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From: Londa
Date: 05-26-2004, 12:50 PM (1 of 4)
First.... bear with me: this is my first attempt at sharing on Sew What's New bulletin boards..... I was ironing this camp shirt the other day and decided to snap some pictures to share it with fellow sewers: http://www.londas-sewing.com/images/cherrywoodshirtfront.jpg http://www.londas-sewing.com/images/cherrywoodshirtback.jpg i love these hand-dyed fabrics...they look like suede to me. The piping was inspired by the mother of pearl buttons that had the black as a background. They are hard to button, but I love them anyway. This shirt was (alot) of work, and though I almost tossed it aside, but I'm glad I didn't. I pieced fabrics I'd cut up willy-nilly until the piece was big enough for the pattern piece - ONLY big enough for the pattern piece, then cut out - etc. The piecing seams are all serged on the inside too.  I find myself drawn to doing something 'extra specially creative' on my casual clothing because I now work from home, and most places I go are casual - and I want my stuff to be different and creative and 'only me'. Thank goodness we occassionally go ballroom dancing r  where I can 'really' get dressed up!
Londa
www.londas-sewing.com www.alondaoriginal.com |
User: Londa
Member since: 05-26-2004 Total posts: 39 
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From: DorothyL
Date: 05-26-2004, 10:41 PM (2 of 4)
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Very nice work and design. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: woodywoodpecker
Date: 05-27-2004, 12:25 AM (3 of 4)
| Looks great! I'm impressed, my stuff never looks like that. You are an inspiration. |
User: woodywoodpecker
Member since: 11-07-2003 Total posts: 242 |
From: MaryW
Date: 05-28-2004, 08:29 AM (4 of 4)
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Hi Londa, it's about time. Love the shirt, they are very comfy for home. One minute I am working on the computer, the next I am cleaning bathrooms or on the phone. These are my standby most of the time. I threw a bunch of T shirts I had in the charity bag. Just a bit too sloppy. I saw myself in a mirror in the mall and it was a bad scene so away they went. MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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