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geriberman
- Nov 14, 2020
- 5 min
Swish and Swank in the Simplicity S8877 Caftan
Do you want to feel like a Persian princess? Or a Moroccan matriarch? Or do you need an outfit to go with that golden microphone on your...
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geriberman
- Nov 8, 2020
- 6 min
Sienna Shift Dress Pattern Review With Mandarin Collar Hack
Since I've been on this cheongsam-making quest, it's hard not to look at sewing patterns and imagine a mandarin collar on it. When I saw...
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geriberman
- Oct 20, 2020
- 11 min
Cheongsam Kalle Shirtdress
This week, I hacked the Kalle Shirtdress into a cheongsam-shirtdress. This hack took up all my brain space for 3 whole days. Now I'm...
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geriberman
- Sep 14, 2020
- 5 min
Pattern Review: Shibori (Almost) Zero Waste Gather Dress
I know that last week I promised to blog about my self-drafted mandarin collar crop top, but there are still some finishing details left...
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geriberman
- Aug 22, 2020
- 5 min
Pattern Review: Luana Apron Dress Shines In And Out of the Kitchen
When I first put my freshly-made Luana Apron Dress on, my kids blurted out that it looks really glamorous for cooking in the kitchen....
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geriberman
- Aug 15, 2020
- 6 min
Double Pattern Review: #sewistaworldtour With The Poppy and Mindy Dress
In a bid to win a year's subscription of sewing patterns by Fibre Mood, I sewed up a Mindy Dress and a Poppy Dress. Posting a picture of...
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geriberman
- Jul 19, 2020
- 6 min
Pattern Review: The Drama Rama Anna Dress by BHL
There's quite a bit of drama that the Anna Dress provides with its ultra maxi length and thigh-high split in the front. Many reviewers...
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geriberman
- Jul 6, 2020
- 5 min
Wide-Strap Maxi Dress & My First Shibori Attempt
A free pattern is easy to like. But a free pattern that is beautifully drafted with clear instructions gets a declaration of eternal love...
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geriberman
- Jun 7, 2020
- 4 min
Missing My Mississippi Avenue Dress
When I say "missing" I don't mean that my Mississippi Avenue Dress is lost, but I am describing the feeling of "missing its presence" and...
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geriberman
- May 20, 2020
- 3 min
Goodwill Sewing Giveaway #1 - Ogden Cami Hack
What is Goodwill Sewing #goodwillsewing? It's a project I've created to spread some goodwill through sewing. It's the 20th day of Me Made...
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geriberman
- May 19, 2020
- 3 min
Glory Be, Gloria!
We are at the height of a heat wave in Tel Aviv, and temperatures have skyrocketed to 40 degrees Celsius. Yikes! To deal with the...
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geriberman
- May 17, 2020
- 3 min
Double Happiness With Simplicity 1355 or S9125
Don't you love patterns that give totally different looks in a single package? Here's one that has 2 distinctive views: Simplicity 1355 -...
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geriberman
- May 15, 2020
- 2 min
Duvet Cover to Dashing Chiara
What was once a nondescript duvet has found new life as a dynamite dress. Meet my Chiara which has emerged from her chrysalis of a dull...
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geriberman
- May 11, 2020
- 3 min
Have a Ball with the Bella
Have a ball creating a Bella, and become the belle of the ball. This knee-length dress features large, billowy kimono sleeves, which give...
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geriberman
- May 8, 2020
- 3 min
Very Easy (to Love) Vogue 9253
A beloved maxi-dress pattern for many, the Very Easy Vogue 9253 #v9253 is what it says it is - very easy to love! I won't say it's "very...
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geriberman
- May 6, 2020
- 3 min
My Wabi-Sabi Wilder Gown
This should have been the easiest make for me. The Wilder Gown by Friday Pattern Company requires very basic skills to put it together:...
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geriberman
- May 2, 2020
- 2 min
Charlie Caftan - 2020 Beach Vacation On My Balcony
This is me last year in my Charlie Caftan on vacation in Heraklion, Crete. That was the second time in a row we made it our summer...
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