Sew Essential Box - November 2024

$75.00

A statement piece you can wear all year round.This wrap style dress can be worn elegantly or casually featuring its captivating balloon sleeves. Even paired with a turtleneck in the cooler seasons. Wear the wrap skirt variation with some sneakers, a heel or a cute boot any day of the year More...

Ships starting November 4, 2024

Include a Pattern
Select Your Fabric
With Pattern / Red Currant Rayon Poplin
With Pattern / Ojos Flame Rayon Challis
With Pattern / Floral Shade Ecovero Crepe
Without Pattern / Red Currant Rayon Poplin
Without Pattern / Ojos Flame Rayon Challis
Without Pattern / Floral Shade Ecovero Crepe
With Pattern / Red Currant Rayon Poplin
With Pattern / Ojos Flame Rayon Challis
With Pattern / Floral Shade Ecovero Crepe
Without Pattern / Red Currant Rayon Poplin
Without Pattern / Ojos Flame Rayon Challis
Without Pattern / Floral Shade Ecovero Crepe
With Pattern / Red Currant Rayon Poplin
With Pattern / Ojos Flame Rayon Challis
With Pattern / Floral Shade Ecovero Crepe
Without Pattern / Red Currant Rayon Poplin
Without Pattern / Ojos Flame Rayon Challis
Without Pattern / Floral Shade Ecovero Crepe
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This Month's Box

Pattern

Aura Dress from Papercut Patterns

Skill Level

Advanced Beginner

What You Should Know

Sewing darts, inserting elastic, setting sleeves

Notions Included

Matching thread, fusible interfacing, 3/8" elastic, and a sewing machine needle

Sizing

US Sizes 0-18

  • Red Currant Rayon Poplin - Normally this poplin comes in bold prints that we have swooned over in the past, but we recently discovered a line of solids that has us over the moon. A tighter weave than a challis, this poplin is opaque and deeply saturated. The juicy, berry pink is jewel-toned and bright. It will transition beautifully into the traditional, earthy tones of fall. A gorgeous fabric!
  • Ojos Flame Rayon Challis - This printed lawn, designed to look like an ikat print, is warm and rich. An earthy, rust orange background is dotted with a navy eye design for a timeless yet modern look. The lawn is silky and deeply saturated, and it will feel simply wonderful against your skin. Plus it will drape so nicely for the balloon sleeves of this dress.
  • Floral Shade Ecovero Crepe - This black and white print, sort of like a photo negative of a floral, is unique and wonderful. Combine the pattern with a silky soft viscose crepe, and you have a luscious dress in the making! The crepe is lightweight and textured, with a semi-fluid drape and cool hand. Turned into this dress, it will become a bold statement outfit that is truly one of kind

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Customer Reviews

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Kara L
Love the pattern

I love this pattern. It isn't a good one for beginners due to the lack of clear instructions. It also doesn't really tell you the width of bias binding to use -- odd! -- good thing bias tape comes in the kit. The garment itself is comfortable and flexible but the amount of fabric given seemed pretty skimpy this month.

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Teresa Finn
struggling

I am not exactly a beginner but someone who needs more sewing experiences. This kit is frustrating me more than stretching me: e.g., I prefer tissue patterns for flexibility, manageability, elimination of steps (tracing); am finding red ink hard to read on the instruction; the English translation and abbreviations takes some figuring out (it can be done but why so challenging?); metric measurements also need translating (from instruction to pattern to sewing machine); the fabric is super slinky for someone still feeling her way. I could use a secondary Needle-sharp written tutorial to avoid confusion and frustration. I am only just beginning the sewing part so results remain to be seen . . .if it doesn't turn out useable I will really be ticked.

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Frederica Christ
Lovely pattern and fabric combination

Great pattern and fabric. I love that you do all the main decisions for me! I little disappointed in the amount of elastic thread supplied-definitely needed more than one spool. Also, the fabric is very shear; it really needed a lining on the bodice. So, I did have to go to my local fabric store to get more supplies to finish.

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Anne Tisel
Gotta love quilting!

I liked the fabric and final results but didn’t realize it would take so long to cut out and quilt all the pieces for this vest, and I’m an experienced quilter!

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Nappie Dee
Top quality box!

Very impressed with the quality of the materials provided in this box. The Megan Nielsen pattern is really fantastic and includes many links to information and tutorials. I'm not going to lie, this will be an ambitious make for me. Thanks to Needle Sharp for making this irresistibly great box to inspire me.