick 5678 Shirt

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Gorgeous Fabrics

Pattern Description: MISSES’/MISSES’ PETITE SHIRT AND SASH: Semi-fitted shirt has shoulder princess seams and stitched hems. B: button tab belt carriers. C: roll up option with button tab on sleeve. A/B, C, D cup sizes. I made view B, with … Continue reading →

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On the Worktable – Butterick 5678

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Gorgeous Fabrics

Happy Sunday! Today we woke up to snow flying sideways. I hear that Cape Cod got blizzard conditions, and this storm thankfully went east of us, so we didn’t get nailed again. We have about 4 inches of fresh snow, … Continue reading →

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An Addendum on the Pippa Cowl

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Gorgeous Fabrics

Phyllis’ comment on the cowl on Pippa vs Pippa brought up a point that I wanted to share. It’s minor if you know what you are doing, but can be very frustrating to many stitchers, that the notches on the … Continue reading →

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Pippa vs. Pippa

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Gorgeous Fabrics

Aaaare you ready to RUUUUUUMBLLLLLLE!!!??? That’s right, ladies and gents! It’s the smackdown you’ve been waiting for! The two Pippas, going head to head in the bridal pattern cage-match of the year! Yes, for your viewing and sewing pleasure, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Wanna Know How To Drive People Crazy?

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Gorgeous Fabrics

Get dressed up and do the full makeup for no apparent reason. People stop you to ask what’s up. Works every time! I think I may teach a class this spring at the studio on sewing with knits, using this … Continue reading →

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Weekend Pictures

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Gorgeous Fabrics

The video of the concert isn’t supposed to be ready for about 2 weeks, but DH and DSons took pictures at the concert. Here’s Ryan conducting the chorusHere’s The first song of our set – “I Can’t Sit Down”. I’m … Continue reading →

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I'm Joining the Club

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Gorgeous Fabrics

Here’s a story that may amuse only me. When I was in college, I worked on some computer animations in the computer graphics lab. The computer system we worked on was a big honkin’ IBM mainframe, and we worked on … Continue reading →

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Not-so-instant Replay: Deconstructed Skirt

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Gorgeous Fabrics

Well, as long as I’m republishing the jacket, I figure I might as well put up the skirt I made to go with it. This pattern is based on Butterick 4614. Pattern Description: Misses skirt variations. Straight with kick pleats … Continue reading →

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Pattern Review – Butterick 5078

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Gorgeous Fabrics

Okay! I got some sewing done for moi. I liked this dress a lot, and decided the other day to make it. I have a recital coming up next Monday, and I want a dress for it, so I figured … Continue reading →

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