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And we have lift-off! The Curvy Sewing Collective launches today!

07/15/2014

After months of work and planning,

The Curvy Sewing Collective now has a live website!!!

www curvysewingcollective.com
 

We have hope that our site will be a place where curvy sewists in the online sewing community can meet to share, learn and be inspired.  We have the beginnings of a knowledge base of tutorials and techniques plus pattern reviews from a plus size viewpoint and style inspiring posts.  In addition to informative and inspirational posts, we have a forum that you can join, too!  And if you want to be even more involved with the CSC, sign up to be a contributor!!

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We hope you will join us as there will be even more awesome things to come like sewalongs and giveaways!

We also invite you to follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

 

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  1. JoAnn Clement says

    July 26, 2014 at 11:46 am

    I am so glad you girls started this collective! You all look beautiful in your photos and are an inspiration to me as a plus sized sewing woman! I want to join the curves collective how do I do it?

    • tanyamaile says

      July 29, 2014 at 4:20 pm

      Hi Joann! You can go to our site and join as a member and participate in the forum. You can also contribute by emailing mail@curvysewingcollective.com

  2. poppy black says

    July 16, 2014 at 10:54 pm

    So excited about the Curvy Collective website. Just sent message to see if I can be on blogroll and also entered giveaway. There are so many useful things to explore already. I had seen other sewing groups on the web, but nothing struck me as meeting my needs. Those challenges curvy girls face with fitting, being proud of our bodies and the disappointments of clothes shopping. Thank you so muck!!! xxxx

    • tanyamaile says

      July 17, 2014 at 8:05 am

      We’re happy to have you, Poppy! 🙂

      • poppy black says

        July 18, 2014 at 3:06 am

        Ha – laughing about writing “muck”instead of “much”- but since you are a farm girl you’d be used to a bit of muck! xxx

  3. Elisha says

    July 16, 2014 at 5:13 am

    Congrats, ladies, will be over to check it out shortly!

    • tanyamaile says

      July 17, 2014 at 8:05 am

      Thanks, Elisha!

  4. Miss Crayola Creepy says

    July 15, 2014 at 5:29 pm

    This is really cool!!

    • tanyamaile says

      July 17, 2014 at 8:06 am

      It sure is! I can’t believe the response we’re getting!

  5. del says

    July 15, 2014 at 5:06 pm

    Wow! Had no idea this was launching today!
    Will get right over and take a peak at all your great work.
    Congratulations!
    del

    • tanyamaile says

      July 17, 2014 at 8:06 am

      Thanks, Del!

  6. Michelle says

    July 15, 2014 at 4:14 pm

    I’m thrilled to see you ladies taking initiative to make sure that sewing is for everybody and every body! We all deserve to look gorgeous.

    • tanyamaile says

      July 15, 2014 at 4:46 pm

      I find making my own fashion to be very empowering! I hope others do as well.

  7. Nessa says

    July 15, 2014 at 11:42 am

    Very exciting!

    • tanyamaile says

      July 15, 2014 at 4:45 pm

      It certainly is!!!

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