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From: DorothyL
Date: 09-17-2006, 05:10 PM (1 of 18)
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I made this shirt. It has soutash on it and button holes were a bit of an issue. I didn't want to do a satin stitch over the soutash. I thought it would be bumpy, uneven and sloppy looking. Bound button holes wouldn't be much better. My daughter suggested frogs. She would put frogs on everything. But I'm not crazy about the darn things. But loops -- now that's an idea. The problem was, the facing is just folded under, not sewn on. If the loops were coming from underneath the facing would pull away from the front. If they were sewn on the top, there would be the ugly place where the ends meet. So I made a kind of figure 8. I tacked it down on the "hole" side in about four places and put a button on the ugly ends. I removed the soutash from a scrap to make the loops from. Dorothyhttp://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/DorothyLong/shirt.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/DorothyLong/buttons.jpg |
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From: mommydionne
Date: 09-17-2006, 06:21 PM (2 of 18)
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very cool dorothy, I like that as a closure
Jeanette
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From: MaryW
Date: 09-17-2006, 06:30 PM (3 of 18)
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it's perfect!!
MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
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From: Magot
Date: 09-18-2006, 12:24 PM (4 of 18)
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cor Dorothy - you are so clever! I see you didn't wait long to get the old machines fired up then?
love and kisses, Jan
Guts-R-Us Cells a Speciality DNA to order. |
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Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626 
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From: toadusew
Date: 09-18-2006, 01:22 PM (5 of 18)
| I really like this shirt and the closures--great job, Dorothy! |
User: toadusew
Member since: 01-08-2005 Total posts: 369 |
From: kmccrea
Date: 09-18-2006, 01:35 PM (6 of 18)
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Very nice! Great closure. Kate Katherine McCrea
Designer At Large |
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Member since: 05-07-2006 Total posts: 173 
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From: DorothyL
Date: 09-18-2006, 01:43 PM (7 of 18)
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Thank you all. I just love having a place to show off a little. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: sweetpea1
Date: 09-18-2006, 01:56 PM (8 of 18)
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Dorothy, Wonderful top and great alternative to the humdrum button holes. Good for you. Wear it with pride! SweetPea |
User: sweetpea1
Member since: 10-10-2005 Total posts: 56 |
From: mamagoose
Date: 09-18-2006, 03:51 PM (9 of 18)
| Dorothy, the fab is fabulous and the closures are a perfect match! So creative, thanks for sharing! |
User: mamagoose
Member since: 01-26-2002 Total posts: 168 |
From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 09-18-2006, 04:54 PM (10 of 18)
As my Dear Dad used to say; "that is what I call using your head for more than a hat rack." What a great solution.. It is beautiful.. May I send you my size ??? LOL
Sew With Love
Libby |
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From: esrun3
Date: 09-18-2006, 08:33 PM (11 of 18)
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Beautiful shirt Dorothy-looks like lots of hard work went into that one.
Lyn
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User: esrun3
Member since: 12-02-2004 Total posts: 2345 |
From: bridesmom
Date: 09-19-2006, 12:53 AM (12 of 18)
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Nice work Dorothy. What a great idea for closures!
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: Bekka
Date: 09-19-2006, 10:23 AM (13 of 18)
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This is a very beautifyl shirt! You did a wonderful job and the closures are perfect. Bekka Bekka
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User: Bekka
Member since: 07-28-2006 Total posts: 79 |
From: Dede
Date: 09-20-2006, 01:29 PM (14 of 18)
| Nicely done. I really like your choice of fabric. |
User: Dede
Member since: 03-23-2001 Total posts: 469 |
From: MartySews
Date: 09-20-2006, 05:07 PM (15 of 18)
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Dorothy, I was faced with the same problem on a fleece top that I made a few years ago. I ended up making little fleece button loops and using a thick needle threaded them thru the fabric. I was not as clever as you are. It was one of my first serging projects. Great Job!!! Happy Stitching! Marty 
It takes one moment to change a life.
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User: MartySews
Member since: 02-23-2003 Total posts: 504 
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From: keljo60
Date: 09-20-2006, 06:22 PM (16 of 18)
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Nifty idea, I may have to "borrow" it sometime!
Kelly
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! |
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Member since: 07-30-2006 Total posts: 154 
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From: Sancin
Date: 09-21-2006, 03:35 AM (17 of 18)
Dorothy - Did you sew on all that soutash yourself? If so it is more impressive than the closure, which is clever. 
*~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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From: DorothyL
Date: 09-21-2006, 08:08 AM (18 of 18)
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Dorothy - Did you sew on all that soutash yourself? No, I can't take credit for that. That would be impressive. I wore the shirt yesterday. I put a few safety pins in my pocket when I left the house just in case but the loops worked just fine. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
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