Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Provencal fabrics

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Here are the fabrics I bought in Arles. I bought about 2 meters of each except for the small prints on the right - the ones that coordinate ...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

I'm back!

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Great time! Will expound on the subject over at my other blog , some time soon. In the meantime, I learned some more (clothing) lessons on...
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Monday, May 12, 2008

Ready to rock 'n roll (almost)

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I'll wear this on the plane with pants, I think. Warmer on the legs than a skirt. Now to pack!
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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Brown outfit done!

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Whew! I have to cut the buttonholes open and sew on the buttons but I have time to do that tomorrow morning. The skirt I finished earlier t...
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Thursday, May 08, 2008

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Peter came home as I was toiling away and snapped this photo for me. Why is my face always so red? Anyway, I was putting the pocket flaps ...
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The brown outfit

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I'm doing my assembly line kind of sewing, where I pin together as many things as possible and then run them all through at once, so I d...
Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Yellow jacket finished!

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Well, I guess it's like watching water boil. Nothing happens for the longest time and then suddenly, there it is! I am happy with how i...
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Yellow jacket

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I am not making much progress! Here, I have put the sleeves on. Now I have also added the cuffs. But when I went to put the collar on, I d...
Monday, May 05, 2008

Yellow jacket

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I am working away on the yellow jacket but on Friday, I wore the reversible coat I made a while back. I haven't worn it since I made i...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

S.W.A.P. for a trip

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I'm going on a 2 week trip to France in a warm month (i.e. soon) and all I'm taking is a 35 litre MEC backpack as carry-on (it...
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Silk suit finished!

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It only took me another 5 days! Please pardon the model in the pix - they were taken at 6:30 am with no make-up. Zzz. First: the buttonhol...
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Thursday, April 10, 2008

One finished buttonhole

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I know what's holding me back - fear of doing the wrong thing. Because I haven't done this before, I'm not sure where I'm g...
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Sunday, April 06, 2008

The sample buttonholes

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I don't know where the time goes. But I went to the store on Thursday and got button forms to make the covered buttons. I had one at h...
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Friday, March 28, 2008

Raw silk suit almost finished

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Almost there! This is the point where I start thinking about the next project and if I didn't have my Rule , I'd end up with UFOs a...
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Saturday, March 22, 2008

Piping between the facing and the lining

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Happy Easter all. It is nothing like Spring out there right now, at -11C or 13F. Brr! The sun is nice and bright, so at least there's...
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