• Courtney @sweeterthancupcakesblog in her winter #BexleyDress has great tips for sewing this in French terry. She says, "French terry isn't on the suggested fabric list for the Bexley Dress, but shifting the darts down makes a fabric with less drape work. You could also opt to omit the darts for a more swingy dress. As long as the fabric isn't too thick to add bulk to the darts, shifting them is the only trick needed.⁠"
  • Ordered some solids to fill in some wardrobe gaps. I love this palette. Pantone may say classic blue is the color of the year, but for my closet I think it's going to be these 4.
  • Do you have a uniform? I'm working on some wardrobe planning content using the book The Curated Closet (second time; I did it 3 years ago but I'm refreshing), and that is one of the questions from the book. Lately this seems to be one of mine - graphic tee (a #RivageRaglan in this case, swipe to see it) over leggings with a jacket or sweater thrown on top.
  • @alysonwonderlan used double gauze to make her #EsmaTop and I am so in love with this sleeve. 😍 I have a few Esma hacks I'm excited to get to as soon as I get a chance.
  • The perfect fall photo of the perfect fall #TillerySkirt by @laraours πŸ‚πŸ And that color will be perfect for Christmas too!
  • It's Fri-yay and I get to spend a few hours of quality time in my studio! I spy a pile of finished mending πŸ™Œ and a new pattern I'm working on, but today I get to do fun sewing for myself and this time is sooooo needed!
  • This #ValettaTop in a cotton gauze has me dreaming of warmer days. β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β € πŸ“·: @kesras_kleider
  • @vida.doce.art . I would never invest this much love and care into something for me, so the fact that it doesn't fit and it's now mine and I get to make another shirt for my daughter full of so much love, doesn't really bother me. ❀ #iamamaker #handmadechristmas #keepitsimple #diyholiday #sewwithlove #bohemianstyle #valettatop #blankslatepatterns @mellysews
  • Love those bias stripes on Tricia's #AustinTeePattern sewn in a sweater knit 😍 β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β €β € πŸ“·: @tricia_2gls1by
  • One last idea for a #Thanksgivingsew - because if I don't stop, you'll be sewing the day of. If you're not a dress wearer, the #ValettaTop like this one from @mkgstitch is a great option. It's loose and flowy and great to hide a turkey belly πŸ™‚

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Sew This Look with Austin Tee

InΒ our Instagram feed, we sometimes share RTW (ready-to-wear) looks that we come across that would be easy to recreate with a Blank Slate Pattern.

Sew This Look with Blank Slate Patterns

And this Austin Tee hack already has a full tutorial! Follow the steps in this post to modify your pattern pieces for it. And the best way to get tonal matching cotton gauze and jersey as shown in the sample might be to dye it yourself. See this post for how to dye fabric.Β 

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