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swingkitten85

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Lauren said:
I finished my Christmas dress yesterday. Yay! I have more pictures and the pattern I used on my blog.
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Oh my gosh, Lauren: that is gorgeous!!!!
 

zombi

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swingkitten85 said:
A few things I've made lately...

The green dress is from one of the new designs in the Colette Patterns line (Ceylon dress). I love that it's got such a 40s silhouette and look! I'm planning on wearing this one Christmas Day! :) I wrote a post about it on my blog, if anyone is interested...
I LOVE that green dress. It looks so cute!
 

Amy Jeanne

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Everyone's stuff looks good! I took a break from sewing for a bit because I was getting tired of making lovely dresses on the outside, only to have them fray and look like dookie on the inside (because I was using pinking shears!) I felt like I was wasting money on fabric.

So I bought myself a serger this xmas. And I made this:

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From this:

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SayCici

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That looks great AJ! And you're so quick - when I have to make a copy of a pattern it delays everything else quite a lot.
 

LolitaHaze

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Amy Jeanne said:
Everyone's stuff looks good! I took a break from sewing for a bit because I was getting tired of making lovely dresses on the outside, only to have them fray and look like dookie on the inside (because I was using pinking shears!) I felt like I was wasting money on fabric.

So I bought myself a serger this xmas. And I made this:

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From this:

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I refuse to say how wonderful that dress is until we see you IN IT and ALL DOLLED UP! :D
 

Miss Jess

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My wedding dress

AmyJeanne, I love that dress. I need to make myself a cute little 30s dress soon, I have so much calico/print fabric I need to use up! My stash is getting ridiculous.

I made my wedding dress and hat for our 40s inspired wedding this past September. I was still finishing the giant sash the morning of the wedding (typical Jess move). My parents won that bet, they know my procrastination skills all too well. I used a cream silk faille for the dress, with red piping on the edges. The underblouse was made from a lovely large point d'esprit (also called aspirin dot apparently?). Please ignore my slip slip-up in the first photo, oops!

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Here's a closeup of my hat. I used pleated and unpleated horsehair crin, russian veiling and a bit of buckram for the foundation - I pretty much just winged it!. I used a vintage brooch to finish it off:

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miss_smith

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Miss Jess said:
AmyJeanne, I love that dress. I need to make myself a cute little 30s dress soon, I have so much calico/print fabric I need to use up! My stash is getting ridiculous.

I made my wedding dress and hat for our 40s inspired wedding this past September. I was still finishing the giant sash the morning of the wedding (typical Jess move). My parents won that bet, they know my procrastination skills all too well. I used a cream silk faille for the dress, with red piping on the edges. The underblouse was made from a lovely large point d'esprit (also called aspirin dot apparently?). Please ignore my slip slip-up in the first photo, oops!

7232_132909792261_744522261_2365211_4690896_n.jpg

Here's a closeup of my hat. I used pleated and unpleated horsehair crin, russian veiling and a bit of buckram for the foundation - I pretty much just winged it!. I used a vintage brooch to finish it off:

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Oh, it's gorgeous! You're the Miss Jess from Craftster, aren't you? ;)
 

Miss 1929

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Amy Jeanne said:
Everyone's stuff looks good! I took a break from sewing for a bit because I was getting tired of making lovely dresses on the outside, only to have them fray and look like dookie on the inside (because I was using pinking shears!) I felt like I was wasting money on fabric.

So I bought myself a serger this xmas. And I made this:

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From this:

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Wow, I love it even more than the sketch! Adorable!

And I also got a serger, a few years ago when I had money, but as I had no space it went to Theresa LaQuey's house where it lives and gets a lot of use. But when I need it it is there!
 

kamikat

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Wow! Everyone is making such lovely things! I really need to get back in the saddle now that the holidays are over.
 

Bettys Closet

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Australia
Oh that green dress...

Is to die for. love love love it. Buying pattern now....


This is one of my favorite outfits this year! lol. The skirt is a gray wool made from an early 40s pattern. The cashmere cardigan is one that I refashioned (it was way too big, and the sleeves were longer) to fit better.

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The green dress is from one of the new designs in the Colette Patterns line (Ceylon dress). I love that it's got such a 40s silhouette and look! I'm planning on wearing this one Christmas Day! :) I wrote a post about it on my blog, if anyone is interested...[/QUOTE]
 

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