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The Selfish Seamstress loves to design and sew garments, but only if she gets to keep them. I'm Elaine, known in the online sewing world as elainemay, and welcome to my selfish sewing blog.
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- Free pattern: Make your own Kate Spade-inspired faux fur pullover!
- Fur shirt? Fer sure! Kate Spade faux fur pullover knockoff
- DIY leather and knit long gloves
- Butterick 9927
- From Coffee Date to Knockoff Kate: Selfish copies the Kate Spade polka dot “Jillian” dress
- The villain at home: Helmut Lang-inspired pants
- Idiots on the Internet Part II: Seriously, Lorriange??
- Idiots on the internet
- You scratch my back, I throw you a bone
- The strangest fabric on the internet?
- Simplicity 2473 again, and a mini Roman fabric tour
- Burda 3-2012-108: Not just for tall girls anymore
- Selfish Seamstress Nemesis: Gorgeous Ann + Vogue 1236
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July 24, 2010 at 9:25 am
A gallery and a grudge « The Selfish Seamstress
[…] Selfish Reader Gallery […]
July 25, 2010 at 3:42 am
Melody
omg! Where can I get that bird fabric?! Anyone? Please! MUST HAVE!
July 25, 2010 at 6:52 am
Anna
She posted this dress on craftster also (I think) and mentioned there that it was made from ikea fabric.
hope this helps!
July 25, 2010 at 9:13 am
Melody
thanks Anna. Off to find it!
August 13, 2010 at 9:52 am
Alison
I think Selfish herself should appear in her gallery :D
October 2, 2010 at 4:30 pm
danielle
hey selfish seemstress i want to know if you’ll work for me
volnteer your time to me to make coutmumes for my idea
out in fort st james i want to fund rasie my idea and for that
i need talent i like your stuff so get back to me with interest or dont bother callling 1250 648 3666 no date set yet but there will be with
if interested thanks
April 2, 2011 at 1:07 pm
Introducing the Boston Branch of the BurdaStyle Sewing Club | Grey's Fabric and Notions
[…] the Coffee Date Dress by the Selfish Seamstress: The SS has a great reader gallery of this pattern as well as some other downloads available. The Coffee Date dress, free from […]
March 2, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Carl
So where does one find the “honoerotic” fabrics. I would love to be able to get them all.
June 29, 2012 at 4:11 pm
Blessing Uzoma
i want to know more about your institution
October 2, 2012 at 4:41 am
Masini
I am a rookie from Kenya in med school and love fashion. So many women here just wear boutique clothes made from material mined in mars…Star trek Acid Rain Venus collection. I love women in lovely clothes. I wish to bring that flare here. Xo
November 5, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Patricia Rath
dear Selfish seamstress…concerning the millie plaid dress: did you come with a solution for the wrinkle-coming -the-back armpit problem. I have a theory……..email me?
January 9, 2013 at 12:17 am
winter
Where are you? Please come back.
September 13, 2013 at 2:14 pm
Diane
After the engagement/wedding stories you guys told us, I just had to come check out your blog. Looks like a wonderful wedding and you made such a beautiful bride!
October 24, 2013 at 5:19 am
Margaret Elmendorp
Where are you ??? No blogs since Feb?.?? I do hope you are well.
Margaret from South Australia .
April 19, 2014 at 10:25 pm
Wanda Ball
I’m looking to purchase a sewing form…the only fabric store near me is fabricville and they have only a couple of forms. Are you able to suggest a web site where I might purchase a form? Is there any particular brand of form that you prefer over another? So happy I found your site.:)
April 29, 2014 at 1:44 pm
Danuta Snyder
I, too, am looking to buy a dress form. Any suggestions as to where to purchase one? I live in Canada, so I would have to order via the Net (and think it’d be safe to be able to adjust the shape a bit in case my measurements are off). They are costly (even the inferior ones at Fabricville), I don’t want to waste $$$!
May 21, 2014 at 7:52 am
Alexandra
thanks for this pattern! I love it! I made it for the first time, you can see it on my blog, but will make it again!
June 3, 2015 at 6:33 am
Paige
As a new sewer, I am so glad to have found this site. This is exactly what I have been looking for as I have tired of the boring patterns and ideas I have found so far. I knew there had to be a underground seeing world of unique and current patterns and designs. So excited foot the weekend so I can start experimenting. Never stop posting ideas!
October 21, 2015 at 8:51 am
Queenoid
Selfish, I see that you have not posted for a long time. I don’t know if you are selfishly living your life or something, but I wish you would stop it! And return to posting to this blog! I really enjoy reading you. And I’m selfish, myself, so I want to keep doing it!