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cinema dress in peony pavilion

i’ve been happily stitching our way through liberty’s AW15 collection.  this is liesl+co’s cinema dress . . . made for a dear friend of mine who is a huge fan of all things chinoiserie!  this particular print is called peony pavilion, designed by fashion designer anna sui for liberty! (and oh yes . . . i should have pressed those seams before taking the photos!) mid-length and flowy featuring delicate buttons up the back and ever so handy pockets in the front too! i made…

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a jinzenji skirt

look what we made on friday!  a skirt based on liesl + co’s everyday skirt pattern and yoshiko jinzenji’s simple quilt fabric!   looks sort of avant-garde, no?  the best part is that making the skirt out of this particular fabric is a bit like opening up a box of chocolates  . . . you never quite know where the patterned patches are going to fall on the skirt until you’re done.  every skirt ends up being totally unique! plus . . . it’s super comfy,  and has got these wonderful…

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