Marcy tilton

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More Pictures Thanks to all of you who voted! I won the Jeans Contest on Pattern Review! Woot! I hope I'm not becoming too repetitive, but I seem to be on a knit top roll. I've had this pattern for a long time, intending to get around to it "one of these days". I've been collecting some great rayon lycra knits, and I've worked out a TnT pattern that I can lay on top of other patterns and transfer the fit, so there's no stopping me now. :) I decided to make a variation of view B, which Marcy…

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Here I am with TWO shirt/jackets by Marcy Tilton for Vogue...these two patterns appealed to me because they are definitely not run-of-the-mi...

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This Marcy Tilton pant pattern has been fairly popular on Pattern Review, especially View C. View C is a pant with no side seam. I have been wanting to make it but my first rendition doesn't use the pattern as designed. Instead, I decided to try out a version Marcy has shown on her website. Here are her two versions (click the pictures to take you to her pages): As you can see, Marcy has changed the pant detail at the hem. According to her page, she has created three 1/2" darts at the hem…

For about a week now, I have been sewing exclusively with knits, a change for me. I do like knits, at least some of them, but it's not my first choice for a sewing project. It all started with an ASG class scheduled with Pam Howard, one of my all-time favorite teachers. Over the years, I have learned so much from Pam and this class was no exception. Plus I had a blast sewing with good friends. After much back and forth in my stash, I settled on two patterns to make, a modified version of the…

Before sewing this very popular pattern, Vogue 8813, I did a bit of research on its designer, Marcy Tilton, and her vision for the design. Marcy has a very entertaining and educational website, b…