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[goldwyn girl]

Thank you Lady Day. I just adore the dress you made with the flutter cuffs and your look is spot on !

 

[crazydaisy]

Ladies, your skill is fantastic. I particularly like these ones:

 

[Lady Day]

Thanks ladies! You gals are so sweet.

Texasgirl, I was thinking of making the hats, or even selling the pattern in my store, so thanks for that!

LD

 

[SayCici]

Aw, thanks crazydaisy!

Seriously, LD.. can I move and be your intern? I'll clean and cook.

 

[Lady Day]

If you also empty litter boxes, we got a deal

LD

 

[Idledame]

Good grief LD! You already made the bridge jacket. I haven't even taken the material I bought that day out of the bag yet! It looks great. What exactly was the problem with that pattern?

 

[Mrs. Merl]

Goodness. Such work on here!

LD I knew you were a great hand with a sewing machine, and how could you get any better? But you keep doing it, every time even more wow!

 

[Lady Day]

Good grief LD! You already made the bridge jacket. I haven't even taken the material I bought that day out of the bag yet! It looks great. What exactly was the problem with that pattern?

Thanks all.
The patten just has the sleeve and the front jacket too close in size (and length) that I got them confunsed and sewed the sleeve to the back of the jacket twice :eusa_doh: Plus the pattern called for double sided fabric, and *that* got confusing.

I blind hemmed all the sides by hand. 3 1/2 hours! The jacket in essence is maybe 15 construction stitches, but it requires way too much edge finishing to make it time effective for me (even if I did it by machine).

Oh, Idledame, on a side note, you know that steel blue wool crepe I got? Well, the 'blemish' washed out, so I in essence got 6 yards of the stuff for $10! W00T!!!

LD

 

[Antje]

Thanks Amy Jeanne, I will try a folkwear pattern again sometime,

Lady Day, that is a beatifull dress, and Hat :eusa_clap

 

[SayCici]

I FINISHEDDDD, FINALLY.

Excuse the mirror *and* bathroom shot, but I'm happy/excited! From the 1930s blouse pattern I posted in the pattern thread. It was... interesting, I've never sewn a collar before (and you can tell) and I wound up doing the cuffs a different way (accidentally, then decided just to go with it). Wore under my velvet jumper I got today.

Am I the only one who always dreads putting in the sleeves, but once they're done.. realize it didn't take long or kill me whatsoever?

 

[Lady Day]

SUPERCUTE Cici

LD

 

[Inky]

Very cute on you and that jumper is perfect!

have you tried doing the sleeves before you do the side seam? it doesn't always work (like when you add those contrasting cuffs I wouldn't do it) but it's a quick and dirty way not to have to do set in sleeves - i do it for shirts I make for the husband all the time.

 

[goldwyn girl]

SayCici, lovely blouse !

Here are hubby's Lederhosen

 

[Idledame]

Good for you LD. This pattern was very easy.

 

[SayCici]

Thanks you three!

Inky I've never heard of that before, I'll try it sometime!

GG, how fun! You're on a roll!

 

[Lorena B]

I FINISHEDDDD, FINALLY.

That's so cute Cici. I really like it, i also like the jumper you are wearing with it, nice color contrast.

 

[Lorena B]

SayCici, lovely blouse !

Here are hubby's Lederhosen

GG, this is great!!!!!
I love the little German house behind hehe

 

[zendy]

Idledame: That dress is superb! I love the way the sleeves wrap and I adore the black contrast and buttons.
Cici: You look stunning as always! Great job on the shirt. I also hate setting sleeves, but it gets easier once you do it a few more times.

 

[Idledame]

Thank you Zendy. One of the great things about that pattern was no sleeves to put in! But I'd rather do 100 sleeves than one collar. I never can make them come out right. Everyone's work looks great. Seeing all your work makes me want to keep trying.

 

[CherryRed]

Very cute on you and that jumper is perfect!

have you tried doing the sleeves before you do the side seam? it doesn't always work (like when you add those contrasting cuffs I wouldn't do it) but it's a quick and dirty way not to have to do set in sleeves - i do it for shirts I make for the husband all the time.

Do give it a try Cici. I use that method on dolls dresses all the time.
You look adorable!