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Alameda Sew-Along: finishing

by Pauline Alice 9 August, 2014

written by Pauline Alice

Here it is, the last viedo of the #AlamedaSewAlong!

In this video, you’ll see how to insert the invisible zipper, attach the lining with a fellstitch and stitch the hem with bias binding.

Watch directly on Youtube.

I hope you enjoyed the videos and the Sew-Along. Let me know if you have any questions and send me pictures of your Alameda dresses when you have finish!!!

Have a great week-end…

And see you next week with some big news (new pattern release!)…

9 August, 2014 3 comments

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Alameda Sew-Along: the skirt

by Pauline Alice 7 August, 2014

written by Pauline Alice

The Alameda dress is taking shape little by little: you now have your complet bodice with lining.

Today, we’ll see how to make the skirt of the Alameda, the skirt lining and join them to the bodice:

Watch the video directly in Youtube.

Let’s meet on Saturday for the last step of the #AlamedaSewAlong!

7 August, 2014 2 comments

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Alameda Sew-Along: Bodice

by Pauline Alice 4 August, 2014

written by Pauline Alice

Today we’ll see quite a long step for the #AlamedaSewAlong: we’ll make our complete bodice. The Alameda dress bodice is composed of princess seams and is completely lined.

Let’s start the video!

Watch the video directly in Youtube.

Hope you enjoyed it! Let me know if you have any question…

4 August, 2014 7 comments

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Alameda Sew-Along: Piping!

by Pauline Alice 31 July, 2014

written by Pauline Alice

Today, we’ll start with the first video tutorial of the #AlamedaSewAlong! Yeah!

I had a lot of fun last spring making the videos for the Carme blouse Sew-Along and you were a lot to tell me that it was a huge help to have these visual tutorials, so here come the Alameda videos!

You’ll recognize the music 😉

Piping is a great decorative option and such an easy way to add a pop of colour to your Alameda dress. I invite you to see the inspiration boards to get ideas on what colour you want to choose: contrast, patterned piping, the same colour, leather…

And remember that you can buy it already-made or you can make it yourself! See for yourself on this tutorial I made back in April.

To watch the video in Youtube, click here.

I hope you liked it. See you on Monday with the bodice video…

31 July, 2014 0 comments

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Alameda Dress Sew-Along!

by Pauline Alice 15 July, 2014

written by Pauline Alice

How do you feel about a Sew-Along?

You’ve been asking for one for the new pattern, the Alameda dress, so I thought I would repeat the experience and prepare some videos for you like for the Carme blouse (you seemed to like it, no?).

The Alameda dress is not difficult, it’s an intermediate seamstress level, but I think a beginner with good bases would be more than ready to make it. The more complex steps are adding the piping to the princess seams, stitch the lining and the invisible zipper. And with the help of a Sew-Along, no need to fear these techniques.

Let’s see what we’ll cover in the first week:

Choose the right fabric and lining for your Alameda
Make the ajustements (FBA and SBA, shortening or lengthening, join different sizes)

Then we’ll start with the video tutorials:

Stitch the piping
Make the bodice and bodice lining
Sew the skirt (with pocket option)
Attach the zipper
Finish (fellsticth and hem)

Grab your Alameda Sew-Along button, prepare your hastags #AlamedaSewAlong, get the pattern if you don’t have it (Alameda Dress pattern) and #paulinealice and start thinking about your fabric. We’ll talk about that on Monday, July 21st for the official start of the Alameda Sew-Along!

15 July, 2014 10 comments

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My Carme Blouse – Carme Sew-Along

by Pauline Alice 2 April, 2014

written by Pauline Alice

Sorry for the silence, I’m working hard on the next pattern and times flies when you are glued to a computer screen all day long…

As a welcome interruption from all those pixels, I thought I would show you the Carme blouse I made during the Sew-Along. If you have seen the videos, you’ve seen my fabric. It’s an aqua green cotton, very fresh and spring-like, and so easy to work with.

I chose mother-of-pearl buttons with some gold for a delicate look.

As for the pattern and construction, I’m not going to say anything special as you can see every details on video tutorials 😉