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Interview with the Surfing Quilter: Rob Appell

May By: duellingdesigns2 Comments

show card for That Sewing Blab with Rob Appell of Man Sewing

He Surfs, He Sews, He Educates, and Entertains Our guest for episode 9 of That Sewing Blab was Rob Appell from the blog and YouTube channel, Man Sewing. Co-host Alethia Hudson and I spent the interview enthralled by this self-proclaimed storyteller as he told us about his life and how sewing has been part of […]

Patternmaking the Conference Outfit

May By: duellingdesigns3 Comments

Patternmaking instructions to change the skirt block into an a-line skirt

I Love it When a Pattern Comes Together I was thrilled that the patternmaking for this month’s design challenge went smoothly. Sometimes when you are creating a pattern from a block, it takes numerous tries and toiles to get it right. As you can see in the photos above, my first toiles worked out well enough that […]

Interview with Master Tailor Gentleman Jim

Apr By: duellingdesignscomment

That Sewing Blab show card for tailor Gentleman Jim

We had the opportunity to interview master tailor Jim McFarland, otherwise known as, Gentleman Jim on That Sewing Blab. The first things you notice about Gentleman Jim are his deep calm voice and his impeccably tailored, 40’s inspired outfits. But these quickly fade into the background when you hear him speak of his impressive work […]

Interview with Eryn from Style Sew Me

Apr By: duellingdesigns2 Comments

Eryn wearing peplum dress

Determined, Focused, Talented and Stylish For Episode 7 on That Sewing Blab co-host, Alethia Hudson and I interviewed Eryn Shields of the blog and YouTube channel Style Sew Me. Eryn wears many hats in her life wife, mother, blogger, You Tuber, and business woman and she does them all with an infallible sense of style […]

Interview with Karen Baxter of NiKai Designs

Apr By: duellingdesignscomment

Karen Baxter was our guest for episode six of That Sewing Blab. She is a talented business woman who works out the right and left side of her brain regularly. She owns a company that does taxes and is intensely creative in her other businesses where she sews skirts NiKai Designs and makes fantastic personalized […]

Voting for My BConnected Conference Outfit

Apr By: duellingdesigns6 Comments

Design options for bconnected conference design challenge

VOTING NOW CLOSED – SEE WHICH DESIGN WON BELOW Voting for Your Favourite Design in April’s Fashion Design Challenge I am more excited about this design challenge than any other in the past. As an introvert, I find conferences intimidating and draining. I know how valuable they are for my professional development and networking with old and […]

Interview with Victoria Baylor of Ten Thousand Hours of Sewing

Mar By: duellingdesigns1 Comment

Show card from Victoria Baylor's interview on That Sewing Blab

Co-hosts Alethia and I had the pleasure to interview Victoria Baylor on our show, That Sewing Blab. Victoria educates others on how to sew in her YouTube videos and on her blog, Ten Thousand Hours of Sewing. When you watch her interview on That Sewing Blab (scroll down to watch the video), you cannot help […]

From Solo Periscopers to Vibrant Community

Mar By: duellingdesignscomment

The Power of Periscope We started off as individuals spread out across countries and are now a vibrant, supportive, creative community. Sewists, dressmakers, crafters, and patternmakers who all have the same thing in common; we were brave enough to hit the go live button on Periscope. Well, most of us, Pericrafters is an inclusive community after […]

Four Things I Will Do to be Less of an Introvert at My Next Conference

Mar By: duellingdesigns1 Comment

Photo of attendees listening at BConnected conference

Conference Nerves I am thrilled to be going to next month’s BConnected Conference. I cannot say I felt the same for last year as nerves got the best of me as I attended it more with a nervous determination than joyful anticipation. Last year at this time I was still researching all the ins and […]

Fit: Often Overlooked But Always Noticed

Mar By: duellingdesigns2 Comments

Andrea is more than just fit. Sew to fit examples of her work

Three of Andrea’s fabulous garments from her website www.sewtofit.com Sew to Fit Fit is so important when making your own clothing. We are not all the same size or shape. This can be all too apparent when you are trying on ready-to-wear clothing. Being a pear-shaped woman I have to take in at the waist […]

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Hi my name is Dawn. I'm a blogger, pattern maker and co-host of That Sewing Blab. Join me on my journey of creative exploration through design and sewing. Read More…

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