tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86821564667328484432024-02-07T09:24:59.855-08:00TüddeleiJacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-44758919470910095542011-05-25T16:34:00.000-07:002011-05-25T17:36:33.278-07:00Pink polyester goes fairytale<div>Oh what a sad dress I pulled out of my <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/01/refashion-bandwagon.html">refashion pile</a>. I had been avoiding this one and considered giving it back to Barbara (dress shop owner) telling her it was a lost cause.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGZ6fPK1Ev-VMjkRSxg0je9vLNP5aRIlohkWgyhfQIoeYTVfxx0w8q4i45HKwj42SCVnf7CzZYBByBlqQH0rLplG3IwHFnVxkewExoFLAdyDr3Zhu7QMExUbJ9kBXZ-SWcv75LFM7/s1600/f1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGZ6fPK1Ev-VMjkRSxg0je9vLNP5aRIlohkWgyhfQIoeYTVfxx0w8q4i45HKwj42SCVnf7CzZYBByBlqQH0rLplG3IwHFnVxkewExoFLAdyDr3Zhu7QMExUbJ9kBXZ-SWcv75LFM7/s400/f1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610802197716135922" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGZ6fPK1Ev-VMjkRSxg0je9vLNP5aRIlohkWgyhfQIoeYTVfxx0w8q4i45HKwj42SCVnf7CzZYBByBlqQH0rLplG3IwHFnVxkewExoFLAdyDr3Zhu7QMExUbJ9kBXZ-SWcv75LFM7/s1600/f1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>From a distance it doesn't look too bad. There's lots of fabric to work with, and pink is my favorite color (I know I'm a 7 year old girl stuck in a 33 year old body.) But trust me.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8Gb5oC_ydQkapD7rAtXAp9_RS_iMAvHDQnZYZniNXwMOQLHACSFQ7HpV91ZyouGY4hkpQ9VV6OvV-Gbuw40GJDy0B5kbwsQcmAXHA6LFd46jSB13RO-spXYrjmpeldGE6HDQ8Fhu/s1600/f2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8Gb5oC_ydQkapD7rAtXAp9_RS_iMAvHDQnZYZniNXwMOQLHACSFQ7HpV91ZyouGY4hkpQ9VV6OvV-Gbuw40GJDy0B5kbwsQcmAXHA6LFd46jSB13RO-spXYrjmpeldGE6HDQ8Fhu/s400/f2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610802196433148882" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8Gb5oC_ydQkapD7rAtXAp9_RS_iMAvHDQnZYZniNXwMOQLHACSFQ7HpV91ZyouGY4hkpQ9VV6OvV-Gbuw40GJDy0B5kbwsQcmAXHA6LFd46jSB13RO-spXYrjmpeldGE6HDQ8Fhu/s1600/f2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>There were discolorations (these looked like burn marks from an iron?)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyhJTyracKObQqAb1xuXw7HHnwtiZFGkMbw6Atcl6qNVEC6p26WeyuzprcXCBJEl0A2M2XzKThpp44Dv2RYUSXxfMTnFfUOuI4JhS8v6Oh6emziq-VNJZClXI0fTmb3DoeAhyx2Sj/s1600/f3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyhJTyracKObQqAb1xuXw7HHnwtiZFGkMbw6Atcl6qNVEC6p26WeyuzprcXCBJEl0A2M2XzKThpp44Dv2RYUSXxfMTnFfUOuI4JhS8v6Oh6emziq-VNJZClXI0fTmb3DoeAhyx2Sj/s400/f3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610802195060802418" /></a></div><div>And ink. It's hard to tell in the photo but the person who made the dress originally had used a pen to mark the darts and all the seams and the ink bled through everywhere. But I had a plan.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyhJTyracKObQqAb1xuXw7HHnwtiZFGkMbw6Atcl6qNVEC6p26WeyuzprcXCBJEl0A2M2XzKThpp44Dv2RYUSXxfMTnFfUOuI4JhS8v6Oh6emziq-VNJZClXI0fTmb3DoeAhyx2Sj/s1600/f3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcrkqa1uBNW_Vt0uo4_vbgb2G9VEAzqfn7gw6Fo8f43M3PP132xD9Yz7lXNTy0r94wEL-y92xkDwb2NADTvyMXka8rarX4CKQe5Cq-Hr6bP08P2JlXh6yvCTSooUlBIdoL6WHeZBr/s1600/f4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcrkqa1uBNW_Vt0uo4_vbgb2G9VEAzqfn7gw6Fo8f43M3PP132xD9Yz7lXNTy0r94wEL-y92xkDwb2NADTvyMXka8rarX4CKQe5Cq-Hr6bP08P2JlXh6yvCTSooUlBIdoL6WHeZBr/s400/f4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610802188770043426" /></a></div><div>Enter <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/03/experiments.html">weird experimental dress bodice</a> that emerged from my scrap box. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcrkqa1uBNW_Vt0uo4_vbgb2G9VEAzqfn7gw6Fo8f43M3PP132xD9Yz7lXNTy0r94wEL-y92xkDwb2NADTvyMXka8rarX4CKQe5Cq-Hr6bP08P2JlXh6yvCTSooUlBIdoL6WHeZBr/s1600/f4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iJzNiPybrOAprtC8WjCRc-_hKefimNL_Zy27lwj-y2nl5f3iLy21s8bkxizkfQ3xVfGCCoJOdq4rs6Ich4IY9x92E8pYcS71KYiLwe80031FNnCKwGfTlIF8SPAHDYF2Qvd9uWU2/s1600/f5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iJzNiPybrOAprtC8WjCRc-_hKefimNL_Zy27lwj-y2nl5f3iLy21s8bkxizkfQ3xVfGCCoJOdq4rs6Ich4IY9x92E8pYcS71KYiLwe80031FNnCKwGfTlIF8SPAHDYF2Qvd9uWU2/s400/f5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610802187371902114" /></a><br />The skirt portion of the dress was in better condition than the torso but it still showed some stains so I added a layer of this pretty bridal lace. I didn't bother to hem it because it doesn't seem to unravel or fray (I thought about adding bias binding of cream silk - should I have done it?)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHE5yr_FIeK3fq25CIimmv1gIwq6NCpeGAms5VwBvgjy8MWZ51joZpmXKWM-LYVw1b-9h3Y-uWRPCAvDaWHcuyu0S_Qt3W3tYXLm45mZJewR1SxnbByP3OQwveX-dLubySYyvoccm/s1600/f6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHE5yr_FIeK3fq25CIimmv1gIwq6NCpeGAms5VwBvgjy8MWZ51joZpmXKWM-LYVw1b-9h3Y-uWRPCAvDaWHcuyu0S_Qt3W3tYXLm45mZJewR1SxnbByP3OQwveX-dLubySYyvoccm/s400/f6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610801913928179138" /></a></div><div>I reused the dress zipper - I would have preferred an invisible zipper (mostly because I just learned how to put them in and am exceedingly proud of myself) but this one works fine.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHE5yr_FIeK3fq25CIimmv1gIwq6NCpeGAms5VwBvgjy8MWZ51joZpmXKWM-LYVw1b-9h3Y-uWRPCAvDaWHcuyu0S_Qt3W3tYXLm45mZJewR1SxnbByP3OQwveX-dLubySYyvoccm/s1600/f6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Pb2Jw4cRtqqruJTutbvqd74ZnA6UWa1FDmXTKl8nM2iiz3naPuEcQ4rvMZGRC9r5y7fpxh0bbBjvFgMOX4bLJc-f-hoYMYJHtOgqXrrJE6wZCk_rI-kdMquA3dOx11GtxmvT_hse/s1600/f7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Pb2Jw4cRtqqruJTutbvqd74ZnA6UWa1FDmXTKl8nM2iiz3naPuEcQ4rvMZGRC9r5y7fpxh0bbBjvFgMOX4bLJc-f-hoYMYJHtOgqXrrJE6wZCk_rI-kdMquA3dOx11GtxmvT_hse/s400/f7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610801910109994530" /></a></div><div>One of my favorite cotton stripes as a lining (I swear I bought a full bolt of this on sale and it's almost gone.)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Pb2Jw4cRtqqruJTutbvqd74ZnA6UWa1FDmXTKl8nM2iiz3naPuEcQ4rvMZGRC9r5y7fpxh0bbBjvFgMOX4bLJc-f-hoYMYJHtOgqXrrJE6wZCk_rI-kdMquA3dOx11GtxmvT_hse/s1600/f7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4Z7EyRDt556IP9gVvIYap5d-rLm2e59-iqCa2aQZshZPNUKZSCGT5UpeqtHSGSwA1oTuz8nFIN383m3IDn8nXrWvmZhJE8DdZe4dieFUTtcTI3oecK3DMq7kF5QBJmkyGwe2V2EA/s1600/f8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4Z7EyRDt556IP9gVvIYap5d-rLm2e59-iqCa2aQZshZPNUKZSCGT5UpeqtHSGSwA1oTuz8nFIN383m3IDn8nXrWvmZhJE8DdZe4dieFUTtcTI3oecK3DMq7kF5QBJmkyGwe2V2EA/s400/f8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610801906275789106" /></a></div><div>So in the end I'm pleased with the result and the fact that I put my experiment to use.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4Z7EyRDt556IP9gVvIYap5d-rLm2e59-iqCa2aQZshZPNUKZSCGT5UpeqtHSGSwA1oTuz8nFIN383m3IDn8nXrWvmZhJE8DdZe4dieFUTtcTI3oecK3DMq7kF5QBJmkyGwe2V2EA/s1600/f8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOLWUEKtgA9DSRU9oZ6wlbo1t991Ba8vejqIKmZnYhYBbvIf5V2I1kY9QwiwTxCUWEriX8jST20antNAeszU0O-lNsDpipdm-Zlha1rS7w1U5EEMc-dwEYu25deMWoFKn0pkgW7PD/s1600/f9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOLWUEKtgA9DSRU9oZ6wlbo1t991Ba8vejqIKmZnYhYBbvIf5V2I1kY9QwiwTxCUWEriX8jST20antNAeszU0O-lNsDpipdm-Zlha1rS7w1U5EEMc-dwEYu25deMWoFKn0pkgW7PD/s400/f9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610801905606818514" /></a><br /></div><div>I know it's not a style that would appeal to everyone but my inner 7 year old girl (and my real 4 year old girls) love it!</div><div><br /></div><div>XO</div><div>Jackie</div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-81801773851092442162011-05-20T10:30:00.000-07:002011-05-20T11:05:35.426-07:00Dress CPR and jeans failOh I've been in a funk. I've been suffering from "too many things on my list to do so I won't do any of them" syndrome. So I'm afraid I don't have anything earth-shattering to share.<div><br /></div><div>(On a brighter note both my <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/04/dont-get-too-close-to-me.html">washing machine and refrigerator</a> are again fully functional!)</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not quite sure what to say about this dress in it's original form. It's one of the <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/01/refashion-bandwagon.html">refashions</a> I'm working on for a dress shop in town. It is/was teeny tiny with the smallest neck opening I've ever seen.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fzCCozV6RZ-zHIMwYS5Bnurp4OAwMOPkVq3um4-jcKCkEcvqcTzlEZMqJMOwXCIPI6Wa_btOuB9zFmK0w8jIv2GZis_Epgld1C6dNcDgIueryglHEifav916cUONZqtd8mcEKFVL/s1600/p1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fzCCozV6RZ-zHIMwYS5Bnurp4OAwMOPkVq3um4-jcKCkEcvqcTzlEZMqJMOwXCIPI6Wa_btOuB9zFmK0w8jIv2GZis_Epgld1C6dNcDgIueryglHEifav916cUONZqtd8mcEKFVL/s400/p1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608853671582889794" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fzCCozV6RZ-zHIMwYS5Bnurp4OAwMOPkVq3um4-jcKCkEcvqcTzlEZMqJMOwXCIPI6Wa_btOuB9zFmK0w8jIv2GZis_Epgld1C6dNcDgIueryglHEifav916cUONZqtd8mcEKFVL/s1600/p1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>It was definitely homemade and in rough condition.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpYpRpi3pL5ivPCpmEpWEnREfhSVTe8RL1Q36jZT0vKHLNbP0FC8nKYsgS42hs9c3i4lKmLnLPQKVg-KEPGmNNcukD0kMKF9MFSrh8y7LoIR8NYoivvnzZH-a5cnEgiTHmSgqcJ8H/s1600/p2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpYpRpi3pL5ivPCpmEpWEnREfhSVTe8RL1Q36jZT0vKHLNbP0FC8nKYsgS42hs9c3i4lKmLnLPQKVg-KEPGmNNcukD0kMKF9MFSrh8y7LoIR8NYoivvnzZH-a5cnEgiTHmSgqcJ8H/s400/p2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608853667210068338" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpYpRpi3pL5ivPCpmEpWEnREfhSVTe8RL1Q36jZT0vKHLNbP0FC8nKYsgS42hs9c3i4lKmLnLPQKVg-KEPGmNNcukD0kMKF9MFSrh8y7LoIR8NYoivvnzZH-a5cnEgiTHmSgqcJ8H/s1600/p2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>It was nice to work with such bright colorful fabric during this crazy stretch of rainy weather!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoQmVTLM1C3k3NQbGlePYnb9LS4_MsTDuforfxuNnRYSw6zuzwx2Esjm2KSsDpWfwTnAGO5Af4KxYd8H3S2e9ZCGKlzTWOb9s7-59lBjb-nwFYWeZ5M8tKmfnF4KU_3McGG9lCQYq/s1600/p3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoQmVTLM1C3k3NQbGlePYnb9LS4_MsTDuforfxuNnRYSw6zuzwx2Esjm2KSsDpWfwTnAGO5Af4KxYd8H3S2e9ZCGKlzTWOb9s7-59lBjb-nwFYWeZ5M8tKmfnF4KU_3McGG9lCQYq/s400/p3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608853663223509298" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoQmVTLM1C3k3NQbGlePYnb9LS4_MsTDuforfxuNnRYSw6zuzwx2Esjm2KSsDpWfwTnAGO5Af4KxYd8H3S2e9ZCGKlzTWOb9s7-59lBjb-nwFYWeZ5M8tKmfnF4KU_3McGG9lCQYq/s1600/p3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65hzjGB_OsiFluqXhu_Vq_87I9Vids4BteX-GK8Jgc_uhWrHsJXWrmbwrUZr3SJeSbbOY5Bw1aPua3OE6x-RrJOsTIIKHnwvH1iSF77d0YTpYWyPUJgJSSHWoIyh04KecJYncaQhT/s1600/p4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65hzjGB_OsiFluqXhu_Vq_87I9Vids4BteX-GK8Jgc_uhWrHsJXWrmbwrUZr3SJeSbbOY5Bw1aPua3OE6x-RrJOsTIIKHnwvH1iSF77d0YTpYWyPUJgJSSHWoIyh04KecJYncaQhT/s400/p4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608853443093010866" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65hzjGB_OsiFluqXhu_Vq_87I9Vids4BteX-GK8Jgc_uhWrHsJXWrmbwrUZr3SJeSbbOY5Bw1aPua3OE6x-RrJOsTIIKHnwvH1iSF77d0YTpYWyPUJgJSSHWoIyh04KecJYncaQhT/s1600/p4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>So I took the easy way out and made a skirt from it. I added a pink waistband (reused the dress zipper) and evened off the hem. I really wanted to change the neckline and keep it as a dress but it was just so small that there was no room for error. It's a cute skirt though! I'm planning to make a small handbag out of the leftover fabric.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, jeans. I was so excited about <a href="http://malepatternboldness.blogspot.com/">Peter's</a> jeans sew-along. I reeeaaally wanted to make a pair of perfect-fitting white jeans for summer.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65hzjGB_OsiFluqXhu_Vq_87I9Vids4BteX-GK8Jgc_uhWrHsJXWrmbwrUZr3SJeSbbOY5Bw1aPua3OE6x-RrJOsTIIKHnwvH1iSF77d0YTpYWyPUJgJSSHWoIyh04KecJYncaQhT/s1600/p4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoS8HqjYNsKfjCtpQyAdSTG5vtsy7vJALG0iHPXXkXR-5s1N0hH2FjCo3-mWQdlTpQiYhvlePPV_N4oZSTg4tIvM0NsCCaDH44O9Of6KPuwVrlJ1e4QhfPZvWoUrY_au97E34RJx1/s1600/M5894.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoS8HqjYNsKfjCtpQyAdSTG5vtsy7vJALG0iHPXXkXR-5s1N0hH2FjCo3-mWQdlTpQiYhvlePPV_N4oZSTg4tIvM0NsCCaDH44O9Of6KPuwVrlJ1e4QhfPZvWoUrY_au97E34RJx1/s400/M5894.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608853949606230530" style="cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoS8HqjYNsKfjCtpQyAdSTG5vtsy7vJALG0iHPXXkXR-5s1N0hH2FjCo3-mWQdlTpQiYhvlePPV_N4oZSTg4tIvM0NsCCaDH44O9Of6KPuwVrlJ1e4QhfPZvWoUrY_au97E34RJx1/s1600/M5894.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>My chosen pattern, McCall's 5894. Good reviews on PR, looked promising, started with a muslin just in case. I compared the measurements to a pair of jeans I like and found the rise to be much higher in the pattern.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3x-4HB1db1-_PkTEDreuy0v7x10tmY-IZU2huZLQV9b-kLmLuiHBPM0HVZE8OYdO3KyPEKWA_0gP0xu_wLX9W3oCMarg4Up3IeBPf0KesrRRa5hPSw2BbI0aGRcb3qKR-zujvahg5/s1600/p6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3x-4HB1db1-_PkTEDreuy0v7x10tmY-IZU2huZLQV9b-kLmLuiHBPM0HVZE8OYdO3KyPEKWA_0gP0xu_wLX9W3oCMarg4Up3IeBPf0KesrRRa5hPSw2BbI0aGRcb3qKR-zujvahg5/s400/p6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608853436118439890" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3x-4HB1db1-_PkTEDreuy0v7x10tmY-IZU2huZLQV9b-kLmLuiHBPM0HVZE8OYdO3KyPEKWA_0gP0xu_wLX9W3oCMarg4Up3IeBPf0KesrRRa5hPSw2BbI0aGRcb3qKR-zujvahg5/s1600/p6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>So I started cutting up the pattern to lower it.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB06LGDePYuFJjmE1_sEfjUzraFqC9Jxu13xMr6SwV8-EOziAbuT2FJaqSg0FyYNBIb5T8C66jMDPfdNu-HlFMs0NUS-MmQth8zHuDGZ4LZ0sw1QH3ERRO7WNDtvOn6Lbn7SkfoFw5/s1600/p7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB06LGDePYuFJjmE1_sEfjUzraFqC9Jxu13xMr6SwV8-EOziAbuT2FJaqSg0FyYNBIb5T8C66jMDPfdNu-HlFMs0NUS-MmQth8zHuDGZ4LZ0sw1QH3ERRO7WNDtvOn6Lbn7SkfoFw5/s400/p7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608853432404456034" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB06LGDePYuFJjmE1_sEfjUzraFqC9Jxu13xMr6SwV8-EOziAbuT2FJaqSg0FyYNBIb5T8C66jMDPfdNu-HlFMs0NUS-MmQth8zHuDGZ4LZ0sw1QH3ERRO7WNDtvOn6Lbn7SkfoFw5/s1600/p7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>And this is as far as i got before the entire thing went into the trash in a fit of frustration. None of the pieces matched up and I cut away most of the important pattern markings, duh. Oh well, live and learn, right?</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRI5EalMYI9INekZhOrK3QQp12fUw0Y0upOOIr5mtrD7trSgZpXNUO1AI2zciMWeeGYsJc-XeO1Kmc4G4dSmGX3W4qKgJlP7KbeZense5o5IhE533Nj_yKWmantlfRCN9oak3yqORi/s1600/V2907.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRI5EalMYI9INekZhOrK3QQp12fUw0Y0upOOIr5mtrD7trSgZpXNUO1AI2zciMWeeGYsJc-XeO1Kmc4G4dSmGX3W4qKgJlP7KbeZense5o5IhE533Nj_yKWmantlfRCN9oak3yqORi/s400/V2907.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608853424637878402" /></a><br /></div></div></div><div>So I plan to try again with Vogue 2907. It's got a much lower rise so no adjustment there, and I like the shape of the leg better. </div><div><br /></div><div>So let's hope the return of the sun around these parts brings about a burst of creative energy!</div><div><br /></div><div>XO</div><div>Jackie</div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-77663397045366648032011-05-08T18:24:00.000-07:002011-05-08T18:39:49.089-07:00Scrappy little house<div>My scrap box was starting to look a little threatening again so I made a (barely perceptible) dent in it by making another house. I love how unstructured these are (the process, I mean.) </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfxI1UkqALHZh78pR23K49EApD_yEPp2Sd4itdZ7Al-I__MVWEm2WzJqe3LVp_hOvALytuHBpopgU7bZLXILHfpIi0d4-TY_qSAEGakZehR4qZHiCiZ5IWuWWYqONrtOwFKaWE5ch/s1600/h1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfxI1UkqALHZh78pR23K49EApD_yEPp2Sd4itdZ7Al-I__MVWEm2WzJqe3LVp_hOvALytuHBpopgU7bZLXILHfpIi0d4-TY_qSAEGakZehR4qZHiCiZ5IWuWWYqONrtOwFKaWE5ch/s400/h1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604521617304826498" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfxI1UkqALHZh78pR23K49EApD_yEPp2Sd4itdZ7Al-I__MVWEm2WzJqe3LVp_hOvALytuHBpopgU7bZLXILHfpIi0d4-TY_qSAEGakZehR4qZHiCiZ5IWuWWYqONrtOwFKaWE5ch/s1600/h1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Garment-making is still so new to me and I get easily discouraged when something doesn't turn out quite right. So to have the freedom to just be creative and enjoy the process of "making" is nice.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGesH0ayiqvC5DYF4C08v1K0BnLC09VUS2VyCMtYK0aJs5g78znki-qgFQRkQDUR2-w8FsNRKGZTN8ioojGX1jGjkTtiRhF7pqSxCy90hPihTstMVTxM_0zJ1m2dTZgOdfSVcMUdO/s1600/h4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGesH0ayiqvC5DYF4C08v1K0BnLC09VUS2VyCMtYK0aJs5g78znki-qgFQRkQDUR2-w8FsNRKGZTN8ioojGX1jGjkTtiRhF7pqSxCy90hPihTstMVTxM_0zJ1m2dTZgOdfSVcMUdO/s400/h4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604521611380791538" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGesH0ayiqvC5DYF4C08v1K0BnLC09VUS2VyCMtYK0aJs5g78znki-qgFQRkQDUR2-w8FsNRKGZTN8ioojGX1jGjkTtiRhF7pqSxCy90hPihTstMVTxM_0zJ1m2dTZgOdfSVcMUdO/s1600/h4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I've been hanging onto that turquoise button for about 8 years now. It was waiting for a home!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CCIlFBVAhCFo_5wlK56q71zksjioYK6thJ8xUJlp1maGyFP_2G_IXNDSYJzseruBnq8vH2qZWjgN32nqcmpcHaBUaNSthN4oY5OIZj_34s0BLLhBiqeLfcyjqH8ZKNkwvRQ6A_AT/s1600/h3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CCIlFBVAhCFo_5wlK56q71zksjioYK6thJ8xUJlp1maGyFP_2G_IXNDSYJzseruBnq8vH2qZWjgN32nqcmpcHaBUaNSthN4oY5OIZj_34s0BLLhBiqeLfcyjqH8ZKNkwvRQ6A_AT/s400/h3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604521609683151922" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CCIlFBVAhCFo_5wlK56q71zksjioYK6thJ8xUJlp1maGyFP_2G_IXNDSYJzseruBnq8vH2qZWjgN32nqcmpcHaBUaNSthN4oY5OIZj_34s0BLLhBiqeLfcyjqH8ZKNkwvRQ6A_AT/s1600/h3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>That number print is one of my favorites. I have about a yard of it stashed away for something special (don't know what yet.)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1CgsvlLw_iyIpBBler6-5nSIMr3UZmylM7yqT9BqqE-TEDuELq-wGUXL6dC7ArIhFdjjAHMKD2B8F1pK1or6S28ozqoDf7Z3sJozkUXRVQomndUup7Z4smpLlR_ZOccNePXkg8Ko/s1600/h2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1CgsvlLw_iyIpBBler6-5nSIMr3UZmylM7yqT9BqqE-TEDuELq-wGUXL6dC7ArIhFdjjAHMKD2B8F1pK1or6S28ozqoDf7Z3sJozkUXRVQomndUup7Z4smpLlR_ZOccNePXkg8Ko/s400/h2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604521606445904146" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1CgsvlLw_iyIpBBler6-5nSIMr3UZmylM7yqT9BqqE-TEDuELq-wGUXL6dC7ArIhFdjjAHMKD2B8F1pK1or6S28ozqoDf7Z3sJozkUXRVQomndUup7Z4smpLlR_ZOccNePXkg8Ko/s1600/h2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mLxTaKLHAnZWrvL9Bk7NGNaZuD1AwtPMeMgWFN7fHQwi4Gzyyyxqdcve3kuwXUBIAspLeBgsAAO2Acrivmnq6pyTx-NWWu0JQjQtoU5rN_lB54YxMIM9U6s1Bdb-a97Rg9nXzi3d/s1600/h5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mLxTaKLHAnZWrvL9Bk7NGNaZuD1AwtPMeMgWFN7fHQwi4Gzyyyxqdcve3kuwXUBIAspLeBgsAAO2Acrivmnq6pyTx-NWWu0JQjQtoU5rN_lB54YxMIM9U6s1Bdb-a97Rg9nXzi3d/s400/h5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604521605466593442" /></a><br /></div><div>We were rewarded at the end of a dreary, rainy day yesterday with a little magic. My son has figured out how to raise one eyebrow - and make me crack up without fail:) </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Mothers' Day!</div><div><br /></div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-79844298490677814502011-04-29T15:57:00.000-07:002011-04-29T16:32:07.962-07:00Don't get too close to me...<div>I've been busy killing off my appliances one by one. I was briefly thrust back into the dark ages with the loss of both my washing machine and refrigerator in the same week. Please excuse the drama but this is a big deal when you have a five year old and two four year olds. </div><div><br /></div>But my sewing machine is fine so it isn't all that bad. On to more jackets!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpcT4pWoZ-eBqsPiN_d2e3wZLLaPsJ9UJ7eIhUqy3nj6CsfaoB6XdbmlpveHtbUVtTavxJowIBorEy95MaJN-0OgFhNIwJd_YnFa07sNatt-EYZ_thnf4Z-k7kAm0iC7IJO2IIoCJ/s1600/M5525+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpcT4pWoZ-eBqsPiN_d2e3wZLLaPsJ9UJ7eIhUqy3nj6CsfaoB6XdbmlpveHtbUVtTavxJowIBorEy95MaJN-0OgFhNIwJd_YnFa07sNatt-EYZ_thnf4Z-k7kAm0iC7IJO2IIoCJ/s400/M5525+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601146417829536754" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpcT4pWoZ-eBqsPiN_d2e3wZLLaPsJ9UJ7eIhUqy3nj6CsfaoB6XdbmlpveHtbUVtTavxJowIBorEy95MaJN-0OgFhNIwJd_YnFa07sNatt-EYZ_thnf4Z-k7kAm0iC7IJO2IIoCJ/s1600/M5525+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>McCalls 5525 has been frantically trying to get my attention. I figured it was time to give it try while I was on my jacket streak (if you consider two jackets to be streak.) These pictures were taken with my phone because my camera has jumped on the malfunction bandwagon.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivETq0lA19KAKQ01_O8Jr0eD-1Mb5aPCamUE5Pll4d7_4NGxNKSv9ZUiQhphmzABeH_xYzB1OKx1cR0HA4XAzQTpXyHipa3kDIIk1JglkxsRjaKk3_z67xK2anWGkG1AMJYkfyJPNv/s1600/photo-26.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivETq0lA19KAKQ01_O8Jr0eD-1Mb5aPCamUE5Pll4d7_4NGxNKSv9ZUiQhphmzABeH_xYzB1OKx1cR0HA4XAzQTpXyHipa3kDIIk1JglkxsRjaKk3_z67xK2anWGkG1AMJYkfyJPNv/s400/photo-26.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601146418615569954" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivETq0lA19KAKQ01_O8Jr0eD-1Mb5aPCamUE5Pll4d7_4NGxNKSv9ZUiQhphmzABeH_xYzB1OKx1cR0HA4XAzQTpXyHipa3kDIIk1JglkxsRjaKk3_z67xK2anWGkG1AMJYkfyJPNv/s1600/photo-26.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I chose a soft grey suiting (mostly polyester, I think) and a bright fuchsia lining. It's not quite done and I hit a few snags along the way (you might notice my jacket will button opposite from the one shown on the envelope.) Despite the snags I love it! I just need to hem it and add the buttons/buttonholes.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaY2x7Yt70i4fW63VB4NcSn-GkZ651uqyt12utKedL1u1h84I4Wwgc7WP_IHA-aheLLkJ2WUz0GRR1EFhsVun48PyfWx-MjE_dY99J7oeW9PqZPmouv7T18num_9oCPAaB2by0zKZT/s1600/photo-27a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaY2x7Yt70i4fW63VB4NcSn-GkZ651uqyt12utKedL1u1h84I4Wwgc7WP_IHA-aheLLkJ2WUz0GRR1EFhsVun48PyfWx-MjE_dY99J7oeW9PqZPmouv7T18num_9oCPAaB2by0zKZT/s400/photo-27a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601146414372677442" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaY2x7Yt70i4fW63VB4NcSn-GkZ651uqyt12utKedL1u1h84I4Wwgc7WP_IHA-aheLLkJ2WUz0GRR1EFhsVun48PyfWx-MjE_dY99J7oeW9PqZPmouv7T18num_9oCPAaB2by0zKZT/s1600/photo-27a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>A peek at the lining in the pocket. (By the way, the pockets in this pattern are ridiculously shallow - if anyone plans to sew this one I would definitely recommend making the pocket bags twice as deep!) </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy weekend everyone! </div><div>Jackie :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-81228894444296521172011-04-19T17:11:00.000-07:002011-04-19T17:44:28.925-07:00Nice and easy<div>I almost feel silly sharing such a simple project but I am for two reasons. 1) It is the simplest top I have made in a long time (two pattern pieces!) and 2) it's a great, versatile top that will go with almost anything!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYoU_5nA2w7R29lRhSDaaCv2uu4htkzxEv0lrxzisNecfEJ4M8DxitDgDwUGMG9Hhx75uACxRUiFHQxOFfeNUxau5tsDDYhDMgp5XU3qZ7VofAn8DrvXwvhuHvdeY3tEypeYNuROs/s1600/6078.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYoU_5nA2w7R29lRhSDaaCv2uu4htkzxEv0lrxzisNecfEJ4M8DxitDgDwUGMG9Hhx75uACxRUiFHQxOFfeNUxau5tsDDYhDMgp5XU3qZ7VofAn8DrvXwvhuHvdeY3tEypeYNuROs/s400/6078.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597456236716929378" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYoU_5nA2w7R29lRhSDaaCv2uu4htkzxEv0lrxzisNecfEJ4M8DxitDgDwUGMG9Hhx75uACxRUiFHQxOFfeNUxau5tsDDYhDMgp5XU3qZ7VofAn8DrvXwvhuHvdeY3tEypeYNuROs/s1600/6078.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I picked up <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/Patterns/36443">McCalls 6078</a> during a sale a few weeks ago with plans to use up some grey (super-stretchy) knit I had already. (Oh, this stuff was a pain to sew with!)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidbD1CEpfQny1AzEfenbnqrgTgMSfKp8qn4f9PvZWK-KnyWixmPznkTHIYIcabnZp731u-3eI5Cph916kKpf9iUPzcsFvgbiyScK6FbeDG5R0XPbpLIATsjc63T1xGmaFWH7UKPxE/s1600/b2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidbD1CEpfQny1AzEfenbnqrgTgMSfKp8qn4f9PvZWK-KnyWixmPznkTHIYIcabnZp731u-3eI5Cph916kKpf9iUPzcsFvgbiyScK6FbeDG5R0XPbpLIATsjc63T1xGmaFWH7UKPxE/s400/b2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597456152163785954" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidbD1CEpfQny1AzEfenbnqrgTgMSfKp8qn4f9PvZWK-KnyWixmPznkTHIYIcabnZp731u-3eI5Cph916kKpf9iUPzcsFvgbiyScK6FbeDG5R0XPbpLIATsjc63T1xGmaFWH7UKPxE/s1600/b2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>But it made for a really pretty top! (I made view B.) I usually avoid knits because I cringe at the thought of hemming them. But I suppose it gets easier with practice? </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLurWM4g8_Rv2I7xjv-KnoLraia1YZjK_OpOINWZs8kYwYLa-tPQjOBnwxQJ0gAA14Vp8wwPNnN3zFdP9Sxv08MTgaD3n7ucrKg1Nu3doztvKhVfTPcCYIMlhUCsulRAwp8ahcF0A/s1600/b3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLurWM4g8_Rv2I7xjv-KnoLraia1YZjK_OpOINWZs8kYwYLa-tPQjOBnwxQJ0gAA14Vp8wwPNnN3zFdP9Sxv08MTgaD3n7ucrKg1Nu3doztvKhVfTPcCYIMlhUCsulRAwp8ahcF0A/s400/b3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597456144736416722" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLurWM4g8_Rv2I7xjv-KnoLraia1YZjK_OpOINWZs8kYwYLa-tPQjOBnwxQJ0gAA14Vp8wwPNnN3zFdP9Sxv08MTgaD3n7ucrKg1Nu3doztvKhVfTPcCYIMlhUCsulRAwp8ahcF0A/s1600/b3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I added a band of black organza to the bottom (I had some bias strips left over from another project.)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm3SdKY6vmwp0shP_ZyCCWJdnpjf3sjy6cc1oZkFeeBIX2l3RwcmDBUEoodrlra0U9Dj8rxJTVaaC9o6rRVV_s961GkGumbL2K03EdLIfvWWrQZV4IlIJ4hql2D_3sifIcYzQ0gjT/s1600/b4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm3SdKY6vmwp0shP_ZyCCWJdnpjf3sjy6cc1oZkFeeBIX2l3RwcmDBUEoodrlra0U9Dj8rxJTVaaC9o6rRVV_s961GkGumbL2K03EdLIfvWWrQZV4IlIJ4hql2D_3sifIcYzQ0gjT/s400/b4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597456148218700978" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm3SdKY6vmwp0shP_ZyCCWJdnpjf3sjy6cc1oZkFeeBIX2l3RwcmDBUEoodrlra0U9Dj8rxJTVaaC9o6rRVV_s961GkGumbL2K03EdLIfvWWrQZV4IlIJ4hql2D_3sifIcYzQ0gjT/s1600/b4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I sewed the strip to the right side, turned the hem and then top-stitched it down. It weighs the hem down nicely.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBqlVRCDUKOw1ZecBGGF35k3fOGRmvkJ9dlzcfmBXHnmcGWkWfUH5QSNIndWvDa5zezbC70r1NE35EeUEO7fPeLTixwDTHlvLyMORvT7IzUV4pynqwL0FMXjUVAFWMBeUBZoVdkly/s1600/a1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBqlVRCDUKOw1ZecBGGF35k3fOGRmvkJ9dlzcfmBXHnmcGWkWfUH5QSNIndWvDa5zezbC70r1NE35EeUEO7fPeLTixwDTHlvLyMORvT7IzUV4pynqwL0FMXjUVAFWMBeUBZoVdkly/s400/a1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597456137224427938" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBqlVRCDUKOw1ZecBGGF35k3fOGRmvkJ9dlzcfmBXHnmcGWkWfUH5QSNIndWvDa5zezbC70r1NE35EeUEO7fPeLTixwDTHlvLyMORvT7IzUV4pynqwL0FMXjUVAFWMBeUBZoVdkly/s1600/a1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>These aren't great photos (and I took them prior to hemming) but I'm including them just to give you an idea of how it fits. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeL8GNh8VdX3ipXQyZm4NSwRQBAe_k37eHxSeX_290BOYQuzzK6_wl5A_GZzdoA6wLJNuwZiPFBXG5W3-5wN_l1CQsl-BRWlZYn04Oydw3C6y9_BPJD4G0Ggw-CwQQoRhKa3UsXgVc/s1600/b1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeL8GNh8VdX3ipXQyZm4NSwRQBAe_k37eHxSeX_290BOYQuzzK6_wl5A_GZzdoA6wLJNuwZiPFBXG5W3-5wN_l1CQsl-BRWlZYn04Oydw3C6y9_BPJD4G0Ggw-CwQQoRhKa3UsXgVc/s400/b1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597456137617590418" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeL8GNh8VdX3ipXQyZm4NSwRQBAe_k37eHxSeX_290BOYQuzzK6_wl5A_GZzdoA6wLJNuwZiPFBXG5W3-5wN_l1CQsl-BRWlZYn04Oydw3C6y9_BPJD4G0Ggw-CwQQoRhKa3UsXgVc/s1600/b1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I definitely foresee this top appearing in my closet in a few different colors! I highly recommend the pattern.<br /><br /></div><div>By the way, I'm still hoping for some takers on the <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/04/can-i-make-something-for-you.html">Pay it Forward</a> game! </div><div><br /></div><div>Jackie :)</div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-84755828460294329822011-04-17T17:17:00.000-07:002011-04-17T18:17:49.570-07:00Can I make something for you?<div>One of the things I love about sewing blogs (and the wonderful people who write them) is the generosity and sense of community they bring. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuM3oiCgSvaMjdxh5zVfRnH6nuPGtr7J7AWqd4Ob8dpenVCRAmXJWHDkXbiqgWs3IY339jykbC4P-eNImmio8UYF0TZZy2wMY2v3E0Sf2luIl3ShWS1oXtjp5SHVvgQLbXJvrsByZ/s1600/p8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuM3oiCgSvaMjdxh5zVfRnH6nuPGtr7J7AWqd4Ob8dpenVCRAmXJWHDkXbiqgWs3IY339jykbC4P-eNImmio8UYF0TZZy2wMY2v3E0Sf2luIl3ShWS1oXtjp5SHVvgQLbXJvrsByZ/s400/p8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596718709357529506" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuM3oiCgSvaMjdxh5zVfRnH6nuPGtr7J7AWqd4Ob8dpenVCRAmXJWHDkXbiqgWs3IY339jykbC4P-eNImmio8UYF0TZZy2wMY2v3E0Sf2luIl3ShWS1oXtjp5SHVvgQLbXJvrsByZ/s1600/p8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I've learned almost everything I know about sewing from browsing the internet and I would be lost without this community. A tutorial on hand-worked buttonholes? <a href="http://www.thecupcakegoddess.com/the-cupcake-goddess/2011/03/how-to-make-hand-worked-buttonholes.html">Click</a>! Zippers? <a href="http://megmadethis.blogspot.com/2006/07/zippers.html">Gotcha covered</a>! Origami cranes as hair clips? <a href="http://thedillspiel.blogspot.com/2011/01/fabric-japanese-crane-tutorial.html">Sure</a>! </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHU4BldVVT8xxDSLnYivN6Uae7lCvGoItijAw-7SWdCfhyphenhyphen3cy7Vgy7KlIJOwgMTjAHS0VQLZiLDMzB3MYCC6iQXgDrA3-nwrhwwr6-Kr9gbG6A1vLow8osYjemFmFNFIRr5c9Cg338/s1600/p1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHU4BldVVT8xxDSLnYivN6Uae7lCvGoItijAw-7SWdCfhyphenhyphen3cy7Vgy7KlIJOwgMTjAHS0VQLZiLDMzB3MYCC6iQXgDrA3-nwrhwwr6-Kr9gbG6A1vLow8osYjemFmFNFIRr5c9Cg338/s400/p1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596718705888858978" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHU4BldVVT8xxDSLnYivN6Uae7lCvGoItijAw-7SWdCfhyphenhyphen3cy7Vgy7KlIJOwgMTjAHS0VQLZiLDMzB3MYCC6iQXgDrA3-nwrhwwr6-Kr9gbG6A1vLow8osYjemFmFNFIRr5c9Cg338/s1600/p1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>This generosity extends to sharing their work as well! I learned about "Pay it Forward 2011" from <a href="http://oonaballoona.blogspot.com/2011/04/pifffffft.html">Oonaballoona</a> and I was so in! </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTmj2v7xBHR94u-PT3pjiWMa69OaiGuXyY2PTKRE_S6t1CcvLjfqF16cpjw9E7KnxgeYTgVmIs0b0UDtwAeF8RkHnd_IJVWRqtIMtFoMHZFkRkyzVcmK0z6_goJKKt7SO5mdWt0Cm/s1600/p2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTmj2v7xBHR94u-PT3pjiWMa69OaiGuXyY2PTKRE_S6t1CcvLjfqF16cpjw9E7KnxgeYTgVmIs0b0UDtwAeF8RkHnd_IJVWRqtIMtFoMHZFkRkyzVcmK0z6_goJKKt7SO5mdWt0Cm/s400/p2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596718704152728386" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTmj2v7xBHR94u-PT3pjiWMa69OaiGuXyY2PTKRE_S6t1CcvLjfqF16cpjw9E7KnxgeYTgVmIs0b0UDtwAeF8RkHnd_IJVWRqtIMtFoMHZFkRkyzVcmK0z6_goJKKt7SO5mdWt0Cm/s1600/p2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>So it works like this: the first five people to comment on this post will get a little package from me containing something that I've made (that you, hopefully, will like!)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KxOo50eLuGtpQnMSCA4VR2KxC4ql5gGOsb-hvWfWQy9Uz63fnBswMi1Bb_xs6lDzT6JjTNJd6GYIhsYtEsf8y7TYpUkbVlUUIiFnwdb9hSOXrlctJ3Qmje_llG-LPucgiaHrihJ-/s1600/p3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KxOo50eLuGtpQnMSCA4VR2KxC4ql5gGOsb-hvWfWQy9Uz63fnBswMi1Bb_xs6lDzT6JjTNJd6GYIhsYtEsf8y7TYpUkbVlUUIiFnwdb9hSOXrlctJ3Qmje_llG-LPucgiaHrihJ-/s400/p3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596718279107109266" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KxOo50eLuGtpQnMSCA4VR2KxC4ql5gGOsb-hvWfWQy9Uz63fnBswMi1Bb_xs6lDzT6JjTNJd6GYIhsYtEsf8y7TYpUkbVlUUIiFnwdb9hSOXrlctJ3Qmje_llG-LPucgiaHrihJ-/s1600/p3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>The catch is that you must agree to do the same, hence, "pay it forward".</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYn6vPDsIAShnkLkSTNP09XwjA-rtH9HlKPBa7vmdJYI8sbGs06ZyGHTHYCF8B7MlvZm_xoKNiBAuxg8xnNuk80myywco56syacVNBh1JkyA8YkBNyq72NB0FaHC-9NXtpw-ap_gQA/s1600/p4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYn6vPDsIAShnkLkSTNP09XwjA-rtH9HlKPBa7vmdJYI8sbGs06ZyGHTHYCF8B7MlvZm_xoKNiBAuxg8xnNuk80myywco56syacVNBh1JkyA8YkBNyq72NB0FaHC-9NXtpw-ap_gQA/s400/p4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596718271535367826" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYn6vPDsIAShnkLkSTNP09XwjA-rtH9HlKPBa7vmdJYI8sbGs06ZyGHTHYCF8B7MlvZm_xoKNiBAuxg8xnNuk80myywco56syacVNBh1JkyA8YkBNyq72NB0FaHC-9NXtpw-ap_gQA/s1600/p4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Sound like fun? </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt70ghXGPZ6pqaY2wMvC1MnaOzSvAVIkwx25nXhXl1QMTkDCL7ISGYx2lqfA02954ZqxEnt766LdIG3VJDpZjIu-0BZKv1KVfvC7Wm0ofeSAxX9t28jJjizoNaec430lDFAE0owadu/s1600/p5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt70ghXGPZ6pqaY2wMvC1MnaOzSvAVIkwx25nXhXl1QMTkDCL7ISGYx2lqfA02954ZqxEnt766LdIG3VJDpZjIu-0BZKv1KVfvC7Wm0ofeSAxX9t28jJjizoNaec430lDFAE0owadu/s400/p5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596718271163493762" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt70ghXGPZ6pqaY2wMvC1MnaOzSvAVIkwx25nXhXl1QMTkDCL7ISGYx2lqfA02954ZqxEnt766LdIG3VJDpZjIu-0BZKv1KVfvC7Wm0ofeSAxX9t28jJjizoNaec430lDFAE0owadu/s1600/p5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I don't tend to get more than a comment or two on my posts so we'll see how this goes:)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uVbjBX9wdKFG_8gEkoC4vPtiSq5EkCsLJE1iUvX9F2dY6cbHtHizXolLGhfNWmt8fYS3Gf6j6sQc6cmsZotJP_47IV9ocVp4Pd3Iudgj7QSpb577N9d_TkaVTg1yZcXnaBHYng3c/s1600/p6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uVbjBX9wdKFG_8gEkoC4vPtiSq5EkCsLJE1iUvX9F2dY6cbHtHizXolLGhfNWmt8fYS3Gf6j6sQc6cmsZotJP_47IV9ocVp4Pd3Iudgj7QSpb577N9d_TkaVTg1yZcXnaBHYng3c/s400/p6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596718270911793154" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uVbjBX9wdKFG_8gEkoC4vPtiSq5EkCsLJE1iUvX9F2dY6cbHtHizXolLGhfNWmt8fYS3Gf6j6sQc6cmsZotJP_47IV9ocVp4Pd3Iudgj7QSpb577N9d_TkaVTg1yZcXnaBHYng3c/s1600/p6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Ok, GO!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUd2Ef_YMAwzVvNnD7N9s1Dzq0LfQch1x2rLah7LOw4zO7Zt-aod_swLW3mHSvE_C6D7XZu5PbU3ty8Tpl5P7kDvxFMml-qcO_2My1VLOHQdCRF5HlCz-fzr9dOZYTWLVZkWkUcFn/s1600/p7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUd2Ef_YMAwzVvNnD7N9s1Dzq0LfQch1x2rLah7LOw4zO7Zt-aod_swLW3mHSvE_C6D7XZu5PbU3ty8Tpl5P7kDvxFMml-qcO_2My1VLOHQdCRF5HlCz-fzr9dOZYTWLVZkWkUcFn/s400/p7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596718260876192898" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-18361836292984601232011-04-12T16:18:00.000-07:002011-04-12T17:34:17.783-07:00My most favoritest thing ever...<div>...that I've sewn for myself so far!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_LXgGPFwRbJmxrbMR2p06YtXMEgTSiRhigkiqhGh1YEmQUpTpYzDUnxS73J-uAtEqZvI7T8_draNYUL2cdeUmhLnIfKTKl2DM8SjchGf73E2ZXuZTqE3G7QBK_HFgOgrbh0bXcTs/s1600/d6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_LXgGPFwRbJmxrbMR2p06YtXMEgTSiRhigkiqhGh1YEmQUpTpYzDUnxS73J-uAtEqZvI7T8_draNYUL2cdeUmhLnIfKTKl2DM8SjchGf73E2ZXuZTqE3G7QBK_HFgOgrbh0bXcTs/s400/d6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594843875029711522" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_LXgGPFwRbJmxrbMR2p06YtXMEgTSiRhigkiqhGh1YEmQUpTpYzDUnxS73J-uAtEqZvI7T8_draNYUL2cdeUmhLnIfKTKl2DM8SjchGf73E2ZXuZTqE3G7QBK_HFgOgrbh0bXcTs/s1600/d6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I finished the jacket I've been working on for Sherry's <a href="http://buzzybeesworld.blogspot.com/p/rtw-tailoring-sewalong.html">RTW Tailoring SewAlong</a> and I couldn't be happier with the result. I have to (sheepishly) admit that I didn't even come close to taking full advantage of the sew-along and the amazing guidance that Sherry provided. She really went to great lengths to dissect a tailored jacket and explain how to produce a professional result. I knew I wouldn't have enough time to spend on a complicated jacket so I chose a simpler design - no pockets, no lapels, no darts. But don't get me wrong, <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/Patterns/37473">Butterick 5469</a> is a great pattern with several variations and I will definitely use it again!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuV1gsi98EFFPHkAJ1h2354vgohyHGiOSfXysrJlee5GdMlxJTd1wWSE8e6fdGQbNKGvIVYmhDxpfdvkQAizOQ3dG_oumTsKCdQtD636Y9CLHR2Vfb8bW07aa8UKV3bxQ2jAJtKzB7/s1600/d7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuV1gsi98EFFPHkAJ1h2354vgohyHGiOSfXysrJlee5GdMlxJTd1wWSE8e6fdGQbNKGvIVYmhDxpfdvkQAizOQ3dG_oumTsKCdQtD636Y9CLHR2Vfb8bW07aa8UKV3bxQ2jAJtKzB7/s400/d7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594843869595766002" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuV1gsi98EFFPHkAJ1h2354vgohyHGiOSfXysrJlee5GdMlxJTd1wWSE8e6fdGQbNKGvIVYmhDxpfdvkQAizOQ3dG_oumTsKCdQtD636Y9CLHR2Vfb8bW07aa8UKV3bxQ2jAJtKzB7/s1600/d7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>This is the shell before I put the lining in (and before I realized I didn't buy enough fabric for the facings - oops!) </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYEPouIEVBBczoAkoPv8-PWBzf6rrpL6Sd8Ypeq1kpLdgMaxaSIAATQXCiliKQOAkVjY_pFXqJ6TKGRpKXVa5bz7vmPJEfq0bA_Y1ACaxFpNZiwESrPlOAKBe64K1BoCbHYEo_isx/s1600/d2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYEPouIEVBBczoAkoPv8-PWBzf6rrpL6Sd8Ypeq1kpLdgMaxaSIAATQXCiliKQOAkVjY_pFXqJ6TKGRpKXVa5bz7vmPJEfq0bA_Y1ACaxFpNZiwESrPlOAKBe64K1BoCbHYEo_isx/s400/d2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594843670104844402" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYEPouIEVBBczoAkoPv8-PWBzf6rrpL6Sd8Ypeq1kpLdgMaxaSIAATQXCiliKQOAkVjY_pFXqJ6TKGRpKXVa5bz7vmPJEfq0bA_Y1ACaxFpNZiwESrPlOAKBe64K1BoCbHYEo_isx/s1600/d2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Which is why my jacket has a (sort-of) coordinating stripe inside.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjs94cBvaTem-saU4jsW2oLcUCat-JphVchhRBCptRRyd6d_Fld_Mi6Qo1NTOBDbKA4KB1JQBR1NmkRBJqEDzYyj6dT4PaWugLYGy9KCpPyBZhMCkhFGjNQlg4quxwNsPdPGn0osh/s1600/d3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjs94cBvaTem-saU4jsW2oLcUCat-JphVchhRBCptRRyd6d_Fld_Mi6Qo1NTOBDbKA4KB1JQBR1NmkRBJqEDzYyj6dT4PaWugLYGy9KCpPyBZhMCkhFGjNQlg4quxwNsPdPGn0osh/s400/d3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594843660492342130" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjs94cBvaTem-saU4jsW2oLcUCat-JphVchhRBCptRRyd6d_Fld_Mi6Qo1NTOBDbKA4KB1JQBR1NmkRBJqEDzYyj6dT4PaWugLYGy9KCpPyBZhMCkhFGjNQlg4quxwNsPdPGn0osh/s1600/d3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I had completely finished the jacket before I decided that it really needed something to define the edges. I don't know what it is about the print but it just didn't look right so I added the green ruffle after the fact.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQyB2U7d6T-mRXmhao5oN9FYNSADQQ2IesnYhpylgLoNztcoErKtKECTgvFPsOFuL_4b5b5645E0-pty3X4Z8EuOZmnJvH-iXTW3QgqWyNyy5tR0sOWIyIdn-bwj7uxPe-pqcvlg_/s1600/d4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQyB2U7d6T-mRXmhao5oN9FYNSADQQ2IesnYhpylgLoNztcoErKtKECTgvFPsOFuL_4b5b5645E0-pty3X4Z8EuOZmnJvH-iXTW3QgqWyNyy5tR0sOWIyIdn-bwj7uxPe-pqcvlg_/s400/d4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594843656968371858" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQyB2U7d6T-mRXmhao5oN9FYNSADQQ2IesnYhpylgLoNztcoErKtKECTgvFPsOFuL_4b5b5645E0-pty3X4Z8EuOZmnJvH-iXTW3QgqWyNyy5tR0sOWIyIdn-bwj7uxPe-pqcvlg_/s1600/d4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I couldn't (didn't want to) take the whole thing apart so I cut 2 inch bias strips, folded them in half, made ruffles, and hand-stiched them around the edges. )If I do this again I'll sew the ruffle into the seams.)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHuRBM-vT6va6s2m7zlczKHYBUdfB8pcYeXCEpT3y5IlCSzIiyAIzhJtIl99sw9Iwi9V2BN9pMJCsCyyDEjVqhdUoNROglMibk5Pm5SoBAjpMz0zmIyJ-z9tFPdQUNMJE8f9V-ekA/s1600/d5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHuRBM-vT6va6s2m7zlczKHYBUdfB8pcYeXCEpT3y5IlCSzIiyAIzhJtIl99sw9Iwi9V2BN9pMJCsCyyDEjVqhdUoNROglMibk5Pm5SoBAjpMz0zmIyJ-z9tFPdQUNMJE8f9V-ekA/s400/d5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594843650472326658" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHuRBM-vT6va6s2m7zlczKHYBUdfB8pcYeXCEpT3y5IlCSzIiyAIzhJtIl99sw9Iwi9V2BN9pMJCsCyyDEjVqhdUoNROglMibk5Pm5SoBAjpMz0zmIyJ-z9tFPdQUNMJE8f9V-ekA/s1600/d5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>My first fabric-covered button.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIfmXF60I-c9CEVD5aqBNGslkacnepSOf5CdQUdrH9H13FOlpaxH_RxnX-yFlRbERhQATV3bPKMdNJ62cz06ITf5H-1qgfuFwkjtFwqMnEFX5APkN62soU2u3PWJRwlvApaRCEmkP/s1600/d1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 383px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIfmXF60I-c9CEVD5aqBNGslkacnepSOf5CdQUdrH9H13FOlpaxH_RxnX-yFlRbERhQATV3bPKMdNJ62cz06ITf5H-1qgfuFwkjtFwqMnEFX5APkN62soU2u3PWJRwlvApaRCEmkP/s400/d1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594843647133387794" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIfmXF60I-c9CEVD5aqBNGslkacnepSOf5CdQUdrH9H13FOlpaxH_RxnX-yFlRbERhQATV3bPKMdNJ62cz06ITf5H-1qgfuFwkjtFwqMnEFX5APkN62soU2u3PWJRwlvApaRCEmkP/s1600/d1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>It's the look I wanted and it's comfortable, yay! You can check out how the other sew-alongers are doing <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1656185@N23/">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>(Do you like my whale?)</div><div><br /></div><div>Jackie :)<br /><br /></div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-15199076067349609012011-04-03T18:04:00.000-07:002011-04-05T16:54:48.304-07:00Jacket..progressing..slowly..<div>Oh muslins. They make life so much easier but so much more difficult. I swear I have sewing ADD and almost never sew the same pattern twice. This poses a problem when it comes to muslins. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8c2VyJRPZnEyY0CacXPLEnZ-xlB5ixd2meyBaC5GBUfNvBnY0XEDyWnfD4_7AKAc17MG_4CRNCzv-UMHDg0QAvj7tIIQWhkr0cVrG9eDkvjLzeZ-jrbcLHD8341kntAL8QFG-SMI/s1600/j1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8c2VyJRPZnEyY0CacXPLEnZ-xlB5ixd2meyBaC5GBUfNvBnY0XEDyWnfD4_7AKAc17MG_4CRNCzv-UMHDg0QAvj7tIIQWhkr0cVrG9eDkvjLzeZ-jrbcLHD8341kntAL8QFG-SMI/s400/j1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591529035358206418" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8c2VyJRPZnEyY0CacXPLEnZ-xlB5ixd2meyBaC5GBUfNvBnY0XEDyWnfD4_7AKAc17MG_4CRNCzv-UMHDg0QAvj7tIIQWhkr0cVrG9eDkvjLzeZ-jrbcLHD8341kntAL8QFG-SMI/s1600/j1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>But, I'm determined to do this right and it was definitely a good thing I checked my jacket pattern for fit. I've already added two inches to the length so it doesn't button across my boobs (not very stylish, I guess.)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR9yak8PmAg2LkwRDS7cULg5J4WZ2fHw11RBth9g6xOoIN1BiwIYV9ILoiK3Bykd_FGrRw50PrvIDc6ofYZyYHyenuTe-ss5VlIQojJZj8dIM87wDmZVrrkXMaN9vnT484OIuiCzq/s1600/j2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR9yak8PmAg2LkwRDS7cULg5J4WZ2fHw11RBth9g6xOoIN1BiwIYV9ILoiK3Bykd_FGrRw50PrvIDc6ofYZyYHyenuTe-ss5VlIQojJZj8dIM87wDmZVrrkXMaN9vnT484OIuiCzq/s400/j2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591528864102531570" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR9yak8PmAg2LkwRDS7cULg5J4WZ2fHw11RBth9g6xOoIN1BiwIYV9ILoiK3Bykd_FGrRw50PrvIDc6ofYZyYHyenuTe-ss5VlIQojJZj8dIM87wDmZVrrkXMaN9vnT484OIuiCzq/s1600/j2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I also added about 1/2 inch to each princess seam in the bust so it lays a bit straighter (as per <a href="http://buzzybeesworld.blogspot.com/">Sherry's</a> suggestion.)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXJ_iGxzKqUvFPF7o6eeGF-M6enQbnTcQ6yUUtR3ZU127KJqQZRbcUpDrtcJMs-Bcvek22kH6Cx62c7jmuliI-shj1LZtNsnUdGZnmm13cXaCmLE7H7ScaolzARfd4LVI46ak68Ao/s1600/j3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXJ_iGxzKqUvFPF7o6eeGF-M6enQbnTcQ6yUUtR3ZU127KJqQZRbcUpDrtcJMs-Bcvek22kH6Cx62c7jmuliI-shj1LZtNsnUdGZnmm13cXaCmLE7H7ScaolzARfd4LVI46ak68Ao/s400/j3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591528858078482210" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXJ_iGxzKqUvFPF7o6eeGF-M6enQbnTcQ6yUUtR3ZU127KJqQZRbcUpDrtcJMs-Bcvek22kH6Cx62c7jmuliI-shj1LZtNsnUdGZnmm13cXaCmLE7H7ScaolzARfd4LVI46ak68Ao/s1600/j3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>And I redistributed the ease in the sleeve cap to favor the front, rather than the back, to eliminate the drag lines across the shoulder. I could probably use a forward shoulder adjustment but I've never done one and I'm not quite ready to try.</div><div><br /></div><div>Other than those issues I love the shape and fit!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7eet-ka8PQAL_rbLa5s6zxpDldUX4kVCmmPmiQIVwcwZFVTL_AOelcvo5c9KjNC2wSFXDwYT4y_TACSwiy8c07ZwtPAcCS6iKChA5jqsVRqNv19Pcu5PO0erR0e29GgM9szrI5ay/s1600/j4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7eet-ka8PQAL_rbLa5s6zxpDldUX4kVCmmPmiQIVwcwZFVTL_AOelcvo5c9KjNC2wSFXDwYT4y_TACSwiy8c07ZwtPAcCS6iKChA5jqsVRqNv19Pcu5PO0erR0e29GgM9szrI5ay/s400/j4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591528861959684050" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7eet-ka8PQAL_rbLa5s6zxpDldUX4kVCmmPmiQIVwcwZFVTL_AOelcvo5c9KjNC2wSFXDwYT4y_TACSwiy8c07ZwtPAcCS6iKChA5jqsVRqNv19Pcu5PO0erR0e29GgM9szrI5ay/s1600/j4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I decided to underline the shell pieces with white muslin. The fabric is a quilters' cotton and it's a little too lightweight for a jacket, even with the lining added, and I think the muslin will help it wear better too.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQm5HAqrxe1frw6Bxh5jK-qbjrSwoE-myNjFvb3yUIekHFeKw8SOgxgZXzA1KcOK98UFAcDQoEVwk1ixDyAZ_-o9rx7flkHrhi8_RKtD6wuWUWdFBtxvCiQiL3aXVmLtf1w5TQP5d/s1600/j5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQm5HAqrxe1frw6Bxh5jK-qbjrSwoE-myNjFvb3yUIekHFeKw8SOgxgZXzA1KcOK98UFAcDQoEVwk1ixDyAZ_-o9rx7flkHrhi8_RKtD6wuWUWdFBtxvCiQiL3aXVmLtf1w5TQP5d/s400/j5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591528857837105010" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQm5HAqrxe1frw6Bxh5jK-qbjrSwoE-myNjFvb3yUIekHFeKw8SOgxgZXzA1KcOK98UFAcDQoEVwk1ixDyAZ_-o9rx7flkHrhi8_RKtD6wuWUWdFBtxvCiQiL3aXVmLtf1w5TQP5d/s1600/j5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I layered the main fabric over the muslin as I cut the pieces to make sure they were identical then I stitched all around the outside 1/4 inch from the edge. It really gives the fabric a nice weight and feel, and the white behind it also brightens the print. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm on to piecing the jacket shell and I can already see an improvement in the fit as a result of the pattern adjustments. Hopefully I'll have more to share soon!</div><div><br /></div><div>Jackie :)<br /><br /></div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-46948128698673323372011-03-31T15:12:00.001-07:002011-03-31T15:13:02.903-07:00Ready to go!Okay, break's over.<br /><div><div><br /></div><div>Do you ever have those days? The ones where you swear you'll give up sewing because nothing ever works out the way you hoped? I've only recently starting sewing clothing so I have to keep reminding myself that every new project is a learning experience - even the ones that don't work. Some days I find it's best to pack my things away and ignore them for awhile.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I'm feeling a little better. And ready to start sewing with Sherry at <a href="http://buzzybeesworld.blogspot.com/">Paper~Scissors~Cloth</a>!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1y9h1rjDNoYifNMDDMplq6YtJJz8-Xu-XzC-V4hdQPmUIpl6B-fqNVgkkvgySEPh_uDsDK87RAwF7JpdypkVyrHHr38OR6ZatfGIBzRwqKZXK8oi-K2pptAZ_ROzEaHeWdtL27sQ/s1600/RWT+Tailoring+logo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1y9h1rjDNoYifNMDDMplq6YtJJz8-Xu-XzC-V4hdQPmUIpl6B-fqNVgkkvgySEPh_uDsDK87RAwF7JpdypkVyrHHr38OR6ZatfGIBzRwqKZXK8oi-K2pptAZ_ROzEaHeWdtL27sQ/s400/RWT+Tailoring+logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590050557576050162" style="cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 212px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1y9h1rjDNoYifNMDDMplq6YtJJz8-Xu-XzC-V4hdQPmUIpl6B-fqNVgkkvgySEPh_uDsDK87RAwF7JpdypkVyrHHr38OR6ZatfGIBzRwqKZXK8oi-K2pptAZ_ROzEaHeWdtL27sQ/s1600/RWT+Tailoring+logo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div>She is hosting a jacket <a href="http://buzzybeesworld.blogspot.com/2011/03/ready-to-wear-tailoring-sewalong.html">sew-along</a> and I am so excited to get started! Ever since I <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/03/vogue-8601-completed.html">made a jacket for my sister</a> I've been thinking about making one for myself. While I'd love to make the same style I thought I'd get more use out of a lighter jacket so I chose Butterick 5469 view C (the white one below.)</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorwzZ625QK9oMV_PXt7iyChXo0LpIY42NeGvl9HjRXrg7_LmFEfnlA1vedCyUvFzlqSRlREnxdxDN-CU1N_8Ty8OgtbMCPLbpz3MTLraWbWpbmckGVZmzPG-Aq9_A4XEHln76qo3M/s400/B5469.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590224017017684530" style="cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 400px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm almost done with the muslin and I can already tell I need to add to the length both in the body of the jacket and the sleeves but the rest fits great.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq15wHgK61gbpSFockYdbdFosURM1PaOQExcaWBd0xyDpIj9mV0WosQw4PgAqBxbMIAe6At2eQrQ5zn4msDzxZX9eIJFLKfZUmXkxbR7b4ZVnQodnjZkyyPQM5ZvFwujXrP7VlAJMI/s1600/j1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq15wHgK61gbpSFockYdbdFosURM1PaOQExcaWBd0xyDpIj9mV0WosQw4PgAqBxbMIAe6At2eQrQ5zn4msDzxZX9eIJFLKfZUmXkxbR7b4ZVnQodnjZkyyPQM5ZvFwujXrP7VlAJMI/s400/j1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590357872121488514" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I wanted something floral, cheerful, and a little different from my usual style (i.e. black, white, grey, etc.) So I chose this pretty print from <a href="http://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/">Michael Miller</a> designed by <a href="http://lauragunn.typepad.com/paintinmyhair/">Laura Gunn</a>. It's a quilters' cotton, which I typically steer clear off when sewing clothing, but this has a different feel to it and I plan to underline it to give it more weight (anyone have experience with underlining?) </div><div><br /></div><div>If you haven't been to Laura's <a href="http://lauragunn.typepad.com/paintinmyhair/">site</a> it is definitely worth a click. She is an amazing painter and her fabric is based on her paintings. Here are some other fabrics from the same line:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivM0VPm3wkbdiKmFLW-R2L2AlDeOnORdc6OKCbwVCr62tLCJhtUfQk4sqKDeqVFNeixr3NVZ3xVqFIn9UAmhPx8OvGUtnz0yxEti8kksG99ehV0pGSL1gKIVjsTFYjXmqNXo38wZ3h/s1600/il_570xN.229171016.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivM0VPm3wkbdiKmFLW-R2L2AlDeOnORdc6OKCbwVCr62tLCJhtUfQk4sqKDeqVFNeixr3NVZ3xVqFIn9UAmhPx8OvGUtnz0yxEti8kksG99ehV0pGSL1gKIVjsTFYjXmqNXo38wZ3h/s400/il_570xN.229171016.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590358071321941154" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTwJWge3hj3tw3R8xp3_YXH_e43MrcQ-e-i5_fr3rReEpHJu9mzlzMSnE5WITl7QkWF1s_M0FiCn_ADQr8tiGqR_dGNJri7JybUnGA9FnDtlMe86S0xCpo7SQyvoOrgugdNBwAJs8/s1600/DC3727_Citon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTwJWge3hj3tw3R8xp3_YXH_e43MrcQ-e-i5_fr3rReEpHJu9mzlzMSnE5WITl7QkWF1s_M0FiCn_ADQr8tiGqR_dGNJri7JybUnGA9FnDtlMe86S0xCpo7SQyvoOrgugdNBwAJs8/s400/DC3727_Citon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590357890819501090" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTwJWge3hj3tw3R8xp3_YXH_e43MrcQ-e-i5_fr3rReEpHJu9mzlzMSnE5WITl7QkWF1s_M0FiCn_ADQr8tiGqR_dGNJri7JybUnGA9FnDtlMe86S0xCpo7SQyvoOrgugdNBwAJs8/s1600/DC3727_Citon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG51K_bHKNkAWoXat2L-kJsjo63VwPoCXmyLEIoieccTJaOZIB-CemAKoLPMMSYVbGRJR2WIXVo3TJFSt3bt-ieNX0CfzhRPwSYinjxJpfNLRS4TniZ-tnNHZ3ajGspxTnzBxY0Lgn/s1600/DC4267_Spice.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG51K_bHKNkAWoXat2L-kJsjo63VwPoCXmyLEIoieccTJaOZIB-CemAKoLPMMSYVbGRJR2WIXVo3TJFSt3bt-ieNX0CfzhRPwSYinjxJpfNLRS4TniZ-tnNHZ3ajGspxTnzBxY0Lgn/s400/DC4267_Spice.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590357885065914290" style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 288px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The girl has talent!</div><div><br /></div><div>So I'm hoping this project will get me out of my little slump and I'll actually have something to show at the end of the sew-along. Happy weekend!</div><div><br /></div><div>Jackie</div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-35795007705014720372011-03-28T17:19:00.000-07:002011-03-28T17:45:22.201-07:00A few aquisitions<div>I swear I've been sewing, not just shopping. I'm in a bit of a rut and have been unsatisfied with most of my sewing results lately so I'll stick with sharing my purchases for now...</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-AOi3-6CQCKhyxKNB76b5_k4W78VzizEqxPxqFqlSlk4XeGKVkpWhOC2mEx1oxZnKStZ6yzzl8FW8qG7b9lleaj0ZF6bs74IuCp3DX2Rz6OOnU4-lbxqpXeCKlBShQ_7pMmmR8vQ/s1600/b01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-AOi3-6CQCKhyxKNB76b5_k4W78VzizEqxPxqFqlSlk4XeGKVkpWhOC2mEx1oxZnKStZ6yzzl8FW8qG7b9lleaj0ZF6bs74IuCp3DX2Rz6OOnU4-lbxqpXeCKlBShQ_7pMmmR8vQ/s400/b01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589290784392101586" /></a><div>I couldn't resist ordering a set of <a href="http://www.thecupcakegoddess.com//the-cupcake-goddess/">Sunni's</a> ironing tools (tailor's ham and seam roll.) They're beautifully made and oh so pretty:) Check out her etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thecupcakegoddess">here</a> - it looks like she's sold out right now but I think she takes custom orders too.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OBpceDf3lvYey23T0FhEkXri-zH0_2UnH7ZtR3lt6VpwD6wvxRhuay0a_gMvmzbJMhhmZ4GoLrCD0OcfiftACqm1-zZHI9al8Jx5vpDR-wTW081fKBu2thS9OdN0js5FIGgMQYQ5/s1600/b02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OBpceDf3lvYey23T0FhEkXri-zH0_2UnH7ZtR3lt6VpwD6wvxRhuay0a_gMvmzbJMhhmZ4GoLrCD0OcfiftACqm1-zZHI9al8Jx5vpDR-wTW081fKBu2thS9OdN0js5FIGgMQYQ5/s400/b02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589290779047206658" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OBpceDf3lvYey23T0FhEkXri-zH0_2UnH7ZtR3lt6VpwD6wvxRhuay0a_gMvmzbJMhhmZ4GoLrCD0OcfiftACqm1-zZHI9al8Jx5vpDR-wTW081fKBu2thS9OdN0js5FIGgMQYQ5/s1600/b02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I also paid a visit to an antique mall a few towns away and spotted this tucked in a corner booth.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvuSq9OnQpBSuBz6Sq0_3ek3fF7qd9fGD0SkVvdGueWEw0-cqJs5DFogDPWRDxJmsFcYylbqUtWjchI6QwafflQPyaIAilFwymKPZUwqm5DDqUFFQ98u_ztF0b16hdXSOKyags_lj/s1600/b03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvuSq9OnQpBSuBz6Sq0_3ek3fF7qd9fGD0SkVvdGueWEw0-cqJs5DFogDPWRDxJmsFcYylbqUtWjchI6QwafflQPyaIAilFwymKPZUwqm5DDqUFFQ98u_ztF0b16hdXSOKyags_lj/s400/b03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589290778171219250" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvuSq9OnQpBSuBz6Sq0_3ek3fF7qd9fGD0SkVvdGueWEw0-cqJs5DFogDPWRDxJmsFcYylbqUtWjchI6QwafflQPyaIAilFwymKPZUwqm5DDqUFFQ98u_ztF0b16hdXSOKyags_lj/s1600/b03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Is that a box of vintage patterns? For $8.00? Sold.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuNIpdYKl1773R_Nsbj6cPCrY4TwMx9DkE1odwSSEh03dehQos4-1sQD6SUkV9H5XEHcnxTISLqc6tUU6hiF_VsSl1SGb8iUNDVE33gR7Q95cCVtKh9rGZ3ouYtmjLu12s749a4x8/s1600/b04.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuNIpdYKl1773R_Nsbj6cPCrY4TwMx9DkE1odwSSEh03dehQos4-1sQD6SUkV9H5XEHcnxTISLqc6tUU6hiF_VsSl1SGb8iUNDVE33gR7Q95cCVtKh9rGZ3ouYtmjLu12s749a4x8/s400/b04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589290772562769170" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuNIpdYKl1773R_Nsbj6cPCrY4TwMx9DkE1odwSSEh03dehQos4-1sQD6SUkV9H5XEHcnxTISLqc6tUU6hiF_VsSl1SGb8iUNDVE33gR7Q95cCVtKh9rGZ3ouYtmjLu12s749a4x8/s1600/b04.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I have no idea what to do with them as I don't feel the need to actually make any of them right now.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMupOs9zYpidUIh4Qfak_jaqJ27hhuOVZE3aAkIlwT_h72n78lKXeIY5fhWeRt8YClW4KwUrUpg5eYteDocKSMVs0hLyih6iGzAaEkRCIubyjRDdf3EkjIHYwO-4_9Nl1vPzi6zvA/s1600/b16.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMupOs9zYpidUIh4Qfak_jaqJ27hhuOVZE3aAkIlwT_h72n78lKXeIY5fhWeRt8YClW4KwUrUpg5eYteDocKSMVs0hLyih6iGzAaEkRCIubyjRDdf3EkjIHYwO-4_9Nl1vPzi6zvA/s400/b16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589290564468491042" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMupOs9zYpidUIh4Qfak_jaqJ27hhuOVZE3aAkIlwT_h72n78lKXeIY5fhWeRt8YClW4KwUrUpg5eYteDocKSMVs0hLyih6iGzAaEkRCIubyjRDdf3EkjIHYwO-4_9Nl1vPzi6zvA/s1600/b16.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>But seriously, how could I let them sit there?</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NOnSPZq98xCIgvv3xvMMC1GY1q4yMAU7hKpJjhamYIGG7PUJWEna8lZd8jgvck_n1IlzzFaYrzywHdeHEwJjxvCVJ_gqs8cuzFV7h2esPbeSlUApTVZpKpovFF_n_0cStFCahKH2/s1600/b17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NOnSPZq98xCIgvv3xvMMC1GY1q4yMAU7hKpJjhamYIGG7PUJWEna8lZd8jgvck_n1IlzzFaYrzywHdeHEwJjxvCVJ_gqs8cuzFV7h2esPbeSlUApTVZpKpovFF_n_0cStFCahKH2/s400/b17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589290558499128882" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NOnSPZq98xCIgvv3xvMMC1GY1q4yMAU7hKpJjhamYIGG7PUJWEna8lZd8jgvck_n1IlzzFaYrzywHdeHEwJjxvCVJ_gqs8cuzFV7h2esPbeSlUApTVZpKpovFF_n_0cStFCahKH2/s1600/b17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Okay, I might feel the need to make that red dress, complete with flower and ribbon trim.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugj18JApkDvxHwK4yIUVPazuKa7kfdZLBS5VWAle6AJG1JJHu0RBGWhcca6ZSwky0rNIXCvrHvWs9rhaRW_U85zXYoT8ZL7UqozTtHlmw4hKE8YNTVCUO-z_hhwnqDOJ301YoFk2J/s1600/b18.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugj18JApkDvxHwK4yIUVPazuKa7kfdZLBS5VWAle6AJG1JJHu0RBGWhcca6ZSwky0rNIXCvrHvWs9rhaRW_U85zXYoT8ZL7UqozTtHlmw4hKE8YNTVCUO-z_hhwnqDOJ301YoFk2J/s400/b18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589290554720180562" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugj18JApkDvxHwK4yIUVPazuKa7kfdZLBS5VWAle6AJG1JJHu0RBGWhcca6ZSwky0rNIXCvrHvWs9rhaRW_U85zXYoT8ZL7UqozTtHlmw4hKE8YNTVCUO-z_hhwnqDOJ301YoFk2J/s1600/b18.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxql-qwqMhid36uJFLcsg7bledRnidKyvn48rrO4sdgvrj11nzDEp30hyGsnk5JpzkjNHQ1OI_va4is06eWhECvi_mXfydKwm-mlrzpJDIheA_jeMS3Pa2CjfBPivaaFZmJYJ9UMG/s1600/b19.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxql-qwqMhid36uJFLcsg7bledRnidKyvn48rrO4sdgvrj11nzDEp30hyGsnk5JpzkjNHQ1OI_va4is06eWhECvi_mXfydKwm-mlrzpJDIheA_jeMS3Pa2CjfBPivaaFZmJYJ9UMG/s400/b19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589290555731757250" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxql-qwqMhid36uJFLcsg7bledRnidKyvn48rrO4sdgvrj11nzDEp30hyGsnk5JpzkjNHQ1OI_va4is06eWhECvi_mXfydKwm-mlrzpJDIheA_jeMS3Pa2CjfBPivaaFZmJYJ9UMG/s1600/b19.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Very classy.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rXRSB8DUWcSN4ZcpB6iJxG3hyphenhyphen0Gxq81KhDYMfgQxcVprk8t9ATTEEdAVmC5hpfEFWA6IdLkOeFcH42Whb2n-R7_Mdv-wUQr-aNnii2pBJjkcjno2aaWxh6aw93E13KQwvoAsWlis/s1600/b20.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rXRSB8DUWcSN4ZcpB6iJxG3hyphenhyphen0Gxq81KhDYMfgQxcVprk8t9ATTEEdAVmC5hpfEFWA6IdLkOeFcH42Whb2n-R7_Mdv-wUQr-aNnii2pBJjkcjno2aaWxh6aw93E13KQwvoAsWlis/s400/b20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589290550590965010" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rXRSB8DUWcSN4ZcpB6iJxG3hyphenhyphen0Gxq81KhDYMfgQxcVprk8t9ATTEEdAVmC5hpfEFWA6IdLkOeFcH42Whb2n-R7_Mdv-wUQr-aNnii2pBJjkcjno2aaWxh6aw93E13KQwvoAsWlis/s1600/b20.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKopNViz6ScT781lWRG8cMukSXwH_NcpvjbDm3e7kjhpmWsTPtTPVUnb58zpGVu_VtZ9CZauV8hL9vkt8boAWVwYQAnHKu1XUqf5UcFsYaFy3cVTjhLO2fkEnGPXyswpJGW32OgOf/s1600/b21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKopNViz6ScT781lWRG8cMukSXwH_NcpvjbDm3e7kjhpmWsTPtTPVUnb58zpGVu_VtZ9CZauV8hL9vkt8boAWVwYQAnHKu1XUqf5UcFsYaFy3cVTjhLO2fkEnGPXyswpJGW32OgOf/s400/b21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589290284373522594" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKopNViz6ScT781lWRG8cMukSXwH_NcpvjbDm3e7kjhpmWsTPtTPVUnb58zpGVu_VtZ9CZauV8hL9vkt8boAWVwYQAnHKu1XUqf5UcFsYaFy3cVTjhLO2fkEnGPXyswpJGW32OgOf/s1600/b21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>My husband would look killer in that apron.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd30MBjGuudkqZ49VNlIl9HuQrxEu_jVR-ZLUaUm91fpKCJ83IzT4FzVfLZSZvVhKUuRe46z2vZ5gccMn4L8Of0pyPRw_pPJabVHRHuT1op0skg5fev8CV8lkeCy72IStevvBeark/s1600/b22.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd30MBjGuudkqZ49VNlIl9HuQrxEu_jVR-ZLUaUm91fpKCJ83IzT4FzVfLZSZvVhKUuRe46z2vZ5gccMn4L8Of0pyPRw_pPJabVHRHuT1op0skg5fev8CV8lkeCy72IStevvBeark/s400/b22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589290276831491682" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd30MBjGuudkqZ49VNlIl9HuQrxEu_jVR-ZLUaUm91fpKCJ83IzT4FzVfLZSZvVhKUuRe46z2vZ5gccMn4L8Of0pyPRw_pPJabVHRHuT1op0skg5fev8CV8lkeCy72IStevvBeark/s1600/b22.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>A jacket from two pattern pieces may be worth a try!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx68WglIj3-31pIYiKYNbNO1fFpYTrYTq7VveitF0-Pmr66z33ARTprek_uoo0oixEU6Xese7AU0IBvVQoGfGqqIy7VOaJez2LLGkO1whH0Fnt8ltkeOAaerSo6eiZRwy6aBRRIumo/s1600/b23.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx68WglIj3-31pIYiKYNbNO1fFpYTrYTq7VveitF0-Pmr66z33ARTprek_uoo0oixEU6Xese7AU0IBvVQoGfGqqIy7VOaJez2LLGkO1whH0Fnt8ltkeOAaerSo6eiZRwy6aBRRIumo/s400/b23.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589290274388974770" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx68WglIj3-31pIYiKYNbNO1fFpYTrYTq7VveitF0-Pmr66z33ARTprek_uoo0oixEU6Xese7AU0IBvVQoGfGqqIy7VOaJez2LLGkO1whH0Fnt8ltkeOAaerSo6eiZRwy6aBRRIumo/s1600/b23.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7ducDg29IRB9oS_FGwhwra5EhlsQ3banwMLwi-IWd1MK3Tc4jAXwf8aS431uv_cZGA2BjtMPNNDxg5v-zvfx24Yd2nLaAd47unTSlcFY4seltIJutOsVo-dfTqtXYVPd6TeB7_UZ/s1600/b24.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7ducDg29IRB9oS_FGwhwra5EhlsQ3banwMLwi-IWd1MK3Tc4jAXwf8aS431uv_cZGA2BjtMPNNDxg5v-zvfx24Yd2nLaAd47unTSlcFY4seltIJutOsVo-dfTqtXYVPd6TeB7_UZ/s400/b24.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589290270423223202" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7ducDg29IRB9oS_FGwhwra5EhlsQ3banwMLwi-IWd1MK3Tc4jAXwf8aS431uv_cZGA2BjtMPNNDxg5v-zvfx24Yd2nLaAd47unTSlcFY4seltIJutOsVo-dfTqtXYVPd6TeB7_UZ/s1600/b24.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>So sweet!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcx027q5Gtz58y0aisQ1n8KD6CwdKxp9AWzoaJI6wFDihYbuz1sNRNg4JTE6-IraS7L1IVQMlxGSyDU1H0RLn1-UdVs8GfLsbRzk8b6HnLgPzGaUvTFuvBBr8UEqrsMyogG1UzrJfc/s1600/b25.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcx027q5Gtz58y0aisQ1n8KD6CwdKxp9AWzoaJI6wFDihYbuz1sNRNg4JTE6-IraS7L1IVQMlxGSyDU1H0RLn1-UdVs8GfLsbRzk8b6HnLgPzGaUvTFuvBBr8UEqrsMyogG1UzrJfc/s400/b25.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589290266732681986" /></a><br /></div><div>The antique shops around here seems to have an abundance of buttons. I almost never buy any but I couldn't pass these over. The box also contained a number of knitting pattern books. I don't knit so I may try to give these away to someone who could use them. Anyone interested? </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm planning to take a few days away from my sewing machine. I think I've been getting frustrated and discouraged, which of course does not make a happy and productive sewer. </div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great week!</div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-31952795976955936552011-03-13T15:12:00.000-07:002011-03-13T17:24:06.172-07:00Experiments<div>I was getting itchy about my fabric scraps again. I try to limit myself to one box of little scraps (notice I didn't include big scraps here - those are in a bigger box) and when it starts to overflow I make an effort to use some up.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWkGnAVSkr6dDaXkXHihbSLXuA1-UwpPit4G4MG2yKBufGiGxSDd-qHt6Hb3I4LT0QpOPcpUZLvPwB25aH5LqAss4lXHBEQL7b0OYAOg1WCIEv9ID5gW9hxvogsLv54GKbnPmRJd9/s1600/s2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWkGnAVSkr6dDaXkXHihbSLXuA1-UwpPit4G4MG2yKBufGiGxSDd-qHt6Hb3I4LT0QpOPcpUZLvPwB25aH5LqAss4lXHBEQL7b0OYAOg1WCIEv9ID5gW9hxvogsLv54GKbnPmRJd9/s400/s2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583691759392735490" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWkGnAVSkr6dDaXkXHihbSLXuA1-UwpPit4G4MG2yKBufGiGxSDd-qHt6Hb3I4LT0QpOPcpUZLvPwB25aH5LqAss4lXHBEQL7b0OYAOg1WCIEv9ID5gW9hxvogsLv54GKbnPmRJd9/s1600/s2.jpg"></a>I have a variety of patterns and colors (mostly 100% cotton) leftover from quilt projects. I've endeavored to use these little pieces in a number of different ways, like <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/01/are-you-really-going-to-save-that.html">here</a>, but I got to thinking about making something wearable with them. <div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWkGnAVSkr6dDaXkXHihbSLXuA1-UwpPit4G4MG2yKBufGiGxSDd-qHt6Hb3I4LT0QpOPcpUZLvPwB25aH5LqAss4lXHBEQL7b0OYAOg1WCIEv9ID5gW9hxvogsLv54GKbnPmRJd9/s1600/s2.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKzT0lm9txi5subg4x-asJ3XUkLCWgiRzBLUnCIJMwMBcMrhLVmXrzWJiP6zoKQav1j4tZpwt2yKvoMPV3zG0ChjAOipL5Dgz4aPhoil_9-Ew1meiOzrr1hqkKsfWknQTU4KnEzTX/s1600/s1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKzT0lm9txi5subg4x-asJ3XUkLCWgiRzBLUnCIJMwMBcMrhLVmXrzWJiP6zoKQav1j4tZpwt2yKvoMPV3zG0ChjAOipL5Dgz4aPhoil_9-Ew1meiOzrr1hqkKsfWknQTU4KnEzTX/s400/s1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583691741303664370" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKzT0lm9txi5subg4x-asJ3XUkLCWgiRzBLUnCIJMwMBcMrhLVmXrzWJiP6zoKQav1j4tZpwt2yKvoMPV3zG0ChjAOipL5Dgz4aPhoil_9-Ew1meiOzrr1hqkKsfWknQTU4KnEzTX/s1600/s1.jpg"></a>So I pulled out my sundress pattern (which has gotten a lot of use lately!), cut the bodice pieces out of muslin, and started laying strips of fabric on top.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg403-9hhhg6x8HiRilKYYu5gj6GqyylY2sDXa9g5TA6HHRpzwjzb6q1wJ2TkLTv7DmWDtiw7rhuQoP_t0w0jPQcexMnv3t5IKeBgdfH_hcT76h8_p-wgSs2qPoFeKz7ecbStt0Ellc/s1600/s3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg403-9hhhg6x8HiRilKYYu5gj6GqyylY2sDXa9g5TA6HHRpzwjzb6q1wJ2TkLTv7DmWDtiw7rhuQoP_t0w0jPQcexMnv3t5IKeBgdfH_hcT76h8_p-wgSs2qPoFeKz7ecbStt0Ellc/s400/s3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583691741676020818" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg403-9hhhg6x8HiRilKYYu5gj6GqyylY2sDXa9g5TA6HHRpzwjzb6q1wJ2TkLTv7DmWDtiw7rhuQoP_t0w0jPQcexMnv3t5IKeBgdfH_hcT76h8_p-wgSs2qPoFeKz7ecbStt0Ellc/s1600/s3.jpg"></a>Then I took them to my machine and topstitched like crazy - until I felt sure the strips were completely secure.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfA4GIdHa5sKsnEXmPzDMFaVtwp5RcKTIWtmwhxtXFrrlu99bc_3b_Mbwpn0P4Dk4uICzA45Y4ty71CJcIyIkIXDALePyCHB1xt5C_Q66pKOI0_jTiqvc4vo0XGfwsN6i271kwUCQ/s1600/s7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfA4GIdHa5sKsnEXmPzDMFaVtwp5RcKTIWtmwhxtXFrrlu99bc_3b_Mbwpn0P4Dk4uICzA45Y4ty71CJcIyIkIXDALePyCHB1xt5C_Q66pKOI0_jTiqvc4vo0XGfwsN6i271kwUCQ/s400/s7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583691738926528882" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfA4GIdHa5sKsnEXmPzDMFaVtwp5RcKTIWtmwhxtXFrrlu99bc_3b_Mbwpn0P4Dk4uICzA45Y4ty71CJcIyIkIXDALePyCHB1xt5C_Q66pKOI0_jTiqvc4vo0XGfwsN6i271kwUCQ/s1600/s7.jpg"></a>I've used this technique before to make these little house sculptures.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9H7IoYumhKzUWV509f2k51WWMkKPxw19VSdP-dJxzMUavFXe9FDeU8PmHrkGEJSC8PD6TI1EX64AKGcHb3hLpTO8R37VR0pYzeu4Roxzvw4a4ntuEtWSk2s_zZWRnkB_IknzCb-y/s1600/s9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9H7IoYumhKzUWV509f2k51WWMkKPxw19VSdP-dJxzMUavFXe9FDeU8PmHrkGEJSC8PD6TI1EX64AKGcHb3hLpTO8R37VR0pYzeu4Roxzvw4a4ntuEtWSk2s_zZWRnkB_IknzCb-y/s400/s9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583691431808338962" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9H7IoYumhKzUWV509f2k51WWMkKPxw19VSdP-dJxzMUavFXe9FDeU8PmHrkGEJSC8PD6TI1EX64AKGcHb3hLpTO8R37VR0pYzeu4Roxzvw4a4ntuEtWSk2s_zZWRnkB_IknzCb-y/s1600/s9.jpg"></a>(Sorry for the blurriness.)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3EVkUMVbp57ewD5nFBIGTpd78J5f8CcYFjVRH29P_VvnsSj9URmzTZE4Jn7vycHFAX0cP3II_nuBRJ77M0r_72ZfL5Dg6nlvi687RZ670U3wRSQo38XkjazJUB2B0Q6i1oNswzVT/s1600/s8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3EVkUMVbp57ewD5nFBIGTpd78J5f8CcYFjVRH29P_VvnsSj9URmzTZE4Jn7vycHFAX0cP3II_nuBRJ77M0r_72ZfL5Dg6nlvi687RZ670U3wRSQo38XkjazJUB2B0Q6i1oNswzVT/s400/s8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583691435770964178" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3EVkUMVbp57ewD5nFBIGTpd78J5f8CcYFjVRH29P_VvnsSj9URmzTZE4Jn7vycHFAX0cP3II_nuBRJ77M0r_72ZfL5Dg6nlvi687RZ670U3wRSQo38XkjazJUB2B0Q6i1oNswzVT/s1600/s8.jpg"></a><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMsQRIsDwna5Jx87wo5tsLLHD-UDrF7Xk-SuhjWYNkw0492BL3dlGxHinOgubY0GfKr8NUFPnMNSQvd_DsRzhTdyl4kRxR9A0liIcciIkZrrVAVVAyzO9CwAVJuQxFJaaGznLJkHM/s1600/s4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMsQRIsDwna5Jx87wo5tsLLHD-UDrF7Xk-SuhjWYNkw0492BL3dlGxHinOgubY0GfKr8NUFPnMNSQvd_DsRzhTdyl4kRxR9A0liIcciIkZrrVAVVAyzO9CwAVJuQxFJaaGznLJkHM/s400/s4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583691430588639650" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMsQRIsDwna5Jx87wo5tsLLHD-UDrF7Xk-SuhjWYNkw0492BL3dlGxHinOgubY0GfKr8NUFPnMNSQvd_DsRzhTdyl4kRxR9A0liIcciIkZrrVAVVAyzO9CwAVJuQxFJaaGznLJkHM/s1600/s4.jpg"></a>I pieced the bodice together and while I really like the result I'm not sure where to go next. (It's not lined yet so all the edges are raw.)</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMPo23uj5M4UjR3MivtROu2tA4ZS6A-sxexefwZVBiY9vvbiC-RpopeXXb2x2LQcnxotxp4aFSsK21mZ337rNt6WUhfOzbGGI4umd8aVyAXCt77V1EZ_wdKARYzpBm2oZuKpijApY/s1600/s5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMPo23uj5M4UjR3MivtROu2tA4ZS6A-sxexefwZVBiY9vvbiC-RpopeXXb2x2LQcnxotxp4aFSsK21mZ337rNt6WUhfOzbGGI4umd8aVyAXCt77V1EZ_wdKARYzpBm2oZuKpijApY/s400/s5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583691431173857218" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMPo23uj5M4UjR3MivtROu2tA4ZS6A-sxexefwZVBiY9vvbiC-RpopeXXb2x2LQcnxotxp4aFSsK21mZ337rNt6WUhfOzbGGI4umd8aVyAXCt77V1EZ_wdKARYzpBm2oZuKpijApY/s1600/s5.jpg"></a>A big puffy white skirt with layers of organza? (You know, something practical.) Something close fitting? Or should I just line it and leave it as a top? What about straps? </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07qB3wvM1zhrxaqakf_nDj61I5qQ9LvMl9NqdvViZT_x_9M0JnNxb4iy7DxaXNKKhbdME2w0o-iNj5oU3n9yJrYmWK-qkpBD85QDr-DHK6Txc6lU_jZJ1saTtCF859gZUE_Hjz8Sz/s1600/s6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07qB3wvM1zhrxaqakf_nDj61I5qQ9LvMl9NqdvViZT_x_9M0JnNxb4iy7DxaXNKKhbdME2w0o-iNj5oU3n9yJrYmWK-qkpBD85QDr-DHK6Txc6lU_jZJ1saTtCF859gZUE_Hjz8Sz/s400/s6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583691425071978626" /></a><br /></div></div></div><div>Here's a close-up of the quilting. Any thoughts/suggestions are welcomed! </div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-34018788184434409732011-03-12T05:46:00.000-08:002011-03-13T16:25:05.812-07:00Formula<div>The deadline to finish my vintage dress project looms (the owner of the shop returns mid-April and opens for the season shortly after.) I know there is a lot of flexibility on her part but if I don't have a deadline (even if it's self-imposed) I'll never finish. So, out came another dress. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgRaFEhk1zqmTO2pJVb8_ZYjo9KVc-Hhyphenhyphenk8kVVZXaAm8I6AKS8y3p_uVxC_YU_O9KQE67SgEaqD1la0pJC5oJk9BB2phZXM0lwXeBO3lkUVZP5fZwRSLr53V0ziZcObTdgKRfzPaN/s1600/m1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgRaFEhk1zqmTO2pJVb8_ZYjo9KVc-Hhyphenhyphenk8kVVZXaAm8I6AKS8y3p_uVxC_YU_O9KQE67SgEaqD1la0pJC5oJk9BB2phZXM0lwXeBO3lkUVZP5fZwRSLr53V0ziZcObTdgKRfzPaN/s400/m1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583190355699071378" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgRaFEhk1zqmTO2pJVb8_ZYjo9KVc-Hhyphenhyphenk8kVVZXaAm8I6AKS8y3p_uVxC_YU_O9KQE67SgEaqD1la0pJC5oJk9BB2phZXM0lwXeBO3lkUVZP5fZwRSLr53V0ziZcObTdgKRfzPaN/s1600/m1.jpg"></a>I stared at this one for a couple of days trying to decide what to do. In the end I went with a short little sundress, much like the others. (You can see them <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/01/refashion-bandwagon.html">here</a>, <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/01/blue-gingham.html">here</a>, <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/01/70s-purists-may-want-to-look-away.html">here</a>, <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/01/miami-dress.html">here</a> and <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/02/shifty-one.html">here</a>.)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3tGcCSFgluxAMLaaSsZbSv82MzIS20UwRL1RT6zIXzoZyATe-Mj75mFNJqVfg7uCsV_JADvgnCxNiDf8SScRk08gOkyK8cgMRndRS7r4FQU6JiVnuYGr21P59bAM3loegosYbWZQ/s1600/m3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3tGcCSFgluxAMLaaSsZbSv82MzIS20UwRL1RT6zIXzoZyATe-Mj75mFNJqVfg7uCsV_JADvgnCxNiDf8SScRk08gOkyK8cgMRndRS7r4FQU6JiVnuYGr21P59bAM3loegosYbWZQ/s400/m3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583190272721158962" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3tGcCSFgluxAMLaaSsZbSv82MzIS20UwRL1RT6zIXzoZyATe-Mj75mFNJqVfg7uCsV_JADvgnCxNiDf8SScRk08gOkyK8cgMRndRS7r4FQU6JiVnuYGr21P59bAM3loegosYbWZQ/s1600/m3.jpg"></a>I thought I would keep the bodice yellow and cut the skirt short to eliminate the flowers.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpxYAV0iBm0rK2CqgZkbcmOWtR-9dzY5y2WHdTlJnC3fMH8nxwx1wl6_iCsD2QD_MrA0CWNYKg3dkVwHwWcO4tsyv4ziamHPXDY5ypBKuL-4s9zoCTjR_FiKuh50tPOaMKr2tO8f0/s1600/m2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpxYAV0iBm0rK2CqgZkbcmOWtR-9dzY5y2WHdTlJnC3fMH8nxwx1wl6_iCsD2QD_MrA0CWNYKg3dkVwHwWcO4tsyv4ziamHPXDY5ypBKuL-4s9zoCTjR_FiKuh50tPOaMKr2tO8f0/s400/m2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583190266794574530" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpxYAV0iBm0rK2CqgZkbcmOWtR-9dzY5y2WHdTlJnC3fMH8nxwx1wl6_iCsD2QD_MrA0CWNYKg3dkVwHwWcO4tsyv4ziamHPXDY5ypBKuL-4s9zoCTjR_FiKuh50tPOaMKr2tO8f0/s1600/m2.jpg"></a>When I arranged it this way it looked pretty boring so I kept the flowers and yellow hemline, and eliminated the yellow bodice. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTlr2A22myEJzvOotvHNd8281E14TrWRAEDkjJz8_UPRMH9Tqeoqz3LFLeZTTAq9F2DsPsT2U_KixA-PdqCU75FxaEv8iJ6anTJQI-hWPjIlRTITmJ2C3mdmw9Eygq6ldnEil3hi1/s1600/m5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTlr2A22myEJzvOotvHNd8281E14TrWRAEDkjJz8_UPRMH9Tqeoqz3LFLeZTTAq9F2DsPsT2U_KixA-PdqCU75FxaEv8iJ6anTJQI-hWPjIlRTITmJ2C3mdmw9Eygq6ldnEil3hi1/s400/m5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583190261087572802" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTlr2A22myEJzvOotvHNd8281E14TrWRAEDkjJz8_UPRMH9Tqeoqz3LFLeZTTAq9F2DsPsT2U_KixA-PdqCU75FxaEv8iJ6anTJQI-hWPjIlRTITmJ2C3mdmw9Eygq6ldnEil3hi1/s1600/m5.jpg"></a>I think this was the right way to go. It's pretty, girly and summery. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DcCuoaepf4bkV9bSxI3AsIexqTHSHqpu2WWsFQQ7L-xO6WLk10v6yiPXqHQ-sgGhkNwzLaMflmKUpgKplrD3TECKl_bmQ3LEXVgt1xQeN9FdJoZtPDIOYWbvuoijsWwgXOgpNGC6/s1600/m4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DcCuoaepf4bkV9bSxI3AsIexqTHSHqpu2WWsFQQ7L-xO6WLk10v6yiPXqHQ-sgGhkNwzLaMflmKUpgKplrD3TECKl_bmQ3LEXVgt1xQeN9FdJoZtPDIOYWbvuoijsWwgXOgpNGC6/s400/m4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583190258780881794" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DcCuoaepf4bkV9bSxI3AsIexqTHSHqpu2WWsFQQ7L-xO6WLk10v6yiPXqHQ-sgGhkNwzLaMflmKUpgKplrD3TECKl_bmQ3LEXVgt1xQeN9FdJoZtPDIOYWbvuoijsWwgXOgpNGC6/s1600/m4.jpg"></a>I added a lining to the bodice and sewed the old label back on.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2N0arl72mQlfrpebar4-TtFwgjbpNVq59BXEtoDVlTjVaYDG5kkN0FUzpar7qqKP8vJdme7fcBt6zh8BIqsSiNMY0RiyUYUSWn1_R2zAmWdrJK_OKftW6Muz6agoFt5wx1b-b8JLu/s1600/m6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2N0arl72mQlfrpebar4-TtFwgjbpNVq59BXEtoDVlTjVaYDG5kkN0FUzpar7qqKP8vJdme7fcBt6zh8BIqsSiNMY0RiyUYUSWn1_R2zAmWdrJK_OKftW6Muz6agoFt5wx1b-b8JLu/s400/m6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583190259235334514" /></a><br /></div><div>I also reused the yellow zipper (sorry for the blurry shot.) Another one down...just a couple left! Thanks for looking:)</div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-75589914541386120542011-03-08T18:49:00.000-08:002011-03-09T17:15:52.169-08:00Randomness<div>I was so happy to be recognized by one of my favorite bloggers, <a href="http://oonaballoona.blogspot.com/">Oonaballoona</a>, with the Versatile Blogger award!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiuZVTIa6TEBkseagWwZq7dM07HMsu6VasmNYE79FfcIeydsU8MsCQxF9ehTcFdjPYWo63bZ1vescrr46XDvdV5SHDOlFsKF3DJwPzgNqEXpQdJDCwj82uzyJR1HETRrpJitzBwUG/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiuZVTIa6TEBkseagWwZq7dM07HMsu6VasmNYE79FfcIeydsU8MsCQxF9ehTcFdjPYWo63bZ1vescrr46XDvdV5SHDOlFsKF3DJwPzgNqEXpQdJDCwj82uzyJR1HETRrpJitzBwUG/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581908083911149026" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiuZVTIa6TEBkseagWwZq7dM07HMsu6VasmNYE79FfcIeydsU8MsCQxF9ehTcFdjPYWo63bZ1vescrr46XDvdV5SHDOlFsKF3DJwPzgNqEXpQdJDCwj82uzyJR1HETRrpJitzBwUG/s1600/Picture+2.png"></a>I've never gotten one of these - thanks Oona! (Check out her blog, she is seriously creative!) The directions are to list seven random facts and pass it on to 15 new blogs. Here goes.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzmwVBHK_7SsXJ6susk7DbhKpnghxzruW-0jL-LtE9UOIOUszAP2Kle3iJaOrC7wyiZiuOEiepgswO0lEo0MIzKTENJNOETZVf0HKK8dWx3iI4vhFEt_Rx74UcBwt7ezuTaVne3Pq/s1600/t7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzmwVBHK_7SsXJ6susk7DbhKpnghxzruW-0jL-LtE9UOIOUszAP2Kle3iJaOrC7wyiZiuOEiepgswO0lEo0MIzKTENJNOETZVf0HKK8dWx3iI4vhFEt_Rx74UcBwt7ezuTaVne3Pq/s400/t7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581908077820964962" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzmwVBHK_7SsXJ6susk7DbhKpnghxzruW-0jL-LtE9UOIOUszAP2Kle3iJaOrC7wyiZiuOEiepgswO0lEo0MIzKTENJNOETZVf0HKK8dWx3iI4vhFEt_Rx74UcBwt7ezuTaVne3Pq/s1600/t7.jpg"></a>1. I'm addicted to running. I've run 6 marathons and plan to run another this year. I get really cranky if I can't squeeze a run into my schedule.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVHDV579FYOhGh1aE-nbOCzNDriJQpIKQtcZUgU14ewGf34CEJQPVjl47XPrbXnApt5-yVij4ZBEzryKJ0AqJxiPt7FS1QfsvouA0oY9wNaN2gDkv-9efpzv-JM9m9zsu8xJF_Q0M/s1600/t6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVHDV579FYOhGh1aE-nbOCzNDriJQpIKQtcZUgU14ewGf34CEJQPVjl47XPrbXnApt5-yVij4ZBEzryKJ0AqJxiPt7FS1QfsvouA0oY9wNaN2gDkv-9efpzv-JM9m9zsu8xJF_Q0M/s400/t6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581908071733121138" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVHDV579FYOhGh1aE-nbOCzNDriJQpIKQtcZUgU14ewGf34CEJQPVjl47XPrbXnApt5-yVij4ZBEzryKJ0AqJxiPt7FS1QfsvouA0oY9wNaN2gDkv-9efpzv-JM9m9zsu8xJF_Q0M/s1600/t6.jpg"></a>2. I have a Ph.D. in cell biology. I taught briefly at the University of Connecticut but had to give it up when we decided to move for my husband's career. I hope to go back to teaching someday.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZOdajhDMpgNqVQiLfHI1lQoluQrD9398x8E5ETn7XA2x9FNw5lnhz9IcAkRPO3cA0Zm4Mae86x4Ct2EDv54mE5VuRYA_Z7gTu88L6QuhOCFhSJ1bMy3BMIZZYej5HlASMHGPgks-/s1600/t5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZOdajhDMpgNqVQiLfHI1lQoluQrD9398x8E5ETn7XA2x9FNw5lnhz9IcAkRPO3cA0Zm4Mae86x4Ct2EDv54mE5VuRYA_Z7gTu88L6QuhOCFhSJ1bMy3BMIZZYej5HlASMHGPgks-/s400/t5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581907961484773522" /></a></div><div>3. I love drag shows (let's just get that one out of the way.) There are quite a few drag theatres in my town. My favorite performers are actually a female drag group called <a href="http://www.atkm.com/">ATKM</a> - amazing talent.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQK5u0-haKSIE8pzF6KbjUXs3etz3uMAQT1eZQbCJBjQad5dQzQc_-pbJLr7lC-P1x1Mj8H1dMq127ZF1y8gSPuz3-DBdcc-eSvLzElOBMQOXqkdRRcMzE8NXgzCsZ-WcjdNus0QT/s1600/t4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQK5u0-haKSIE8pzF6KbjUXs3etz3uMAQT1eZQbCJBjQad5dQzQc_-pbJLr7lC-P1x1Mj8H1dMq127ZF1y8gSPuz3-DBdcc-eSvLzElOBMQOXqkdRRcMzE8NXgzCsZ-WcjdNus0QT/s400/t4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581907955824146978" /></a></div><div>4. I was certified by the American Breeders Association to artificially inseminate cows (it's long since expired, a shame.) I once thought I wanted to be a dairy farmer. (?)</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQK5u0-haKSIE8pzF6KbjUXs3etz3uMAQT1eZQbCJBjQad5dQzQc_-pbJLr7lC-P1x1Mj8H1dMq127ZF1y8gSPuz3-DBdcc-eSvLzElOBMQOXqkdRRcMzE8NXgzCsZ-WcjdNus0QT/s1600/t4.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30HA6WAowsqA8IiI17jBnzF7EUtv5fjCIQ8l5OqcwGMohuGhyN2HF9hyvK1wZWBfr66-EbCCZprYCKSD3jMiUH48yu2j7PJB6NvXrUwi7zGMCWvo90RRUk-ElU_vIF-Gfk_7JhcMy/s1600/t3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30HA6WAowsqA8IiI17jBnzF7EUtv5fjCIQ8l5OqcwGMohuGhyN2HF9hyvK1wZWBfr66-EbCCZprYCKSD3jMiUH48yu2j7PJB6NvXrUwi7zGMCWvo90RRUk-ElU_vIF-Gfk_7JhcMy/s400/t3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581907953467633634" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30HA6WAowsqA8IiI17jBnzF7EUtv5fjCIQ8l5OqcwGMohuGhyN2HF9hyvK1wZWBfr66-EbCCZprYCKSD3jMiUH48yu2j7PJB6NvXrUwi7zGMCWvo90RRUk-ElU_vIF-Gfk_7JhcMy/s1600/t3.jpg"></a>5. Someone's grass is always greener than mine. It's not a attitude I'm proud of and I'm working on it. I truly am thankful for what I have, I just have to constantly remind myself of it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkVmK0dKA_GYNRUIM9D3vzBGy19Dr7Xr1JN_lq47TWe6RSsStT5m3xva6eIUhp0LOkKq3vUDEe0mP27q-F37DxZsUWvaSC6Meiid0idKQ1qcCxPm8_Z84LOl-Z93xE5Qsn4XUL8L0/s1600/t1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkVmK0dKA_GYNRUIM9D3vzBGy19Dr7Xr1JN_lq47TWe6RSsStT5m3xva6eIUhp0LOkKq3vUDEe0mP27q-F37DxZsUWvaSC6Meiid0idKQ1qcCxPm8_Z84LOl-Z93xE5Qsn4XUL8L0/s400/t1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581907954047279394" /></a></div><div>6. My favorite movie is The Jerk and I think Steve Martin is the funniest man alive. (Though whenever I watch it with someone else, they never laugh.)</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkVmK0dKA_GYNRUIM9D3vzBGy19Dr7Xr1JN_lq47TWe6RSsStT5m3xva6eIUhp0LOkKq3vUDEe0mP27q-F37DxZsUWvaSC6Meiid0idKQ1qcCxPm8_Z84LOl-Z93xE5Qsn4XUL8L0/s1600/t1.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Tq82QKZsDf6Z0NR1cScCH7fV90gvsVufn5gO9hRXQOwsVteFgKprXifWaf0dsYGd4CfmhMjnb2EA8h5o3NOc-9uNonDPCMXLl6c4Q0fEUUK39okia9SmQip7YkSY7xnMtMbENm_6/s1600/t2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Tq82QKZsDf6Z0NR1cScCH7fV90gvsVufn5gO9hRXQOwsVteFgKprXifWaf0dsYGd4CfmhMjnb2EA8h5o3NOc-9uNonDPCMXLl6c4Q0fEUUK39okia9SmQip7YkSY7xnMtMbENm_6/s400/t2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581907946533258034" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Tq82QKZsDf6Z0NR1cScCH7fV90gvsVufn5gO9hRXQOwsVteFgKprXifWaf0dsYGd4CfmhMjnb2EA8h5o3NOc-9uNonDPCMXLl6c4Q0fEUUK39okia9SmQip7YkSY7xnMtMbENm_6/s1600/t2.jpg"></a>7. Seven random things is harder than you think - try it!<br /><br /></div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-221328998085506962011-03-06T15:24:00.000-08:002011-03-06T17:16:18.735-08:00Thrifting and antiquing - amateur night!<div>Our family lives in a great little tourist town on Cape Cod. It's waaayyy out there on the tip and it's beautiful. But. We're a good 45 minute drive to most of the places we need to go. We have a grocery store in town, of course, and lots of cute little shops (most of which aren't open in the winter) but I spend a lot of time in the car. Especially because my kids go to school an hour away. Three days a week (my husband does the other two) I drop them off and spend the next six hours basically waiting for them. I go to the gym and run errands mostly (I think the women at JoAnns think I'm stalking them) but recently I have caught the thrifting and antiquing bug. Cape Cod is full to the brim with amazing antique and thrift shops. How I have failed to take advantage of this until now is a mystery to me.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, stop blabbing and start sharing some recent finds, right?</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4ETy47zwPylae7lQce_01afZFXCTP30xzTxFOaJH4OzFHyVTsZC8wDcUrPUXEJqqXrlK5NQOn1jjidy7H5On0X-jnYzeCCg_v47lnGPFumeWnLbF4jO-o7NegeQeXbsElN-yD4IC/s1600/t01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4ETy47zwPylae7lQce_01afZFXCTP30xzTxFOaJH4OzFHyVTsZC8wDcUrPUXEJqqXrlK5NQOn1jjidy7H5On0X-jnYzeCCg_v47lnGPFumeWnLbF4jO-o7NegeQeXbsElN-yD4IC/s400/t01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581113667281430594" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4ETy47zwPylae7lQce_01afZFXCTP30xzTxFOaJH4OzFHyVTsZC8wDcUrPUXEJqqXrlK5NQOn1jjidy7H5On0X-jnYzeCCg_v47lnGPFumeWnLbF4jO-o7NegeQeXbsElN-yD4IC/s1600/t01.jpg"></a>Vintage dress pattern for little girls, size 6. My girls are a size 5 right now. Perfect!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiij1L0cS14x7UTAL41-Mf33pgHuEYmvrqtbcZZg_lP-ayVp8ZZndtqkyzTVjvP4QZjKaSnlU8RUarX50JcmXU_KXFzFrYmB-yMeR8_tTD0U5HNuLhdGsq6x9gs9gNCdvaLJZq65Wju/s1600/t02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiij1L0cS14x7UTAL41-Mf33pgHuEYmvrqtbcZZg_lP-ayVp8ZZndtqkyzTVjvP4QZjKaSnlU8RUarX50JcmXU_KXFzFrYmB-yMeR8_tTD0U5HNuLhdGsq6x9gs9gNCdvaLJZq65Wju/s400/t02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581113668495204114" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiij1L0cS14x7UTAL41-Mf33pgHuEYmvrqtbcZZg_lP-ayVp8ZZndtqkyzTVjvP4QZjKaSnlU8RUarX50JcmXU_KXFzFrYmB-yMeR8_tTD0U5HNuLhdGsq6x9gs9gNCdvaLJZq65Wju/s1600/t02.jpg"></a>I can't wait to make this one!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvetSJiIOZWaEFZY-erbrBzLJ7fuQy3-ECK86SwnpawL-9iTXYLFTdMIvDslocKwRDNXta0z-i3xAGHGySALfSPW-b07eeebrJ8VLwxMNqedP3YpuZy0xbu9TpZIgsESLgzZeHPK4u/s1600/t03.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvetSJiIOZWaEFZY-erbrBzLJ7fuQy3-ECK86SwnpawL-9iTXYLFTdMIvDslocKwRDNXta0z-i3xAGHGySALfSPW-b07eeebrJ8VLwxMNqedP3YpuZy0xbu9TpZIgsESLgzZeHPK4u/s400/t03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581113495898571218" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvetSJiIOZWaEFZY-erbrBzLJ7fuQy3-ECK86SwnpawL-9iTXYLFTdMIvDslocKwRDNXta0z-i3xAGHGySALfSPW-b07eeebrJ8VLwxMNqedP3YpuZy0xbu9TpZIgsESLgzZeHPK4u/s1600/t03.jpg"></a>Another size 6. I like the top on view B. Both patterns were $.25.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXTN3cM7CAxJfmBRrshLArNxPR2Mij_A4mCyjyUKtisAaaB-F673_zHZn73JbjaN-FIJR7CUhKqp6kfZ-jhFG1Qe3B4YIIZPBLxhCVbDAL3UUc4G_T7NBHStM3iclKlF7lFjblyQK/s1600/t04.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXTN3cM7CAxJfmBRrshLArNxPR2Mij_A4mCyjyUKtisAaaB-F673_zHZn73JbjaN-FIJR7CUhKqp6kfZ-jhFG1Qe3B4YIIZPBLxhCVbDAL3UUc4G_T7NBHStM3iclKlF7lFjblyQK/s400/t04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581113480575171986" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXTN3cM7CAxJfmBRrshLArNxPR2Mij_A4mCyjyUKtisAaaB-F673_zHZn73JbjaN-FIJR7CUhKqp6kfZ-jhFG1Qe3B4YIIZPBLxhCVbDAL3UUc4G_T7NBHStM3iclKlF7lFjblyQK/s1600/t04.jpg"></a>Very pretty floral fabric. A nice weight for a skirt or a dress. Two yards for $1.25.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-8UncM7bpVXX3eSXQWqNYT4cDL4vl-QhpGl3e2Ez70sMvOrri6z91m2UkuBntRFEkOvvT0YS3GeohuK4svm1K8ZsLhWrq_FWB-NWrdqs6_dYcRe968yINynxZvSIddlI0mWghCbb/s1600/t05.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-8UncM7bpVXX3eSXQWqNYT4cDL4vl-QhpGl3e2Ez70sMvOrri6z91m2UkuBntRFEkOvvT0YS3GeohuK4svm1K8ZsLhWrq_FWB-NWrdqs6_dYcRe968yINynxZvSIddlI0mWghCbb/s400/t05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581113472118146690" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-8UncM7bpVXX3eSXQWqNYT4cDL4vl-QhpGl3e2Ez70sMvOrri6z91m2UkuBntRFEkOvvT0YS3GeohuK4svm1K8ZsLhWrq_FWB-NWrdqs6_dYcRe968yINynxZvSIddlI0mWghCbb/s1600/t05.jpg"></a>My favorite so far, found at an antique mall. Three yards of old lace (not sure exactly how old). It's about 5 inches wide and so pretty. I'll be saving this for something special! $16.00 and worth every penny!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ2XlMf_afGjJ-4V1JwC4jdt9o_Zv9azit_3Utyd7PNVzj0YR2K6mRZrzwwS2WFd0StG5WZ9hNFPcdriaPW7OSQeHj8z0WK3rBM-wxxZO7zCVLKnrqLK_VlSZbBTwNxaTct4ouIao/s1600/t06.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ2XlMf_afGjJ-4V1JwC4jdt9o_Zv9azit_3Utyd7PNVzj0YR2K6mRZrzwwS2WFd0StG5WZ9hNFPcdriaPW7OSQeHj8z0WK3rBM-wxxZO7zCVLKnrqLK_VlSZbBTwNxaTct4ouIao/s400/t06.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581113462985247634" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ2XlMf_afGjJ-4V1JwC4jdt9o_Zv9azit_3Utyd7PNVzj0YR2K6mRZrzwwS2WFd0StG5WZ9hNFPcdriaPW7OSQeHj8z0WK3rBM-wxxZO7zCVLKnrqLK_VlSZbBTwNxaTct4ouIao/s1600/t06.jpg"></a>I love love love old christmas ornaments. My mom has a collection (from her childhood) and they are so nostalgic for me. I've started my own collection and have found quite a few so far. I found this box at the same antique mall for $15.00.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgst3nHyeLbLdsmn84_EEEY-SE6IdBH_GUk4c34jMmLHWXAk4d6pROkJmQXf4AffM_0OzUwCzViiwyHVKJOguy0yZBTjBiesqDPYUtRuPEyu2f2bC0lqx-xWwiZEqYkKONLxO5G40gh/s1600/t07.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgst3nHyeLbLdsmn84_EEEY-SE6IdBH_GUk4c34jMmLHWXAk4d6pROkJmQXf4AffM_0OzUwCzViiwyHVKJOguy0yZBTjBiesqDPYUtRuPEyu2f2bC0lqx-xWwiZEqYkKONLxO5G40gh/s400/t07.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581113458764863250" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgst3nHyeLbLdsmn84_EEEY-SE6IdBH_GUk4c34jMmLHWXAk4d6pROkJmQXf4AffM_0OzUwCzViiwyHVKJOguy0yZBTjBiesqDPYUtRuPEyu2f2bC0lqx-xWwiZEqYkKONLxO5G40gh/s1600/t07.jpg"></a>Another box from a thrift/consignment shop, $9.00.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfXEEJKNJ4lEbhfnBXxx-TJklOrhcvG9x7B18xKFAS2jqXtRMRgso9c-sUd8c1PwkH1SXuvc2o0szQJWmMZWbDtYSlHQv0R8XYd2KjQ4VmvNplsU92gGA8FNitj1Ykk5pmVehp-Zb/s1600/t08.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfXEEJKNJ4lEbhfnBXxx-TJklOrhcvG9x7B18xKFAS2jqXtRMRgso9c-sUd8c1PwkH1SXuvc2o0szQJWmMZWbDtYSlHQv0R8XYd2KjQ4VmvNplsU92gGA8FNitj1Ykk5pmVehp-Zb/s400/t08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581112594521190034" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfXEEJKNJ4lEbhfnBXxx-TJklOrhcvG9x7B18xKFAS2jqXtRMRgso9c-sUd8c1PwkH1SXuvc2o0szQJWmMZWbDtYSlHQv0R8XYd2KjQ4VmvNplsU92gGA8FNitj1Ykk5pmVehp-Zb/s1600/t08.jpg"></a>(Same box.)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglze2kd0K4BfJHMmq_BbCCMpcgTZyAwBOIjSEcKrjJziaZYOs8XtTEH-nAtKXJCzltCb4nYp10Wx5QtIe_QwYQS8vxWojQXnlh4sNfyklSsjsyuZzQROvcF72HwLfaXAZEpIJzzPAI/s1600/t09.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglze2kd0K4BfJHMmq_BbCCMpcgTZyAwBOIjSEcKrjJziaZYOs8XtTEH-nAtKXJCzltCb4nYp10Wx5QtIe_QwYQS8vxWojQXnlh4sNfyklSsjsyuZzQROvcF72HwLfaXAZEpIJzzPAI/s400/t09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581112588960242258" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglze2kd0K4BfJHMmq_BbCCMpcgTZyAwBOIjSEcKrjJziaZYOs8XtTEH-nAtKXJCzltCb4nYp10Wx5QtIe_QwYQS8vxWojQXnlh4sNfyklSsjsyuZzQROvcF72HwLfaXAZEpIJzzPAI/s1600/t09.jpg"></a>Another thrift shop find, $10.00.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGvmY37PFn_tDZp-0eRvtAiOyBKY0QbNjhp83gfgW8G9wJhPfMm2CQRPiMPq7SIYfZwP5myB5_ikwNgmvTBMaSLg1jNop42vecAUHEkQFJtsaTkA4mjyY0No9njbX75FUEZdQi_Qu/s1600/t10.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGvmY37PFn_tDZp-0eRvtAiOyBKY0QbNjhp83gfgW8G9wJhPfMm2CQRPiMPq7SIYfZwP5myB5_ikwNgmvTBMaSLg1jNop42vecAUHEkQFJtsaTkA4mjyY0No9njbX75FUEZdQi_Qu/s400/t10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581112583855279522" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGvmY37PFn_tDZp-0eRvtAiOyBKY0QbNjhp83gfgW8G9wJhPfMm2CQRPiMPq7SIYfZwP5myB5_ikwNgmvTBMaSLg1jNop42vecAUHEkQFJtsaTkA4mjyY0No9njbX75FUEZdQi_Qu/s1600/t10.jpg"></a>Big jar of white buttons, $7.00. I'm sure I will use some of these for my husband's <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/02/vogue-1153-and-negroni-update.html">Negroni shirt</a> (almost done, pictures soon!)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiJWi4XYR9eeqnhztoSttbC1vABOeIpfKx1XKI_Tgf_usrMncX8EIXzGpIblUfmYZWkcvXvqjNAmoRfZUphACVJ8MdCOdI007wxzzHCBEL41ZDkiflrUwxCuuu1sODsMc9t3s4Ppq/s1600/t11.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiJWi4XYR9eeqnhztoSttbC1vABOeIpfKx1XKI_Tgf_usrMncX8EIXzGpIblUfmYZWkcvXvqjNAmoRfZUphACVJ8MdCOdI007wxzzHCBEL41ZDkiflrUwxCuuu1sODsMc9t3s4Ppq/s400/t11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581112583334088418" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiJWi4XYR9eeqnhztoSttbC1vABOeIpfKx1XKI_Tgf_usrMncX8EIXzGpIblUfmYZWkcvXvqjNAmoRfZUphACVJ8MdCOdI007wxzzHCBEL41ZDkiflrUwxCuuu1sODsMc9t3s4Ppq/s1600/t11.jpg"></a>And finally, a big bag of old lace, $12.00. I was drawn to it for the pale green, sequined piece on top.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qrZrfU-IELPjtg4pWE1DvtrERxOI2sAS03YW-C-DoAvyk1RJ9hf2dtylYsRyw0Gajv7NCIJHe8Y-s0kSROKlCyhb2tXdPeCJKxqkmHZRnjJqboi7Q6WXtTxbDWSGL7CrrrkU2gXQ/s1600/t12.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qrZrfU-IELPjtg4pWE1DvtrERxOI2sAS03YW-C-DoAvyk1RJ9hf2dtylYsRyw0Gajv7NCIJHe8Y-s0kSROKlCyhb2tXdPeCJKxqkmHZRnjJqboi7Q6WXtTxbDWSGL7CrrrkU2gXQ/s400/t12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581112578025327554" /></a><br /></div><div>Another to be saved for something special. </div><div><br /></div><div>So that's it! But now that I've caught the bug there will be plenty more to come. Thanks for stopping by!</div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-37705763386039007602011-03-02T17:09:00.000-08:002011-03-02T17:52:50.901-08:00Vogue 8601 completed!<div>...and I want one for myself!<div><br /></div><div>I've discovered that I really like sewing jackets. Progress on my sister's jacket went quickly and I love the result! Once I finished the muslin and made a few minor adjustments (sleeve and bodice length) I started constructing the outside.</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9l0LLsHne4UMxMfksXr5fmWV4rM0as955Oq2dJGnN7uyUnOeHEdzhzUuVOTXdC2KzoMzTDeKnBz7NjHcwOrItQC-BFmfNTcR-3l_zAK8EsixVTPtWtGYiiUKRBJQ3NoSmqc_0qX9/s1600/m04.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9l0LLsHne4UMxMfksXr5fmWV4rM0as955Oq2dJGnN7uyUnOeHEdzhzUuVOTXdC2KzoMzTDeKnBz7NjHcwOrItQC-BFmfNTcR-3l_zAK8EsixVTPtWtGYiiUKRBJQ3NoSmqc_0qX9/s400/m04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579661494275681618" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9l0LLsHne4UMxMfksXr5fmWV4rM0as955Oq2dJGnN7uyUnOeHEdzhzUuVOTXdC2KzoMzTDeKnBz7NjHcwOrItQC-BFmfNTcR-3l_zAK8EsixVTPtWtGYiiUKRBJQ3NoSmqc_0qX9/s1600/m04.jpg"></a>Promising:)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7woR9M2T5iEb3Skg9a6TZ0hyJRoukG3flACRgAYkIuQoJWfOAdykecRPEnORG2aFacbEPhxfyDacCXbLX_deyudVQKL1-kf2xM7m4S8W9zsYciu4PDrsHwgSGeeLPIb0qqBfdam9/s1600/m01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7woR9M2T5iEb3Skg9a6TZ0hyJRoukG3flACRgAYkIuQoJWfOAdykecRPEnORG2aFacbEPhxfyDacCXbLX_deyudVQKL1-kf2xM7m4S8W9zsYciu4PDrsHwgSGeeLPIb0qqBfdam9/s400/m01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579661344864582610" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7woR9M2T5iEb3Skg9a6TZ0hyJRoukG3flACRgAYkIuQoJWfOAdykecRPEnORG2aFacbEPhxfyDacCXbLX_deyudVQKL1-kf2xM7m4S8W9zsYciu4PDrsHwgSGeeLPIb0qqBfdam9/s1600/m01.jpg"></a>I was a little worried about the lining, it turned out to be a lot thinner than I first thought. I hoped it would hold up against the brocade.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4doamvmNhA5AWeFEDeVQQv3cNRwZCPZgKWxKWSF3yPVocl79nHbXyu4kW-sP5funxYFLh-R_L9iCxuBLwezrxfPaeIiv0y0Dh3c1HgG158xyQi2hPt-Nnx8rXJ4Z_qmVDCPoWOTl/s1600/j08.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4doamvmNhA5AWeFEDeVQQv3cNRwZCPZgKWxKWSF3yPVocl79nHbXyu4kW-sP5funxYFLh-R_L9iCxuBLwezrxfPaeIiv0y0Dh3c1HgG158xyQi2hPt-Nnx8rXJ4Z_qmVDCPoWOTl/s400/j08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579661344550953058" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4doamvmNhA5AWeFEDeVQQv3cNRwZCPZgKWxKWSF3yPVocl79nHbXyu4kW-sP5funxYFLh-R_L9iCxuBLwezrxfPaeIiv0y0Dh3c1HgG158xyQi2hPt-Nnx8rXJ4Z_qmVDCPoWOTl/s1600/j08.jpg"></a>In hindsight I would have chosen something a it thicker but it worked fine (and the color is exactly what I wanted.)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3gWilk8Ywv20Mj7QGqtZKGjXcRLz2Z5YIR3P6G3_hdcISsLhH63y6eVm6OqBVQlHV6VgoWFb4MzXkKntFyes9jP8djScgob7DPTgHyqjGRxXRcrPiBc_tpBy7wkp7jhrZHa-pDHI/s1600/m03.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3gWilk8Ywv20Mj7QGqtZKGjXcRLz2Z5YIR3P6G3_hdcISsLhH63y6eVm6OqBVQlHV6VgoWFb4MzXkKntFyes9jP8djScgob7DPTgHyqjGRxXRcrPiBc_tpBy7wkp7jhrZHa-pDHI/s400/m03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579661336033402226" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3gWilk8Ywv20Mj7QGqtZKGjXcRLz2Z5YIR3P6G3_hdcISsLhH63y6eVm6OqBVQlHV6VgoWFb4MzXkKntFyes9jP8djScgob7DPTgHyqjGRxXRcrPiBc_tpBy7wkp7jhrZHa-pDHI/s1600/m03.jpg"></a>This is where I realized that I put the in-seam buttonhole on the right side of the shell and the left side of the lining. Oops.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYC9KsuBBlTFB1FiEx6fsvn1K4yvMTyCUP2jMJDsZOraQhp0K-DB2rt9ha9L13SW8zBjSsZynGUOU2kBaEwHzX2TNP1reWdSnyuEjJDrcPQOFjXO90mmDlBYsd3Inm_O42LYBWuvr/s1600/m05.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYC9KsuBBlTFB1FiEx6fsvn1K4yvMTyCUP2jMJDsZOraQhp0K-DB2rt9ha9L13SW8zBjSsZynGUOU2kBaEwHzX2TNP1reWdSnyuEjJDrcPQOFjXO90mmDlBYsd3Inm_O42LYBWuvr/s400/m05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579661339147741218" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYC9KsuBBlTFB1FiEx6fsvn1K4yvMTyCUP2jMJDsZOraQhp0K-DB2rt9ha9L13SW8zBjSsZynGUOU2kBaEwHzX2TNP1reWdSnyuEjJDrcPQOFjXO90mmDlBYsd3Inm_O42LYBWuvr/s1600/m05.jpg"></a>Sleeves and sleeve linings attached. It sat like this for a while before I worked up the courage to take the seam ripper out to fix my buttonhole mistake and add the second buttonhole (can you tell I don't like buttonholes?)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRjDxj0VxMfyrPNg4xZB6Tt8qlFpNeQgeFC_SjFGhmYy76QhUfzAJV_2ZOZlDRgrKJVNdz4-j7Yo-RXr0Ndq7ge5OG8V40J14mCjSSMwXLTx79Hq2q0-4m0YAZcYJ1xhE7NHE15pT/s1600/m07.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRjDxj0VxMfyrPNg4xZB6Tt8qlFpNeQgeFC_SjFGhmYy76QhUfzAJV_2ZOZlDRgrKJVNdz4-j7Yo-RXr0Ndq7ge5OG8V40J14mCjSSMwXLTx79Hq2q0-4m0YAZcYJ1xhE7NHE15pT/s400/m07.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579661334402850722" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRjDxj0VxMfyrPNg4xZB6Tt8qlFpNeQgeFC_SjFGhmYy76QhUfzAJV_2ZOZlDRgrKJVNdz4-j7Yo-RXr0Ndq7ge5OG8V40J14mCjSSMwXLTx79Hq2q0-4m0YAZcYJ1xhE7NHE15pT/s1600/m07.jpg"></a>But I love the buttons!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHg2PnZwUkoV0l5M9roDhaxCVZHvcomwMk27w7BD1AgoRnQflHN8wZkm6LdHFWWpKBWrQ6OrREZzt8sSEQz2gct103ktNUAF34pvhmnhYeR3_Bz7OiXNdDJJl5SOiwb09UjL5cPb5/s1600/m08.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHg2PnZwUkoV0l5M9roDhaxCVZHvcomwMk27w7BD1AgoRnQflHN8wZkm6LdHFWWpKBWrQ6OrREZzt8sSEQz2gct103ktNUAF34pvhmnhYeR3_Bz7OiXNdDJJl5SOiwb09UjL5cPb5/s400/m08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579656428402220386" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHg2PnZwUkoV0l5M9roDhaxCVZHvcomwMk27w7BD1AgoRnQflHN8wZkm6LdHFWWpKBWrQ6OrREZzt8sSEQz2gct103ktNUAF34pvhmnhYeR3_Bz7OiXNdDJJl5SOiwb09UjL5cPb5/s1600/m08.jpg"></a>I have not yet sewn in the shoulder pads. I want my sister to try it on before I place them. You can't really see the slit up the back in this photo.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiK_z5JUx5zftNiSORaXoa6tDlPb1eUcy7-668YDY2vwKuze7yMf-Lexbo4arBwfksDTQXDdTn4pp4bsi-EigrFJitcnAXYdg0D3aJJjq9-hynAdzwbyu5M8mpwrRVQsXa5ymZaZi/s1600/m10.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiK_z5JUx5zftNiSORaXoa6tDlPb1eUcy7-668YDY2vwKuze7yMf-Lexbo4arBwfksDTQXDdTn4pp4bsi-EigrFJitcnAXYdg0D3aJJjq9-hynAdzwbyu5M8mpwrRVQsXa5ymZaZi/s400/m10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579656422395605586" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiK_z5JUx5zftNiSORaXoa6tDlPb1eUcy7-668YDY2vwKuze7yMf-Lexbo4arBwfksDTQXDdTn4pp4bsi-EigrFJitcnAXYdg0D3aJJjq9-hynAdzwbyu5M8mpwrRVQsXa5ymZaZi/s1600/m10.jpg"></a>Here I've pinned back one tail - I love the softness of the lining.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ql2Ip4RSwI4J5k9SulpkLbKJw4qc8cQ9qKfs9XeGbl-gn84HNSHLGkgg8wDtbEIAQbvAoMjKmKwa87fevpPrzHEkPnRMuGygQpfhj_1BgZPjrbUqxgtBVkrrQ6PwxLBAybfWMXPm/s1600/m09.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ql2Ip4RSwI4J5k9SulpkLbKJw4qc8cQ9qKfs9XeGbl-gn84HNSHLGkgg8wDtbEIAQbvAoMjKmKwa87fevpPrzHEkPnRMuGygQpfhj_1BgZPjrbUqxgtBVkrrQ6PwxLBAybfWMXPm/s400/m09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579656414070491170" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ql2Ip4RSwI4J5k9SulpkLbKJw4qc8cQ9qKfs9XeGbl-gn84HNSHLGkgg8wDtbEIAQbvAoMjKmKwa87fevpPrzHEkPnRMuGygQpfhj_1BgZPjrbUqxgtBVkrrQ6PwxLBAybfWMXPm/s1600/m09.jpg"></a>You can kind of make out the sleeve darts here. I know the two-piece sleeve pattern is considered more professional but this was easy and it looks nice.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgma78DXo_rxPqgYQwtIN4FE9JVYh4zou5Ur92aJFijbN327D-vEZGWTIwnO4LtkQTRSM6KbNgVBYVoBWHbIuN8J2alNrPK8Vc2UMDrU7h0YJqtnLnuWTm18FN13pAlKtS0dcblE08T/s1600/m11.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgma78DXo_rxPqgYQwtIN4FE9JVYh4zou5Ur92aJFijbN327D-vEZGWTIwnO4LtkQTRSM6KbNgVBYVoBWHbIuN8J2alNrPK8Vc2UMDrU7h0YJqtnLnuWTm18FN13pAlKtS0dcblE08T/s400/m11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579656411704904850" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgma78DXo_rxPqgYQwtIN4FE9JVYh4zou5Ur92aJFijbN327D-vEZGWTIwnO4LtkQTRSM6KbNgVBYVoBWHbIuN8J2alNrPK8Vc2UMDrU7h0YJqtnLnuWTm18FN13pAlKtS0dcblE08T/s1600/m11.jpg"></a>Love that shimmer!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipHF3ctoz3xTKeihawWCv-yO5HdrOhkr_f1DsqufFVbld8mUBk0VxQT3lbp70SfoWvDcyQKnHWnvZgLw6g9lVw37TSJl0BXb42SPPCm4XapSiqC_CX-rz3JV5deQ8eIQnRT4ucaj8/s1600/m06.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipHF3ctoz3xTKeihawWCv-yO5HdrOhkr_f1DsqufFVbld8mUBk0VxQT3lbp70SfoWvDcyQKnHWnvZgLw6g9lVw37TSJl0BXb42SPPCm4XapSiqC_CX-rz3JV5deQ8eIQnRT4ucaj8/s400/m06.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579656412794598994" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipHF3ctoz3xTKeihawWCv-yO5HdrOhkr_f1DsqufFVbld8mUBk0VxQT3lbp70SfoWvDcyQKnHWnvZgLw6g9lVw37TSJl0BXb42SPPCm4XapSiqC_CX-rz3JV5deQ8eIQnRT4ucaj8/s1600/m06.jpg"></a>The waist is a bit short for me but I love the look and plan to make one for myself. I highly recommend the pattern!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for looking!<br /><br /></div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-87770397671416980702011-02-28T16:14:00.000-08:002011-02-28T17:41:43.871-08:00Halloween flashback and peplums<div>I was a little ambitious this past Halloween and made costumes for everyone in our family. Four out of five included a jacket or vest of some sort and I really enjoyed putting them together. I was most happy with the vests I made for my daughters, who are four, and wanted to be "fairy princess butterflies". I translated this into lots of tulle and sparkles (and wings, of course.) </div><div><br /></div><div>I loved the look of McCalls 4887 mainly for the vests (the little dresses and skirts could easily be made without the pattern.) Below is the picture on the envelope:</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17M1eeNRyjw3WGDbnLERF0xRlJZ8FE1N6fjIfzFcveobf-QRJK51IZ3rLu5pP7YRadUD8_M0ZmLmLC_qLv6HHKBQkWgTeZcKAfYYcsIFqf37SZR2tXx_tfvPjW2Q8IDGjoF9gCHf4/s400/M4887.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578911456092244898" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I chose a pink brocade for each girl and was so happy with the results.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4rtoXIz028LiE3SgRZqO06Ppbrhg6MbbE8NaEUiFJzTmcTcrH1hyphenhyphenxqqHoKsQsOW2DBExEkfHFEPWu-m0NLWvNbK5pD-uQABMX9IA1iexQFS4hTIgkIxY4bFEWTZvuICUWndrwQQt/s1600/j17.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4rtoXIz028LiE3SgRZqO06Ppbrhg6MbbE8NaEUiFJzTmcTcrH1hyphenhyphenxqqHoKsQsOW2DBExEkfHFEPWu-m0NLWvNbK5pD-uQABMX9IA1iexQFS4hTIgkIxY4bFEWTZvuICUWndrwQQt/s400/j17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578911758393821426" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4rtoXIz028LiE3SgRZqO06Ppbrhg6MbbE8NaEUiFJzTmcTcrH1hyphenhyphenxqqHoKsQsOW2DBExEkfHFEPWu-m0NLWvNbK5pD-uQABMX9IA1iexQFS4hTIgkIxY4bFEWTZvuICUWndrwQQt/s1600/j17.jpg"></a>My sister kept asking me to make an adult-sized one for her. She kept asking until I realized she was serious.</div><div><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKHDJZymPs7CeJ033bsFBVs4J7jWwuEEUCjo2Hj7WJDz4XVc3unzLFq8PMaDK5AycWWCjIEKLoJPQ5np6XDnAk75lzmb66Ft7P4EhjJuo61CjJIqa3Pp6YJ5hXpOSLY_Fwaq1aG2J/s400/j18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578911465610114210" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I think she liked the peplum and the romantic feel of the brocade.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKHDJZymPs7CeJ033bsFBVs4J7jWwuEEUCjo2Hj7WJDz4XVc3unzLFq8PMaDK5AycWWCjIEKLoJPQ5np6XDnAk75lzmb66Ft7P4EhjJuo61CjJIqa3Pp6YJ5hXpOSLY_Fwaq1aG2J/s1600/j18.jpg"></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-O8KgI5MwLtB7HgTOuNo_vwhcAbVsw634s80I6ia_sHT51AM-N9scpKT2vtqXKufqMKm5jhq5P0FVnHWrp0fRkgbM5O__u7D6WeC_A9iRvrWUrLbyQYibMK0ASIRvUpI0mWakN8M/s400/j19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578911459588495058" /></div><div><br /></div><div>So I finally decided to try to make her something similar (minus the wings.)</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6u7y_B9TWJnjEaj_lp3TSlCHe6ETAN-rPmR7KhxpOB4tjBQwfcUDOYPThehBHDgGYNCb8qh5g92G4lWtVbCP-roz_MWl1wJaz_q-PKEt4BKqrY5nJA9ZGoCwuTJwSm3YhyOGVoM_v/s1600/j20.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6u7y_B9TWJnjEaj_lp3TSlCHe6ETAN-rPmR7KhxpOB4tjBQwfcUDOYPThehBHDgGYNCb8qh5g92G4lWtVbCP-roz_MWl1wJaz_q-PKEt4BKqrY5nJA9ZGoCwuTJwSm3YhyOGVoM_v/s400/j20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578911457611722866" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6u7y_B9TWJnjEaj_lp3TSlCHe6ETAN-rPmR7KhxpOB4tjBQwfcUDOYPThehBHDgGYNCb8qh5g92G4lWtVbCP-roz_MWl1wJaz_q-PKEt4BKqrY5nJA9ZGoCwuTJwSm3YhyOGVoM_v/s1600/j20.jpg"></a><br />I'm definitely not able to draft my own pattern for something like this so I went looking for a jacket pattern that featured a peplum (I figured a jacket would be more useful than a vest.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKQBXeyiB1oD4IwxC3hwi3bubt1gOGI2szQ303yUNR1S5K70IwAUkIR0hRela8va0OGawi1K9wTBDnB5WcMcqOa-SmXHjeFjOG2zJwDoi7so4COZQqz7xB59eILWoiR5_C-VHqPzT/s1600/M5980.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKQBXeyiB1oD4IwxC3hwi3bubt1gOGI2szQ303yUNR1S5K70IwAUkIR0hRela8va0OGawi1K9wTBDnB5WcMcqOa-SmXHjeFjOG2zJwDoi7so4COZQqz7xB59eILWoiR5_C-VHqPzT/s400/M5980.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578911455053185314" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKQBXeyiB1oD4IwxC3hwi3bubt1gOGI2szQ303yUNR1S5K70IwAUkIR0hRela8va0OGawi1K9wTBDnB5WcMcqOa-SmXHjeFjOG2zJwDoi7so4COZQqz7xB59eILWoiR5_C-VHqPzT/s1600/M5980.jpg"></a>I found several that I liked, including McCalls 5980 (shown above.) I still may try this one out even though it's very similar to the one I bought.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7-C4Hp3oPQP5IZnKh1lIGh2gW7x3GihNGyvJdK8b916Wj-_-9v3RQyloXUoWY4fiUiR1yKhfTEaDXf-KdX-f6AHEkcQl32v4-3RCfvZWHVjjWQIJTEgHPkGj4xfBisxq6tlpbvV3/s1600/V8601.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7-C4Hp3oPQP5IZnKh1lIGh2gW7x3GihNGyvJdK8b916Wj-_-9v3RQyloXUoWY4fiUiR1yKhfTEaDXf-KdX-f6AHEkcQl32v4-3RCfvZWHVjjWQIJTEgHPkGj4xfBisxq6tlpbvV3/s400/V8601.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578911112849978994" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7-C4Hp3oPQP5IZnKh1lIGh2gW7x3GihNGyvJdK8b916Wj-_-9v3RQyloXUoWY4fiUiR1yKhfTEaDXf-KdX-f6AHEkcQl32v4-3RCfvZWHVjjWQIJTEgHPkGj4xfBisxq6tlpbvV3/s1600/V8601.jpg"></a>In the end I decided to try Vogue 8601. It had a more romantic rounded feel to it...though I'm not sure if that is technically considered to be a peplum or if they're just called tails because there is a slit up the back? <a href="http://www.ericabunker.com/index.html">Erica</a> at Erica B.'s DIY Style <a href="http://www.ericabunker.com/2009/10/vogue-8601-tweed-riding-jacket.html">made this jacket</a> some time ago using a brown tweed and it looks beautiful in the photos! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqoew4Qe8QtUDPcdLYbfNzr6P35FWTgflX-cJ2Ab6-7qYmo1HtN7wWHH5Kq2T9SW8BYLv1BTlkktEEaEtS2sJ3S8AzK1YM4mm-ih1tu5CrdIBV80_0l_nXA-tWb76eitc7-Ff5W_R/s1600/j03.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqoew4Qe8QtUDPcdLYbfNzr6P35FWTgflX-cJ2Ab6-7qYmo1HtN7wWHH5Kq2T9SW8BYLv1BTlkktEEaEtS2sJ3S8AzK1YM4mm-ih1tu5CrdIBV80_0l_nXA-tWb76eitc7-Ff5W_R/s400/j03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578911115162638146" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqoew4Qe8QtUDPcdLYbfNzr6P35FWTgflX-cJ2Ab6-7qYmo1HtN7wWHH5Kq2T9SW8BYLv1BTlkktEEaEtS2sJ3S8AzK1YM4mm-ih1tu5CrdIBV80_0l_nXA-tWb76eitc7-Ff5W_R/s1600/j03.jpg"></a>I also found a very pretty brocade with pale yellow flowers and a soft teal lining. I couldn't decide between the two buttons at the store so I brought both home.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-z-YfjB_D6M8y1xrisjETpJTeUY3UgWGmSM9TRyc3DIbw8QN08RK3yl2_9kGAUE2Oq-vn1SyCA6W3zE09NxQMRigW9gDP3qFEy5JSDjvzFxZHZ96i4lOoOiMRINn83wrQEvF0E12/s1600/j04.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-z-YfjB_D6M8y1xrisjETpJTeUY3UgWGmSM9TRyc3DIbw8QN08RK3yl2_9kGAUE2Oq-vn1SyCA6W3zE09NxQMRigW9gDP3qFEy5JSDjvzFxZHZ96i4lOoOiMRINn83wrQEvF0E12/s400/j04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578911110966371490" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-z-YfjB_D6M8y1xrisjETpJTeUY3UgWGmSM9TRyc3DIbw8QN08RK3yl2_9kGAUE2Oq-vn1SyCA6W3zE09NxQMRigW9gDP3qFEy5JSDjvzFxZHZ96i4lOoOiMRINn83wrQEvF0E12/s1600/j04.jpg"></a>I think these are the better fit.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurM-Lj8TE5sA85UqAeHjZSgioGNx1DXVEzKphWbPUNPV-qdGfP-kTAbvYbHuRVvS5jr3WiTziDAVmCyOwYEPjllYQB6raPByfB13haQHJCkwmwjTPRQRhHjo2f50YZc6sShM4bAfm/s1600/j01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurM-Lj8TE5sA85UqAeHjZSgioGNx1DXVEzKphWbPUNPV-qdGfP-kTAbvYbHuRVvS5jr3WiTziDAVmCyOwYEPjllYQB6raPByfB13haQHJCkwmwjTPRQRhHjo2f50YZc6sShM4bAfm/s400/j01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578911108830026914" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurM-Lj8TE5sA85UqAeHjZSgioGNx1DXVEzKphWbPUNPV-qdGfP-kTAbvYbHuRVvS5jr3WiTziDAVmCyOwYEPjllYQB6raPByfB13haQHJCkwmwjTPRQRhHjo2f50YZc6sShM4bAfm/s1600/j01.jpg"></a>I cut and sewed a muslin (no pictures due to the absurd hour that I finished it) and only changed the sleeve length (though the shoulders may be a tiny wide but I'm not yet comfortable enough to alter that part of the pattern.)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglR0xkTYZnQo7ufFLwkZfipMN4Fs7lxCUqV-ehvMC2eK39C3KLM_HbqOcRmfKd-2lK18N5sOhof_iIDuW1gr9E4rzf5TXy5AW-l3J3U18po_deh8erz-DoFbinsISCJBoYURg9hsw9/s1600/j05.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglR0xkTYZnQo7ufFLwkZfipMN4Fs7lxCUqV-ehvMC2eK39C3KLM_HbqOcRmfKd-2lK18N5sOhof_iIDuW1gr9E4rzf5TXy5AW-l3J3U18po_deh8erz-DoFbinsISCJBoYURg9hsw9/s400/j05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578911108759838786" /></a><br /></div><div>So on to cutting the brocade and lining. Wish me luck!</div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-67714245731079112982011-02-25T04:39:00.000-08:002011-02-25T05:13:31.402-08:00Vogue 1153 and Negroni Update<div>I'm still here and still sewing! I finally got a chance to finish Vogue 1153. It's such a cute little dress (and I do mean little!) I'm on the tall side so I planned to wear this as a tunic rather than lengthen the pattern. I don't wear that many dresses and I thought this would look great over black leggings.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjF58yRjSeVXmu70L0yv2HfeFtrzBTgGaLx2u_-xc7aDxPmnySM3VxByBtPUv6LhtqFMA1J8QMOUGlHM1qFOzW-ENapkI8ILOMi5KU9JeN1AcvHqkYKB4C3p7dtdbEoqLAVRKKYr_D/s1600/v1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjF58yRjSeVXmu70L0yv2HfeFtrzBTgGaLx2u_-xc7aDxPmnySM3VxByBtPUv6LhtqFMA1J8QMOUGlHM1qFOzW-ENapkI8ILOMi5KU9JeN1AcvHqkYKB4C3p7dtdbEoqLAVRKKYr_D/s400/v1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577607361447327058" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjF58yRjSeVXmu70L0yv2HfeFtrzBTgGaLx2u_-xc7aDxPmnySM3VxByBtPUv6LhtqFMA1J8QMOUGlHM1qFOzW-ENapkI8ILOMi5KU9JeN1AcvHqkYKB4C3p7dtdbEoqLAVRKKYr_D/s1600/v1.jpg"></a>I chose a pretty purple floral - I don't have much purple in my wardrobe and I really liked this one. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-J-fW0779Ozis3sP114TY3YCbyFfAPJ1jiVNBPbq0XzD7VIh-CDbIZKG8XFDN40UPHXGop2Crm338YFVrOsmevFZ0TXLQqs3d9zIXyH9CtHPxoI8LWvbUjrNyqcG0Z_gABr3ZPrp/s1600/v2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-J-fW0779Ozis3sP114TY3YCbyFfAPJ1jiVNBPbq0XzD7VIh-CDbIZKG8XFDN40UPHXGop2Crm338YFVrOsmevFZ0TXLQqs3d9zIXyH9CtHPxoI8LWvbUjrNyqcG0Z_gABr3ZPrp/s400/v2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577607359306671282" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-J-fW0779Ozis3sP114TY3YCbyFfAPJ1jiVNBPbq0XzD7VIh-CDbIZKG8XFDN40UPHXGop2Crm338YFVrOsmevFZ0TXLQqs3d9zIXyH9CtHPxoI8LWvbUjrNyqcG0Z_gABr3ZPrp/s1600/v2.jpg"></a>A little purple ghost appeared in my kitchen as I was taking photos:)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCA1A9b3Nx8kXM8dh4SBkgBxe9EXiDfPwvCGtGOTR3SQ1QqkJZIoa4aISew_Y68k-r0PBDV5Ypco0LEa9B8DSHyA1wI1iwqRxei6uP-cMbInVCqRDsqfcgxZvoPPN2wLgARZxdDO8U/s1600/v7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCA1A9b3Nx8kXM8dh4SBkgBxe9EXiDfPwvCGtGOTR3SQ1QqkJZIoa4aISew_Y68k-r0PBDV5Ypco0LEa9B8DSHyA1wI1iwqRxei6uP-cMbInVCqRDsqfcgxZvoPPN2wLgARZxdDO8U/s400/v7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577607353132734130" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCA1A9b3Nx8kXM8dh4SBkgBxe9EXiDfPwvCGtGOTR3SQ1QqkJZIoa4aISew_Y68k-r0PBDV5Ypco0LEa9B8DSHyA1wI1iwqRxei6uP-cMbInVCqRDsqfcgxZvoPPN2wLgARZxdDO8U/s1600/v7.jpg"></a>It came together quickly (I serged all the edges that the pattern suggested rather than attempting to hem that slippery fabric! ) </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqA6pTyvwdwnQ4ZJccmk6SjrXqD1CT8pN-Mj3rIfr5-_-khCQ9DXbiS6dtKGm0HPXipT6atX9MhVqVxjq0YmDTI4cx_GqJH3_G-0lPuWEByRs-4CzuLKXnGyW-3K681gF5D2NePdK/s1600/v8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqA6pTyvwdwnQ4ZJccmk6SjrXqD1CT8pN-Mj3rIfr5-_-khCQ9DXbiS6dtKGm0HPXipT6atX9MhVqVxjq0YmDTI4cx_GqJH3_G-0lPuWEByRs-4CzuLKXnGyW-3K681gF5D2NePdK/s400/v8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577607356981462834" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqA6pTyvwdwnQ4ZJccmk6SjrXqD1CT8pN-Mj3rIfr5-_-khCQ9DXbiS6dtKGm0HPXipT6atX9MhVqVxjq0YmDTI4cx_GqJH3_G-0lPuWEByRs-4CzuLKXnGyW-3K681gF5D2NePdK/s1600/v8.jpg"></a>Some of the details got a little lost in the print - like the ribbon and buttons at the waist.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscw7-GNmzc4fajWG649EK2AyRubjNjDclQPGg5DIiyMNNgjSBxUTt2oCw3lbqWcNsTlXnqk6kpwKVQN0-jimUx5hjP_1KEa3xsGv8lB8_lLf9RYPqjs-uZr1F0TM9CVmWDUXA8GJS/s1600/v9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscw7-GNmzc4fajWG649EK2AyRubjNjDclQPGg5DIiyMNNgjSBxUTt2oCw3lbqWcNsTlXnqk6kpwKVQN0-jimUx5hjP_1KEa3xsGv8lB8_lLf9RYPqjs-uZr1F0TM9CVmWDUXA8GJS/s400/v9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577606548850028018" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscw7-GNmzc4fajWG649EK2AyRubjNjDclQPGg5DIiyMNNgjSBxUTt2oCw3lbqWcNsTlXnqk6kpwKVQN0-jimUx5hjP_1KEa3xsGv8lB8_lLf9RYPqjs-uZr1F0TM9CVmWDUXA8GJS/s1600/v9.jpg"></a>It's a very cute dress/top but I've already passed it on to my sister. She loved it and I don't think it flatters my body type. It was fun to sew though!</div><div><br /></div><div>And on to Negroni...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS0f48AgQmVsJsCcNqONltYGlt5IiAwr5qUEda8YzwRgIC2BWD_NoH8SfgNUEQcQGPcs3AaOCSWf2jo1T2nalSpHXU-Cqbbf0ZlRFvoiFStaeI2CN2pPzVZCc_jaqg7GGLWR6hI77X/s1600/v3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS0f48AgQmVsJsCcNqONltYGlt5IiAwr5qUEda8YzwRgIC2BWD_NoH8SfgNUEQcQGPcs3AaOCSWf2jo1T2nalSpHXU-Cqbbf0ZlRFvoiFStaeI2CN2pPzVZCc_jaqg7GGLWR6hI77X/s400/v3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577606548692890002" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS0f48AgQmVsJsCcNqONltYGlt5IiAwr5qUEda8YzwRgIC2BWD_NoH8SfgNUEQcQGPcs3AaOCSWf2jo1T2nalSpHXU-Cqbbf0ZlRFvoiFStaeI2CN2pPzVZCc_jaqg7GGLWR6hI77X/s1600/v3.jpg"></a>Here are some shots of the muslin I made following along with <a href="http://www.malepatternboldness.com">Peter's</a> Negroni <a href="http://malepatternboldness.blogspot.com/2011/01/mpb-mens-shirt-sew-along.html">sew-along</a>. I had so much fun making this and I learned some new techniques. I can now check off my list: flat-felled seams, button holes (yes button holes terrified me!), and just a general attention to detail and process that I was lacking before.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEgDuienXlsZc7Gmb6wpND8w4FIACfmZUTeamk-OkJAg6vfVM3Aa4_k3YN9txh-fyMv0c6fAgNR8Tx4cmDhWxONkXHEuKESZ3kDTLpudIXJ2uoA7V2aolswc48p5H8G2SXnWMJvPC/s1600/v4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEgDuienXlsZc7Gmb6wpND8w4FIACfmZUTeamk-OkJAg6vfVM3Aa4_k3YN9txh-fyMv0c6fAgNR8Tx4cmDhWxONkXHEuKESZ3kDTLpudIXJ2uoA7V2aolswc48p5H8G2SXnWMJvPC/s400/v4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577606542937992114" /></a> </div><div>The muslin fits OK though it may be on the snug side. I have to wait for my husband to get back from vacation to recheck the fit. I finally found the right fabric for the final shirt while shopping at one of my favorite quilt shops.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobNu1l4VK1jCibeYa4s9y1OLWC4zQ6OA7Ft1vyyIniLrSMPoHKxmqnI8DlcsiUZ2WIaR9yt83bJ0G2xQ0DCPwToeNhGvt8Q9Xtt9a6BSm2slwhc3R1EOzk8HI4i6VMkKbEONT9H6o/s1600/v5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobNu1l4VK1jCibeYa4s9y1OLWC4zQ6OA7Ft1vyyIniLrSMPoHKxmqnI8DlcsiUZ2WIaR9yt83bJ0G2xQ0DCPwToeNhGvt8Q9Xtt9a6BSm2slwhc3R1EOzk8HI4i6VMkKbEONT9H6o/s400/v5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577606539291218930" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobNu1l4VK1jCibeYa4s9y1OLWC4zQ6OA7Ft1vyyIniLrSMPoHKxmqnI8DlcsiUZ2WIaR9yt83bJ0G2xQ0DCPwToeNhGvt8Q9Xtt9a6BSm2slwhc3R1EOzk8HI4i6VMkKbEONT9H6o/s1600/v5.jpg"></a>This red plaid has such a nice feel to it...on the lighter side and very soft. Perfect for spring.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOEzRs3G7gjIETov80kLbMqaG280jzTu0-HbZiZ06omAuMVl8t0J53LrYG8-UAvHTKKnrxcAVZKvBm3046Hk1GpbFnH2ZUi3TxfbAmPb_OUny85-CX3HMuaQzFjaznbuwRkORTM3n/s1600/v6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOEzRs3G7gjIETov80kLbMqaG280jzTu0-HbZiZ06omAuMVl8t0J53LrYG8-UAvHTKKnrxcAVZKvBm3046Hk1GpbFnH2ZUi3TxfbAmPb_OUny85-CX3HMuaQzFjaznbuwRkORTM3n/s400/v6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577606534839136962" /></a><br /></div><div>So that's what I've been doing. I'm also in the middle of putting together a jacket (also for my sister.) The fabric is so pretty...I'll get some pictures up soon!</div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-19952560860244327232011-02-08T15:34:00.000-08:002011-02-08T15:55:25.500-08:00Vogue 1027 = Frustration!<div>I picked up a couple of pretty Vogue patterns from Joann's when they were on sale ($3.99 each!) and decided to try out V1027. It's such a pretty dress and I love the longer length.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtPgLxuOUgMS16uD52VNGCuZadWYYZgVgUzG2PwzZ6Rh3WNsU_vJbaQZ1UBLrjVK4eH17FiAIRZQVkzqhb-6s-NIv9SkPP6sUpNFoKkG6Ofi4JENKn-lG05fNspVh1CXRaHgE8zvC/s1600/V1027.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtPgLxuOUgMS16uD52VNGCuZadWYYZgVgUzG2PwzZ6Rh3WNsU_vJbaQZ1UBLrjVK4eH17FiAIRZQVkzqhb-6s-NIv9SkPP6sUpNFoKkG6Ofi4JENKn-lG05fNspVh1CXRaHgE8zvC/s400/V1027.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571466991134148834" /></a><div>It looks like such a flattering cut, very feminine. It looks like a wrap dress but the bodice is pleated and attached to the skirt. The tie is also attached at the back and sides.</div><div> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwulBl3_df6h_2Xcm72C3eVOYAsK-W85cMFqENQpmL_5bRBKv__m_C11WNvto2gttr360xQxxrTILyblcXSFqHp5O4XDwOePC8xmWuqqJ8enghFemEov9-lJBuBVxAj6TYV5reVGTO/s1600/v1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwulBl3_df6h_2Xcm72C3eVOYAsK-W85cMFqENQpmL_5bRBKv__m_C11WNvto2gttr360xQxxrTILyblcXSFqHp5O4XDwOePC8xmWuqqJ8enghFemEov9-lJBuBVxAj6TYV5reVGTO/s400/v1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571466986328508962" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwulBl3_df6h_2Xcm72C3eVOYAsK-W85cMFqENQpmL_5bRBKv__m_C11WNvto2gttr360xQxxrTILyblcXSFqHp5O4XDwOePC8xmWuqqJ8enghFemEov9-lJBuBVxAj6TYV5reVGTO/s1600/v1.jpg"></a>I really like the fabric - a nice weight and feel to it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbSRvjBbDUfEHPSXohtBCv5XHpKIPzEOEExfKyAFFuU8Zl7f_NHLKSMvIq3meUyEhrnbXScAtZDSN3lqq-6op69r2Ph1gieQC-iyRATOzHgmMs_MtMQHDgeZQNDuU9Bjk5PnQnUhK/s1600/v2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbSRvjBbDUfEHPSXohtBCv5XHpKIPzEOEExfKyAFFuU8Zl7f_NHLKSMvIq3meUyEhrnbXScAtZDSN3lqq-6op69r2Ph1gieQC-iyRATOzHgmMs_MtMQHDgeZQNDuU9Bjk5PnQnUhK/s400/v2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571466984173683074" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbSRvjBbDUfEHPSXohtBCv5XHpKIPzEOEExfKyAFFuU8Zl7f_NHLKSMvIq3meUyEhrnbXScAtZDSN3lqq-6op69r2Ph1gieQC-iyRATOzHgmMs_MtMQHDgeZQNDuU9Bjk5PnQnUhK/s1600/v2.jpg"></a>It looks pretty good on the dress form.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnOJ0M36OKSBtMZ8ExN5RJVVtF6e1sjlxRUzd6hPJcAKcB71OXEoDeBwg-EgHOehqIkpS1xcqjPhSkeNy7Kd2JEo-LRd9i1gL6OFxGoHuSyGdxzVBQoykT1u2JxVzFKbRmr30oeWb/s1600/v3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnOJ0M36OKSBtMZ8ExN5RJVVtF6e1sjlxRUzd6hPJcAKcB71OXEoDeBwg-EgHOehqIkpS1xcqjPhSkeNy7Kd2JEo-LRd9i1gL6OFxGoHuSyGdxzVBQoykT1u2JxVzFKbRmr30oeWb/s400/v3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571466982912879090" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnOJ0M36OKSBtMZ8ExN5RJVVtF6e1sjlxRUzd6hPJcAKcB71OXEoDeBwg-EgHOehqIkpS1xcqjPhSkeNy7Kd2JEo-LRd9i1gL6OFxGoHuSyGdxzVBQoykT1u2JxVzFKbRmr30oeWb/s1600/v3.jpg"></a>Too bad I can't figure out this mess in front. When I put this dress on and tie a knot in front it looks like a crooked mess! I've double-checked to make sure everything is centered and nothing is caught in the seams. I think I may have cut it a size too big and it just cinches funny in front. I opted not to put in the elastic at the waist band (as many others suggested on Pattern Review) so I wonder if that would help to distribute the extra fabric more evenly? I was too lazy/annoyed to put it on and take a picture but I'll do so after I fiddle with it a little. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'd like to finish it up so I can move on to this...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_9wAmWShONF5WFM2OiNtHXNXHf-IbCFYHYfjNn_bvBmd4GayF11IJ9Qdo5NJnSnrUhJUfzAAUgHqTVpwqeKMOSS-FwtH3_P4daT20dlbJ9cAUEyNJiImNmzhYRsWgf22L62P-kUa/s1600/V1153.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_9wAmWShONF5WFM2OiNtHXNXHf-IbCFYHYfjNn_bvBmd4GayF11IJ9Qdo5NJnSnrUhJUfzAAUgHqTVpwqeKMOSS-FwtH3_P4daT20dlbJ9cAUEyNJiImNmzhYRsWgf22L62P-kUa/s400/V1153.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571466976660321026" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_9wAmWShONF5WFM2OiNtHXNXHf-IbCFYHYfjNn_bvBmd4GayF11IJ9Qdo5NJnSnrUhJUfzAAUgHqTVpwqeKMOSS-FwtH3_P4daT20dlbJ9cAUEyNJiImNmzhYRsWgf22L62P-kUa/s1600/V1153.jpg"></a>I've seen a few versions of this around the web and can't wait to get started! I've also been making progress on <a href="http://malepatternboldness.blogspot.com/">Peter's</a> "Men's Shirt Sew-Along". We're almost done with putting the muslin together.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm off to find my seam ripper!<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-32146167928099053492011-02-02T10:44:00.001-08:002011-02-02T17:10:19.480-08:00A Shifty One<div>Oh, this one nearly drove me nuts. I had planned on an easy re-do of this long floral dress (80's maybe?) I had plenty of fabric to work with though there were some tears and stains to work around.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9YBLEw3uQwx5iJUr8yFop248gB9tfCuIH5iLoCkT32ViBNZXvxV8yX2kVu2Z7DM_AKtlTFJqzYlLw8BtmqHQ__kmRr4pAdjxB9zwsK4KhQSzbLCRYmSLN1nFbnQJhZp4HKvn3SJs/s1600/d1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9YBLEw3uQwx5iJUr8yFop248gB9tfCuIH5iLoCkT32ViBNZXvxV8yX2kVu2Z7DM_AKtlTFJqzYlLw8BtmqHQ__kmRr4pAdjxB9zwsK4KhQSzbLCRYmSLN1nFbnQJhZp4HKvn3SJs/s400/d1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569165460674827074" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9YBLEw3uQwx5iJUr8yFop248gB9tfCuIH5iLoCkT32ViBNZXvxV8yX2kVu2Z7DM_AKtlTFJqzYlLw8BtmqHQ__kmRr4pAdjxB9zwsK4KhQSzbLCRYmSLN1nFbnQJhZp4HKvn3SJs/s1600/d1.jpg"></a>The fabric was on the thin side and very "flowy". </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIasNcgPDcTkTMxbq2qRkWek6uR7sxVU0c7qv8gzuuai2W7a2zNqSFDJBvfO-ZAat3z2BCTZQ_dju0qNfYt16PXBTsL0S_8oca9poXPZSQJBo65KPxzN7Fs_ZOB-P6F1Ft9Zx_D-Ip/s1600/d2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIasNcgPDcTkTMxbq2qRkWek6uR7sxVU0c7qv8gzuuai2W7a2zNqSFDJBvfO-ZAat3z2BCTZQ_dju0qNfYt16PXBTsL0S_8oca9poXPZSQJBo65KPxzN7Fs_ZOB-P6F1Ft9Zx_D-Ip/s400/d2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569165459867901394" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIasNcgPDcTkTMxbq2qRkWek6uR7sxVU0c7qv8gzuuai2W7a2zNqSFDJBvfO-ZAat3z2BCTZQ_dju0qNfYt16PXBTsL0S_8oca9poXPZSQJBo65KPxzN7Fs_ZOB-P6F1Ft9Zx_D-Ip/s1600/d2.jpg"></a>And a little crinkly even after ironing with a steam iron - which is a nice texture but it makes it hard to work with! It shifted all over the place and nearly drove me crazy.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nRqT7LJj2p1s12li_zkPsceA0ylJqRe03IdU4JIN60yiZ0snTUTlCTS1BJIjJb87Vjh_H3A1vNXoARFOeeUoIsr8RtCWDR4fZ9cNSSV5kizUPL7-IiptoK9KupAaJgSlFni0lbeD/s1600/d3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nRqT7LJj2p1s12li_zkPsceA0ylJqRe03IdU4JIN60yiZ0snTUTlCTS1BJIjJb87Vjh_H3A1vNXoARFOeeUoIsr8RtCWDR4fZ9cNSSV5kizUPL7-IiptoK9KupAaJgSlFni0lbeD/s400/d3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569165360558853154" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nRqT7LJj2p1s12li_zkPsceA0ylJqRe03IdU4JIN60yiZ0snTUTlCTS1BJIjJb87Vjh_H3A1vNXoARFOeeUoIsr8RtCWDR4fZ9cNSSV5kizUPL7-IiptoK9KupAaJgSlFni0lbeD/s1600/d3.jpg"></a>A few repairs here and there were called for. This one fell right in the middle of one of the front seams.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAlONJE2RFMuAOIDP2GGmsHIFN2jOhf7ZHKWj9xH-7ZwXT4U7hiPkAhqq50Z73kgZBh3Bf6OeGOxp0Satd11E9y9Rp5m96hNKmvReKNF5xgriwH9HJ4GZtZj3ObNya_DdncxfeEcA/s1600/d4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAlONJE2RFMuAOIDP2GGmsHIFN2jOhf7ZHKWj9xH-7ZwXT4U7hiPkAhqq50Z73kgZBh3Bf6OeGOxp0Satd11E9y9Rp5m96hNKmvReKNF5xgriwH9HJ4GZtZj3ObNya_DdncxfeEcA/s400/d4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569165355135547186" /></a></div><div>I had a tunic in mind rather than a dress, this hits about mid-thigh. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAlONJE2RFMuAOIDP2GGmsHIFN2jOhf7ZHKWj9xH-7ZwXT4U7hiPkAhqq50Z73kgZBh3Bf6OeGOxp0Satd11E9y9Rp5m96hNKmvReKNF5xgriwH9HJ4GZtZj3ObNya_DdncxfeEcA/s1600/d4.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRlUgKRvd2SWBacCOdULEO2PzgBhY_hEDEn0SzHZIV0966UnSIV4U2Giyk9JG5H4QE7akNeZkukEAlM9EE2Emzw_akQHJ8s3PwrkhQoGDrCX2rS6wkVY0PhuB1u-IGbxyEyOqtygz/s1600/d5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRlUgKRvd2SWBacCOdULEO2PzgBhY_hEDEn0SzHZIV0966UnSIV4U2Giyk9JG5H4QE7akNeZkukEAlM9EE2Emzw_akQHJ8s3PwrkhQoGDrCX2rS6wkVY0PhuB1u-IGbxyEyOqtygz/s400/d5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569165344819110434" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRlUgKRvd2SWBacCOdULEO2PzgBhY_hEDEn0SzHZIV0966UnSIV4U2Giyk9JG5H4QE7akNeZkukEAlM9EE2Emzw_akQHJ8s3PwrkhQoGDrCX2rS6wkVY0PhuB1u-IGbxyEyOqtygz/s1600/d5.jpg"></a>I love pin tucks and they look nice with this type of fabric. The front looks a teeny bit funny because I had to leave the original seams in place and sew tucks over them which created a bit of bulk but not too bad. There's a zipper up the left side.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUWKYSLosme2jIMyUd9AFThfejqmXBtaXF0sTRqkRsAi3_SXb4wSfFv7zuTaA4TztLrhlBOAn9vFSFpBEN68nFDTv9q8EifxhJ8gixk-yaHZL3Onwg01X1iD76CvblzqONEFyUwiN/s1600/d6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUWKYSLosme2jIMyUd9AFThfejqmXBtaXF0sTRqkRsAi3_SXb4wSfFv7zuTaA4TztLrhlBOAn9vFSFpBEN68nFDTv9q8EifxhJ8gixk-yaHZL3Onwg01X1iD76CvblzqONEFyUwiN/s400/d6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569165335990882594" /></a></div><div>A pretty tie in back gives it a nice shape.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUWKYSLosme2jIMyUd9AFThfejqmXBtaXF0sTRqkRsAi3_SXb4wSfFv7zuTaA4TztLrhlBOAn9vFSFpBEN68nFDTv9q8EifxhJ8gixk-yaHZL3Onwg01X1iD76CvblzqONEFyUwiN/s1600/d6.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSPULQoY0rcciMdJRuC8okhGHGR3cl30NIZTV2Qck-BKpI8XdyR1bG-SVuVL9bFMZN05xNvdwa8oKDchlqYRWvxkJsXt9rZMFKJQ8-hewYKbQdUp3bsKVJCeweEiAC3UEotMxpU81/s1600/d7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSPULQoY0rcciMdJRuC8okhGHGR3cl30NIZTV2Qck-BKpI8XdyR1bG-SVuVL9bFMZN05xNvdwa8oKDchlqYRWvxkJsXt9rZMFKJQ8-hewYKbQdUp3bsKVJCeweEiAC3UEotMxpU81/s400/d7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569165330103013250" /></a><br /></div><div>Overall I like the outcome but I don't think I'll be hunting for this type of fabric anytime soon. It was so slippery and unwieldy! </div><div><br /></div><div>Another one done out of the <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/01/refashion-bandwagon.html">pile</a>. Only three (?) left! I may need to go thrifting soon...</div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-67904463326770127892011-01-27T11:13:00.000-08:002011-02-02T17:17:51.328-08:00Miami Dress<div>"Welcome to Miami, bienvenido a Miami..." (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUBB1lOLD6k">Will Smith</a>, anyone?) </div><div><br /></div><div>Another dress out of my <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/01/refashion-bandwagon.html">pile</a>, another <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/01/70s-purists-may-want-to-look-away.html">love/hate relationship</a> with the print. This one is so bright that I couldn't quite capture the true color with my camera.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs4YH_Vei7M3ERRneVSBvQrhwBGOoz7OGkcRUef0aA2-L4o-WEEbRlJtJ0FCgzQaQM3CrYRIRjDosWnx-ECKD2lIZS4Vn3rbHdxQ4tctKnSGRkhIkjv2dSupvF3JC44Ypcs73ftzW/s1600/DSC_0257.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs4YH_Vei7M3ERRneVSBvQrhwBGOoz7OGkcRUef0aA2-L4o-WEEbRlJtJ0FCgzQaQM3CrYRIRjDosWnx-ECKD2lIZS4Vn3rbHdxQ4tctKnSGRkhIkjv2dSupvF3JC44Ypcs73ftzW/s400/DSC_0257.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566948329668692418" /></a><div>The yellow is a little brighter in person and the orange is a true "traffic cone" orange. The fabric is a densely woven cotton blend of some sort, unlined. It was a pretty big dress so I had plenty of fabric to work with.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitljAbkz-zvmrrU084dZR17RTzOQaBCZ2wYWEjz9N_suqWfcz9SwXFtIJGJs44NrIk6q-JVBlDUHqyLXjuWm1YZEtHJcstJ3xmuN2aAvOo7mfO4hyYZx79GndkItlZU14X1BYOD75/s1600/DSC_0259.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitljAbkz-zvmrrU084dZR17RTzOQaBCZ2wYWEjz9N_suqWfcz9SwXFtIJGJs44NrIk6q-JVBlDUHqyLXjuWm1YZEtHJcstJ3xmuN2aAvOo7mfO4hyYZx79GndkItlZU14X1BYOD75/s400/DSC_0259.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566948327761392834" /></a></div><div>I was intrigued by the prairie point detail around the neckline - it took someone awhile to space those so evenly. They might be cute at the bottom of a skirt or on the cuffs of jacket? No?</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitljAbkz-zvmrrU084dZR17RTzOQaBCZ2wYWEjz9N_suqWfcz9SwXFtIJGJs44NrIk6q-JVBlDUHqyLXjuWm1YZEtHJcstJ3xmuN2aAvOo7mfO4hyYZx79GndkItlZU14X1BYOD75/s1600/DSC_0259.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSPuZ9I0z_H5WGxHGmqai3-82qWLSUQwzw0u0fb_m-O7MN0nVXkJsb0irYMnszp4DzZzHcwo4hWqJByIS2sm0_XT1ZXGYx8MSiDKSNuNDO1CgkGo3Gg17Tu4lJy5X4zDTM4H6rheB/s1600/DSC_0246.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSPuZ9I0z_H5WGxHGmqai3-82qWLSUQwzw0u0fb_m-O7MN0nVXkJsb0irYMnszp4DzZzHcwo4hWqJByIS2sm0_XT1ZXGYx8MSiDKSNuNDO1CgkGo3Gg17Tu4lJy5X4zDTM4H6rheB/s400/DSC_0246.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566948171751688898" /></a></div><div>I removed this label and reattached it to the new lining.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjeVwyWLsuPcKKnr5pILnXoEbgy7zMvopJBG9JxvFfEpMOVq3Qmhs045imEzg8QCK7o_mrMbFjsZzq90LMxbf-o1-fyf4ztIsUPERkV_9gdU7DjodXQBUYBwlFAyUksun5NddAs7Q/s1600/DSC_0312.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjeVwyWLsuPcKKnr5pILnXoEbgy7zMvopJBG9JxvFfEpMOVq3Qmhs045imEzg8QCK7o_mrMbFjsZzq90LMxbf-o1-fyf4ztIsUPERkV_9gdU7DjodXQBUYBwlFAyUksun5NddAs7Q/s400/DSC_0312.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566948171962988850" /></a></div><div>Like the last printed dress this one needed some solid to break it up. Trying to match the orange was a challenge. I thought I might have to steal some crossing guard vests but I found a cotton that was pretty close.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_15V9Ur0gDBIsgRWpafNGdYTpp98En52GUd6JMW9BItRBJuJRDCa0mZPYbKKqJQ8GPPYdmJZ4xC8G1hOt_ymW3XrOsLhqXJvhUybkhMNXaN_KK7xX-zBT8NFhUanfjmMZKCkkQIf/s1600/DSC_0313.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_15V9Ur0gDBIsgRWpafNGdYTpp98En52GUd6JMW9BItRBJuJRDCa0mZPYbKKqJQ8GPPYdmJZ4xC8G1hOt_ymW3XrOsLhqXJvhUybkhMNXaN_KK7xX-zBT8NFhUanfjmMZKCkkQIf/s400/DSC_0313.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566948168281858834" /></a></div><div>I cut the waistband on the bias but it may not have been the right choice. There are some wrinkles and a little stretching that bother me.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFYGY728ZdSSUPjnBwGiWTaf8H3BAw0v5rBb53gYFByvEveMcxf3YUBwZE7uKo3uGfr5aL04XniPCiNjamxh3NMu8BQnHp6XR7DYBFfM5HsTVcpqdfYOypd1IgHp9oqKWWhzRi2yF/s1600/DSC_0314.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFYGY728ZdSSUPjnBwGiWTaf8H3BAw0v5rBb53gYFByvEveMcxf3YUBwZE7uKo3uGfr5aL04XniPCiNjamxh3NMu8BQnHp6XR7DYBFfM5HsTVcpqdfYOypd1IgHp9oqKWWhzRi2yF/s400/DSC_0314.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566948168184164194" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFYGY728ZdSSUPjnBwGiWTaf8H3BAw0v5rBb53gYFByvEveMcxf3YUBwZE7uKo3uGfr5aL04XniPCiNjamxh3NMu8BQnHp6XR7DYBFfM5HsTVcpqdfYOypd1IgHp9oqKWWhzRi2yF/s1600/DSC_0314.jpg"></a>I love this style of neckline. I think it can be so flattering and elegant (even with this crazy print.)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqo4QZ-Ru6u3lprHSg44lD1cDoSq3HLlkeyi3BcB-m6pgpvVoOAP6GPa0jFSZsz3bgQCknLl4wlMcl1AmVLWn6PD1UxH3qE-eS4xRbsb7BszyliqPtSeKe9KLM1BFam_Gaan3XnJ0x/s1600/DSC_0315.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqo4QZ-Ru6u3lprHSg44lD1cDoSq3HLlkeyi3BcB-m6pgpvVoOAP6GPa0jFSZsz3bgQCknLl4wlMcl1AmVLWn6PD1UxH3qE-eS4xRbsb7BszyliqPtSeKe9KLM1BFam_Gaan3XnJ0x/s400/DSC_0315.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566948166526960242" /></a><br /></div><div>I reused the zipper but I still need to find the right buttons for the closure on the neckline. I like the result and would happily wear it out dancing in Miami if it weren't a size too small! </div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-26993676352813143432011-01-26T17:01:00.000-08:002011-01-26T17:10:16.904-08:00Happy day!I just got a happy email from Sarah over at <a href="http://ohhhlulu.blogspot.com/">Ohhh Lulu</a> letting me know that I was the winner of her generous <a href="http://ohhhlulu.blogspot.com/2011/01/official-giveaway-post.html">giveaway</a>! Sarah makes gorgeous lingerie and she is sending me a pair of her beautiful handmade ruffle bloomers. You can see more of her work on her <a href="http://ohhhlulu.blogspot.com/">blog</a> or in her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ohhhlulu">etsy shop</a>. <div><br /></div><div>Thank you so much Sarah!</div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-4205775987544099932011-01-22T11:43:00.000-08:002011-02-02T17:18:09.630-08:0070's purists may want to look away...<div>So I'm not sure if I'm committing a crime of sorts by <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/01/refashion-bandwagon.html">cutting up these vintage dresses</a>. Part of me feels like I'm taking apart a piece of history that should be preserved. Anyone care to weigh in? The back story is that the owner of the dress shop buys these dresses in bulk lots. Apparently she doesn't even really look at all of them, just buys by weight. Then she sorts through them to pick out the ones she can sell as is, some she throws out if they are in really bad condition, and the ones in between she gives to me. So far I haven't worried too much about completely restyling them using this sundress pattern but I'm sure some would say I should try to preserve the style. </div><div><br /></div><div>At any rate, I pulled another one from the pile and stated ripping seams.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg623NmL8TxGwFj4Mq6L6POEbOjNh-9HJFO-o_RIpLoW3S0jTqmujRxJP32E0UIX5Y6PBjYODNbA07zx38MT3a739Ym8MYR-kL28riE5F-49421uVaQeZ8kDBuSzVG_Pb88-HxVWnmM/s1600/d1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg623NmL8TxGwFj4Mq6L6POEbOjNh-9HJFO-o_RIpLoW3S0jTqmujRxJP32E0UIX5Y6PBjYODNbA07zx38MT3a739Ym8MYR-kL28riE5F-49421uVaQeZ8kDBuSzVG_Pb88-HxVWnmM/s400/d1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565098943455401842" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg623NmL8TxGwFj4Mq6L6POEbOjNh-9HJFO-o_RIpLoW3S0jTqmujRxJP32E0UIX5Y6PBjYODNbA07zx38MT3a739Ym8MYR-kL28riE5F-49421uVaQeZ8kDBuSzVG_Pb88-HxVWnmM/s1600/d1.jpg"></a>When I first saw this one I thought it was beyond hideous. The print was dizzying, the fabric was thin and had a strange orange tinge to it, and it was narrow so there wasn't a heck of a lot of fabric to work with.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV71QYmkP2-ixNoiZpCPPB-fpgDkX650HA46zmg_L_CgeyKsCcvGHkdOKXVtFqtgtwJ5H5PNqgG2A3Mo8WF7OyU8JkdN01Rj64tw1kzurKBvbd1Q_SEvjvlD0d8433gYEzF1qP16Hl/s1600/d2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV71QYmkP2-ixNoiZpCPPB-fpgDkX650HA46zmg_L_CgeyKsCcvGHkdOKXVtFqtgtwJ5H5PNqgG2A3Mo8WF7OyU8JkdN01Rj64tw1kzurKBvbd1Q_SEvjvlD0d8433gYEzF1qP16Hl/s400/d2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565098868376914962" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV71QYmkP2-ixNoiZpCPPB-fpgDkX650HA46zmg_L_CgeyKsCcvGHkdOKXVtFqtgtwJ5H5PNqgG2A3Mo8WF7OyU8JkdN01Rj64tw1kzurKBvbd1Q_SEvjvlD0d8433gYEzF1qP16Hl/s1600/d2.jpg"></a>There was plenty of fabric in the collar though! Once I took it apart I found that it was made of two layers of fabric - the underlining was a sheer orange fabric (cotton blend maybe?) hence the strange orange glow to the dress. I removed it and replaced it with a white cotton to brighten up the pattern (which actually started to grow on me.)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlHRYi4QeFNM-_AsMC2F_eEdU0DyUjKztjTPUUY24HIPDLg3UPUNUSfcq61GXuihDpIo84Qwpl0pX48Kf3kSJg6B3V8y6yzXrsw2VesVPPM7S9-nHFs2hFzCFKpf63Y7Moup0q6iq/s1600/d5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlHRYi4QeFNM-_AsMC2F_eEdU0DyUjKztjTPUUY24HIPDLg3UPUNUSfcq61GXuihDpIo84Qwpl0pX48Kf3kSJg6B3V8y6yzXrsw2VesVPPM7S9-nHFs2hFzCFKpf63Y7Moup0q6iq/s400/d5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565098860699985490" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlHRYi4QeFNM-_AsMC2F_eEdU0DyUjKztjTPUUY24HIPDLg3UPUNUSfcq61GXuihDpIo84Qwpl0pX48Kf3kSJg6B3V8y6yzXrsw2VesVPPM7S9-nHFs2hFzCFKpf63Y7Moup0q6iq/s1600/d5.jpg"></a>It seemed to need something to "ground" it so I added a gray band at the bottom and a little ruffle along the top. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dBtuydHG0Zf6jJvbLmjOhdAMFqLqcGL1hzU0DuyoXALx7W11p3dNJyxA8EXJmkUSSjGnWg2KtyyskduqORjejL_DfQJbJii5Y64beufkRQWbRh5KxPIJWLR-MbN3hmYQkz_Bkz4w/s1600/d3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dBtuydHG0Zf6jJvbLmjOhdAMFqLqcGL1hzU0DuyoXALx7W11p3dNJyxA8EXJmkUSSjGnWg2KtyyskduqORjejL_DfQJbJii5Y64beufkRQWbRh5KxPIJWLR-MbN3hmYQkz_Bkz4w/s400/d3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565098858430764162" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dBtuydHG0Zf6jJvbLmjOhdAMFqLqcGL1hzU0DuyoXALx7W11p3dNJyxA8EXJmkUSSjGnWg2KtyyskduqORjejL_DfQJbJii5Y64beufkRQWbRh5KxPIJWLR-MbN3hmYQkz_Bkz4w/s1600/d3.jpg"></a>The print is really quite pretty, I think.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xkOlVpkHUH_3X725dJ8lyMmVNWUXmgXObvaBaL1vzQgg3bJ3hl7EkfSM8ND1IUpvoVuIJvIpmkT1wkAAxQeb4JHszO08WaVO6bxXaBe9-PjBWbolM3ehpjkFtWDJ05YmnB8tsUCk/s1600/d4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xkOlVpkHUH_3X725dJ8lyMmVNWUXmgXObvaBaL1vzQgg3bJ3hl7EkfSM8ND1IUpvoVuIJvIpmkT1wkAAxQeb4JHszO08WaVO6bxXaBe9-PjBWbolM3ehpjkFtWDJ05YmnB8tsUCk/s400/d4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565098855143446626" /></a></div><div>The band also added length (I was running out of fabric) and it weighs the skirt down nicely.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruFbVmbLSxPdBSkah74_vYi2p-AJ_voFvh8CrtcSuEf5h9sIkn3TigWqnNswMJARyZvBerWVihli08SgerBouEGhibUBXL_3TFyVTZXQqoPXgqY6g7t4U6Jg6drAc1yqMFF4Skl76/s1600/d6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruFbVmbLSxPdBSkah74_vYi2p-AJ_voFvh8CrtcSuEf5h9sIkn3TigWqnNswMJARyZvBerWVihli08SgerBouEGhibUBXL_3TFyVTZXQqoPXgqY6g7t4U6Jg6drAc1yqMFF4Skl76/s400/d6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565098855148583970" /></a><br /></div><div>I brought it outside to try to get it in a better light. The people at the post office next door wonder about me, I'm sure.</div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-51472853826691147182011-01-20T10:15:00.000-08:002011-01-20T10:43:26.028-08:00Sewing for the girls...<div>There's nothing like snowy, slushy, yucky weather to make you want to sew...skirts? It must be a craving for Spring. I've had these skirts on my make list for some time now. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMt30BiQ1L9WSRMMxr27JJa_T7LmBCHxsxudaFkFprpZxfIhqgzRf3fQ20d82XhZxZ_QvktmtHSf3aqKnqHeoX-yXVwAeEEB1GYjQz7hKIHeFPyYRqtfQoxDaTPfq9cNFguZRLtq2k/s1600/s1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMt30BiQ1L9WSRMMxr27JJa_T7LmBCHxsxudaFkFprpZxfIhqgzRf3fQ20d82XhZxZ_QvktmtHSf3aqKnqHeoX-yXVwAeEEB1GYjQz7hKIHeFPyYRqtfQoxDaTPfq9cNFguZRLtq2k/s400/s1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564334109611642978" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMt30BiQ1L9WSRMMxr27JJa_T7LmBCHxsxudaFkFprpZxfIhqgzRf3fQ20d82XhZxZ_QvktmtHSf3aqKnqHeoX-yXVwAeEEB1GYjQz7hKIHeFPyYRqtfQoxDaTPfq9cNFguZRLtq2k/s1600/s1.jpg"></a>First up, the adorable (and popular) Insa skirt from Farbenmix. This is such a great pattern! I decided to eliminate the yoke portion of the skirt to shorten it a bit. I didn't love the way it hung so low with the yoke included (though it may be more suitable for a different fabric and for older/taller girls.) </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dUtkdKjFTMD0NrvhdV3qgkSDutZgdCUGC6JZtbObz-ZfUSpPjKYBmberofKISy0k-YaPPEXD2h0OHoJfWZYa_EhdrA9eKtAVKAuskg_FcmGPmYUSiefMss8aBf_FHvGr9Odow2ut/s1600/s2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dUtkdKjFTMD0NrvhdV3qgkSDutZgdCUGC6JZtbObz-ZfUSpPjKYBmberofKISy0k-YaPPEXD2h0OHoJfWZYa_EhdrA9eKtAVKAuskg_FcmGPmYUSiefMss8aBf_FHvGr9Odow2ut/s400/s2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564334105371148434" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dUtkdKjFTMD0NrvhdV3qgkSDutZgdCUGC6JZtbObz-ZfUSpPjKYBmberofKISy0k-YaPPEXD2h0OHoJfWZYa_EhdrA9eKtAVKAuskg_FcmGPmYUSiefMss8aBf_FHvGr9Odow2ut/s1600/s2.jpg"></a>I loved these bright cheery colors (I've now forgotten the line of fabric though!) </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUWk0pAHslLR0WT25adYsHZmqawCBBwWbSj8Hr9rn3_Oh2r4LOKxzarMcveou64nKgFgeJQ4blZKDvlTACHAhGOIwAX4dHGvE90iNbOFgFUZE78SF7O1GAXJaAm5_1vND4TCczkQ8/s1600/s9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUWk0pAHslLR0WT25adYsHZmqawCBBwWbSj8Hr9rn3_Oh2r4LOKxzarMcveou64nKgFgeJQ4blZKDvlTACHAhGOIwAX4dHGvE90iNbOFgFUZE78SF7O1GAXJaAm5_1vND4TCczkQ8/s400/s9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564334101680483154" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUWk0pAHslLR0WT25adYsHZmqawCBBwWbSj8Hr9rn3_Oh2r4LOKxzarMcveou64nKgFgeJQ4blZKDvlTACHAhGOIwAX4dHGvE90iNbOFgFUZE78SF7O1GAXJaAm5_1vND4TCczkQ8/s1600/s9.jpg"></a>A version in Amy Butler's Soul Blossoms for girl #2. (She's worn it three days straight - I think she likes it!) Really, these skirts came together so nicely and quickly - even with the hand-gathered ruffles (I really need to buy that ruffler attachment!)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uqAesVD6NEwje4P_ZkkS-DKk0Y0GE2B8Ugo8hFI8yHwL-8hjdhUh67MHZncF7ty0ECuNa_CcH5dxHy20iVcQ76P3QWTnKMtgjXHUc0I1R8Nc5EocYrMbUU6h4n0_okQ0ysK2NOt6/s1600/s4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uqAesVD6NEwje4P_ZkkS-DKk0Y0GE2B8Ugo8hFI8yHwL-8hjdhUh67MHZncF7ty0ECuNa_CcH5dxHy20iVcQ76P3QWTnKMtgjXHUc0I1R8Nc5EocYrMbUU6h4n0_okQ0ysK2NOt6/s400/s4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564333885439549762" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uqAesVD6NEwje4P_ZkkS-DKk0Y0GE2B8Ugo8hFI8yHwL-8hjdhUh67MHZncF7ty0ECuNa_CcH5dxHy20iVcQ76P3QWTnKMtgjXHUc0I1R8Nc5EocYrMbUU6h4n0_okQ0ysK2NOt6/s1600/s4.jpg"></a>Next up was a skirt I've been wanting to make for myself. <a href="http://mayamade.blogspot.com/2010/08/reinvention-skirt-pdf-now-available.html">The Reinvention Skirt</a> from <a href="http://mayamade.blogspot.com/">Maya</a> has such an easy breezy feel to it. I thought it would be perfect for spring (or earlier layered over leggings.) I also love the idea of using those worn out t-shirts we all have languishing in our bottom drawers!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10VkSB_Yn5a0VvurXLXrQ1XM3TOhHf7B-r__eSuPCOH5PpmC6AMHkHzAcN5Bpw7pl1tmx5GVaxsGz8LZcBAPpSMQWOYza8LbIcKU1rFPMwlnxO4cUdTdRtVqTebv0cCYOLzmQfXVd/s1600/s5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10VkSB_Yn5a0VvurXLXrQ1XM3TOhHf7B-r__eSuPCOH5PpmC6AMHkHzAcN5Bpw7pl1tmx5GVaxsGz8LZcBAPpSMQWOYza8LbIcKU1rFPMwlnxO4cUdTdRtVqTebv0cCYOLzmQfXVd/s400/s5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564333881715502674" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10VkSB_Yn5a0VvurXLXrQ1XM3TOhHf7B-r__eSuPCOH5PpmC6AMHkHzAcN5Bpw7pl1tmx5GVaxsGz8LZcBAPpSMQWOYza8LbIcKU1rFPMwlnxO4cUdTdRtVqTebv0cCYOLzmQfXVd/s1600/s5.jpg"></a>I added a doily just as Maya has done, an underskirt, and a little ruffle along the overskirt.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj406J4c2ojmcthcs-tr2N2661ZEokropw65O8ZkEH9sWXCI5Zg4NZJsFn8hsFd9_6CKm9v9UAEr3doDR5kyibnIiax7JDYH_0pCyPb2niYleiI4Pwr9b1xQVMiFLCcChhl-lfHG-0Y/s1600/s6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj406J4c2ojmcthcs-tr2N2661ZEokropw65O8ZkEH9sWXCI5Zg4NZJsFn8hsFd9_6CKm9v9UAEr3doDR5kyibnIiax7JDYH_0pCyPb2niYleiI4Pwr9b1xQVMiFLCcChhl-lfHG-0Y/s400/s6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564333872832665106" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj406J4c2ojmcthcs-tr2N2661ZEokropw65O8ZkEH9sWXCI5Zg4NZJsFn8hsFd9_6CKm9v9UAEr3doDR5kyibnIiax7JDYH_0pCyPb2niYleiI4Pwr9b1xQVMiFLCcChhl-lfHG-0Y/s1600/s6.jpg"></a>I used the existing t-shirt hem on the underskirt and left the hem on the overskirt raw as well as the ruffle edges. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbttmulJi9XfYHOfchYO4azdeSPST_bR5ViSQdbB0MFGvIwmimj7FL0iqHtm_rOELJiuDMzt2ZEhzE4d0p93wyoseZ5Y9A8k9VzYnxUe3g1BXyeUfmAY9wiSv01M8zRjXunfoK9v0i/s1600/s7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbttmulJi9XfYHOfchYO4azdeSPST_bR5ViSQdbB0MFGvIwmimj7FL0iqHtm_rOELJiuDMzt2ZEhzE4d0p93wyoseZ5Y9A8k9VzYnxUe3g1BXyeUfmAY9wiSv01M8zRjXunfoK9v0i/s400/s7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564333872082341314" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbttmulJi9XfYHOfchYO4azdeSPST_bR5ViSQdbB0MFGvIwmimj7FL0iqHtm_rOELJiuDMzt2ZEhzE4d0p93wyoseZ5Y9A8k9VzYnxUe3g1BXyeUfmAY9wiSv01M8zRjXunfoK9v0i/s1600/s7.jpg"></a>Unfortunately, I made it a bit smaller than I had intended. I wanted something a couple of sizes larger and just a tad longer. It's a bit clingy for my taste but I love the basic look of it. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LI1WcD6vlfZO1MCeB1mtn9v2M_o1WE1sovqBgwDtVmRJqpvs4BvqKQucyczf1OnC7HAcQK-SXv9_yvlg_xB9PJAw6fYHA441qnyhEwQg1FIXHk9sTGnyWXEFtXDMM1ajFmFKes-C/s1600/s8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LI1WcD6vlfZO1MCeB1mtn9v2M_o1WE1sovqBgwDtVmRJqpvs4BvqKQucyczf1OnC7HAcQK-SXv9_yvlg_xB9PJAw6fYHA441qnyhEwQg1FIXHk9sTGnyWXEFtXDMM1ajFmFKes-C/s400/s8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564333867879804386" /></a><br /></div><div>I definitely plan on recreating the same skirt in a larger size. When the warmer weather rolls around we'll be ready!</div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-26295987755079145492011-01-17T10:21:00.000-08:002011-01-17T11:58:04.063-08:00Pattern and Texture<div>I recently completed another scarf, my favorite so far. I stuck with a fairly neutral color palette, mostly cream and tan, with a little gold mixed in. This one gave me fits when it came time to photograph it! I still don't think the color and texture are truly reflected but I did my best!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQe7faBqeMtNAhTKXJ0f6Si9LNqcyxdHGaQ9CVXXVbyl0BlBeHiBVFcFhDys1x-C8sVGgOaVZGfwK9wnRfPxAusAkUnYr8qiH7Ad4MZIiw_d0oGleXhjX7ZnxKApbHAQKEQrgBblz/s1600/b01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQe7faBqeMtNAhTKXJ0f6Si9LNqcyxdHGaQ9CVXXVbyl0BlBeHiBVFcFhDys1x-C8sVGgOaVZGfwK9wnRfPxAusAkUnYr8qiH7Ad4MZIiw_d0oGleXhjX7ZnxKApbHAQKEQrgBblz/s400/b01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563224643656751362" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQe7faBqeMtNAhTKXJ0f6Si9LNqcyxdHGaQ9CVXXVbyl0BlBeHiBVFcFhDys1x-C8sVGgOaVZGfwK9wnRfPxAusAkUnYr8qiH7Ad4MZIiw_d0oGleXhjX7ZnxKApbHAQKEQrgBblz/s1600/b01.jpg"></a>The size and shape make it suitable as a wrap or a scarf. I backed it with a cream microsuede so it has a nice weight and drape to it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVADVURaUR38y6x6teyhuWU_67CKEGp4s502lENkhd61oeXgjhcWyye0dZAkB9raK0MG_4ZWtZOJqCbrjqoRxj5bFw7jo7nZ-QwqowiTtZ18vjK4JuG2MKebrIinXgTOBsymXFbx3/s1600/b04.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVADVURaUR38y6x6teyhuWU_67CKEGp4s502lENkhd61oeXgjhcWyye0dZAkB9raK0MG_4ZWtZOJqCbrjqoRxj5bFw7jo7nZ-QwqowiTtZ18vjK4JuG2MKebrIinXgTOBsymXFbx3/s400/b04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563224639231721042" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVADVURaUR38y6x6teyhuWU_67CKEGp4s502lENkhd61oeXgjhcWyye0dZAkB9raK0MG_4ZWtZOJqCbrjqoRxj5bFw7jo7nZ-QwqowiTtZ18vjK4JuG2MKebrIinXgTOBsymXFbx3/s1600/b04.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFjANtNaVmRfvNXsbFfFctthibBIRy_CQJ8yA9H3lWjXhSRnB2K498Lap-0CZbpUewyOq_ghXt_qm25HIyoHpFZxvRd1IkBN-pvR3e4HbQi17Q-g-BQ0s-BuwHqRNwRem_BY2B1RA/s1600/b03.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFjANtNaVmRfvNXsbFfFctthibBIRy_CQJ8yA9H3lWjXhSRnB2K498Lap-0CZbpUewyOq_ghXt_qm25HIyoHpFZxvRd1IkBN-pvR3e4HbQi17Q-g-BQ0s-BuwHqRNwRem_BY2B1RA/s400/b03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563224628862505106" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFjANtNaVmRfvNXsbFfFctthibBIRy_CQJ8yA9H3lWjXhSRnB2K498Lap-0CZbpUewyOq_ghXt_qm25HIyoHpFZxvRd1IkBN-pvR3e4HbQi17Q-g-BQ0s-BuwHqRNwRem_BY2B1RA/s1600/b03.jpg"></a>Silver beads are tucked in with the ruffles.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b4uxN4Kc0HLGIABOoHslCQ9uPu4BqkHftR6XPGEvMuumIXvP2RdodtvyDS5wf7vLNuHUS6gDFQPGpwu6RXntSzT-S2gCF7KU4BIdZkJ0OmsWRw0froXnQxziWBnz_osZNVGcJDfE/s1600/b02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b4uxN4Kc0HLGIABOoHslCQ9uPu4BqkHftR6XPGEvMuumIXvP2RdodtvyDS5wf7vLNuHUS6gDFQPGpwu6RXntSzT-S2gCF7KU4BIdZkJ0OmsWRw0froXnQxziWBnz_osZNVGcJDfE/s400/b02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563224625864983474" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b4uxN4Kc0HLGIABOoHslCQ9uPu4BqkHftR6XPGEvMuumIXvP2RdodtvyDS5wf7vLNuHUS6gDFQPGpwu6RXntSzT-S2gCF7KU4BIdZkJ0OmsWRw0froXnQxziWBnz_osZNVGcJDfE/s1600/b02.jpg"></a>Oh those <a href="http://tuddelei.blogspot.com/2011/01/tucking-shells.html">shell tucks</a>...I think I'll be making these again soon.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gs_a7Rgkd_BtS1Xol6sh8aXgZwem5uDe9W6E_ngIAfRCFDdGEhyphenhyphenF2Qh7ocLfEnlsvU-vXkDUgOqL_qitPPtbNVcBWuvE70UcBXQoIlMlSGgOxGTa9fgmkWPWIRg1Duo0KOdPcytY/s1600/b06.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gs_a7Rgkd_BtS1Xol6sh8aXgZwem5uDe9W6E_ngIAfRCFDdGEhyphenhyphenF2Qh7ocLfEnlsvU-vXkDUgOqL_qitPPtbNVcBWuvE70UcBXQoIlMlSGgOxGTa9fgmkWPWIRg1Duo0KOdPcytY/s400/b06.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563224620273674658" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gs_a7Rgkd_BtS1Xol6sh8aXgZwem5uDe9W6E_ngIAfRCFDdGEhyphenhyphenF2Qh7ocLfEnlsvU-vXkDUgOqL_qitPPtbNVcBWuvE70UcBXQoIlMlSGgOxGTa9fgmkWPWIRg1Duo0KOdPcytY/s1600/b06.jpg"></a>Random quilting with metallic thread.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsr0i9AfG_v6KYbO3-y7tm9zZ0S5Om3ZhH3GwOHvq7Di6-yWJA_WmXFjtV2uzAEjYRSKySx5uvlmVvXsrjbxIp-v4wf59eclbvcN7XohpYYcZ_eyGQAd_ynHk1tyDdu-kF8sU_5kUe/s1600/b07.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsr0i9AfG_v6KYbO3-y7tm9zZ0S5Om3ZhH3GwOHvq7Di6-yWJA_WmXFjtV2uzAEjYRSKySx5uvlmVvXsrjbxIp-v4wf59eclbvcN7XohpYYcZ_eyGQAd_ynHk1tyDdu-kF8sU_5kUe/s400/b07.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563224141765246274" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsr0i9AfG_v6KYbO3-y7tm9zZ0S5Om3ZhH3GwOHvq7Di6-yWJA_WmXFjtV2uzAEjYRSKySx5uvlmVvXsrjbxIp-v4wf59eclbvcN7XohpYYcZ_eyGQAd_ynHk1tyDdu-kF8sU_5kUe/s1600/b07.jpg"></a>Rows of grosgrain ribbon stitched to white cotton.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIcwbIelnoiSGRYiGdeqTWQyj263SA5LSyCEoMjwzZfuRf_0UY_KESD0g_Ju_TOhK_TTb-DyMa5PnZxM_Lw_CNkvInVnlEcNpdAvXHQsNLOM_TjSiiKxcd_JRhYxqrtZTv2BPUIMP/s1600/b09.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIcwbIelnoiSGRYiGdeqTWQyj263SA5LSyCEoMjwzZfuRf_0UY_KESD0g_Ju_TOhK_TTb-DyMa5PnZxM_Lw_CNkvInVnlEcNpdAvXHQsNLOM_TjSiiKxcd_JRhYxqrtZTv2BPUIMP/s400/b09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563224128146716114" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIcwbIelnoiSGRYiGdeqTWQyj263SA5LSyCEoMjwzZfuRf_0UY_KESD0g_Ju_TOhK_TTb-DyMa5PnZxM_Lw_CNkvInVnlEcNpdAvXHQsNLOM_TjSiiKxcd_JRhYxqrtZTv2BPUIMP/s1600/b09.jpg"></a>Pretty cream lace over linen.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CYC0Elsam-DTSAFxWaIBJ_-JvM2PMsT_9yhzCfSQiVdmVmbVhd8AnlOWtM6yxxprv3a4G_LPaiL8AaTgjkiPjky0vULGXbVJbnOmXW1quS1xI1N1gQRFWBDKIFNdUEUvGbuQAW6I/s1600/b10.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CYC0Elsam-DTSAFxWaIBJ_-JvM2PMsT_9yhzCfSQiVdmVmbVhd8AnlOWtM6yxxprv3a4G_LPaiL8AaTgjkiPjky0vULGXbVJbnOmXW1quS1xI1N1gQRFWBDKIFNdUEUvGbuQAW6I/s400/b10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563224123989057074" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CYC0Elsam-DTSAFxWaIBJ_-JvM2PMsT_9yhzCfSQiVdmVmbVhd8AnlOWtM6yxxprv3a4G_LPaiL8AaTgjkiPjky0vULGXbVJbnOmXW1quS1xI1N1gQRFWBDKIFNdUEUvGbuQAW6I/s1600/b10.jpg"></a>Doily, of course.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6QwtWhz12aJ5RLpNMVfTX-GADQORoHCYcbbg9FKdltufFYb5JX47Iw_Ens7tmx0nfrPR4sFDB0w6PV3BEiAJ2_eq36MDMmRsnmwjXxei009KWBJ2w314Kolxq5zfBkOJ_PuiynUt/s1600/b11.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6QwtWhz12aJ5RLpNMVfTX-GADQORoHCYcbbg9FKdltufFYb5JX47Iw_Ens7tmx0nfrPR4sFDB0w6PV3BEiAJ2_eq36MDMmRsnmwjXxei009KWBJ2w314Kolxq5zfBkOJ_PuiynUt/s400/b11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563224112415901794" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6QwtWhz12aJ5RLpNMVfTX-GADQORoHCYcbbg9FKdltufFYb5JX47Iw_Ens7tmx0nfrPR4sFDB0w6PV3BEiAJ2_eq36MDMmRsnmwjXxei009KWBJ2w314Kolxq5zfBkOJ_PuiynUt/s1600/b11.jpg"></a>I really like the way this turned out. The colors seem to work nicely and it was fun to make! I'll be adding this one to the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66133187/pattern-and-texture-cream">shop</a> as well. </div><div><br />Cheers!<br /><div><br /></div></div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682156466732848443.post-48384281935269810752011-01-13T11:54:00.000-08:002011-02-02T17:18:09.630-08:00Blue Gingham<div>I felt like it was time to rework another dress. I have about 10 or 12 left to do with a deadline of April so I'm trying to stay on track. Next up was a blue gingham high-necked dress made from very thin cotton - almost felt like I should line it but I didn't. It had a bit of "Little House" appeal to it so I felt a little bad cutting it up. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRbrhW-E01mEqvWK_-DIIyUOd99sKNY4SZ3M1PCuFzBuJOutybt4c8YK2TS83nVDvYgfOyk1v7q6LmFIaMIGDD2HvbiHnY7lArCZvbJX9LpOWJY8mkuOx2ccw6JHqpBl6rpJ8cLsm/s1600/DSC_0252.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRbrhW-E01mEqvWK_-DIIyUOd99sKNY4SZ3M1PCuFzBuJOutybt4c8YK2TS83nVDvYgfOyk1v7q6LmFIaMIGDD2HvbiHnY7lArCZvbJX9LpOWJY8mkuOx2ccw6JHqpBl6rpJ8cLsm/s400/DSC_0252.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561762018077960434" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRbrhW-E01mEqvWK_-DIIyUOd99sKNY4SZ3M1PCuFzBuJOutybt4c8YK2TS83nVDvYgfOyk1v7q6LmFIaMIGDD2HvbiHnY7lArCZvbJX9LpOWJY8mkuOx2ccw6JHqpBl6rpJ8cLsm/s1600/DSC_0252.jpg"></a>The front opened at the buttons along the left side.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUqcl97ez1vVsIX_X4svjG5Nvx63siJxx4L-K4OTqg8l4OgYJrpdsN2rzEirmUa7lukNAvXIBQ9MlIpfdXW26mBmJkhud3B-WkV4ya3DYbVlTDMEYXr4sS2loWnWAxrX8xwbhdY69/s1600/DSC_0257.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUqcl97ez1vVsIX_X4svjG5Nvx63siJxx4L-K4OTqg8l4OgYJrpdsN2rzEirmUa7lukNAvXIBQ9MlIpfdXW26mBmJkhud3B-WkV4ya3DYbVlTDMEYXr4sS2loWnWAxrX8xwbhdY69/s400/DSC_0257.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561761866829907074" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUqcl97ez1vVsIX_X4svjG5Nvx63siJxx4L-K4OTqg8l4OgYJrpdsN2rzEirmUa7lukNAvXIBQ9MlIpfdXW26mBmJkhud3B-WkV4ya3DYbVlTDMEYXr4sS2loWnWAxrX8xwbhdY69/s1600/DSC_0257.jpg"></a>The waist was just a thin elastic sewed to the inside. It was losing it's elasticity so I replaced it with a new one.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLKBNjoO2GxW9uBjeBb5whd9O5D1zT6J2wTVBYI6elLWunWkVwoHK8GG5zXNtwI_Hc3nK6F1efb4_x8s06U3Ax3JaLX_AuJEN9e7UKc2Sc5qPCIuUXXABPE0tvW8jy17aZeyaBTnj/s1600/DSC_0262.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLKBNjoO2GxW9uBjeBb5whd9O5D1zT6J2wTVBYI6elLWunWkVwoHK8GG5zXNtwI_Hc3nK6F1efb4_x8s06U3Ax3JaLX_AuJEN9e7UKc2Sc5qPCIuUXXABPE0tvW8jy17aZeyaBTnj/s400/DSC_0262.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561761864506643522" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLKBNjoO2GxW9uBjeBb5whd9O5D1zT6J2wTVBYI6elLWunWkVwoHK8GG5zXNtwI_Hc3nK6F1efb4_x8s06U3Ax3JaLX_AuJEN9e7UKc2Sc5qPCIuUXXABPE0tvW8jy17aZeyaBTnj/s1600/DSC_0262.jpg"></a>I decided to take apart the front and move both the ruffles and the buttons to the center of the bodice.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9zoSF7qlk1vgn6K5bUgEXzv2FbA1e2kAqlcCMW9Mg19lUs3ksTCK5wWdgMKfruXc_i8zZXywHG8saXno77JTPXRmnpu_11bVuqmOx1FTZBqmZdvtkhvhugocMS8hSRfhikeIB2aq/s1600/DSC_0263.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9zoSF7qlk1vgn6K5bUgEXzv2FbA1e2kAqlcCMW9Mg19lUs3ksTCK5wWdgMKfruXc_i8zZXywHG8saXno77JTPXRmnpu_11bVuqmOx1FTZBqmZdvtkhvhugocMS8hSRfhikeIB2aq/s400/DSC_0263.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561761853914104578" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9zoSF7qlk1vgn6K5bUgEXzv2FbA1e2kAqlcCMW9Mg19lUs3ksTCK5wWdgMKfruXc_i8zZXywHG8saXno77JTPXRmnpu_11bVuqmOx1FTZBqmZdvtkhvhugocMS8hSRfhikeIB2aq/s1600/DSC_0263.jpg"></a>I also took it in a few inches and lowered the neckline. I used bias tape on the insides of the neckline and armholes rather than make facings. Finally I shortened the skirt by a few inches.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6HgAJBj8QvWRKX2e4cCGR2OVr12A9RDt7R-9bmInHMGvPlZGGXSzdKzhkvQvMMs_RwIfyOxwp6Ur-wWAjQDHXKs6-4W8ImTLUOk8LaGHanQxNNCbeE6nSJJkiBvPwob8PZ920zrZ/s1600/DSC_0295.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6HgAJBj8QvWRKX2e4cCGR2OVr12A9RDt7R-9bmInHMGvPlZGGXSzdKzhkvQvMMs_RwIfyOxwp6Ur-wWAjQDHXKs6-4W8ImTLUOk8LaGHanQxNNCbeE6nSJJkiBvPwob8PZ920zrZ/s400/DSC_0295.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561761851620712034" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6HgAJBj8QvWRKX2e4cCGR2OVr12A9RDt7R-9bmInHMGvPlZGGXSzdKzhkvQvMMs_RwIfyOxwp6Ur-wWAjQDHXKs6-4W8ImTLUOk8LaGHanQxNNCbeE6nSJJkiBvPwob8PZ920zrZ/s1600/DSC_0295.jpg"></a>I think the result is cute and definitely wearable. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvyFO2fJm91X1EjOkcn6tdEBTUDr24FwsVbmkC74vWjm_KBso5Z8TgBCjLTODGxP2ViIvw4ky5k5_m7ChOQ5bYsZwTNCftTf07_8af2zEnh3aN4vJAyoGPNxyEVAg1k47GHUTrPvv/s1600/DSC_0299.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvyFO2fJm91X1EjOkcn6tdEBTUDr24FwsVbmkC74vWjm_KBso5Z8TgBCjLTODGxP2ViIvw4ky5k5_m7ChOQ5bYsZwTNCftTf07_8af2zEnh3aN4vJAyoGPNxyEVAg1k47GHUTrPvv/s400/DSC_0299.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561761847370349730" /></a><br /><div>My Lola seems to like it! </div><div><br /></div></div>Jacqueline deRuyterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572508304882587542noreply@blogger.com0