Thursday, January 31, 2008

The navy wool, finally

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So while I was musing about expensive fabric, I hauled some plain beige corduroy out of my stash to make a plain long skirt for winter. Aft...
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Thursday, January 24, 2008

Plaid wool suit - jacket

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Now I have to get buttons. I see in the photo that I didn't press the near sleeve very well but the sleeves, they are hemmed and everyt...
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Saturday, January 19, 2008

The plaid wool suit, continued

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So it's still coming along nicely. The front is folded with the "wrong" side over the other - the buttons will go on the left...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

More of the plaid but the other suit gets buttons

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I managed to make it to the store (I actually walked one way and it only took me 30 minutes from the Loblaws at Baseline and Woodroffe - I t...
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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Plaid wool suit - skirt

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I decided to work on the skirt next, as it was draped over my ironing board and it seemed a logical thing to do. I also decided to put skir...
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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Plaid wool suit

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I often just pin a zipper in and then sew it without basting but with this very nice fabric I decided to baste as well. I even basted both ...
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Sunday, January 06, 2008

Plaid wool suit

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I have been sewing more than blogging so this may be a little long. Okay, when I left off, I was still cutting. And I hadn't cut out th...
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Plaid wool suit

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The New Year. When I went back to my sewing room after making the GOLD top (which was successful and comfortable, if also very very GOLD), ...
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Monday, December 31, 2007

A gold party blouse

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Happy New Year's Eve! I am pleased that I can still sew quick-like-a-bunny. I found the GOLD fabric and ironed a tiny corner of it. T...
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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Comparing patterns and making a muslin

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Since I just have hand sewing and the buttons to go on the brown jacket (and therefore I am not really breaking my rule ), and since New Yea...
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