Sunday, November 30, 2008

Green jean jacket continued

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Steaming ahead (literally)! There's a powerful lot of ironing in this jacket -- all those flat felled seams and pockets and things. I a...
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Saturday, November 29, 2008

Another Jean Jacket

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I do apologize for not blogging in so long. I have a lot going on in my other life right now. After I finished my last project - which I ha...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Boiled wool jacket, finished!

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I'm done! And just in time too, what with the snow we had last night. Yikes. Those are baby pumpkins under the snow on the lower right...
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Monday, October 27, 2008

Boiled wool jacket, almost done

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Almost done! I got some buttons on Thursday: I looked at all kinds of red buttons, plain, patterned, matte, glossy. I looked at black butt...
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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Red, boiled wool jacket

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It's funny how, even after 30 years of sewing and many of those years realizing that sleeves aren't so hard, I still put off making ...
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Monday, October 06, 2008

Red, boiled wool jacket

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Everything is cut out, the interfacing applied and I have started to assemble the jacket. Here's the lining. It's polyester (most l...
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Red wool coat

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How did it get to be the last day of September? One thing I don't often mention is the prep work for starting a project. I have never u...
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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Finishing things up and a new jacket

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I am making progress! I have made a pot of blueberry tea to have while I blog. Then I have to study some for this test I am taking on Mond...
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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Silk tops and wool skirt

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Ten days since my last post. Hmm. I've been busy! But I haven't even finished those tops. So back to where I left off... That si...
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