DIY: New Look 6262 V-Neck Dress with Gathered Skirt

New Look 6262 V Neck Dress Gathered Skirt

The New Look 6262 dress is the first dress I ever sewed for myself! I made View C with the v-neck, but added the short sleeves of View B.  I purchased the lovely plain weave cotton in a bright pink and orange poppy pattern from Fabricland during one of their sales. Fabricland is fortunately (or […]

DIY: Simplicity New Look 6346 A-Line Skirt

New Look 6346 A-Line Skirt

I made the Simplicity New Look 6346 A-Line Skirt in a lovely black cotton jacquard. The pattern called for an invisible zipper, but the neighbourhood Fabricland doesn’t have invisible zippers and I don’t have an invisible zipper foot. Instead, I used the directions for the lapped zipper in Simplicity 2906, and I think it looks […]