Author Archives: Noile

Simplicity 5502 – Chevrons

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Noile

This is about a 45 minute top — there’s nothing to it really, so whipping one up is really no problem.  I love stripes, though, and that makes all the difference.  Twenty minutes to sew, and a lifetime to match … Continue reading →

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Vogue 1116 – The Clown Pants!

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Noile

Yes, the andreakatzobjects AKO atrocities!  And I love, love, love them! Remember how I was vowing, in my very last post, about how I was never going to make anything geometric again, blah, blah, blah?  Well, I forgot about Vogue … Continue reading →

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Vogue 1192

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Noile

So I’m spending this year getting fit, and I’ve decided that I’m tired of wearing boxy, over-sized clothes that look good in theory, but pretty awful on actual bodies.  Now I want clothes that are shaped like me, not like … Continue reading →

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Vogue 8675

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Noile

As many bloggers have already noted, the illustration for this pattern evokes a big “ho hum”;  it looks like just another boring Vogue basic: Then, a lot of us saw this photo, and took a second look: Much better, isn’t … Continue reading →

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Doughnuts

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Noile

SewStylish featured handmade pincushion doughnuts in the Fall 2010 issue.  (Why do they do this?  I mean, feature Etsy artisans?  Are readers of SewStylish really going to go out and buy stuff they could make??  Of course not; we’re going … Continue reading →

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Vintage Max Studio Skirt Mod

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Noile

This skirt belonged to my sister decades ago; it’s a vintage (just barely) piece from Max Studio, which is still around, and still doing interesting stuff with wrinkled fabric.  This particular skirt is made of acetate, pre-crumpled, and, until this … Continue reading →

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The Elusive BurdaStyle

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Noile

May, 2010 edition (with the truly awful shirt on the cover) is at Barnes and Noble in Exton, PA. Or, at least, two copies were, two days ago. A survey, over the past few months, of Barnes and Noble and … Continue reading →

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The LBD (Times 365)

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Noile

Uniforms.  It’s what we sewists hate, right?  But what if you only had one dress — say, one LBD, like this one: Sheena Matheiken began an experiment in fashion sustainability in May, 2009.  What if she were to wear only … Continue reading →

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PR Weekend Diary

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Noile

Ever wonder what a PR Weekend is like?  Here’s a whirlwind recap of the last few days in Philadelphia: First, the incomparable Kenneth King put on a wildly entertaining show, hauling out a number of amazing garments from his bright … Continue reading →

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Vogue 7997: The Real Thing

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Noile

I recently made a “muslin” of this top, which you can read about here.  (When you click, the new post will look the same, but if you scroll down, you’ll see it’s not.)  This post is about the “real” top, … Continue reading →

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