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".

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

That shirt

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Well let's see, it's only been two months since I last blogged here. Good grief. But in the meantime, I ran an election (and lost)...
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Sunday, August 22, 2010

The perfect shirt, template

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I pulled out sleeve pattern pieces, and front and back pieces from different patterns, and layered them to see how different they were from ...
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Monday, August 16, 2010

The Perfect Shirt

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I appreciate the comments on the gold silk. I really want to make some sort of shirt with it but not an entire "shirt dress". Th...
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010

New project with silk?

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I came down from sewing to blog about sewing and was sitting here (at the computer at 7pm) when suddenly, I thought I was going blind, it go...
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

It turned out to be nothing

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About 3 weeks ago, I felt a small lump in my right breast, right where the cancerous one had been removed 2 years ago. I got an appointment...
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Saturday, July 10, 2010

This is what I sound lke!

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My first time on the radio (ever!). Enjoy: Part 1 Part 2 (If you prefer to copy and paste into your browser the links are: http://www.cfra....
Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Camp shirt

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Steaming right along, it is a "feels like" temperature of 42C (109F) here right now. Thank my dog (even though she has been gone ...
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Sunday, June 06, 2010

All new stuff!

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I can't believe you guys keep coming back to check on this blog! You are amazing. And here is your reward! First of all, let me say th...
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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Florida pix

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Just a tidbit for while I am away... if you are so inclined, you can check out my growing collection of holiday snaps at: http://www.flickr....
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Friday, January 29, 2010

Just before I go

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I have decided NOT to bring the new linen outfit I just made. Not because I haven't decided on the buttons (although, I am pretty sure ...
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

PJs and robe

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Almost there! I finished the top first. Here's how I finished the seams. The one on the left is "wrong sides together" and s...
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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Sewing the robe and PJs

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So I cut out the robe and PJs and now I am doing the preliminary work - making bias binding, turning drawstring tubes. I have decided to fi...
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Thursday, January 21, 2010

The linen outfit and then PJs and a robe

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What a klutz! I accidentally deleted a set of photos at Flickr (I still don't know how I did that) and they all disappeared from my blo...
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

I'm back sewing linen

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I would like to thank all my die-hard fans who keep checking this moribund blog and wishing me well in the comments. Not only am I not dead...
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