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".

Monday, May 08, 2006

Seersucker shirts

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It's been a bit of a hiatus. I had germs and then end of semester and house visits. Anyway, I decided to tell my husband about the shi...
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Saturday, April 15, 2006

Pink Shirt Finished

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Except for the buttons, I have finished the pink shirt. Even though it wrinkles pretty easily (it is 97% cotton with that tiny bit of spand...
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Bright Shirts - getting started

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I started working on the bright blouses and then got sidetracked by some other things (not sewing). Then Peter came down with a cold last T...
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Monday, April 03, 2006

Buttons

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I finally tried on the grey dress and was muchly relieved to discover that it fit around me, as I had made it in the size 12 and that only ...
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Saturday, April 01, 2006

Dress finished except for buttons

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I have been puttering away at this dress and now I am done, again except for the buttons. When I went to sew the facings down the front, I ...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Dress halfway done

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As usual, I ironed interfacing onto all the pieces that needed it, all in one go. The collar has interfacing on both sides to give it more ...
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Monday, March 27, 2006

A Dress

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I have been inspired by A Dress A Day for some time and have now started to make a dress for summer. I found some rayon I had left over af...
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Friday, March 24, 2006

Shirt and Shell Finished

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Based on the order in which my photos are arranged, I must have sewed the sleeves next. After attaching them to the body of the shirt, I tr...
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Thursday, March 23, 2006

Shirt and Shell

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Rooting around through my fabric pieces, I came across a length of blue polyester I had bought because, a) it was on sale and b) I didn’t ha...
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