tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41295589762946186272024-03-13T12:10:27.201-07:00Wear.A.WyattAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275154866375977485noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129558976294618627.post-43322651371841185652015-08-22T13:58:00.001-07:002015-08-22T13:58:20.419-07:00Reasons to be cheerful ....<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who'd of thought one of life's enjoyments (Blogging) can get so easily pushed, swept and pretty much banished, when the great old life itself takes over!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's has been lots of sewing during my latest abstinence... but not a lot of photo taking, which really tends to hold the whole blogging process up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So without further adieu and pardon me please - I'm going to cheat a little and cram in a collective trio of makes, so a longer post than perhaps it should be. After completing my first Made-Me-May, it revealed a distinct lack <strike>gapping hole</strike> in the trouser depo! Why?... I have know idea, so the task was set to plug the said gaps and giving me reasons to be cheerful...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First up, these funky palazzo pants in a great geometric design made from cotton viscose bought last year sometime; the colours were a little different for me too.. The kids were all " <i>Errr</i> <i>mum, have you turned all hippy or somethink!" </i>Pattern choice was <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/Patterns/65492">McCalls 6965</a> previously made the shorts last year <a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/i-beg-your-pardon-i-never-promised-you.html">here</a> and from these, I knew that the crotch would need to be lowered a little, (approx 1cm) call me fussy but it just takes out the feeling of a cheese-wire constantly been pulled up through your butt! At least I found that out on the shorts- these pants eat up a whooping 3 meters of fabric! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They feel lovely and swooshy to wear especially on the odd few summer days (lots of humid ones..cheers) that have been bestowed on us here in England, for keeping cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The top, the simplest, yet most effective tank pattern ever, adapted from a pattern I can't recall right now but have used it so much now I really need to make a block pattern for keepers - I bought a length of this weird slashed stretchy floral, but when I really looked at it - well you couldn't imagine a whole item in it ..that would be crazy </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: left;">Next up and in complete contrast, were these cropped and tapered pants from </span><a href="http://www.sewdirect.com/acatalog/Butterick-5614.html" style="text-align: left;">Butterick 5614</a><span style="text-align: left;">, Fashioned in a stretch cotton drill; I call these my Cath Kidston pants...the floral design reminds me of her style. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I particularly like the smooth clean lines of this pattern, although generally I do find myself searching for a pocket, boy you soon get used to having them around! As the fabric has a nice amount of stretch, they're lovely and comfy, the waistband does comes a little high though - which is 1)great for bending and not showing next weeks washing but 2) not sure if a tad "<i>mumsie"? ...</i> some adjustments in lowering this would be on the cards next time- Oh and the other thing ...stretch drill doesn't it bag after some wearing, don't you find? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple of minor digressions to the finished article, included seam detailing, any excuse to play around with the new cover-machine :) and the bottom slits were closed to gain a more tapered look. Overall, happy face and would/will make a gain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The top - <a href="http://www.sewdirect.com/acatalog/McCalls-7127.html">McCalls 7127</a>- super easy to knock-up and super easy to wear - another gap filler from MMM15 ... a red top! - this ponte-roma jersey is from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/244514579/ponte-roma-jersey?ref=shop_home_active_1">my store @£6.75 p/m </a>and an absolute dream to work with, I promise you not - also available in a dark grey and winter white - NB- the red does bleed a bit on first wash. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Final reason on the cheerful radar left me in the pink! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Classic semi tailored/casual shorts in cotton drill were on the cards for this summer, a rummage through the old pattern stash, yeah <a href="http://butterick.mccall.com/b5649-products-14501.php?page_id=409">Butterick 5649<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: #fafbfe; font-size: 13px; line-height: 24.2666683197022px;"> </span></span></a> seemed perfect for a baby pink cotton drill and to jezzaz it up a wee bit, trim with Windham plaid from the studio. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tee-HEEEEEEEE shirt -love this top and will defo become a staple - although any followups won't include bust darts...so wished i followed my instincts of "who puts bust darts in a jersey top" just no need. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">there we go then folks - some of my summer roundups that provided reasons to be cheerful! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't know about you, but I'm a right tinker for not throwing away leftover cut-offs from my projects. I have a tub full of scraps I always say <i>well just incase or you never know....</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HAHA well this time it paid off... Resulting in a McCalls 7125</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Front - leftover peach </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">lining of my favourite </span><a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/spring-time-simplicity.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tunic dress</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back- a piece of soft cream jersey</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> knit acquired as an off cut end of roll</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately the lighting washed out the peach colour in the pictures and it was hard to show the detail up on the lace, but I can tell you there are numerous tiny-winey glass beads scattered over the flowers that I hand-beaded back on, a very therapeutic activity if you not already tried! </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bye for now XX Amanda XX </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275154866375977485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129558976294618627.post-74759881271666385012015-05-31T08:46:00.003-07:002015-05-31T08:46:37.066-07:00So what's been Learnt in the final round-up in M-M-May <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first participation of Made-Me-May and on reflection its been pretty good fun over-all, doing </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what it said on the tin...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) S</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">light waning on the daily selfie taking...tick </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) The bonus feature-found some great new sewing buddies along the way... double double tick. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here's the round up of this week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bit of sunshine about so the <a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/sew-dramatic-sew-gabriola.html">Gabriola</a> got its first airing, so loved wearing this again and has inspired me to make another for this year- teamed with the 2nd outing for the <a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/peter-pan-just-became-superhero.html">Peter Pan Super Hero top </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is where I started to stumble at the final hurdle, nearly forgot to selfie take so settled with Christmas PJ's pleas excuse the ironed in or folded creases! Bottom two pics are of new top seen later in post </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BIG FAT FAIL .. really CBA to take pic and post but it was Hudson pants <i>again</i> .. I seriously cant get over how much in LOVE with these guys I am, much to the disgust of my kids who think they are ridiculous ( or just me in them!) but I don't care a tuppence more are planned!!!! they were teamed with </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with </span><a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/when-belcarra-is-not-belcarra.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pink blouse </a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Felt like getting dressed up a bit today a good excuse to wear n share my new make that will be bloged in full later on - I desperately need to sew a holiday wardrobe over the next few weeks and this is my first all made from let over scraps! whoo </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) I need a more relaxed look; now that my job front has changed I no longer need "officy" type wear ( hoorraaaa!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) Dresses I don't wear them much, something to think on or perhaps more the styling of dress, already eyeing up the Davie dress from Sewaholic </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4) A distinct absence of trousers ...what's going on how come these have been over looked! ahah ..a good reason for more Hudson's :) but also <i>"proper" </i>trousers i have some patterns but research is under way </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. XX Amanda XX</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quick round up with a few re-wears </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By day .(Butterick <a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/retro-tulip-make-up.html">retro tulip dress</a> for a Quality day ( included my annual performance review...gulp think I did okay.</span><br />
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Starting to feel the love again in my <a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/i-want-to-ride-my-bicycle.html">bicycle top and head band </a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh and had to throw this in ... I've been dead naughty and treated myself to a cover machine!!!! EEEEKKKK just getting to grips with it but so far swoooooon xxxx</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mooching about in <a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/christmas-santa-dash.html">Denim tunic dress </a>and Newly made and totally loved lace neck tee ( still not bloged but fairly ..YAWN ) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lovely day with my baby<b>- </b>an Irish Feis in Oxford- wore Leatherette skirt (worn once before this month) and the <a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/the-eiffel-that-needed-triffle-taming.html">Eiffel trifle top</a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So there we go a round up of week 3! a coulpe of re-wears and I'm really starting to find my gaps and where i want to go next with my wardrobe :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- just a wee share on the dancing as proud mummy moment here - she's been out for 6wks or more with an injury - her dance teacher didn't think she would be going so hadn't worked on her "stuff" - but you cant keep a jigger from jigging! she's not had a particularly good season so told her to go out, relax, enjoy it and we weren't bothered if she came last! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> WELL blow me - she got recall (that means the top 50% get to dance a 3rd dance) errr...yes she was!! came 4th in a light round and 7th overall (one judge had even placed her joint 1st after the first two dances) well this all probably sounds totally gobbly gouch for those not in this world but WHOOOOOOO but a few daft moments were had </span></div>
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Have a great last week Guys - till next week XXXX Amanda XXX<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275154866375977485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129558976294618627.post-47621545907039464902015-05-17T09:22:00.000-07:002015-05-17T09:22:09.987-07:00An even faster whirl-wind round-up for wk 2 #MMM15 <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Phew well don't know about you but what a week ...manic at its best - how have you all been doing on your MMM15 challenge then? I have to admit starting to find it a bit tedious taking the selfies every day- but on a negative/positive... my god I need some plain colour block items in my wardrobe- of which I have started and planed but it SO HARD i love patterns and prints!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">day 10 - McCalls <a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/i-beg-your-pardon-i-never-promised-you.html">I didn't promise you a rose garden shorts </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Day 11- <a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/peter-pan-just-became-superhero.html">Peter-pan goes super hero top</a> and first ever me make Burda red circle skirt </span></div>
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Day 1 - Leatherette skirt and animal print pink Tee -did the job for visiting a training centre to complete their quality audit -</div>
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Skirt made Dec 14 with Vogue 8749 </div>
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( and a note to self on how not to take selfies!)</div>
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Day 2 - Poached egg blouse for a relaxed Saturday - Butterick 5711 pattern not really blog posted much on this but a lovely soft viscose </div>
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Day 4 - Nellies on parade top - Bank Holiday Monday sun was out to shoot the short video to advertise my over-locking workshop find it on FB <br />
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Day 5 - Route 66 Jersey tee and baby cord skirt both Butterick patterns 5354-5649<br />
can't believe I made this skirt nearly two years ago! and still going strong for a days sewing at home<br />
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Day 6 - Silk Dupion Cynthia Rowley skirt by Simplicity 2512- Pink chiffon Blouse Vogue 8857 and Burda 7184 cardigan for a busy day morning at the Studio then a drive out to complete another quality audit at an FE college.<br />
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And Finally Day 8 - my most favourite Spring tunic from Simplicity 1325 B out on the road for a trip to Worcester and more quality auditing </div>
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Phew there it is then, a whirlwind round up of a busy week - I must say I've found it most interesting looking back over week one; its also been a great treat seeing other uploads on Instagram and found some other great sewers to follow :)<br />
Same time next week then folks and have a great 2nd week in MMM`15 xx<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275154866375977485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129558976294618627.post-89629397553180680622015-05-09T06:26:00.000-07:002015-05-09T06:26:23.253-07:00Nellie's on Parade <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do believe this has to be the cutest top I currently posses in my wardrobe.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">I'd wanted to showcase some of the fabric we have on sale at the </span><a href="http://the-sewcial-studio.co.uk/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Studio</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> and although probably a smidgen bias, I have to say, in all honesty that sewing with Sevenberry cotton's is definitely one of life pleasures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a fun summer top, Elephants on Grey and Baby Buddies pink seemed the perfect choice -Don't you just love the little random blue birds perched on the head every so often! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pattern choice was Butterick options 6185. I was drawn to this when it was first released by the double collar- didn't realise that the trousers and skirt were elasticated, so they will probably never see the light of day, not quite ready for that styling feature just yet- but I do plan on making the dress version for my jolly-bobs in the summer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Construction wise was very straight forward, bust darts and vertical back seam; didn't even bother with a FBA due to the loose fit so went with a straight size 12 with a regular forward thrust shoulder alteration. It was still a tad roomy for my liking so I took the back and side seams in a smidgen or 1/4 inch ( that's a smidgen in my world) . </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Excuse the tangent shoot off here but it is slightly related.. honest! What d'you think of the Cath Kidston bag I made? squirrels with their nuts!!! lined in the prettiest ditsy flowers -The relation to this post is that the fabric are both Sevenberry, which is what made me make my Nellie top! </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made this up as a proto-type for Kate who was joining the studio and wanted to make it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Cath Kidston pattern from her latest book,its surprisingly large and roomy and would highly recommend- being lovely,I decided to give the bag to my fabo Sister who lives in Canada, but did sweat a little when it took a whole 5 weeks to arrive!!! Think the</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> carrier pigeon must have gone the long way around. </span></div>
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Then this morn a little more <i>blogurfing</i> (new word combo) whooops! realised that your supposed to post your pledge on host<a href="http://sozowhatdoyouknow.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/me-made-may15-sign-up-here.html"> <span style="color: lime;"><b>Zoe</b></span> </a>comments page ( before the 1st !!!) and declare, if you wish, your offerings in any way you feel fit.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My eureka moment to solve this one was to cut off the rosettes and appliqué them on after construction - yeah!!! they're not too bulky but the extra weight does seem to make the flute hang really nice ...note to self and those who may try these- <i>please </i>make sure ALL pins are removed from said appliqué, they can bury themselves quite nicely and finding one in one butt soon makes you jump.. ouch! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was going to post about a skirt I made back in January but I'm </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so god darn excited</i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to share this one with you, I just couldn't wait. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm the first to admit that I'm generally a bit slow out the old starting blocks on most things and this one is no exception- the <a href="http://byhandlondon.com/products/elisalex-dress">Elisalex dress from BHL </a> has been around for sometime now, with many a fabulous example out there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fact that I've sat on this pattern for a whole year is shameful, especially after</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> acquiring it from the winnings of </span><a href="http://www.stitch56.com/blogs/news/12594957-the-sew-dramatic-sew-gabriola-competition" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stitch 56's Sew Dramatic, Sew Gablorola</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> competition- my entry</span><a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/sew-dramatic-sew-gabriola.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> here</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So why sew it now? Well it was all a bit by default really, getting slightly side-tracked in the fabric store (Barry's) (as you do) I totally fell for this sequinned daisy lace; after much deliberation...about a nano second, it was cut and coming home with me, along with this gold duchess satin. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I was still very weary about this pattern, lets face it - the shape...lets make our hips and arse's bigger girls...really! Then just to add a little more pressure I wanted it made in 3 days time!!! you see, It was my birthday in the week and having such fabo fabric, my mission if accepted was to get it knocked up ready for a night out - you just have too, <i>don't you?</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, fopaux number 1 and a Bridget Jones note-to-self..read the pattern sizes carefully! I ended up tracing and making up a toile (thankfully) in an American size 12 UK 8!!! Hmmm a tad tight you don't say! T</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hree toiles later and I was fairy happy with the fit; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we are now Saturday morning and due to go for dinner that evening...#GBSB had nothing on me haha! how they do it I never know. I sewed and I sewed (a 40 minute break to do the dance run interrupted at one point) and I sewed. Lace sleeves had been planned but hey, needs must when against the clock and I actually prefer the finished result without. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here it is my birthday suit on its first outing - I totally LOVE it; if you have not got, done or simply over looked this dress, then it's a big fat MUST. There are some adorable features to this dress <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Stitching the lace seams proved quite tough on the poor over-locker, breaking 3 needles in the process, so had to go incredibly slow over the sequinned daisies </div>
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The lace mesh was trimmed away around the hem, level with the satin, leaving the daisies to <i>"flutter"</i> as a half over hang.<br />
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I love this dress pattern so much I already have another one half cut out as a day version with sleeves this time, guess what I'm using too ...a curtain!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was really chuffed with the neck band and approached it slightly differently to the pattern instructions. I know I should have taken pics for those of us who are more visual learners and will do next time around making this but here's the wordy version. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On right side, pin raw edge of neck band along stay stitching (start at centre back ) </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Voilà- one neat neck band </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The only downside to this top ( there has to be one doesn't there! :( )</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was the pattern placement- I just didn't have enough fabric to be able to get the print down the centre back - boohoo - I can live with this as I cant see it - and everyone else says that unless pointed out it not obvious ( to the untrained eye!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So there we have it folks - one very easy to construct and easier to wear T-top </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by - till next time XX Amanda XX</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was love at first sight, the minute I clapped eyes on this....what would you call it a dress.. tunic? anyhow, I just knew it could (will) become a staple piece for the new career change wardrobe (my excuse and I'm sticking to it!!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pattern - <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/Patterns/66551" style="background-color: #fafbfe; color: #177d75; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Simplicity 1325</a><span style="background-color: #fafbfe; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fafbfe;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">my dear sewers' was sent to me by an angel..</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;">I kid you not.. the highly gifted, talented and OOber kind </span><a href="http://enantiomerproject.blogspot.co.uk/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;">Annie Hanks</a><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> from The Enantiomer Project sent me not one, not two, but a wooping FIVE pattens back in the autumn; Why? well apparently to make me smile!!! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;">the Cheshire cat got nothing on me; never thought I were capable of somersaults- but when these babies dropped through the mail box there were triple salchow's flying !! well in my head - a fair bit of mummy dancing! think that counts :)))) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">six pattern pieces, if you count pockets and facings</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I felt the need to bring Spring time into play, with a business trip planned to London last weekend- so this heavier weight cotton in pale green (the over exposed pics don't really do the colour justice), adorned with birds and Morceau sheet music fell perfectly for the job. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pattern isn't lined but has a front facing- me, I just had to incorporate a lining throughout and used the most delicate of peach Georgette- well if a girl can't have luxury when she makes her own clothes.. none?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was really pleased with the tiny winy rolled hem achieved. Normally these go askew - either eaten up or spat out by the roll hem foot! To over come this I ran a line of stitching (reduced in length) along the hem line and then another row 6mm away from the cut edge; these two rows seemed to stabilise the fine fabric when it was fed through that hook bit on the foot. When the over locked seams came close, I unhooked the rolled fabric and stitched slowly and carefully hand rolling across the seam, once past the seam the fabric was fed back through the rolled hook and off we went again; resulting in a very pleasing finish! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have have been really impressed with this pattern pack, having completed this and the skinny knit top twice <a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/blog-land-blog-land-wherefore-art-thou.html">here</a> in the animal print and again a second time not yet blogged. </span></div>
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I leave you with this strange out-take- little Wyatt was holding me to ransomed over taking the photos! Hmmm starting young in the bribery and corruption <br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This beautiful navy lace evening gown was to be the basis of the look and had been purchased from a boutique in Ireland, Initial fitting alterations were required to create a perfect fit, so with a deep breath and a little Dutch courage the back zip was taken out and reinsert, bust darts added to eliminate the risky gaps at the side and with three layers if fabric this equated to 6 in total! and finally shortening the hem ..all three layers.</span></div>
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N<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ext up ... oooh hold your breath.. steady your pose - wrestling gear!! It's a burden I fear, but alas someone has to dress these fit young guys! My brief was a robe like Ric Flair - nope I'd not heard of him either but quite au-fait now. Well-known in the wrestling world for his flamboyant robes a recreation or as near to one was the spec of the day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really don't want to make this an epic post, so after reading all the wonderful round ups of last year from you all, I thought I'd do a quick round up of the posts that should have happened since the last ...Eiffel tower top <a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/the-eiffel-that-needed-triffle-taming.html">here</a> psst ...</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's some more excitement to spill but a little more on that later.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">This was the first attempt at a FBA on princess seams- I was fairly pleased with the results, albeit a few issues with easing in the additional fabric and avoidance of conical pointy boobies! </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also think I still need to take the plunge and drop down a size, as the back and the shoulders are still roomy. The most pleasing aspect of this sew was the pattern matching- I certainly don't mind admitting the numerous scratchy head moments and the fact an additional 3/4 mtr was required to be purchased for the sleeves, after its insatiable appetite for gobbling up all that pattern. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a nice comfy blouse to wear- and quite fancy doing a long sleeve version at some point </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, not a wardrobe item but still a sewing triumph in my eyes..The longest decorating project in history was finally topped off with Curtains, </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which also</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> involved another set the other end of the room too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Up next was an assortment of craft items put together for Christmas..Aprons, Cushions and little squidgy Christmas tree ornaments </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well with the December hols descending I was determined to do some selfish sewing- we have a family tradition of Christmas Eve Pyjamas- so <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/Patterns/15410">McCall's 5348</a> was just the ticket - like I say, this was selfish sewing so only made mine! and shop bought the rest of the families!! NO way was I modelling these on the worldwide web- but rest assured they fit a treat and really very comfy </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, the last make that managed to sneak its way into 2014 are what can only be described as totally bizarre but funky trousers- the verdict is kinda out on these, both my kids are MOM WT..are you wearing! These bad boys are from the <a href="http://www.burdastyle.co.uk/digital-patterns/collections/tough-love-collection">Burda tough love collection </a> and in true Burda style the instructions are as much use as a chocolate fireguard! pros and cons.. well, they are ooober long, even for some one as tall as me with a 32 inside leg! are very very full in the leg, have great pockets, high waist and turn up cuffs!</span></div>
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I learnt a fair bit from making them - not from those instructions either! - but cracking welt pockets and a fly front zip! big ticks all round. I would quite like to remake these at some point and tapper the legs in I think - what about you? </div>
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Butterick 5610's <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">older sibling was delivered back <a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/when-belcarra-is-not-belcarra.html">here</a> in the summer, and it has to be said been worn lots n lots. With this in mind, it only seemed fair to let the other version poke its snout out of the packet to do its stuff!...only nearly turned out to be the <i>runt</i> of the litter!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Still learning my fabric mixes, it's definitely cotton but with a hint of poly! but not as much as a full poly-cotton if you get my drift ... making sense? anyway, the result, a whisp too much of (un)reasonable body to it. Blowing caution to the wind and loving the little Eiffel's I ploughed on regardless. In fact I liked it that much,I bought more in this colour way !! Bad me !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The main problem with the body in the fabric were the pleats, boy did they "bellow out"... I managed to create an effect that was more of like the sails of the Black Pig (Captain Pugwash- any body remember</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> it?) </span></div>
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Not wanting to see top stitching on the front and retain a pleat affect, a line of stitches were run along the pleats on the inside edges...<br />
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The<b> result then,</b> a much tamer version me thinks and on the plus side<i> wearable</i>.<br />
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I added a couple of darts in the back to give it a little more shaping and had a random black button knocking around so placed this on the neckline for added detail.<br />
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<b>Outcome</b> ..I really like the top but to be picky ( as we all are!), either the neck band/collar is a tad too big or the stiffness encourages it stand out a little hmmm!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well howdy folks - how's you all been?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once again the cloak of radio silence has fallen over me, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">what a mad time of late, but loving it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, I am very humbled to have had the blog hoppin baton passed to me from the amazingly wonderful <a href="http://enantiomerproject.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/blog-hop-why-do-i-write-or-confessions.html">Annie</a> from the Enantiomer Project- seriously this woman is like "super" cool... a sewing scientist! she's totally witty, and sews a wardrobe out like a blinkin rocket! I really don't know how she manages to produce so many items that are so god darn beautiful at lightening speed. So Annie, I salute you. xx </span></div>
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<b><u>Why do I write? </u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To be honest....I have no idea! Initially I set my blog up to be able to follow others that had/did/and still do inspire me, pick their sewing brains by showing my wares and gain insight tips that I struggle with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After having a number of sews under the proverbial belt, like most I wanted to document and record my journey of makes. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'd also found that the back of an my diary was filling up on the useful things I'd found out, learnt or just flippin useful. This led me to thinking that it'd be kinda neat to locate all of this info and more all in one place, and a blog seemed to be the perfect solution. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The whole "it's my personal space, a place to log events is oneside...... but lets be honest there is that secret hope that <i>someone</i> out there might read it! as for comments well woooo I still get a giddy thrill if that happens. Finally, one additional reason is the o</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ld connective rambles of </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">yardi sew yar w</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ith like minded peeps. As </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">hubby works late evenings and young peeps that really couldn't give a bobbin, it does allow the sewing world </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to partake in your <strike>obsession</strike> interest and offer support and vice versa. Love it! </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Technically - I'm <i>not</i> working on this "now" but have just completed this week this here Irish dance dress for little girl who dances at little Wyatt's class. I'd been asked to make her a dress ready for the Grerat Britain Championships... and long story short somehow I mixed the dates up! what would normally take 3-4 weeks I had in days!!! my machine needle was moving up n down a fast as Michael Flatley's feet!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A couple of 3am's were called for but got there in the end phew!! I've not ever done a post on an Irish dress - not sure if there would be much interest ?</span><br />
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U<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">p on the <i>oche</i> table next ...well that will be a scramble, there really are too many to name, so many pieces of fabric ready washed and poised to be matched with a pattern. I am pretty determined to move away from tops though after making a fare amount lately and not posted at least three of them! Aha - nearly forgot I am working on this lovely cardi - its in Alpakka wool which is so super soft, I only do a little at a time so its taking for ever </span><br />
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<b><u>How does my blog differ form other sewing blogs?</u></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">errrmm... probably the biggest difference is that its pretty boring! I'm feel really very inexperienced at this blogging malarkey and would love to be able to post whimsical notions full of enlightening sewing stuff !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I would love to put some tutorially bits together in the future, after covering/teaching a sewing class in the summer, I totally loved engaging with the ladies, they gave me such wonderful feedback, I'm now looking to develop new ventures that incorporate sewing!! eekkk watch this space! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is quite a hard one! lots of ways I suppose; sometimes a title will pop into my head, a bit like fabric/print/pattern association! My last couple of posts have been linked musically, which can be quite annoying as the song keeps going over n over in my head!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love to run and find it's a great opportunity to focus and departmentalise areas of my life or projects, which I can then formulate key areas that I want to chat about on a project- More often than not though, by the time I get to sit down a write I've forgotten most of it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The writing itself can be painfully long winded, jumping from one incomplete sentence to another...enter the cut 'n' paste tab, swiftly followed by the delete button to put the regurgitated waffle in its place</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">- Awwww and that one hurts! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There we have it, my blog-hop post- My nomination for a hop, is to the lovely <a href="http://jennifercatherineshaw.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/a-completed-delphine-skirt-and-another.html">Jennifer and her sewing space </a> another Sewing Scientist(y) bod with aeroplanes no-less!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A quick little post; 1) because this is the third post in less than two weeks </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(unbelievable)</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and 2) there's not that much to say about this make!</span></div>
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Posting this it has made me conscious that tops have played a prominent part of late; with one other to post and one on the sewing table that's been finished off! May-be it's because they are quick fixes, fulfil the gratification mood and work the wardrobe well- do you have an item that you hone into, for a quick fix?<br />
I have plenty of patterns and fabric lined up, raring to get they're stitches into skirts, dress', trousers and a jacket even- so note to self - must get more focused!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We snaked our way to Barry's in the rain, but no spirits were dampened; the chatter of introductions and sewing tails filled the air. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Apologies for the total lack of pics from the day- think I was so in-awe of the whole event I totally forgot! It was lovely to chat to everyone (well a fair few, near-on impossibility getting round everyone) clutching a bolt or two, three even four at times and discussing their plans for said fabric, it was such a treat to see how other minds interpreted fabric, shared advise and generally exchanged "fab-ric" tips. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some did managed to restrain themselves on the amount of fabric purchased, not me though- here's what was purchased - top left- tapestry type cotton print for a tunic, along with a gorgeous crepe de chine that was deliberated over with one delightful sewer who's name totally escapes me - a stretch animal print jersey, a circle print chiffon at £2.00 a mtr (rude not too) an adorable peacock feather cotton sateen that will probably end up as some sort of top and a great faux leather for what I'm hoping will work as a circular skirt. </span></div>
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Upstairs in the workshop room we gathered to chat some more, drink tea, lemonade and eat cake...adorned with enable button no less!!!. The high-light of the afternoon was to partake in what only can be described as the best ever raffle, books, notions, patterns and a whopper of a sewing machine! - never have I seen such amazing raffle prizes, each and everyone you would just die for....ticket clutched in clammy palm but alas I never won, however warm fuzziness knowing all the proceeds are going to the great cause of Parkinson's UK. A pattern and fabric swapsie completed the day's ensemble, lots to oooing and arrrrring (and that was just me!) I picked up a couple of patterns and a piece of fabric (yes more fabric) I finally bid my farewells and left feeling very chuffed that I had decided to attend- A massive thank-you has to go out again to Charlotte for organising such a superb event and a huge wave to all those that I had the immense pleasure in meeting and conversing with. Many of which I will be tracking down to follow, if not already, through the powers and linkage of social media's.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275154866375977485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129558976294618627.post-49301252757779968292014-10-01T14:45:00.004-07:002014-10-01T14:45:54.627-07:00 Cynthia, I wonder do you understand this strange thing you give..... Well baby is it your style!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Okay - First up- Question. How the jigery do we ever find time to go to work, raise a family sew and blog?!!! Think I had some hair brain idea that without the work thingy, life would be a breeze and posting my makes would be "a doddle" errrr <i>wrong!!</i> (having a broken camera doesn't ease the situation either, so apologies now for some dodgy phone photograpghy!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cynthia Rowley, just gotta love her patterns, she manages to to have an edge, twist or quirk within her designs, so my tribute to her is in the title to this post; Anybody familiar with the track "Cynthia"? by the Boss-akay Bruce Springsteen phwaaaa. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyhow, on with the musings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was first drawn to this skirt of Cynthia's (</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Simplicity 2512) </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">by the lovely Karen of </span><a href="http://willowwears.com/2014/04/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Willowwears</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> on good old Facebook and ended up doing a bit of an impromptu pattern swapsie with her. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I eagerly picked out some fabric way back at Easter; a fabulous silk dupion check and a grey silky satin lining to complete view A/B, only for it to take a whole five moths for it to reach the table never alone the blog-spot (I even have fabric for the other view, but lordy knows how long that will ever take to morph into a wearable item!) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: left;">Now, there were some initial concerns, that the sizing for this would be a little "snug" never alone pretty darn short, given the finished garment measurement is a mere 19 inches long! WHAA (at 5ft 10 and a little maturer, hmmm the days of a 19 inch skirt are definitely long gone), modifications then included a graded up from a 12 to 14 and a whooping 5 inch lengthening. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Construction on this pattern is easy enough, albeit some of the instructions aren't perhaps the clearest- the trickiest part was ensuring the self-binding edging was good and even on that gorgeous high waist, a good hot(ish) iron to press the <i>stretch</i> out of the bias, soon tamed that bad boy. </span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">So basically it's, pop in the all important pockets, whip up the side seams and gather between circles back and front- fine and dandy right....hmmm that gathering, quite considerable due to the amount of fabric, and all concentrated slap bang in the tummy area...alarm bells! yet ploughing on, on went the waist band. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fitting time, Holy Mo, disappointment overload, I really should of taken some pics but trust me when I say, I looked like an over puffed-up hippo in a tutu! and that is an understatement and an injustice towards the hippo!. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What did I have - extra length that totally threw the whole shape out and all the tummy gather YUK! Taking to the blog world for reviews, the consensus confirmed that the fullness was..well <i>full.</i> The various pics of fellow bloggers indicated that most distributed the gathers evenly all round.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Loving the fabric and not one to be defeated, Plan B needed to be formulated; out-came the trusty seam ripper and fabric shears. Once de-constructed, 4 inches were sliced off the length and the panel sections reduced to a size 8! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The gathers switched to pleats, for a more flattering, smoother appearance hopefully and the result.... I really like it, no <i>really really </i>like it. It still has a fair amount of puufff but definitely with more control. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I think (well I know)the lining gives a lovely finish- it feels lovely and the fact the pockets are so soft mmmmm </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Over-all I think it's a pretty striking item with all of Cynthia's detailing, OO for high waists, OOO for deep pockets and a double OOOO for the self-binding. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, cheerio then sorry, for the long delay in posting - hopefully the next wont take quite so long , but don't hold your breath. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Till then my fellow sewists' happy construction. XX </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275154866375977485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129558976294618627.post-57611073954419464532014-09-03T15:21:00.001-07:002014-09-03T15:22:59.176-07:00A Match Made in Shantung and Lace<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Amidst the frenzy of redundancy, job connections and getting the young people back off to school, there seems to have been little time for blogging; yet among the manic<i>ness</i> of it all, I have managed to retained a smidgen of sanity (based on the fact, I weren't that sane before!) within the sanctuary of the sewing room; never have I been so grateful for the focus and positivity of sewing. So with out further ado... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There's been so much beautiful lace around this year and as usual I'm a bit slow off the mark. I picked-up this cotton open weave lace fabric q</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">uite unintentionally</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> when out shopping with the little Wyatt...There was the usual roll of the eyes as if to say " </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">do you really need that mother</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">" but hey we all know how it works, strike while the iron is hot and inspired! just need to educate her in the artful practice (<i>although that could come back and bite, ouch</i>) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Question for you...Do you normally have a clear idea what pattern you will use when you pick a fabric, or just go all <i>gung-ho </i>and hope further inspiration will hit later? Me, I generally have a reasonable idea on a pattern, but not <i>"sew</i>" with this one (owww bad pun sorry). I just knew I wanted to try out lace and thought this would make-up a decent top of sorts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Due to the open weave, and to spare others the sight of bare flesh, I also purchased a cream shantung (whoooo how decadently posh) and thought of using it as a lining in some way. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When it came to making up, many a pattern was pulled out, mused and cogitated over. The more I inspected, draped and handled the lace, I realised that I didn't want to distort its pattern with pleats, darts or seams, then hey-presto! McCalls 6926 View C, looked as though it would do the job.. minus the 80's hip tie! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I played a round with attaching the shantung as an interlining, but felt I could end up with a heavy and boxy tunic, completely missing the intention of a light 'n' airy number. "TING", light-bulb moment, a completely separate camisole-top would let the lace show itself off <i>and </i>I'd gain with an extra wardrobe piece that could be utilised- come on now admit it, just<i> how</i> useful is a camisole! I have now worn this with umpteen items, cut another ready with plans for many other variations, mainly down to the fact that, not only is this a <b>great</b> staple.. allow me to plump up the plumage here...I actually managed a "successful" FBA, pushing the dart to the seam!! <i>hallelujah its a miracle</i>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I used the under slip from McCall's 6883 as a template, traced off the upper section, applied the slash and spread principle and rounded the dart leg at the seam. The cami was cut on the bias so the beautiful spring allows it to mould to the body! I went with the matt slubbed side as the right side facing and then the shiny, as the contrasting bias trim and straps. I am particularly proud of the bindings, all self-made, with the straps continued from the front and back trim! oh and a tiny-whiny rolled hem - sorry didn't take a pic of this.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The lace top itself, with just two pattern pieces has little to offer or dwell upon regards to sewing techniques and ability challenge. The improvisations came with neck, arm and bottom hems. Facings for the neck were obviously out, so more bias strips were cut from the shantung and used to edge the neck and sleeves; wider on the sleeves. </span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A bias edge would look <i>'naff'</i> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Machine stitching ran a high risk of puckering up!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm actually starting to get a bit of a dab-hand at the old hand stitching or at least I don't loath it quite as much these days, may-be the endless road of my </span><a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/westfalenstoffe-fit-for-wedding.html">Westfalenstoffe </a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">hem was a cure! A great advantage of hemming lace is that your stitches literally disappear, and the lace retains its 'give' and recovery. </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">End result, well I really like this, it's such as easy duo to wear and its simplicity enables it to be dress up or down- I might even try it over a contrasting coloured cami. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On my last visit to the fabric store, I picked up the same lace but in black...its been reduced to £2.00 a metre! rude not too- so if your signed up and attending the<a href="http://englishgirlathome.com/sewbrum/"> "sew Brum"</a> on Oct 4th you could scoop up a bargain! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">TaTa for now- thanks for dropping by and reading </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Okay, I've heard of word association but fabric song association!...<i>really</i>...its driving me bonkers - you know when you get a tune stuck in your head and it just won't budge...agggrrrrr..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Them ikkle yellow rose buds look so innocent on their bed of cerise cotton, and really appealed back in the spring (they certainly have some answering to do now). Not being too sure what I was going to make, I picked up about 2-3 meters (there's a fair bit left so may-be it was 3 - easily get a top out of the left overs) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, trousers needed to be conquered at some point, especially after my mishap of some cropped denim pants that went from a dowager's hump to a full camel hoof! (I assure you these were beyond decency to blog about) So shorts seemed to be the next best thing to tackle. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Being soft 'n' floppy cotton this was definitely suited to a wid</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">e(er) legged short, something like the </span><a href="http://megannielsen.com/collections/sewing-patterns/products/tania-culottes-sewing-pattern" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Megan Neilson Tania Culottes</a> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> look, but having already ordered the </span><a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/Patterns/65492" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">McCalls 6965</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> way back in the year, I somehow couldn't justify another pattern purchase...WHAT! I can </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">always</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> justify patterns and fabric- obviously a lapsed moment there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I did a bit of background research on these, just to check if there were any anomalies with making up. Soooo glad I did before blundering in, I found these two reviews most helpful </span><a href="http://bethstitches.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/mccall-6965-weaker-execution-of-culottes/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">here</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> and </span><u style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://heyitssj.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/more-culottes-mccalls-6965-refashioned-skirt.html">here</a>.</u><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> There is NOOO way I could wear shorts </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">that</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> short and went for the mid-length version.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These are really easy to wear and I'm seriously considering making up the full length palazzo version in a cotton viscose that I have in the stash; although toying about increasing the height of the waist and inserting a facing rather than the fixed waistband and of course them all important pockets- what do you think, would it work?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanks for popping by and reading; back soon. Amanda XX </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275154866375977485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129558976294618627.post-29114486572672519162014-08-14T09:15:00.001-07:002014-08-14T09:15:10.321-07:00Silky Squares at 2.30 am <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What do you do on a Good Friday, when you take your youngest for a four hour dance session... in Leamington Spa...time you get home, time to turn around and go back...NO! you Google fabric shops and mooch!! Oh yes, my friends, four hours was not nearly long enough (the debit card took quite a bashing) but came back with some beauties to top up the old fabric collection. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The colour way in this silk is not what I'm normally attracted to, but you know how it talks to you (in that high pitch squeaky voice) " <i>Oh, take me home, and I promise to turn myself into something spectacular !!" </i><i> </i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Everything about this fabric oozed evening, slinky and special.If you've read my recent posts you will know about a wedding that I was very excited about and planned on changing for the evening reception.. the day dress <a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/westfalenstoffe-fit-for-wedding.html">here</a> .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Allow me a slight digress here- time was not on my side and after a total melt down over my daughter dress, <i>that did not happen!</i> (the bodice was just to tight when the lining was inserted) and at nine O'clock the night before, the poor girl needed to go to bed, thus resulting in a quick trip to the local shopping centre at 9 am the following morning to kit her out ( Awwwww the shame and the guilt of it, but then again she's not on a RTW fast!) Think I was forgiven after I did her hair, pretty awesome</span>. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The fabric had already been cut (boy isn't silk flipping hard to cut) a total mind of its own, it's as if it gets ticklish when you show it the cutting shears and it starts to wriggle about!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Due to its transparency, a nude/champaign very silky satin lining (sorry, not too technically exact there) was used to underline it along with copious amounts of pins to anchor and tame this serpent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Front and back darts were inserted by sewing both the lining and silk together, I had envisaged tiny wee French seams down the side-seams so it would be fluid and flow!! but as time was not going to allow that- so again, both lining and upper fabric were sewn together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thankfully, my fairy sewing godmother(FSG) must have been looking over me and one concealed zip went in first time! Huzzar, Huzarr. The fitting was fairly minimal as the elasticated back ruching was an absolute godsend. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The neck band ended up been a little skew but I figured it was on the curve of my shoulder, so not too noticeable. The fastener suggested a hook 'n' bar but I'm never to keen on these - mainly that if they not positioned just so, they can come unhooked! and I certainly didn't want any wardrobe malfunctions, thank-you very much. Instead I went for a decorative button- that should have been way too heavy for the fabric, but FSG again looked after me and it did just the ticket. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Everyone loves a good wedding, right? and last Friday the Wyatt Clan attended the most fun and happy weddings in a long time... </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's fair to say though, as a guest, finding the right outfit can be a bit of quandary, never alone making one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The biggest head scratcher I have to say was</span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> "which" </i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">pattern to choose, copious amounts of sourcing and reviewing narrowed it down to Vogue's Bellville Sassoon 1296; this is </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">so</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> me and I just fell in love with the whole outfit. However...the wedding had a vintage theme to it, so in keeping I plumped with the Butterick 6018</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 21.735000610351563px; text-align: justify;">I started the said project two weeks prior to the event- rather late I know, but life on the hamster wheel had been spinning pretty fast for me to get off any earlier. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 21.735000610351563px; text-align: justify;">Not to make this post too long winded, </span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 21.735000610351563px; text-align: justify;"><i>nine</i></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 21.735000610351563px; text-align: justify;"> muslins later!!! and I'd just about cracked it; it was like a rewrite of Goldilocks and her bears, this ones too tight, this ones to loose, this ones...by the time I'd finished I didn't even need to refer to the excellent tutorial by </span><a href="http://christinehaynes.blogspot.co.nz/2013/11/emery-dress-sew-along-how-to-do-full.html" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 21.735000610351563px; text-align: justify;">Christine Haynes</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 21.735000610351563px; text-align: justify;">.</span><span style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 21.735000610351563px; text-align: justify;">I'd gone on my upper bust measurement, applied the rule of increasing 1 cm per cupsize or 1/2 the total difference between upper and full measurements = both came out at 3cm. (but too big)</span><span style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 21.735000610351563px; text-align: justify;">The biggest issue was when the sleeve was inserted, it just changed the whole fit...too tight under the arm due to the increased U shape of the armscye shape becoming; if anybody has some</span><span style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 21.735000610351563px; text-align: justify;"> wisdom on this it would be gratefully received. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 21.735000610351563px; text-align: justify;">Overall I think it was a great sew, the bust fitting could still be improved and not too sure the style is really me, hence will it be worn again? not too sure - but saying that, how many times back in the RTW purchasing are we guilty of only wearing something once for an occasion..I know I am!. Having said that, </span><span style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 21.735000610351563px; text-align: justify;">it did make me feel very girly and</span><span style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 21.735000610351563px; text-align: justify;"> I'm totally proud and in love all the little details that I took the time to include, from the self- covered buttons and contrast cuffs, to the hand stitched 3 meter hem! oh,and the pretty much perfect invisible zipper,<i> with</i> matching side seams may I just add - whoo it really nearly is invisible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I leave you with these swoosh shots and a note about the shoes- please say you noticed them? they're "Ruby Shoo, Natalie"- I also own Kate and Miley and have my eye on Gwyneth, but until I fine me a new job, she will have to wait - hehehe</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well thanks for stopping by and reading-I'm off to write the post on the dress that was very hastily made for the evening reception! XX</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275154866375977485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129558976294618627.post-5842979398239977102014-08-02T15:01:00.000-07:002014-08-02T15:01:36.277-07:00How time flies when you're having Sew much fun <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">
Hello my luvies, hope you are well, its been so long since my last post and much has happened with both sewing and life in general! Pretty much I've been on a massive sewing quest to complete not 1, not 2, but ....3 dresses for myself and the little Wyatt! for a wedding we attended yesterday; (blogs on these to follow) totally amazing day was had by all, and now chilling with a "woolly head" and "sore dancing feet" after some hard partying last night!. Part of the sew fest included helping out with just over 50 meters of bunting! originally was aiming for 100 meters but thankfully there were lots more crafters' on board- thought I'd just share a couple of the fabulous pieces that made up such a pretty wedding. </div>
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First up, would you believe it, I've had a kind'a anniversary in my blog silence...I've officially been sewing my own wardrobe for 12 months and not a RTW purchase for 7 month now!.. this event sort of crept up on me when I was sorting out some paperwork and realised that I'd purchased my over-locker last July, which is when my venture began. Never dreaming that I'd get so consumed by sewing, the idea was just to 'have a go' at making a few items for fun (hahah)</div>
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So what do I have to show for myself, twelve months on? Well.... I did a bit of a tally and WHOOO did I get a surprise....<i>53 items</i> ( not all clothes for me but nevertheless)</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">14 X Dresses</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">11 X Tops/blouses</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">9 X Skirts</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">8 X P.J bottoms and 8 X embroidered tops </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">4 X Irish dance dresses</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">4 X Roman blinds</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">2 X Sets of curtains</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">1 x Romper suit</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">No partridges in tree's! !!! </li>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I've also took this time to do a bit of reflection on the highs, lows, lessons learnt and where now. </span><br /><div dir="ltr">
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<b>High</b>...this was probably winning the <a href="http://www.stitch56.com/blogs/news/tagged/sew-dramatic-sew-gabriola">stitch 56 competition </a> for my <a href="http://wearawyatt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/sew-dramatic-sew-gabriola.html">Gabriola Skirt</a>, the high was not necessarily about the winning (although gained some awesome sew patterns as a result!) as it was not particularly based on sewing ability but a fantastic reflection of how many of my lovely friends & family supported me by casting a vote :) </div>
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<b>Lows.</b>.. thankfully not many flops on the sewing front, however, its been interesting to look back at some of my earlier makes and see the progress made - anybody judge their progress? Of course any flops are really learning experiences...one piece not blogged about were my fist attempt at some cropped trousers, not blogged only because they weren't finished and would be too indecent to show to the t-internet world - they ended up covering the full crotch spectrum scale, from what only can be likened to a dowager's hump down there to a full camel foot!! I'll leave that vision to your imagination! </div>
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<b>What have I learnt</b> </div>
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What can I say, there is "sew, so" much regards to techniques and skills and obviously still lots to discover. The main thing though to my astonishment, is that since making my own wears, I am much more comfortable about my body shape-don't get me wrong, I still have hang-ups about the bits that I would love to change, alter or generally slice off, but I think I have a much greater appreciation and understand my size and shape. I have had more folk comment on my shape and ask me if I've lost weight this year- Nope, just better fitting clothes- RTW clothing and its irregular sizing has a lot to answer for...anyone else agree? </div>
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<b>Where now</b> .. well this is an interesting one ... part of my blogging absence, as mentioned above, has been down to general life interferences and its knack of throwing things up at us- two weeks ago I found out I'm been made redundant!! a fallout of the latest round of Further Education funding cut backs ....cheers Mr Gove! Okay then, I've done the day of numbness, the day of crying, I'm now on the role of "bring it on"( with the intermittent "Oh Shi... flip!!")...really not sure what I want to do...more of the same, or time for a complete change? Friends have been really encouraging, saying "this could be the opportunity to dabble with some sort of crafting venture?" not too sure, it could be a total fantasy and disillusionment but I'm the type of person who'd rather try and fail, than not try at all- I really enjoyed my teaching groups for four weeks and is an area that I may pursue...however, whilst I have some breathing space, I really do need to get a "proper" income coming in...so we will see and watch this space as they say, in the meantime, I have a whole host of projects that need attending. </div>
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So TaTA for now, thanks for stopping by and I'll be back with posts on the wedding outfits very soon :)XXX</div>
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