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First make of 2020: ✅ The giant cuff and drapey sleeves of #larobedolisie by @christelle.bahezi are bringing the drama and I am here for it 💪🏻 buttons and fabric by @atelierbrunette ———————— #atelierbrunette #shinenight #christellebahezi #jeportecequejecouds #cousumain #robedolisie #thanksimadeit #memade #handmade #sewhannmade #sewcialists #sewcialistsofinstagram #sewists #sewsewsew #millennialsewing

I am about to embark on sewing my first 100% Parisian garment 🇫🇷 and I’m so excited! I met local designer @christelle.bahezi the week we moved to Paris and just last month she released her first pattern, #larobedolisie. I’ll be sewing it up this week and helping her translate it into English (!) and I’m excited to be working on a simple pattern that will also exercise my brain in the process 😆 I paid a visit to @atelierbrunette this weekend to get fabric for the dress and it was so fun to be in the shop and get help with everything down to selecting the prettiest blush buttons for the cuffs. (Merci Lucie pour l’assistance avec la décision! 😘) online shopping is convenient but nothing beats the satisfaction of an in-store purchase at a local shop ❤️ ————————— #shinenight #atelierbrunette #atelierbrunettefabric #atelierbrunetteaddict #jeportecequejecouds #cousumain #thanksimadeit #wip

The theme of my most-liked 2019 makes seems to be pattern hacks and spring/summer clothing ☀️ what a year it has been! I have grown a ton this year with my sewing practice and most importantly with my “sewcial” connections—between joining @bayareasewists and reaching out to Instagram friends I got to meet so many sewing friends in real life this year and that was definitely a highlight for me. I am so grateful for this inspiring and encouraging sewing community and can’t wait to see what 2020 brings! See you all next year 🥳 ———————— #sewcialists #sewcialistsofinstagram #zadiejumpsuit #v9253 #hinterlanddress #gingerjeans #wildergown #seabrightswimmer #cielodress #fringetophack #lovetosew #ilovesewing #youcanhackit #jeportecequejecouds #cousumain #memade #bestnine #bestnine2019

Taking advantage of a sunny Christmas morning on the Seine in my recently made gold plissé skirt and a playful t-shirt screenprinted by my friend Michelle @mylittlebelleville (a Christmas gift to myself!). I promise I’m in a good mood today; the grimace in my photo is the aftermath of helping my kids learn to ride their new bikes, which I now know is my least favorite parenting task ever 😬 Hope you are enjoying a safe and cozy holiday season ❤️

I didn’t think my #zadiejumpsuit got enough time to shine this holiday season so I wore it to church today and finally got pictures of it in daylight... but it’s still really hard to see details 😆 the last picture shows how blue (and linty) the velveteen is. My husband told me today that this is his favorite thing I’ve sewn so far, and I might have to agree! It’s so luxe and festive, and I spent a TON of time altering the original pattern so I feel really committed to it and proud of the results. ————————— I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank @sewuthinkucan for tips on slimming the legs (she has made and hacked NINE ZADIES 😱), @threadsnips for the slash and spread sleeve tutorial on her blog (it’s so easy to do and a great intro to pattern altering), and @athreadthatbinds for her meticulous fitting notes—we are measurement twins so I made almost every adjustment that she share in her post this past summer about her Zadie muslin. I’m really happy with how my first denim Zadie turned out (scroll back to July to see it) but I knew I’d want to finesse the fit and slim it down with this heavier fabric. The possibilities really are endless for this pattern and once it warms up I know I’m going to be jonesing for another one to be part of my summer uniform... ————————— Pattern: #zadiejumpsuit by @paper_theory Fabric: navy velveteen from @sacres_coupons (on my trip to buy this fabric I learned that Sacrés Coupons sources a lot of their fabric from high end French designer deadstock, and they sell their fabric in 3 meter “coupons” so that you can’t buy out the stock and recreate your own Hermès/de Fursac/etc knock offs) Mods: tons! The changes to fit are line by line copied from @athreadthatbinds notes with an exception or two (I took out more width at the legs than she did); I added full sleeves by hacking the sleeve piece; I doubled the width of the waist tie and cut a point into the loose ends and just wear it tied in a jaunty knot instead of a bow 🎀 ————————— #youcanhackit #sewing #millennialsewing #jumpsuit #lovetosew #ilovesewing #sewsewsew #papertheorypatterns #sacrescoupons #sewfrosting #sewfrosting2019 #jeportecequejecouds #cousumain #memade #memadeootd

More #sewfrosting coming in hot! 💥 when @sewuthinkucan and I saw this plaid poly blend (??? I think?) at Fabrics R Us a few months ago we both ended up buying several yards each. I don’t know what came over me because I’m not usually this big into prints, though I suspect Pauline had a lot to do with it because she’s a major fabric purchase enabler 🤣😘 I am really into this fabric, especially for a fun holiday sew. It has a super soft hand without feeling like it’s made of polyester—we both initially thought it was a wool blend and the ladies at the store had no idea either. I knew immediately that I wanted to make a pair of 90s vibes slim trousers with it, and I decided on the #pietrapants. Pattern matching was a bit of a headache (as was fitting, which you can read in my notes below) but it was worth all the effort to see all those lovely lines matching up! I wore these to an expat Thanksgiving dinner and to a church Christmas party last week, and I’ll probably experiment with dressing them down for an everyday look. I sincerely hope that the 90s moment in fashion lasts forever 🤘🏻 ————————— Pattern: #pietrapants by @closetcase.patterns Fabric: mystery blend from Fabrics R Us Mods: my measurements put me precisely at a 10 but I will definitely size down for future pairs because they were too big as is. I pinched out about 2” in the legs to slim them down and the waistband is just too big even when I take out excess elastic (if I took out any more the seat would have been way too baggy), and if I’d been paying closer attention I would have removed some of the width from the front panel before the elastic installation happened. The fit through the hips and legs is fine but the waistband has a tendency to slide down which is a first for me with an elastic waistband pattern. Still wearable, still cute, still perfect for eating a big dinner... but they fit me like slightly too big RTW which kinda left me feeling deflated! ————————— #closetcasepatterns #sewfrosting2019 #holidaysewing #sewsewsew #millennialsewing #sewingpants #memade #memademostdays #jeportecequejecouds #cousumain #handmade #isew #ilovesewing

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May Sewing: Swimwear

June 18, 2019hannhamFriday Pattern Company, Peek-a-boo Patterns, Sew a Little Seam, swimwear Leave a comment

If there’s one item in my closet (or my kids’ closet) that I’ll always have multiples of each year, it’s a bathing suit. Continue reading →

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Project: Summer Wedding

June 3, 2019hannhamDresses, summer sewing 3 Comments

I’ve been pretty good so far about following my 2019 sewing goals, but I’ve hit a queue-jumper and I need to deviate from June’s original project. Continue reading →

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