Julia's Sewing Blog

In which I make some clothes, expound on the virtues of the flat fell seam finish, and proclaim "you CAN sew your own clothes, and even wear them in public".

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Saturday, April 30, 2011

An embarrassment of riches

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Now that I've finished the red linen outfit, I am on to new things. I have been thinking about this double-sided (two layered) fabric I...

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Monday, August 11, 2008

White jacket and other things finished

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I got bored with sewing the white jacket and violated my Rule and made a navy denim skirt in the meantime. In my defense, I had had the nav...

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Wednesday, August 06, 2008

White denim jacket

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If I can put the sleeve in around the shoulder, before I sew up the underarm seam, I will. It makes the finishing flat fell so much easier....

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Monday, August 04, 2008

White denim skirt

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Working on the skirt. I have made this pattern a few times before. I always put on the belt loops, even though almost all of my belts date ...

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Friday, August 01, 2008

White denim jacket and skirt

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So I got some plain wood buttons. There wasn't a huge choice so I settled on some shank buttons because they weren't very dark, or ...

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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

White denim jacket and skirt

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I decided to use the 3 or more yards of white "ten ounce" denim I have and make it into a jacket and skirt. Not to wear all toget...

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