Sew Select Box - November 2023

$105.00

The Wren is a button-front blouse and mini dress. The mini dress has a dropped waist with a gathered skirt and is loose through the waist and hips. There are two statement sleeve options: a short sleeve with a puff cap and elastic hem, and a long sleeve with a cuff. More...

Ships starting November 2, 2023

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Select Your Fabric
With Pattern / Goldenrod Cotton Gingham
With Pattern / Mulbery Corsage Rayon Lawn
With Pattern / Black and Gray Twig Rayon Challis
Without Pattern / Goldenrod Cotton Gingham
Without Pattern / Mulbery Corsage Rayon Lawn
Without Pattern / Black and Gray Twig Rayon Challis
With Pattern / Goldenrod Cotton Gingham
With Pattern / Mulbery Corsage Rayon Lawn
With Pattern / Black and Gray Twig Rayon Challis
Without Pattern / Goldenrod Cotton Gingham
Without Pattern / Mulbery Corsage Rayon Lawn
Without Pattern / Black and Gray Twig Rayon Challis
With Pattern / Goldenrod Cotton Gingham
With Pattern / Mulbery Corsage Rayon Lawn
With Pattern / Black and Gray Twig Rayon Challis
Without Pattern / Goldenrod Cotton Gingham
Without Pattern / Mulbery Corsage Rayon Lawn
Without Pattern / Black and Gray Twig Rayon Challis
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This Month's Box

Pattern

Wren Blouse from Chalk and Notch

Skill Level

Advanced Beginner

What You Should Know

Sewing buttons and buttonholes, attaching a facing, sewing darts, sewing with elastic, setting sleeves

Notions Included

Matching thread, 11 buttons, 3/8" elastic, fusible interfacing, and a sewing machine needle

Sizing

US Sizes 0-30

  • Goldenrod Cotton Gingham - If you're feeling a little country-core, gingham is always a great option, and this golden version is delightful. The color is slightly muted since the base is undyed cotton, and that quality gives the fabric a lovely rustic feel. Contrast that with the silky hand of the fabric, like that of a cotton lawn, and you have a sweet, but not saccharine fabric that is just what your fall wardrobe needs!
  • Mulberry Corsage Rayon Lawn - If you're looking to go a little zoological with your blouse, this is the fabric for you. A combination of delicate roses, slithering snakes, and a stray beetle, this print is a bit baroque, but perhaps all the more fun for it. The deep purple red of the fabric grounds the print with its richness, and the silky rayon keeps the blouse wearable and soft. A statement blouse if there ever was one!
  • Black and Gray Twig Rayon Challis - Not quite a basic, this printed rayon challis is abstract and subtle. The gray twigs float on the black background creating a print that's not quite a floral, but that evokes barren winter days and the renewal that can follow. The fabric itself is silky and soft, eminently light and drapey. Whether you make the dress of the blouse, it will show off the sleeves and shaping with style!

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Customer Reviews

Based on 11 reviews
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Mother/daughter sewers
Birthday gift

Delightful gift from fellow sewer. Everything needed for project included which encourages starting the project

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Rhoda Martin
High Quality Fabric

I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the fabric. Good Purchase.

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SG
Favorite Winter Trousers

This box arrived just in time for the cooler weather. The trousers by The Assembly Line are great. I was a bit skeptical of the double pleats on the front and double darts in the back. Once I was done, I felt like I stepped out from the 1920s or 30s. I'm 5'10" and normally need to find jeans/pants with a 34" inseam. I was very surprised at the length of these trousers since their website state that they draft their patterns for a height of 5'6". I decided not to add any extra length and they ended up being just right -- with a narrow hem -- when I wear flats. I would definitely add an inch or two next time to widen the hem and make them a little longer to wear with any type of small heel.

I also really loved the buttons that were included in the box.

I am already planning on making another pair of these trousers for this winter.

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Kristine Gorham
Good, but...

I love the fabric, pattern and notions, but the pattern calls for interfacing which was not included. I thought it would be and had to make a run to the fabric store.

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Ilonka Molano
Love it!!!

Everything comes in a lovely box and clearly lovingly packaged. The fabric is gorgeous