A modern guide to couture style sewing using basic vintage techniques is a hardworking. A look at all fourteen styles of vogues new book for better sewing. Gerties new book for better sewing is a fun, new pattern book, featuring sewing patterns that embody author gretchen hirschs fresh take on vintage style. Its hard to believe that its been a decade since i started gerties new blog fo. Gretchen hirsch developed this book after her blog gerties new blog for better sewing was a hit she had posted her progress of the 14 styles in vogues. Gerties new book for better sewing news ray stitch. Starting my independent pattern line charm patterns meant i needed a new online home, and i debated a lot about what to do with this blog. If you read gerties new blog for better sewing, you already know that gretchen hirsch is all about teaching basic sewing skills that some of us guilty. Anyway, friends, i decided i simply had to get my greedy mitts on vogues new book for better sewing to see what all the fuss was about and perhaps to figure out gertie s next move. An extension of the blog, gerties new book for better sewing. A passionate home seamstress, a soughtafter sewing teacher, and the creator of one of the webs most popular sewing blogs.
Its hard to believe that its been a decade since i started gertie s new blog for better sewing. In the end, the idea of a fresh start was really appealing. I have decided to make it a monthly goal to sew one item from her book over the next few months. Well, this is something i probably should have posted sooner. Gretchen hirsch writes gerties new blog for better sewing blogforbettersewing. I really enjoy gretchen hirschs new book for better sewing. Gerties new book for better sewing redhandled scissors. The blog began as a way for readers to follow hirschs progress as she stitched all 14 fashions from the iconic 1950s sewing book vogues new book. There are several things i would like to sew and learn better or new sewing techniques in the process. It is a sewing book for those interested in sewing vintage, heavily inspired by the book that started out gertie s blog, once upon a time, vogues new book for better sewing from 1952. So last week, when i saw a copy available on ebay for the bargain price of lets just say half what a used copy currently costs on amazon, i jumped at the chance. Gretchen hirsch is the sewing mastermind behind gerties new blog for better sewing blogforbettersewing. After 10 years of sewing secrets, stories and good times theres a new blog in town. W ith so many tips and photos, t he book is ideal for a beginning sewer but appeals to the intermediate seamstress as well.
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