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".

Friday, October 20, 2006

The jacket continued

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I'm really forging ahead on this jacket, especially with the encouraging words from Linda as a comment in the previous post. And I can...
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

The little jacket to match

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Here is the finished skirt: I was asked in a comment about how the French seams affected the drape of the skirt and I don't think they d...
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

An 8 gore skirt

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With Fall fast on its way (here, actually), I wanted another long but full skirt to wear as it got cooler. I have plenty of the longer, nar...
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

You CAN make your own clothes, and even wear them in public! (The title of my book, should I ever find a publisher.)

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When I went to San Diego, I took clothes that I had made, because they fit and work well together. I took that purple corduroy jacket I jus...
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Sunday, October 01, 2006

Back to Sewing

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We're back from San Diego and we've been to the wedding, so now I can post the photos of that gift I made. Thanks to Hallmark , the...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Pinning sleeves

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Peter came home from work yesterday and while I was in my sewing room as usual, Rockwell wasn't with me, keeping me company and watching...
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Skirt finished and jacket half done

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I've been a little distracted with all that's been going on over at my puppy blog and while I managed to get a lot sewed in the las...
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Saturday, September 09, 2006

Corduroy Skirt and Jacket

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At last, I am finished the wedding gift! I will post pictures of the finished product after we attend the event. In the meantime, I did de...
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Sunday, September 03, 2006

Thinking about the next thing

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I had a dream last night about sewing - imagine that. :) I had several UFOs (unfinished objects) and was sorting them out to decide what to...
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Monday, August 28, 2006

Totes are Done

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The bags were a hit! I gave away all six large totes and some of the smaller zipped bags and people seemed happy to have them. Back tracki...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Still working on the totes

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The pattern for these bags doesn't call for inside pockets but I like to add some because it makes organizing the inside so much easier....
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