Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Blue dress finished

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Here is a close-up of the buttons and D-ring I got for the dress. The buttons are slightly smaller than called for (13mm as opposed to 15) ...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Blue dress - almost finished

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I'm done again, except for the buttons! Once I had sewn the bodice to the skirt, I could then put on the facings and collar. I made th...
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Friday, June 09, 2006

Blue Dress - sleeves

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When I made the short sleeved version of this dress, I wasn't happy with where the sleeve folded up and where the tab had to be buttoned...
Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Blue dress - assembly begins

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Here I have lined up the first pieces I sewed all in one rush. From left to right, they are: bodice front with darts, bodice back with yok...
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Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Blue dress - interfaced pieces

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I'm falling behind! We had an unexpected guest on the weekend, also went mattress shopping, had the neighbour's garage door instal...
Thursday, June 01, 2006

A Blue Dress

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Here's the fabric I'm working with for this dress. It's rayon with a little bit of weight to it - not too thin, in other words....
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Bags finished!

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I finished the bags this morning - I do so like this cotton fabric. If I had to restrict myself to only ever sewing with one fabric it woul...
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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Some bags

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I decided to make a tote bag and a matching little bag using Simplicity 9949, which I have used before. It makes for a nice sized tote bag ...
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Monday, May 29, 2006

The Collar

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I have sandwiched the collar between the two layers of the coat and have turned it the right way out to make sure I have to correct sides to...
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Friday, May 26, 2006

The Red Side

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I have now finished the red side of the coat to the same stage as the striped. I have a few photos from the construction that I think I mis...
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Sleeves

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Here is the collar, still not turned right side out: I have folded it in the middle so you can see both ends and the contrasting sides. I h...
Sunday, May 21, 2006

Getting started with seams

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Yesterday, I got the main body seams on the striped half of the coat finished. I figured I would do the stripe first as the white and the p...
Thursday, May 18, 2006

The layout and the cut

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I knew I had bought an uneven stripe (it looks different from right to left) so I thought about how I could make the striped side of the coa...

A Reversible Coat

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Except for sewing on 16 buttons (two shirts' worth), the shirts are done! Here is his shirt. Note the straight hem so he can wear it un...
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