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Stitching & Crafting Room:  Apron Sew-A--Long...read and then move to the new  |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
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 Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 7:36:13 PM
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So Jess you gonna use the Tabatha avatar?
 Stephanie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9704 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 7:42:30 PM
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Stephanie,
It's called Pattern Ease. My dd remembered it.
I'm glad cause it was driving me nuts.
Hey Carol Sue,
Sorry to hear you are only able to gaze into your sewing room and not getting to sew. There are times of action and times of rest though. So just take it easy I'm sure you'll be back at again soon. :)
"The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof and all that dwell therein."
www.torismimi.blogspot.com |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 7:52:46 PM
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Im thinking about it, just have to do it now, but busy watching all kinds of treadle auctions end, and making quilt squares and hangin with my husband!
Elizabeth..i need fabric recommendations for my dress!!! HELP!!! I could not find anythin I thougth was suitable but some way toooo floral burgundy curtain material..it could be just perfect or totally hideous and nothing inbetween! |
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BotanicalBath
True Blue Farmgirl
1014 Posts
Elizabeth
Ohio
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 8:32:56 PM
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well...i have a pattern that i got a long time ago that looks totally easy and not RenFiare traditional at all, as I am sure no one wore this dress then, but...I like it and it is close enough..and well...i need to make myself make this dress! It is simplicity...9891...I think I can put those small invisible zippers in the front seams over the breasts, so I can still nurse in it. I gave up trying to ween gia...it was not pretty...you would think after the 6 previous I would know how to ween a child! Anyway...i need to go back several pages and re read that link you gave us, I thought I saved it in my faves but I guess I did not! Oh well..I will start searching...you should have seen the amazing treadle I passed on today...but after my shopping trip yesterday...better safe than sorry! And...I looked at my receipts, and they charged me twice for several items, so no wonder it looks so bad...now I have to go back and convince them that the mean b playing unfriendly cashier last night really overcharged me! I should have looked before I left!
Okay, well...I am feeling better finallY!...but everything is coming out of me now...I just love snot!
Okay Steph...assoon as I finish my squares, I will be trying to figure out your little girly avatar!
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BotanicalBath
True Blue Farmgirl
1014 Posts
Elizabeth
Ohio
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Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 8:34:45 PM
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Ok the Dress I have been working on.....It is a wrinkled mess being packed away. I also have the perfect blue silk to do the sleeves... but will get to that later.
One of the really nice things about working with good silk, you can sew, rip and there is no trace of being stitched. I did do the skirt in cartridge pleats, and if you look at the picture, that is so incorrect, so I will have to undo it, and do box pleats.
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BotanicalBath@peoplepc.com www.Botanical-Bath.com www.BotanicalBath.etsy.com http://botanicalbath.blogspot.com/
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
3003 Posts |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 8:36:32 PM
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Denise,
I've seen it and not paid attention..I'll check it out..I have every other notion and gadget..don't know how I missed that one...
Thanks again for the info!
Jess,
How many you watching...I love watching the Singer Featherweights..one day I'll get me one.
Stephanie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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countrynmore
True Blue Farmgirl
1975 Posts
Sharon
CA
USA
1975 Posts |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 8:43:01 PM
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Oh...I think i am watching about 65 right now, but I am not interested in a feather weight unless one fell in my lap...I just like the art on the treadles and the soothing rhythm on sewing on them! Something like driving an old car...takes awhile to get from 0 to 60, but then it is smooth sailing!
Elizabeth...good luck on getting that dress done...I hope it looks as great on you are on her! i agree, your gathers are off! I really have to get some fabric to make my dress with...studdied the pattern, and could probably put it together with my eyes shut, so it should not take too long. Did either of us telll you what wknds we are shooting for? |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 8:43:16 PM
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Don't know if anyone uses this method or not and obviously works best on smaller pattern pieces like aprons, accessories, etc..is to trace around your pattern piece onto "poster board, tag board"..it's inexpensive and makes it a so easy..just lay on fabric trace around with chalk, pen or pencil and cut out...
Stephanie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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BotanicalBath
True Blue Farmgirl
1014 Posts
Elizabeth
Ohio
1014 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 8:44:07 PM
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Hey try something like this... it is totally easy to make... I can make the under and over dress in an evening to fit each baby sitter we have taken.
Solid cotton is cheapest or linen or plaid. It is a celtic dress... if you do the under with an elastic neck and you can unlace the top easily.
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BotanicalBath@peoplepc.com www.Botanical-Bath.com www.BotanicalBath.etsy.com http://botanicalbath.blogspot.com/
"I can't use the cell phone in the car. I have to keep my hands free for making gestures." |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 8:45:26 PM
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| yes...i have a very basic dress that i designed when my first daughter was 2, I figured it out up to size 8, we have everysize of it on black posterboard...very easy and i bet i have made atleast 100 of those dresses so far! |
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Naomi Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
1563 Posts
Naomi
Sunshine State
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 8:45:36 PM
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Whoa E! Thats gonna be one awesome dress! and oh my gosh...I'm going to go to bed at a decent time!!! whats wrong with me!!??? Am I sick or what!? 20 minutes and counting til...*gasp*...bed time...a day where I'll be going to sleep on the same day I got up! instead of the following morning...*ack*...well...I guess...I better go brush my teeth...and get ready for bed...I'm supposed to get up early now...I think she said something like 6:30-7:00...WHO gets up THAT early!??....alrighty...night night...
~Naomi~
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be-Abraham Lincoln
Check out my blog:http://thebellamodiste.blogspot.com/
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 8:46:34 PM
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I like the Featherweights because you get the art plus go from 0 to 60 instantly! LOL You get nostalgia and speed all in one. I love the look of the treadles but it's not my cup of tea for sewing on. Love to decorate with them tough..
Stephanie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 8:46:43 PM
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lucky babysitters
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 8:49:12 PM
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| that last one with the angel sleeves is very close to the one i am rolling around in my head |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 8:50:30 PM
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Bonne,
Love the Princess seam and the Angel Sleeved design.
Stephanie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
3003 Posts |
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Aunt George
True Blue Farmgirl
1476 Posts
Georgann
Midlothian
VA
1476 Posts |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 9:11:06 PM
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Yes, I know I will be walking a lot, trust me you should see what I do most days...I gotta chase these kids all over 2 acres and noone ever wants to playin the same area! i already have that simplicity, plus on with similar dresses for kiddos!
what site george? |
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BotanicalBath
True Blue Farmgirl
1014 Posts
Elizabeth
Ohio
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 9:17:19 PM
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| i may have to steal you elizabeth and let you live in my basement and sew for me...btwn soccer, hockey, school, piano, knitting classes and the littlies that need entertainment..I feellike a headless chicken! I am going to get it all done thouh..and the boys want knight costumes, which i have a great pattern for...and then my husband says he will go as the 2007 dad. |
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Stitching & Crafting Room: Apron Sew-A--Long...read and then move to the new |
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Apron Sew-A--Long...read and then move to the new
