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“Hi there- I’m Dawna Tierney. I live in Minnesota near the mighty Mississippi River. I sew quite a bit- and sometimes I write about it here. Welcome!”

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Fennel Fanny Pack in embellished silk for the bride-to-be in the family. The #fennelfannypack pattern by Sarah Kirsten is my go to for gifts so I made this fancy wedding day version for a shower present 🎁. Beaded silk dupioni front and back, plain

Another lake holiday essential: basic black slip dress. Black always looks cool and black coordinates with any personal flotation device. The pattern is Simplicity Cynthia Rowley 1366 hacked to a dress. The fabric is versatile and affordable linen

Lake holiday essential 🌞: my new organic cotton canvas Sorrento bucket hat. This charming map of the world printed fabric is from @minervadotcom as part of #minervaambassador program. The Sorrento hat by @elbe_textiles is a fan favorite for good re

How I feel about vacay at the lake in my #seabrightswimmer. This is the first swimsuit I made for myself two years ago- and it is hands down my favorite swimwear ever. The Seabright Swimmer by @fridaypatterncompany is a triple threat- It provides s

Vogue 9253 is a fan favorite, but I couldn't resist a little pattern hacking. I added a waist band, overlapped the bodice a wee bit and eliminated the ties. I have this dress in mind for a couple summer soirées on the calendar - so this qual

Hello Dolly! I made a preview version of the #fibremooddolly pattern for the launch of the new issue of @fibremood released today 🎉 🍾 I love Dolly's minimalist billowy style💕. I used a lightweight cotton poplin from @moodfabrics, lengthened the h

Taking a personal Roman Holiday- not in Italy- but hanging out at the Romanesque chapel in my neighborhood in my new Cielo dress, part of the Rome collection by @closetcorepatterns. It took me forever to finally sew this pattern- read all about that

I first made this Vogue Donna Karan designer sheath pattern in the 1990's and pretty much every decade since. Here is my latest version #sewoverageism

Vogue DKNY 1809 in embroidered floral eyelet
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#sewover50 #sewover60 #floralsareout #floralsar

Here is @just_patterns Claudia tank for #FashionOnTheSofaFriday aka #SewnShownSeated with @SewOver50. I actually made this cool looking sleeveless top for my vaccination date- who doesn't make clothes for special occasions? but it was too cold to we

I had my eye on this Anna Sui Vogue Designer sundress pattern when it was originally released in 1998! Swipe 👉 to see why I came back to it! Head over to @minervadotcom to read about the details of this vintage designer make. The smooth and lightw

Mixing up my background location and indie pattern companies for this look. I just might be one of the last sewists to make the wildly popular Wilder Gown Top by Friday Pattern Company. Here it is hot off the machine for a #Memademay2021 debut pai

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