Meet our makers: Abby and Meg
Meet Meg and Abby
When Bethany and I first began work on the Drift & Bloom Collection we were so excited that we immediately reached out to our two friends Meg and Abby asking them to collaborate as makers and models. Keep in mind this was over a year ago, since then they have both been our patient cheerleaders as they waited for the fabric to arrive! Allow me to introduce them.
Meet Abby
Abby started Abby Huston Designs in 2019 and makes vintage-inspired women’s clothing from natural fibers and vintage textiles here in Burlington Vermont. She also sells pdf sewing patterns, offers private sewing lessons and clothing alterations at her studio located above shop KISH. She can be found on instagram as @abby_sews.
What Abby Made:
Abby made a version of her own design the Jane Dress (co-created with Taree Marsh). She made the following modifications:
- Add a small slit in the center front 2” deep and finished with bias self fabric.
- Add wider straps that button in back. Straps are 1.5” wide finished, so cut
two 3.5” wide straps. - Add a buttonhole to the end of the strap once you try it on and determine desired strap length. Sew button to back of bodice strip.
- Widen and lengthen the bodice strip. Bodice depth is 2.5” when finished so cut two 5.5” x 59” long pieces of fabric if you want to make the ties that are long enough for the dramatic bow in front.
If you would like to make the Jane Dress use discount code
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Meet Meg
Meg is an avid garment sewist loves making clothes for herself and her family. She's been an active part of the sewing community, sharing projects sewn from indie pattern designers at @cookinandcraftin, since 2012.
What Meg Made:
Meg made the Remy Raglan with a gathered sleeve by Sew House Seven.