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Mrs Lucas  |
Member since, 1/26/07
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| Pattern Review | 7/23/12 7:08 AM | Butterick - 4347 Knit tops
I did View C of this Butterick Pattern of knit tops. This is the shawl collar version.
I used a wool knit in what the fabric shop called Deep Plum. I think I'd call it purple. I love the colour of this fabric but I'm not sure that I love the top itself. Perhaps it will grow on me. I'm not sure if it...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 7/21/12 4:31 AM | Indygo Junction - Signature Style Tote Signature Style Tote
This is the Signature Style Tote by Indygo Junction Designer Kathy Fernholz found on the Better Home and Gardens website. It is a free pattern. It was so cute I couldn't resist it.
Click here for web link
This is my first bag. I had fun - I got so engrossed in making it that I forgot to have lunch!...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 7/21/12 3:36 AM | Kwik Sew - Pants Pants
These pants are traced from Easy Sewing: The Kwik Sew Way book by Kerstin Martensson (2002 edition).
I have made these into pyjama pants. I traced a medium size which fitted fine - or would have if the fabric had been a type of knit. But the fabric I have used here is 100% cotton - so no give. And t...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 7/21/12 3:10 AM | Kwik Sew - T-shirt T-shirt
This is the the T-shirt pattern from the Easy Sewing: The Kwik Sew Way book by Kerstin Martensson (2002 edition). I have made this up as a pyjama top out of cotton interlock knit. It has little lime green frogs on it - very cute.
It was made to go with some green pyjama pants. To see the set Click ...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 7/19/12 7:02 AM | Jalie - 2794 Sweatheart Neckline
This pattern was fairly straightforward. I wish, in retrospect, that I'd been organised enough to have some contrast material on hand for the bands - I think that would have looked good - perhaps next time.
My biggest hassle with this top was not with the pattern but with my overlocker in its covers...more... |
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Sewed for me, then sewed for my children when they were young. 4 children later & middle age changed body shape & had a series of sewing disasters. Gave away sewing machines in disgust. Shocked at pri...more
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