tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72152623253562958102024-02-20T11:59:15.894-08:00DinosaurGirlKessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-26042621962785478112013-10-19T06:47:00.002-07:002013-10-19T06:47:56.718-07:00Um... Hi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well, Hello.<br />
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I feel happy and extremely guilty writing this post. I haven't looked at the blog or sewed in over two months. Part of this is because I was away for most of the time and didn't have a sewing machine but I'll be completely honest here and say - I haven't even WANTED to sew. Is that horrible?<br />
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Anyway, I'm back. I can't promise I'll be posting much, I started school a week ago (here in Israel we start school REALLY late because we have a military service between high school and college) and since I'm studying physics, I'm not sure I'll have much time for a life in general. I go to school in Jerusalem, which means I live in a small apartment and don't have my sewing machine with me. I'll only be sewing on weekends, if ever, between studying and whatever other student-ey things I'll be doing. I've decided I'm going to ease slowly back into the sewing world, starting with getting up to date with my sewing blogs and maybe get inspired a bit.<br />
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This time away from sewing has got me thinking. How could I love something so much for one minute and then feel totally apathetic towards it for another? Is this because sewing is "passionate" for me that sometimes the passion just runs out? Do I need to go to a couples shrink?<br />
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What have you been lately? Any tips on how to get back in the game? <br />
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Thank you all for you support and AMAZING comments!</div>
Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-49067002754466741632013-06-15T12:49:00.000-07:002013-06-15T12:49:15.161-07:00Sewing Block<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi Everyone,<br />
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As told you in my last post, I've been having a rough time with sewing lately. This is the main reason I haven't been posting lately. It's not that I don't have anything to post, to be honest, I have a few project photographed and ready to go. It's the fact that I feel completely uninspired. I want my posts to be interesting and usfull for you guys and not just showcase my garment photos, which is why I've been stalling posting anything. I tried putting together a post the other day, and I couldn't bring myself to write more than a few sentences about the garment I made. I could have posted that, just to calm my guilty feelings about my lack of posting, but I really feel like this would have been a disservice to this blog and to you readers. Why would you want to read something I didn't even want to write?<br />
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I decided to take the week off, try sewing again over the weekend and get over myself. Well, that didn't go very well. I've been sewing the same dress for the last three weekends and always find a reason to stop sewing it. The main thing was that it came out too short (because of miscalculating the length of the half circle skirt on my part) and I couldn't decide how to fix it, as I didn't have any fabric left.<br />
I ended up adding a half circle skirt of out black tulle chiffon that's about 5 inches longer than my skirt.<br />
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I hate it.<br />
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The sewing is pretty bad, the color combination isn't my favorite, the hem came out kind of crooked (god knows how) and it just looks plain silly.<br />
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This is a terrible picture of the dress, but as I decided to write this post on a whim I had to take this picture in the dark. The real color of the dress is kelly green and it has button up placket up the front of the bodice, which I have yet to attach buttons to out of frustration. I was going to add black fabric covered buttons to match the bottom skirt, but now I don't know if I can even look at this dress. <br />
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(The only part of this picture I'm proud of is the painting in the back which I made a few years ago)<br />
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I wasn't going top post anything, since frankly, I feel like shit. But then I thought, you sew. I'm sure we all feel uninspired sometimes, right? Why should I feel like this is something only I go through? I know this sounds dramatic, but sewing really is my creative outlet and it feels so weird to not want to do it.<br />
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I've been thinking of ways to deal with the situation, I thought that maybe sewing something simple to ease myself back in would do the trick, what do you think? I just really can't handle another failed dress right now.<br />
I've been eying lingerie for a while now (<a href="http://pinterest.com/kessemm/sewing-lingerie/">evidence here</a>) and I'm thinking maybe making some panties will be my salvation?<br />
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I'm sure I'm not the only one going through this, any friendly advice?<br />
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Also, do you guys know of any online stores that sell lingerie notions and ship to Europe or Asia (Israel hehe) for a reasonable price?</div>
Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-19968075974499302432013-06-08T07:38:00.000-07:002013-06-08T07:38:02.197-07:00Tiny Thing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A friend of mine from work had a baby recently (a week ago!) and I got the sudden urge to make the little baby girl something. It seemed a little silly at first, but let me tell you, once you start, it's so addicting! All the pattern pieces are so tiny and cute and the end result was too adorable for words!<br />
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I literally used fabric scraps to make this. I had between half a yard and quarter yard left over from my <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/06/double-collar-blouse.html">double collar blouse</a>. The pattern pieces were so small I managed to make a diaper cover to go with the dress.<br />
I used <a href="http://sewjereli.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/baby-dress-free-sewing-pattern-and.html">Sew Jereli's free baby dress sewing pattern</a>, it was really easy to make, the instructions were clear and easy to follow, I definitely recommend this as an easy baby shower gift. I know it's much too large for newborn but I figured that it's best to make something she can grow into.. right?<br />
Of course I added red bow to the front, I thought it needed a pop of color! <br />
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The top part of the bodice is lined with a piece of white cotton I found in my stash. I like the fact that it's lined, it's much sturdier this way and looks more professional (since this is a gift I don't want it to look flimsy!). <br />
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There is a button placket in the back. It's supposed to go down past the waist but I decided to cut the back skirt as one piece and close the placket at the waist. I wanted to use bright red buttons to match the bow in the front but they had a shank and I thought it would bother the baby's back. I resorted to using these mellow flat red buttons, oh well!<br />
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I made the diaper cover using <a href="http://www.danamadeit.com/2008/07/tutorial-the-perfect-diaper-cover.html">Made's Perfect Diaper Cover</a> pattern. These pattern pieces are miniscule as well. I just cannot get over how tiny babies are. It took me like half an hour to make the cover and by the time I was done I wanted to make ten more.<br />
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Anyway, now I'm kind of hoping other people will get pregnant around me so I can make more baby clothes. They are so ADORABLE!<br />
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Ok, everybody get your sad faces on because it's <b>Confession Time</b>:<br />
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1) Lack of blogging - I haven't been blogging as much lately. I've reached somewhat of a sewing block, which I have yet to overcome. At first I didn't even want to admit it to myself, not to mention you guys, but I just can't hold it in anymore. I SPENT A WHOLE WEEKEND AT HOME WITHOUT SEWING A SINGLE STITCH. I felt terribly guilty for it but I then realized that we're all allowed a break from time to time, right? This feels like the first step to recovery, hopefully I'll be up and running by next weekend!<br />
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2) MeMadeMay - I HATED THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF IT. I had trouble with my camera and then with my laptop and everything seemed to be going wrong. I have a few more pictures to show you but I'm not even sure I'm going to upload them. What do you think?<br />Trust me though, I held up my end of the bargain of wearing me made items I was just terrible at photographing them.<br />
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Have you ever made baby clothes?<br />
what did you think of MeMadeMay?<br />
Have you ever gone into a sewing desert and had trouble finding your way out of it?<br />
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Have a great weekend!</div>
Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-60860414268981957642013-05-19T13:59:00.000-07:002013-05-19T14:00:49.915-07:00Bias Dress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi everyone! (Sorry for hitting publish too early! I don't even know how it happened!)<br />
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Ok so I know I promised MeMadeMay pictures. but I'm having SO much trouble with my camera. I promise I'll have it by the end of this week!! REALLY!!<br />
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Anyway, I hope a sewn garment will be enough of a compensation!<br />
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This dress was <strike>copied</strike> inspired by a dress worn by Sarai in <a href="http://www.coletterie.com/thoughts-on-sewing/the-decline-of-mid-range-clothing">her discussion</a> of the deterioration of garment making in the past decades.<br />
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Not only did the dress inspire me in itself, but Sarai opened my eyes when she pointed out that there is no such thing as mid range clothing anymore. Everything is made the quickest and the cheapest way possible. This is one of the reasons I love sewing, I actually know how well the garment is sewed (even though I can't say I'm always proud of my sewing, either. At least it's my fault though!) and I can make the extra effort of putting more details and better finishings to make my garment better than store bought.<br />
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Some of the garment I make are quick and easy project that are meant to fill a hole in my wardrobe or a sudden urge to do a quick project. Then there are the ones that I think about a little more, it can be a generic detail like inserting a lining or more advanced technique like applying bound buttonholes (which I have yet to master to my satisfaction) that add a little personal touch (that I have come to accept that only sewers can appreciate) that really make my garments special to me.<br />
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Bias garments are rarely found in stores these days because they use up much more fabric than sewing on the grain. (I don't even want to talk about stripe matching, which I have done i the skirt, that is rarely done in RTW clothing. It makes me want to puke). When I saw Sarai's dress I knew I HAD to recreate the bias effect on the top and contrast it with a "on the grain" skirt. I don't know if you can tell from the pictures, the plaid is much more prominent in real life.<br />
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Not only is the effect with the plaid cool, but cutting fabric on the bias changes it's properties completely. Even fabrics that have no stretch to them on both the cross grain and the straight grain will stretch on the bias (you can easily try this out yourself by trying to stretch any old cotton on the bias). This is why bias strips (strips that are cut on the bias hehe) are used to finish curves - they can stretch to accommodate the shape of the opening. For this reason, cutting fabric on the bias is considered more flattering (and is done not only with prints that show off the effect), the fabric takes the shape of the body and contours it, if you will. <br />
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Ha! Finally a clear picture!<br />
I did a lot of research before drafting the top of the dress because I have never sewed with fabric on the bias before. All sites recommended to start with non flimsy fabrics (stay away from silk charmuese and all it's man made an non man made equivalents) and to cut the pattern on one layer of fabric. I opted to remove the darts (this was a gamble as I didn't see this actually written anywhere) because I thought the bias fabric will provide enough elasticity. I removed the darts in the most vulgar way possible and hacked off an inch of the waist in the back and two inched in front. (I can upload photos of the process if you like though I don't pretend to be an expert and my methods would probably be frowned upon by anyone who knows anything).<br />
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The bottom of the skirt is made out of a pencil skirt block I made for myself.<br />
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Can you believe the bias just molded itself to the contours of the bodice? I mean, it's doesn't even look like it doesn't have darts! I'm definitely inspired by this to explore the world of bias cut garments, it's like it's a whole different fabric! Are you guys as surprised as I am??<br />
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I love the color scheme of the plaid, it has all these deep browns that, frankly, kind of remind of old lady clothes but I LOVE it! <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2013/05/me-made-may-week-1.html">As you can see,</a> I wore this dress with a gold necklace and blue shoes and I think it made it slightly younger (though I fully accept the fact that I dress like an old lady). At first I thought about applying light pink piping to the waist seam to give it a (although muted) pop of color. After consulting my mom (and displaying my dilemma on my new dress form!) it was decided that I leave the dress neutral. Here I took a different route the styling and opted to go all the way with the old lady vibe and wore a brooch with the dress:<br />
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The dress closes (and opens teehee) with an invisible side zipper. In full disclosure the zipper kind of distorts the bias cut fabric (I imagine the stiff zipper and the flowy stretchy fabric clash) but I really couldn't think of a way to avoid this. Maybe inserting the zipper in a back seam would have been better as it is a less curvy area... Does anyone know how to deal with this?<br />
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I finished the neckline and armhole seams with store bought bias tape (which I see I haven't pressed properly. MY IRON SUCKS) and hemmed the skirt by simply folding it twice over and top stitching the hem. I know a lot of people tend to do blind hems or whatever to conceal their stitching but to be honest I fund that it isn't worth the trouble for me, I don't mind the stitching at all!<br />
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In conclusion, I am fascinated by biased cut garments an certainly plan to make more of these in the future! If you guys are interested in seeing how I altered the pattern I'd be happy to show you!<br />
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Have you ever made a bias cut garment? Do you like plaid as much as I do? How do you feel about old ladies? <br />
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Have an excellent week!</div>
Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-38976779198407579792013-05-12T13:52:00.000-07:002013-05-12T13:52:00.129-07:00Birthday Dress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Why Hello everyone!<br />
I'm haing such a weird few days. I got really badly sunburned on Friday and I feel like shit, or more like friend chicken, if you will. I've never bee burned this badly (and I did put on spf!) I'm even having trouble sleeping because leaning on my back or having any part of my body touch another part of it is like being hugged by lava. Which meant I had to sleep like this:<br />
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Only I definitly wasn't as cute.<br />
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Anyway, thought I'd share with you a
garment that I'm incredibly proud of even though I really don't think
it's my greatest achievement or even a very good fit. Incidentally, it's the same color of my skin at the moment.<br />
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MY BIRTHDAY DRESS!<br />
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I've been craving to sew with lace for a while now and I love underlining (that's weird, right?) and so I thought this is the perfect project for me. I had made a lace shirt (I will show it to you guys soon!) before so I knew in wasn't very difficult to sew with lace. The thing is, I didn't take a few crucial points points into account and that made the process of making this dress quite long. <br />
For one, I wanted to buy cheap lace (in retrospect, I have no idea why I was being so stingy, I guess I was afraid I would mess this up and didn't want to ruin perfectly good lace) and the only lace I could find was stretch lace. I didn't want this dress to be a stretchy dress though so I decided to underline it with regular poly satin. BIG MISTAKE ( I really don't know what I was thinking!).<br />
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I ended up having to hand baste all the pieces together rather than machine baste them, because the lace kept stretching out and by the time I finished the row of stitching I'd be stuck with tons of lace and no satin. This added like two hours of work, especially the half circle skirt which was SO much work.<br />
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I drafted the dress myself, as usual. There really isn't anything interesting about the pattern, there are side darts (dior darts?) and bust darts and the skirt is a half circle skirt. I underlined the whole dress and lined the bodice with the same poly satin fabric. I don't line many of my garments and I have to say - I'm sold! It just upgrades the whole garment! It does take longer to sew, but if you consider that making facings or finishing the openings with bias tape takes time as well, it may be worth it!<br />
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What do you guys think about lining your garments?<br />
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The skirt isn't as twirly as I'd like, I wanted to make a full circle skirt but I somehow miscalculated the amount of fabric I needed to buy and only had enough for a half circle skirt.<br />
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My original inspiration for the dress was this number worn by Michelle Williams. Can you blame me? <br />
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Then I saw <a href="http://lladybird.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/completed-my-valentine-dress/">Lauren's</a> dress:<br />
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How could I now want to make a lace dress after that??<br />
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I made a satin belt from the same fabric as the underlining, using this <a href="http://peneloping.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/bows-for-days/">tutorial</a> (again inspired by Lauren) but I ended up not wearing it to my party because it kept slipping and sliding. So this is what I ended up looking like:<br />
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I kind of like it this way too! Though I definitely look less like a present. I wore it with a leather jacket part of time because it was kind of chilly out, I like the way the girlyness of the dress clashed with the masculinity of the jacket.<br />
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The fit isn't perfect, I don't know if you can tell but the neckline is definitly gaping and the straps are too large. I noticed these fitting issues only after I constructed the whole bodice and lined it, which made it basically impossible to make any changed without killing myself<br />
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Anyway that's it!<br />
FYI I know I was supposed to upload my MeMadeMay week but I lost my camera cable so I'll only be able to upload it won Tuesday.<br />
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What do you think? Do you guys line your garments? Have you ever sewed with lace?<br />
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Happy Sunday!</div>
Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-34191318654276377142013-05-04T04:01:00.000-07:002013-05-04T04:01:38.711-07:00Me Made May: Week 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey everyone!<br />
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I've been thinking about signing on to MeMadeMay for a while now but I wasn't sure I was completely up for the challenge of wearing me made stuff every single day. At some point I realized that I had made up that rule and after inspecting <a href="http://sozowhatdoyouknow.blogspot.co.il/2013/04/me-made-may13-sign-up-here.html">Zo's rules</a> more closely and finding that each sewer can adapt the challenge for themselves, I decided to sign on myself!<br />
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<b><i> 'I, Kessem of DinosaurGirl, sign up
as a participant of Me-Made-May '13. I endeavour to
wear a me made garment 5 days a week
for the duration of May 2013'</i></b> <br />
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I know this wasn't a whole week but I thought I'd still do a roundup:<br />
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Wednesday: (May 1st)<br />
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I made this dress last weeked and have yet to blog about it so more info to come!<br />
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Thursday: (May 2nd)<br />
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This I made two weekends ago and haven't blogged about either AND I WON'T BE BLOGGING ABOUT IT EVER. You want to know why? Because the second time I took it out of the closet I saw THERE IS A HUGE GAPING HOLE IN THE FRONT.<br />
Now, I knew this wasn't the greatest quality fabric but this is the second hole I found in this dress - shouldn't it be criminal to sell this kind of fabric? I'M SO FREAKING ANGRY.<br />
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Wore them both with these shoes:<br />
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That's it for this week!<br />
Also - I got bangs! WOOP! I love them. It took a while getting used to but now, I can't believe I was ever without them!<br />
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Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-14136111815714167002013-04-28T13:37:00.000-07:002013-04-28T13:37:51.882-07:00The Joys of Having a Dress Form<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It hasn't been very quiet on the sewing front here, to be honest I've been sewing quite a lot, I just haven't had the chance to take pictures of everything. I love posting on this blog and I love sewing and knowing that when I'm done I'm going to get to show my creation to you guys but it gets to be a little too much at times, I'm sure y'all understand! <br />
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I've been thinking about my sewing and there are two major issues that I feel that I need to deal with (well, three if you count the fact that I'm the messiest sewer ever). One is getting a decent iron and the second is getting a dress form.<br />
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My iron is an old simple steam iron that doesn't create steam anymore and frankly, kind of sucks. I'm looking to buy a new iron and to be honest I'm also willing to invest a little $$ (but not a crazy amount). I've done a bit of research and found mixed (yet mostly favorable) reviews for the Rowenta Steam Generator, also, there was a bit of talk about gravity irons which I have yet to wrap my head around - this also had mixed reviews.<br />
Do you guys have any recommendations for irons? I'd LOVE to hear what you guys think!<br />
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My birthday present this year was a dress form, which I only acquired a few days ago. I couldn't decide what kind of form to get, whether I should get an adjustable form or a standard form. In the end I got a simple (but sadly still expensive) dress form in a size 38. The waist measurement is quite similar to mine but the chest and hip are slightly smaller, I have yet to decide whether I should pad it a bit or not.<br />
At first I couldn't decide if spending so much money on a dress form that isn't my exact measurements was worth it, I was under so much stress at the store I couldn't even remember what dress forms are used <i>for</i>. After thinking about it for a few minutes I decided that since I've been thinking about getting a dress form for at least a year I should take the plunge and get one.<br />
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I decided to write a list of uses for a dress form, so that none of you have to go through what I did at the store. I'm using my own personal (and pathetically short, I know) experience, and some good old Google intelligence: <br />
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1) <b>Fit:</b> Many use the dress form for fitting garment on the body. I personally don't find this incredibly accurate because the form isn't my exact size. That being said there are many fitting issues that can be resolved without a form that is your exact double, one is the depth of a neckline in the back or the front, another is the length of the garment. This may not sounds like a good enough reason to spend money on a dress form, but I find it more accurate and easy to do this on the form than on myself.<br />
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2) <b>Draping:</b> I've yet to try draping as I draft patterns in the flat pattern method. Again, I guess it isn't perfect because the dress form isn't an exact double but I guess it's better than not being able to drape at all?<br />
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3) <b>Pattern Drafting:</b> Ok, so this was a new experience for me. When I draft my patterns I kind of wing it when it comes to neckline depth and length of kimono sleeves and so on. The experience of using a dress form to help me draft was incredible. For instance, I wanted my pattern to have a very low neckline in the back BUT I didn't want it to go lower than my bra. If I didn't have my dress form, I couldn't have measure this on myself and had either to ask someone else for help (someone else who doesn't understand sewing, which is another risk) or wing it. Now that I had the dress form, I pinned the pattern to the dress form after dressing it in my favorite bra and drew the neckline according to where the bra hit. I can't explain how happy I was about this!<br />
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4) <b>Playing With Fabric: </b>This is the most exciting aspect of a dress form in my opinion and I had a lot of fun with it during the weekend. I found that I can plan my projects a lot better because I don't have to try things over my PJs and try to figure out if it looks good in the mirror. This is an example of what I did with this fabric I found in my stash that had a very unique border print:<br />
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I pinned the fabric along the shoulders, side seams and top of the skirt to create the look (I love that you can just stab the dress form with needles. It's like a voodoo doll only without hurting anyone. At least I hope there's not dress form double out there that cries out in pain every time I stab it with a pin) <br />
The chevron pattern in the middle is create by connecting the two triangle border patterns (not perfectly basted, I admit). At the same time, I wanted to use the other border print as the bottom of the skirt. In my head, I couldn't decide if this would be too busy or crazy, which is why I was happy that for the first time, I could pin the fabric on a dress form and step back to get the whole look.<br />
At this point my mom said that I should shorten the skirt and maybe make the top a little sexier because the fabric is a little aged.<br />
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I shortened the skirt (it's not meant to be on the bias, sorry!) and tried to use the chevron pattern to create a tank top (I folded the edges of the triangle under to create the silhouette) . To be honest, I didn't really like the top this way and I knew I wouln't wear it as I think this would widen my shoulders (not to mention that I would have to wear a strapess bra) but shortening the skirt was definitly a good idea.<br />
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In the end I made a kimono sleeved bodice (with a low back neckline) and a short skirt. I'll be sure to post a picture when I finish sewing this!<br />
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Next, I had some fabric left so I decided to try and use the scraps to make a top. After a lot of head scratching and head banging I came up with this:<br />
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The neckline on this one will go up really high to showcase the triangle border print.<br />
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This is where I used the whole bra thing. I wanted the back neckline to dip as far as it could because the front is so covered up.<br />
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Anyway, I really don't think I'd have had the guts to use this fabric like this if I didn't have my dress form, so in closing I'M SO HAPPY I GOT IT. Even though it doesn't function as a double, I really think it takes the whole idea of design to the next level.<br />
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What do you guys think?? Are you thinking about getting a dress form?<br />
How do you use you dress form? <br />
Any recommendations for good irons?<br />
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Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-60625018664336187552013-04-14T08:30:00.002-07:002013-04-14T08:30:10.178-07:00My Costume, or how I managed to post this two months lateHi everyone!<br />
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Well, I know it's been too long. life has been way to hectic lately and I just wasn't in the right state of mind to blog. Sometimes you just need a vacation - right? However, I WAS in the right state of mind so sew, and I did a lot of it, so I have a lot of projects to show you guys! Hooray!<br />
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Anyway, two months ago we had Purim, which is our version of Halloween (only less cool because we don't get trick or treating and we celebrate it because another foreign leader tried to terminate us. On the other hand getting drunk is a mitzva on Purim, so it's a good adult holiday). I wanted to sew my own costume but since Jewish holidays are celebrated according to the Jewish calender, they're never on the same date - even the month varies! This means that if we don't actually look at our Israeli calenders that combines the two, I'm always surprised and realize Purim is just around the corner like two weeks ahead. This meant I had to make do with stuff I had lying around, thankfully I have weird clothes so this wasn't too difficult. I ended up dressing up as a makeshift vintage stewardess:<br />
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I don't think you can really tell but the skirt I'm wearing is the skirt from the<a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/11/copy-cat-mystery-pocket-skirt.html"> Mystery Pocket Tutorial</a> that I have yet to wear in a non costume format.<br />
I had some fabric left and decided to make a tie inspired by Sonja from Project Runway (this had nothing to do with Purim as well) so I pretty much had everything ready (thought I know it's very historically inaccurate).<br />
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The tie was pretty easy to figure out how to make, it's basically three strips of fabric, one for the tie, one for the strap around the neck and one little strip to tie them together. I have yet to wear this out of Purim context as well, I think I may over reach a little when I sew in terms of how adventurous I am with my dressing. Do you ever do that?<br />
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This is where I got the inspiration - can you blame me? how cool does she look? I have to say I'm digging the length of her shorts as well - it may be even work appropriate (we have very low standards here at my company).<br />
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I also made a hat! This was especially for the event, I don't think I would wear this otherwise. It came our pretty smushed and weird but I think it gave the right idea. I was pretty proud of myself for figuring it out, even if it kind of looked like someone sat on it.<br />
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I'm even wearing anchor earrings I made out of buttons! (This is actually the only item I wore out this ensemble, sad but true).<br />
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These pictures are from work, can you believe it? We had a costume contest (which I did not win) so we all got our pictures taken and I made stupid poses. These were later sent to everyone in the company. Everyone. It is a mystery why I still have a job.<br />
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What do you think about my last minute costume??Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-78262846861698151542013-03-18T04:36:00.001-07:002013-03-18T04:36:18.389-07:00How to Replace Google Reader<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi everyone!<br />
I'm sure all of you know by now that the Google Reader services will be ending soon.I follow all my blogs on Google Reader, I like that they're all in the same place and that it has no connection to my email (I wouldn't want to get an email every time a blog updates!) but now that it's closing I feel like it may be a good idea to properly search for a way to subscribe that would be the most efficient and easy to use. I never even thought to explore other options other than GR, but now that I have to - I'll make the best of it!<br />
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I'm sure some of you are struggling with this as well, so I thought I'd share my thoughts with you so that you can make an educated decision as well!<br />
First you'll want to download all your GR subscriptions, you can easily do this <a href="http://support.google.com/reader/answer/3028851?hl=en&ref_topic=12010">here</a>. Once you do that you can transfer your subscriptions to any other reader you like!<br />
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I heard a lot of talk about <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/">Bloglovin'</a> the the sewing blogosphere so let's talk about that first.<br />
I have to be honest here and say that I don't think this is the best program for me. I like to click on the blog name and have the posts lined up in a way where I don't have to open a new window to actually read the feed (this is why I also get frustrated with blogs that have their settings on snippets of posts rather than displaying the whole posts). The reason I use a reader is to have all my favorite blogs in the same place, so I feel that having them all open be fully displayed in my reader is crucial.<br />
Bloglovin has you open a new window to see the posts - as I said, not my favorite feature. I couldn't find a way to disable this - maybe I'm being technologically stupid though so if you guys can figure out a way how to do this, let me know!<br />
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Moreover, I like to have my subscriptions organized by types and groups, I don't only follow sewing blogs and I like them to be separated (divide and concur!). I tried to find an option for sorting my subscriptions and I couldn't.<br />
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That being said, Bloglovin seems to be getting ready to recieve a lot of GR users and has a post about moving from <a href="http://blog.bloglovin.com/2013/03/moving-from-google-reader-to-bloglovin/">GR to Bloglovin</a>. BUT I guess they didn't forsee the amount of traffic and people trying to import GR files and the LINK ISN'T WORKING. I've heard of this happening to quite a few reader sites, because they're not used to so much traffic going through their site. Oh well, I'm sure they'll figure it out!<br />
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Another thing I like about Bloglovin is that it gives you recommendations for other posts and blogs you'd like, and whats better than finding more blogs to follow and be inspired by?<br />
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In conclusion, I DO recommend Bloglovin for those of you who:<br />
1) Don't mind clicking on posts to open them in another window.<br />
2) Like their blogs to be unsorted.<br />
3) Want an easy transition from GR to their new reader.<br />
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If you want to start using Bloglovin, don't forget to subscribe to Dinosaurgirl <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3816997/?claim=srbgwxjpt9k">here</a>!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Feedly</b></span><br />
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I did some research and <a href="http://www.feedly.com/">Feedly</a> seemed to be a top choice for many people as a replacement for GR.<br />
The interface looks really easy to use though it works a little differently than GR. When I click on a category it shows: A list of all the blogs in the category the new posts, featured posts (no idea how they decide what "featured" are), recommended posts and then each blog with it's last three posts.<br />
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I love that it saved my categories AND when I click on a blog it doesn't open it in it's own window but in the reader itself:<br />
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The only bad thing I can say is that it only works with Google Chrome (meaning if you're using IE or Firefox this won't work for you!) and worst of all, it doesn't work in an incognito browser. (for those of you who aren't familiar with this - an incognito window is a window that doesn't save any cookies or any information while you're using it. I use this a lot at work, this way my personal email doesn't interfere with other accounts I'm signed onto in my other windows).<br />
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I like this much better than Bloglovin, and if you're using Chrome you should definitely check it out!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Skimr</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.skimr.co/">Skimr</a> seems to be less of a reader and more of an index of your blogs. As I said before, this style does not appeal to me at all. I'll show you:<br />
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It doesn't seem to arrange the subscriptions in any way. Why is this "sewing-" before the blog name helpful??<br />
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Then when you click on a subscription this is what happens:<br />
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THERE AREN'T EVEN PICTURES. It's just a list of the posts. Once you click on one of them it takes you to the original blog. I HATE THIS.<br />
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Anyway, in my opinion (you may disagree!) Skimre - BIG NO!<br />
BUT, if you want to just "skim" (as the name suggests) your blogs and not have to go into every post - this may be a good idea for you!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>NetVibes</b></span><br />
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Last, but not least<a href="http://www.netvibes.com/"> NetVibes</a>. I don't think this is meant to be a reader but rather a news feed, it does much more than just a reader, you can type in any key word and it brings you news and videos about the topic you asked for. Moreover, you can add widgets such as Facebook and Twitter and keep track of them there.<br />
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You have the option of viewng your subscriptions through a reader format (shown above) and a widget format (which I don't like as much but maybe it just takes getting used to!). It's pretty similar to GR, you just click on the blog and all the latest posts appear in the window.<br />
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If you feel like you'll take advantage of the widgets (shown above) this reader definitely outperforms Feedly. I have yet to try them out, so I can't say how efficient this is, but as I want to have a reader that works on an incognito browser I think I'll be using this for now!<br />
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Anyway, these are the options I heard of THAT ARE FREE and seem to be the most popular. I think my top two choices would be Feedly and NetVibes.<br />
Let me know if you have any question or any experience with any of these (or any other reader I didn't present!)<br />
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Disclaimer: I didn't actually have the time to use all these programs in an extensive time period so I can't vouch for how good they are in the long run. Also, I have no affiliation with any of the sites above!</div>
Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-14313759141137903052013-03-15T14:41:00.000-07:002013-03-15T14:42:37.498-07:00Pearl Collar Blouse + How to make a pearl collar tutorial!Hey everyone!<br />
Phew! I had SUCH a tiring week! I didn't get much sewing done but I have a few project stacked up to show you guys!<br />
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This is a blouse I made a few weeks ago that I'm IN LOVE WITH even though it's FULL of flaws and I'm sometimes a little ashamed to admit it's me-made. I really like pearls, I think they're classy and timeless - what outfit isn't improved by a pearl necklace? I've been wanting to use pearls as embellishment for a while but I couldn't decide how and with what fabric. In the end I went for the simplest design possible - black short sleeved blouse as a backdrop for the embellishment. Sometimes keeping it simple is the best is the best policy.<br />
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I'll be sharing a tutorial later in the post! It's really easy and I think it's such a cool touch!<br />
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I have so many different pictures of this blouse, see how much of a difference this picture made? You get to see like 10 more degrees of the blouse and my elbow.<br />
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I used a very very very old black satin-y fabric from my stash. This is one of the few fabrics I have left from my grandmother (who sewed as well - can you believe that both of my grandmothers sewed??), I don't even know what the fabric is made of even though I have a strong suspicion that it's silk. It's much softer and less plastic-y than poly satin but then again it's difficult to say, I am fooled easily. I'm going to say it's silk because I want to be one of those bloggers who sews with fine fabric and doesn't have a whole wardrobe of man made fabrics that make you feel like you're wearing a sauna.<br />
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Full frontal view. (I love this picture!) The collar is constructed from two rows of alternating pearls. It took a while to sew but I think it was worth it.<br />
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The blouse sports princess seams and (badly) gathered sleeves. I love princess seams, I think they're so flattering and I find the easier to sew than darts, especially princess seams that reach the shoulder seam (rather than the under arm seam). This is the same pattern from the<a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/12/mrs-pettigrew-blouse.html"> Mrs. Pettigrew Plaid Blouse</a> I made.<br />
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What issues do I have with this blouse? The armholes are totally wonky, in retrospect I know what mistake I made to make this like this - which is a good thing! I'm learning! I'm still kind of ashamed of it but it doesn't seem like anyone but me notices it. Live and learn - right? <br />
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Ok, so let's talk about making the collar, it's a pretty easy process but it's a little time consuming (especially if you decide to sew two rows of pearls like I did.) <br />
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OK, step 1: take your cat off your fabric.<br />
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2) Trace the front neckline on a piece of paper.<br />
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3) Next trace the shape of the collar you want (I went for a peter pan collar!)<br />
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4) Cut it out:<br />
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5) Trace the new collar along the neckline of the shirt. (I finished the neckline with bias tape before doing this)<br />
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I used an old necklace for this:<br />
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That's it! It's that simple!<br />
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What do you think? Would you try this out yourself?<br />
Do you guys ten to lean towards simpler fabrics/silhouttes and make you embellishment the focal point of you design?<br />
I'd love to hear your thoughts! Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-47393633692770214042013-03-05T01:18:00.002-08:002013-03-05T01:30:41.820-08:00The Godet Jacket - Taloring DetailsI really hope you're not sic with this jacket by now, I warned you there was another post ahead!<br />
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Let's talk a little about the tailoring details in the jacket. As you can see, I drafted a peter pan collar for the jacket. At first I wanted to use hair canvas to create the collar fold but I couldn't find any in my area so I decided to go for the fusible method.<br />
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The fusible method is a pretty simple idea so adding another layer of fusible interfacing so the fold to give it more body. How did I determine the fold? If you look back at the muslin post, I marked the fold with a pin and then unraveled the collar and copied the markings to the pattern. Next I traced a moon shape inside the collar stand – this will be the extra layer of interfacing to create the fold. Let me know if you have any questions about this!<br />
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One thing I learned from being lazy in the previous jackets I've made is that determining the turn of cloth in collars is REALLY important; otherwise the collar won't lie flat. It's a really easy process if you have a body double of some sort. If you don't (like me) you will need a helper. Just pin the outer collar to the inner collar along the neck seam and the the collar lie naturaly. If you're using a thick fabric, the inner collar (the collar inderneath) should peak underneath the lower collar , like this:<br />
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Trim the excess fabric and you're done!<br />
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Easing the sleeve:<br />
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I decided to ease in the sleeve with the help of a bias strip (I use <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qps2Uy4qSWw&playnext=1&list=PLCFA04A8BCAF7C409&feature=results_video">Gertie's tutorial</a> for this). I know she said she used mohair but I just used plain old poly fleece (I made sure it stretched well on the bias) and I think it turned out fine – do any of you know a reason why this could be bad? <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I took this picture the sleeve was standing on it's own. Hehe.</td></tr>
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I made bound buttonholes. I have a question and I want to guys to be honest here – have you ever managed to make all your bound buttonholes even? I've made two jacket with bound buttonholes and IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO GET EVERYTHING LINED UP. I was really meticulous about the stitching and everything and they still aren't perfect. ARHHG<br />
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Anyway, I measured everything using my see through ruler (I LOVE THAT THING).<br />
I made the bound buttonholes using two tutorials together and I think this is the best method for me as of now. Let me know if you guys want a tutorial (even though I'll say I advance that they didn't turn out perfect). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mt first bound buttonhole!</td></tr>
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That's it for now! I have another post lined up about lining the godet jacket and then I promise I won't mention it ever again!</div>
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As I promised! I few (haha) more pictures of the final jacket. Again, I'm not sure how happy I am with it, I really wish it were a little more fitted but I'm SO proud of myself for making it nonetheless. This really was one of those projects (and to be honest there really aren't many of those) that I thought everything through and was really meticulous with the details.<br />
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I'm not completely happy with how the waist fits, I wish it were more fitted!<br />
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See how much smaller my waist is??<br />
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<br />At some point thinking about everything got kind of tiring and I was craving an easy project but I had to stick with it for the RTW Contest! The last weekend I worked on it was SO STRESSFUL, I had one full day to sew (Friday) because I wanted to take pictures of the final jacket the next day in the daylight. I think I ended up making the bound buttonholes, sewing the lining, attaching the lining to the jacket and doing all the hand sewing in a day in a half. I really don't know why I thought making bound buttonholes will be a good idea, I mean \, I did manage to finish the jacket in time but I don't think I left the house on Friday (I have windows in my bedroom so at least I saw some daylight).<br />
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Close up of the collar (THAT CAN'T SEEM TO LIE DOWN) and the bound buttonholes:<br />
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Close up of the godet. I really like this picture, I don't know why!<br />
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And the sleeve!<br />
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OK!! No more pictures!<br />
I hope you guys aren't sick of reading about the jacket by now because I have at least one more post lined up about it (or maybe even two! More construction details and tailoring details. Do you wan to kill me? I hope not!)<br />
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So what do you think? If you like it I'd love for you to vote for me on the RTW Contest on Pattern review. To vote you can <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/ContestGallery.pl?ContestID=174">click here!</a><br />
I'd love to hear your thoughts!<br />
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<br />Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-14185367585557230362013-02-27T08:33:00.000-08:002013-02-27T08:33:18.532-08:00AHHHHH I'm featured on Burdastyle!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!<br />
How cool is that?<br />
There's an interview and everything!<br />
You can check it out here - http://www.burdastyle.com/blog/featured-member-kess#read-on<br />
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OMGGGGG I'M SO FREAKING EXCITEDKessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-78346207022012249032013-02-25T13:47:00.000-08:002013-02-25T13:47:53.993-08:00The Godet Jacket - Done!Hello Hello!<br />
I've been fighting tooth and nail to get my Godet Jacket done in time for the RTW contest. It was definitely a tiring and consuming project. I really tried to do everything right (even though I can still see flaws and parts I don't like about this project. Don't we all?) and actually think through the process before cutting into the fabric and winging it. I hope you can see evidence to that <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2013/02/rtw-pattern-review-contest.html">here</a>, <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2013/02/rtw-godet-jacket-muslin.html">here</a> and <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2013/02/rtw-godet-jacket-embellishing-and-other.html">here</a>.<br />
It was an interesting experience; this was my first time making a real muslin (I think I've made only one before and even that was only a half-ass attempt), my first time underlining, my first time making godets (and lining a jacket with godets! I'll be sure to post an in depth post about that) AND my first time embellishing fabric with sewing machine stitching. <br />
It wasn't my first time making bound buttonholes and I still struggled with them immensely. I'm not completely happy with how they turned out but they're much better than my first attempt.(which isn't my of a feat, I admit)<br />
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Because of the time constraints I decided to show you the final garment even though I have another jacket detail post lined up. If you're turned on by hand stitching, sleeve heads and intersion of linings, you will have to wait with baited breath for the next post. You'll have to make do with pictures of the outside of the jacket for now!<br />
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Well, here it is:<br />
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Hargah! Not exactly the right pose, but it's pretty close!<br />
What do you think?<br />
You can definitely tell my jacket is inspired by <a href="http://www.karlascloset.com/2012/12/brocade-lace.html">Karla's</a> though there are quite a few differences (some are intentional and some aren't), but I guess a godet jacket will always be a godet jacket, right?<br />
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I promise, with all heart, that I will post more detailed pictures of the jacket AND more pictures of it's dirty mouthwatering insides.<br />
I'd love to hear you thoughts! Do you think it came out similar?<br />
(Also, what the H would you wear this with? It took me like an hour to figure out that only one pair of ill fitting (and when I say ill fitting I mean - barely went over my butt) jeans matched the jacket!)<br />
Thanks!<br />
<br />Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-55079389810444181882013-02-14T09:54:00.001-08:002013-02-14T09:54:39.370-08:00RTW Godet Jacket - Embellishing and Other Fine DetailsHi!<br />
A little update on my progress on the jacket:<br />
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After much thought, I decided to embellish the jacket a bit. As in the inpiration jacket I decided to embellish the godets and collar. Later, I added a few rows of embellishment at the bottom of the sleeves in a whim (which I have yet to photograph).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pile of godets (6 to be exact) embellished and stay stitched.</td></tr>
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I started this jacket with the godets. I'm amazed to see how differently I think of sewing projects now that I have a little more experience. Had I made this jacket a year ago I would have started from the body of the jacket (if I even knew what to do with myself!) and then figured out the little details later. Now, I read up quite a bit about godets, tailoring a so on before I even thought of cutting the fabric and I realized it would be smartest to start with the godets. <br />
My biggest issue was lining the jacket, I really didn't know how to line the jacket as I didn't want the godets to be weighed down witha full lining. I did a little bit of research and found Frabjous Couture's <a href="http://frabjous-fashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/09/setting-in-in-seam-godet-step-by-step.html">detailed post </a>about her burdatyle godet skirt. To be honest, it wasn't detailed enough as all I came away with from the post was that she lined the godet seperates. As to how she lined the rest of the skirt and attached it to the godet lining I can't say, I'll be making my own way when I reach that point.<br />
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I attached the lining only to the bottom of the godet and the side are attached the to jacket body. It may sound a little weird now but I promise that once I show more pictures of the more progressed jacket you'll get it. I haven't fully lined it so I don't know if my plans will succeed, but we'll see!<br />
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More about the embeliishing! Here's the collar:<br />
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As you can see I've already constructed part of the jacket!<br />
Anyway, I embellished the godets with 6 rows of machined stitches and the collar with three rows. I have to admit that I love the look!<br />
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I tested out interfacing before I used it (I told you I was doing this right!):<br />
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It has a weird weave to it, but I kind of like it!<br />
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Finaly, I cut into the fabric! (yes I cut my fabric on the floor).<br />
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At this point I had a dillema. Even though the fabric doesn't have tons of drape it really down't have the body the inspiration jacket has. I've never underlined a garment before and I didn't know how difficult it would be and if the cotton muslin I have would suit the fabric. I did a little research and after I saw that<a href="http://www.coletterie.com/sewalongs/anise-sewalong-cutting-underlining-and-interfacing"> Sarai underlined her Anise Jacket</a> with cotton muslin, I felt like this was te way to go. I did one last test and held up the fabrics against each other and checked the drape and it seemed fine. I went for it!<br />
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This is one of the pattern pieces underlined. I cut the cotton muslin from the same pattern pieces and basted them together at a 1/4 inch seam allowance (my real seam allowance is 1/2 inch). Apparently you're not supposed to pivot at the points of the pattern but sew right off them because pivoting shifts the fabrics. (I have <a href="http://sewaholic.net/how-to-underline-a-dress-bodice/">Tasia from Sewaholic</a> to thank for this gem!):<br />
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And look! My nailpolish matched the fabric!<br />
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That's it!<br />
Let me know if you have any question about the construction - it's kind of difficult to show all the little details in pictures. <br />
I'm really excited about this jacket and since I decided to take this whole tailoring very seriously I even decided to add bond buttonholes. More to come on the jacket! (I hope you're not tired of these detailed posts, let me know if you think they're lacking in any detail or if you don't want to hear about this at all.Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-8586670143667523482013-02-08T14:34:00.002-08:002013-02-08T14:35:16.164-08:00RTW Godet Jacket - The MuslinHello!<br />
<a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2013/02/rtw-pattern-review-contest.html">As promised</a>, I'm here to share the next stage in the jacket creation - the muslin. I use an embarrassing polka dot cotton that I got a few years ago. Who knows what I got it for but I certainly know I won't be using it. It has a different feel from the fabric for my jacket but I mostly made the muslin to check the fit of the pattern. I'm such a newbie at making muslins (I never ever do) that I don't even know what to show you guys. I guess I'll just be listing everything that went wrong? Maybe I'll add a few positive things just so I don't feel too dreary about my drafting skills.<br />
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Anyway, the muslin:<br />
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It's weird to see a picture of the muslin, I'm so glad I have a blog otherwise I would skip half the steps most of the time and look how bad this jacket looks!<br />
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Let's talk issues:<br />
1) It's not tight enough. This may be the size I'd usually make jacket, but the jacket I'm trying to copy is extra tight, to I definitly need to make this smaller.<br />
2) Too long. If I shorten the jacket by about 1.5 inches, the godets will start in the right place and the jacket will be more flattering in general<br />
3) Armhole tightness. I don' know if you can see in the picture but the armhole is extremely tight, not only s this uncomfortable it also pulls down the shoulder seam giving the jacket a "dropped shoulder" look.<br />
4) The godets are too small. (width wise)<br />
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The good stuff:<br />
The princess seams line up with the bust apexes.<br />
Tha collar, even though it doesn't have as much roll as the original jacket, is pretty similar and I like it!<br />
I think I'm going to leave the sleeve at exactly this length, I love it when sleeves are slightly short when i comes to jackets, I have no idea why.<br />
The sleeve seems to have enough ease and will look perfect with a little sleeve head shoved under it. <br />
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See? really tight armhole.<br />
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The back is a little messy. It's too wide as well and there's something weird going on near the armhole area. I diagnosed this as a symptom of the armhole tightness but I'm starting to think I may have been wrong.<br />
Also, you can see I marked the roll line of the collar with a pin as I didn't know how to do this without using a real live collar (this is one of those issues of teaching yourself pattern drafting, I feel like I missing out on some basic stuff). I'm going to move the mark to the pattern and then fuze the roll line to get a nice roll.<br />
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These are the changes I'm going to make to the pattern:<br />
1) Take 1/2 inch of the side seams<br />
2) shave 1/4 inch off the waist curves in the princess seams.<br />
3) Enlarge the godets by another half godet (the new godet will be 1.5 of the olf godet.)<br />
4) Enlarge the armhole.<br />
5) Shorten jacket by 1.5<br />
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Marking 1/2 off he side seam:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I called he jacket the Flange Jacket as first because for some reason I was convinced Godets are called Flanges. Embarrassing. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Any other issues you guys spot with the pattern?<br />
What do you think so far? Does this look even remotely close to the <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2013/02/rtw-pattern-review-contest.html">original jacket</a>?<br />
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I already started on the next step of the jacket, there are a lot of issues to be dealt with in this jacket, the largest of them being lining the godets but we'll get to this soon! I'll be sure to fill you in as I go along!Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-14825168788291963222013-02-02T14:30:00.000-08:002013-02-02T14:30:40.293-08:00RTW Pattern Review Contest Hi everyone!<br />
How is your weekend? It's been pretty rainy here so all I did was lounge around and ate (though I did get some sewing done as well!).<br />
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Well, even though I have so much going on with my life right now, I decided to enter Pattern Review's RTW contest. This is the decription on the contest page:<br />
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<i>"<span class="prbig"><span class="prbig">Create a garment inspired by one that you have seen. The inspiration
item can be from a Ready-To-Wear line, from the runway, or any other
garment you have seen worn or pictured. </span></span></i><span class="prbig"><span class="prbig"><i><span class="prbig"><span class="prbig">The garment must clearly be inspired by the original piece. It does not have to be, but can be, an exact copy."</span></span></i></span></span><br />
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Well, I still don't know if I'll be making an exact copy but I already decided what my inspiration will be and I spent the day making the pattern for the garment. This is my original inspiration:<br />
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The Godet Jacket!<br />
I looked at the voting guidelines a bit to see what exactly is expected from the contestants and it appears that the construction, fabric choice and embellishment are taking into account as much as the overall look of the garment (which makes sense!) so I decided to take this very seriously. Not only will this be a learning experience for me as I usually tend to take shortcuts when I can, I definitely going to try new techniques (such as inserting godets).<br />
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I'll be using a moss colored poly-cotton blend that kind of has a thick wool suiting feel to it. It took me a while to decide if the color and fabric will suit this jacket, and to be honest I'm ot fully convinced it'll work - but we'll have to see!<br />
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The coloring is very off in the picture - I'll try to get a picture during the day. The lining is kind of a beige color (see how off the coloring is?) and it's just poly satin - not the most luxurious form of lining but it's the best I can do with my budget!<br />
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The shell fabric has kind of a tweedy look to it which is the main reason for me being unsure of how well this fabric will work for the jacket<br />
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I broke up the process to make it easier for myself, I'll be posting about my progress as I go along and I'd love to hear what you guys think and if you have any tips (or notice any errors!) for me. <br />
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So:<br />
1) Draft a pattern for the jacket - make a list of properties that I want to retain in my own design.<br />
2) Prepare the muslin (this is one of those steps that I usually skip!)- the jacket must be on the tighter side. <br />
3) Pretreat fabric (I probably won't share this part unless you guys want to see a picture of my washing machine).<br />
4) Cut out the fabric.<br />
5) Embellishment: My inspiration has embelishment tipstiching on the collar and godets - should I recreate a form of embelishment myself?<br />
6) Tailoring - As this contest does focus on constrution, I do want to incorporate tailoring techniques in my sewing. At first I wanted to pad stitch the collar but I can't seem to find hair canvas here in Israel and I don't think I'll have enough time to order it of the net, so I think I'll go for the fusible method. Also, I'll be adding shoulder pads and sleeve heads. hmm.. Any other tailoring methods I'm missing?<br />
7) Assembling the jacket - dealing the the godets.<br />
8) Lining - I still don't know what I'll be doing with the lining. I'll pose the question more thoroughly later.<br />
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Anyway, Step 1 is almost complete! I drafted the pattern for the jacket and the godets, I still have to modify the godets a bit to have a more curvier hem.<br />
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I'll take you through the process I went, it'll be nice to see it all in writing!<br />
Let's look at the picture again:<br />
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Let's break the design down:<br />
1) The basic design is made out shoulder princess seams. I love stylelines, I think they follow the curves of the body much better than darts so this makes me happy. From what I can tell there's an additional side panel to the jacket which I won't be adding- can you see this as well or a I making it up?<br />
2) The godets are inserted into each styleline seam. They start a few inches below the waist and look to be at least as wide as each princess seam panel - wouldn't you say? There seem to be at least 7 godets (the side panel thing being a mystery to me) so that what I'll be doing!<br />
3) The jacket closes up with 7 buttons (but I can't promise mine will too)<br />
4) Te neckline is pretty high and sports a peter pan collar with a pretty tall collar stand<br />
5) The shoulder pads in this jacket are quite thick, I will be using 1/4 shoulder pads as this style may be too much for me.<br />
6) The sleeves are two pieced. I have a one piece sleeve that I drafted for another jacket so I'm wondering if to use that or to draft a two piece sleeve.- thoughts?<br />
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This is what I've got so far. Princess seam jacket body and the godet.<br />
Next week - muslin and hopefully starting to sew the jacket!<br />
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I'll leave you (if you're still reading this) with a list of questions:<br />
1) What do you think of the fabric? is it suitable for the design?<br />
2) Any thoughts about the embellishment in the godets and collar? I thought of using gold topstitching thread to create the design.<br />
3) Anyone know a good alternative to Hair Canvas? I really want to do some tailoring here! speaking of which, any other tailoring methods I can use here?<br />
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Looking back at this post it was a whole lot of rambling - do you find this interesting? would you like to see more about this jacket?<br />
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Have a great week everyone!Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-88031274469560041842013-01-21T14:57:00.001-08:002013-01-21T14:57:57.022-08:0040s Shirt DressHi everyone!<br />
I hope you had a great weekend, for me it already feels like the middle of the week, Sunday and Monday are always soooo long. Thankfully we have a day off tomorrow for elections! It's kind of a hectic time here, I'm so sick of thinking about politics, I want it over. I spent the last few <strike>months</strike> weeks talking about religion, the economy, the Jewish-Palestinian relationship and all the issues that disrupt my little country and I've had it! I want to think about sewing and reality shows and be able to have a conversation that doesn't somehow evolve into politics.<br />
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Other than that, it feels like fall here, I've been wearing short sleeved dresses with light sweaters and having lunch in the sun. I really should start my summer sewing because I think it's getting here faster than we think!<br />
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Onto my next creation, this is my favorite garment I've ever made by far:<br />
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A 40s style shirt dress!<br />
It's self drafted, as usual. I replaced he bust and shoulder darts with gathers (which in retrospect may not have been the best idea). The bodice came out a little wider than I'd anticipated which is nice for having a big meal but isn't as flattering as most 40s button up dresses I've seen.<br />
I really was aiming at this look:<br />
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Now that I look at it, it's pretty similar! I'm still convinced that Kate's bodice is a little more flattering than mine but we can't have it all.... right?<br />
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The front placket is completely fake. I despise making buttonholes and this hatred has been leading my sewing choices in he past few garments I've made (I won't even talk about the bound buttonholes I tried making a few weeks ago). I realize making buttonholes is kind of a must for a seamstress such as myself but doesn't avoiding buttonholes induce creativity that wouldn't have existed had I been a fan of buttonholes all along? At least this is what I like to tell myself.<br />
I get in and out of the dress using a side zipper, if you were wondering - inserting an invisible zipper is such a breeze compare to buttonholes.<br />
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As you can see from the non-spreadiness of the skirt, this is a basic A line skirt. I drafted it using the pattern from the <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/11/tutorial-for-mystery-pocket-skirt.html">Mystery Pocket Skirt Tutorial</a>. It's so freaking useful! I used this pattern in my <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/12/60s-dress-or-i-wish-i-had-holiday-dress.html">60s Dress</a> as well, it's not as luxurious as a circle skirt, which is a good thing sometimes as it makes the dress more day appropriate, I feel a little overdressed when I wear a circle skirt to work - is that silly?<br />
The fabric I chose for this dress feels like pure heaven on my skin though I'm sure it's pure plolyester (on my skin). I got it at Joann's at a 50% off sale a while ago.. it kind of has a rayon- like drape but is a little thicker than rayon. I really wish you could put up your hand to the screen and feel it. Pet the screen, why don't you?<br />
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The one thing that really bothers me about this dress is the collar, it's SO wonky! I can't seem to fix it with any amount of pressing or pleading! Granted, I did cut it out on grain rather than on the bias (would that have helped the situation out?) but IT WON'T LIE FLAT. I'd love to hear tips about this if anyone has any.<br />
I got a bunch of fabric covered buttons last time I was in NYC and I thought this dress deserved 5 fabric covered 7/8 inch buttons. I LOVE FABRIC COVERED BUTTONS! I can honestly never find buttons that I like more than fabric covered buttons. Test me! I promise I won't back down from this statement.<br />
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The most important part, THE EMBROIDERY! I outright copied Lladybird and used the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinkyandboo/2553961533/in/set-72157609332809918">same exact pattern she used</a> for her Ceylon, <a href="http://lladybird.wordpress.com/2011/11/01/completed-ceylon-v2-0/">how inspiring is it</a>?<br />
It took my like 10 hours to complete since this was the first time I embroidered anything. I used all 6 threads and a stem stitch to complete the whole design, I'm so excited about it!! It was so relaxing though and I think it gives the garment another personal touch that not many RTW garments have noadays.<br />
Have you guys ever embroidered anything?<br />
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So,<a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/12/chiffon-bow-blouse.html"> remember when I was saying</a> that ever time I spend a lot of time on a garment and think about all the details and fall in love with the garment AND THEN NO ONE LIKES IT, but when I spend 3 hours on a dress everyone swoons over it?<br />
Well, the same thing happened with this dress, as I said, this is my favorite garment by far and yet I got so few compliment about it compare to my <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/12/60s-dress-or-i-wish-i-had-holiday-dress.html">60s dress</a>!<br />
I sew for myself, I don't depend on other people's opinions when it comes to the stuff I make as many of it isn't exactly in line with the current fashion, but it's nice to get rewarded for my hard work. oh well. <br />
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Anyway, I really feel like this dress is another step in the direction of "good sewing" as I'm so proud to wear it out in public! (except for the collar. I know).<br />
Have you ever given your whole self to a garment and had no one appreciate it as much as you do?<br />
Have you ever embroidered as a part of the sewing experiance?<br />
Are you sick of politics as much as I am?<br />
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Hope you have a great week!Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-57196924077974796762013-01-19T10:17:00.002-08:002013-01-19T10:17:52.865-08:00And the golden globe goes to....<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi everyone!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope you're having a good weekend so far.. Mine was (our weekend ends on Saturday) jam packed so I don't feel very rested but I'm not complaining as it was packed with fun stuff. I do feel a little guilty about not getting a lot of sewing done, I'm struggling through a jacket that I'm trying to make and It's not going very well. Hmm, I'm sure I'll figure it out soon. What do you guys do when you're in a sewing funk?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, I got nominated for the Liebster Award! (You'd think that should bring me out of said sewing funk). I'm so honored and excited! This is one of those "pass it on" awards, so I'll be nominating a few people as well. Here's the brief description of the award:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>"The
award was set up way back when and has undergone a few changes from
what I can see from my research. Its purpose is to bring blogs that have
less than 200 followers into the limelight and increase their
readership. It has definitely morphed since it first started (as has the
logo in fact!) and the most current rules are:</i></span></span></div>
<ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;">
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Post 11 random facts about yourself</i></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Answer 11 questions that your nominator (is that a word or have I just made it up?) asked you</i></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Nominate up to 5 other blogs for the award and ask them 11 questions of your own"<br /> </i></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> After the issue as to the <a href="http://soisewedthis.blogspot.co.il/2013/01/ich-liebe-dich.html" target="_blank">existence of the word nominator was settled</a>, <a href="http://soisewedthis.blogspot.co.il/" target="_blank">Sew I Sewed This</a> graciously nominated me as one of the 5 blogs. Woop!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Ok, the first I'm supposed to list 11 facts about myself:</i></span></span>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>I have two cats, Sugar and Spice and I LOVE them.</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>I rarely sew with commercial patterns, I have a personal block that I base all my patterns on</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>I was in the Israeli Army for two years (not as a combat soldier) as enlisting in the army is mandatory here.</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>I have about 60 pairs of shoes. (They all cost less than lunch, but I still ashamed)</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Every time I get home, I change into my PJs within ten minutes even if I have less than an hour to spend at home. I HATE wearing uncomfortable outside clothes in the house!</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>I'd pick a hamburger over a chocolate cake anytime.</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>"Vincent" by Don Mclean brings me to tears every time I hear it.</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>I don't like musicals. Can't explain it, I just don't get them.</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>I always try new kinds food, even if I know that it has an ingredient I don't like. I love trying new things!</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>I love the Bachelor, I'm a little ashamed of this fact but it's one of my guilty pleasures, I just can't help it.</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>I feel guilty when I have free time and I don't spend it sewing.</i></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Next, answer a few questions:</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">1. what's your day job when you're not sewing?</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I work at an IT company. It's totally the bottom of the Hi Tech Food Chain, but it's a good job! </span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">2. what's your birthday (you don't have to include the year if you don't want to)?</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">April 16th. </span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">3. what's your favorite fabric to sew with? </span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Ha. Now this is a difficult question. The <i>easiest</i> fabric so sew with is cotton, so I do love sewing with it. Yet how can I not include silk chermeuse/chiffon even though I feel like throwing my sewing machine out the window sometimes when I deal with them? The result is just too pretty.</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">4. what's the best sewing tip that you could give me?</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Take your time, think about everything you do before you do it (think twice, cut once) and treat everything as a learning experience. (I should be saying this to myself to!)</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">5. what's your favorite notion? </span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">My <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I1J2XM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=dinoso-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000I1J2XM">Clover Bias Tape Makers</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinoso-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000I1J2XM" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />, I love finishing my garments with self made bias tape, it looks so professional!
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">6. what's your favorite project you've sewn (and include a link if you posted about it)?</span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> The <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/09/cinderella-dress.html">Cinderella Dress</a> I made for a friend.</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">7. what's a pet peeve of yours?</span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I always read a few pages of a book before going to sleep. (Is that even a pet peeve?)</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">8. what are your favorite tv shows or movies?</span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I recently saw the Hobbit and fell in love with it. I wouldn't say it's my favorite movie but I love it right now. </span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">9. what's your favorite type of music (name specific bands if you'd like)?</span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I don't really have a certain type of music that's my favorite, I would say the Mumford and Sons are my favorite band at the moment. </span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">10. why did you decide to start blogging?</span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I wanted to share my sewing experiences with other and maybe learn more through it! </span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">11. why did you decide to start sewing?</span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I don't remember consciously deciding to start sewing, I've been sewing for a few years now. Sewing has definitely become a huge part of my life in the past year or so. I didn't answer the question. I know.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> And now, make up questions for the people I nominate:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">1) What is your favorite part of your daily routine?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">2) If you would have to recommend one thing about the place where you live, what would it be?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">3) Whats your idea of an amazing meal?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">4) If you could go to a dead musician's concert, who would it be?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">5) If you could afford any sewing gadget, what would you get?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">6) (I know I was asked this too, but this is a must!) Whats your favorite garment you made to date? (link, please!)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">7) Whats the silliest injury you've ever had?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">8) Which celebrity (dead or alive, cartoon or real life) would you want to make a garment for? (YES they will wear it on the red carpet)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">9) If you were offered an all paid for trip, which country would you visit?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">10) What's you favorite part of sewing?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">11) Do you sew differently (different garments, different techniques) now that you're a blogger?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">And the Liebster Award goes to:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">1) <a href="http://laikadoll.blogspot.co.il/">Laika Doll</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">2) <a href="http://cationdesigns.blogspot.co.il/">Cation Designs</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">3) <a href="http://didyoumakethat.wordpress.com/">Did You Make That</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">4) <a href="http://misscrayolacreepy.blogspot.co.il/">Miss Crayola Creepy</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">5) <a href="http://notesfromamadhousewife.blogspot.co.il/">Notes From a Mad Housewife</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Thank you So I Sewed This!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Don't forget to check out her blog and the blogs I mentioned above! </span></span></div>
Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-55718505313943809912013-01-12T13:54:00.000-08:002013-01-12T13:54:29.844-08:00Faux Chanel JacketHello!<br />
We had a crazy week this week, there was a terrible storm (which most of you would probably laugh at) and it even snowed in some parts of Israel! Since we're not accustomed to actual real winter here it pretty much meant that the country fell apart. It took people hours to get to work in the morning because the roads were blocked and so on. No matter, at least we had rain!<br />
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I made this jacket a few weeks ago as a homage to the Chanel Jacket. Now I know it's much more basic than the Chanel Jacket but I was inspired by it and therefore I'm entitled to say that it is a homage. STOP CRITISIZING ME.<br />
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DO I LOOK LIKE MICHELLE OBAMA OR WHAT?<br />
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I really do feel elegant and respectable when I wear this. It's a little more fancy than what I normally wear, I kind of dress like I a little girl most of the time (evidence <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/12/60s-dress-or-i-wish-i-had-holiday-dress.html" target="_blank">here</a>). This tendency is not as prominent in the blog because I tend to dress up for pictures rather than just wear the garments as I would to work on a daily basis (AND I own an obscene amount of sweaters with little animals them). WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY is that this isn't my usual style.<br />
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This is what I would have looked like had I taked the photos this past week:<br />
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This is what I think that bloggers that take near naked (and when I say near naked I mean short sleeves/skirts with no tights) photos in the snow. I know there's a secret conspiracy where they all use photoshop to insert snow, because there's no freaking way to be naked in the snow. I love my blog, but not that much. (for those of you who Googled the phrase "naked in the snow" and came across my blog 1) I'm sorry to disappoint 2) what were you thinking? seriously.)<br />
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Now I'll talk about the jacket, because this is why I have a blog. I still can't believe it, but I drafted the pattern myself! I used my own bodice pattern and it took quite some time because I wanted to make sure I did it right. (since then I've drafted another jacket and it went much quicker, I think I was just being a little too anal). To be honest, I should get off my high horse and face the facts, it's not really a difficult jacket to draft as there is not collar and it's only waist length but here at <b>DS</b> we kid ourselves that what we do is an achievement. Play along or leave.<br />
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This fabric was a NIGHTMARE, I don't think you can tell from the pictures, but it's so loosly woven I really think that the employee at the store I bought it from sat a wove the fabric from black and white string. It was silly of my not to take this into account, the only think I did to manage the stretchiness and shapless-ness of the fabric was stay stitch EVERYTHING. The problem was that I didn't think that even after the garment was finished there was the danger of it falling apart. How did that happend do you ask? the side of the jacket got cought on my bag and it pulled out like THREE STRINGS from the jacket. You'd think it's not a big deal but as I said, it's so loosely woven theres a gaping hole in the side of my jacket and I've yet to come up with an idea to fix this. Any ideas?<br />
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I interfaced the facings and the hemline because it <i>wouldn't </i>retain it's shape. It's still a little weird at times.. OH WELL.<br />
The pattern has a basic side-bust dart and shoulder darts in the back. I wanted to keep it simple as the fabric is kind of busy. This is why the jacket came out kind of wide at the waist, a little wide.<br />
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This was my first time making sleeve heads as well and I'm so happy with the result, it really does make a difference with the way the sleeves look. In my stupidity I bought bright purple fleece for this because I thought it will always be under fabric so it won't matter. I know I haven't mentioned this yet (hehe) but the fabric was REALLY loosely woven so you can kind of see little specs of purple fleece through the sleeve head. I use <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qps2Uy4qSWw&playnext=1&list=PLCFA04A8BCAF7C409&feature=results_video" target="_blank">Gertie's method</a> for this and it was really easy, it eliminates the need for easing the sleeve and inserts a sleeve head in one go!<br />
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No, I am not selling watches (boy am I full of jokes today), how awesome is my lining?! I tried wearing the jacket inside out and I looked like a pimp. I've started using poly sating for lining because there's a larger range in colors than lining fabrics, also they're thicker and feel a little more luxurious to me (I know I should be crucified for calling polyester luxurious). Have you ever tried it using poly satin as a lining?</div>
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AND THERES A WELT POCKET. HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!@<br />
I wish I had a handkerchief to put in this pocket because it is too cool not to be used. I used the <a href="http://www.coletterie.com/sewalongs/anise-sew-along-welt-pockets" target="_blank">Coletterie's Tutorial</a> for this as well. It didn't come out as nice as my <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/12/60s-dress-or-i-wish-i-had-holiday-dress.html" target="_blank">60's Dress</a> because the satin was kind of slippery and difficult to handle (and I may have over pressed it) but I'm still happy with it!<br />
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I inserted the lining using the bagging method. It took me a while to figure out because I didn't think to look at the tutorial before I drafted the lining and cut out the pieces but I worked it out in the end. I used this <a href="http://grainlinestudio.com/2012/01/09/sewing-tutorial-how-to-bag-a-jacket-lining/" target="_blank">excellent tutorial</a> by Grainline.<br />
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See the gaping in the back? Maybe a back stay would have helped? Or maybe it the jacket just needs to be slimmer - any suggestions?<br />
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Have you ever attempted to make a faux Chanel Jacket? I'd love to hear what you have to say about EVERYTHING I wrote today.<br />
PICTURE OVERLOAD.Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-144518391419386732013-01-05T14:05:00.000-08:002013-01-05T14:05:43.524-08:00Black Tie Event T ShirtHello there!<br />
How were your New Years celebrations?? I had a great time though there was a lot of regretful feelings the next day at work. I wore my <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/07/knight-in-shining-armor.html" target="_blank">Knight in Shining Armor Shirt</a>, as I believe that one should dress in shiny garments in the new year (hopefully by next year I'll make a sequin dress!), with a black tutu-esque skirt. I felt so fancy! Did you wear a me-made garment?<br />
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Now that the holidays are over, it's time to get back to business. I made this shirt for my dad's birthday. He's the opposite of a fancy dresser in the extreme, he won't go to events that require fancy attire - that's how much he's afraid of it. Luckily, his job doesn't require fancy dressing (He's a physicist), he tends to go to talks wearing a funny t shirts and shorts. <br />
My dad has been bugging me to make him something ever since I started sewing but he's always asked for far fetched things like a long wool coat or a leather jacket, so when the word T Shirt came up I finally decided it was time to take the plunge and make him something. In the spirit of funny T Shirts, I though I'd make him something that he could wear to talks that would be a tiny bit fancy if worn under a jacket yet still funny.<br />
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Yes I know you're all laughing out loud.<br />
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Anyway, I figured this is a cheeky way to wear a tie (as my dad hasn't worn a tie since his Bar Mitzva). I use Burdastyle's <a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/pete" target="_blank">Pete</a> (it's free!) and it's a pretty good pattern. I didn't make a muslin because I wanted this to be a surprise so I just figured I wing it. There are a few alterations I'd make in the future if I ever make this again - for one, shortening the shoulder width.. any other suggestions as to what I should change? I can see that it doesn't fit perfectly but I can't decide exactly what to do...<br />
Otherwise the pattern was very easy to sew, I think I cut a large, which, again, I can't decide if it was the best size.. The sleeves have the biggest hem in the world which is kind of ridiculous, it's like 2.5 inches, WHY?? They also kind of stick up, I'm wondering if that's improve once I shorten the shoulder length? hmm<br />
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I finished the neckline using <a href="http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/3839/video-a-neckline-binding-for-knits" target="_blank">this excellent tutorial</a> rather than using ribbing for the neckline like the pattern suggested. It was so easy and it looks professional as well! It calls for serging the band to the neckline and then topstitching it. <br />
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My dad wore it to a talk with a jacket and nicer pants than in the photo (which basically means not jeans) and got many compliments! Apparently physicists have a fashion sense as too.<br />
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And finally if you didn't think we were weird enough, here's my father attempting to look like a porn star. You may unfollow my blog now.<br />
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Have you ever made menswear before?<br />
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Also I have a final general thought. I managed to make two blouses this weekend and it got me thinking - does the fact that I can make garments so quickly mean that I'm in a sewing stand-still? That I should be trying to techniques and drafting more complex patterns? I guess one of the reasons I managed to make up the two blouses so quickly is because the patterns were ready so that reduced the time significantly. But still, does sewing only count if you feel like you've learned something from the project? Sometimes I don't feel like plunging into a big project, especially since I only sew on weekends. Can sewers only improve if they try ambitious projects? I'd love to hear your thoughts!Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-4607286135389817362012-12-29T03:57:00.004-08:002012-12-29T03:57:50.874-08:0060s Dress- or I Wish I had A Holiday Dress<br />
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I made this dress out of pure sewing boredom.<br />
Do you ever buy fabric just because it's cheap? This is my polish demeanor coming out - it's cheap, why not get it even though it's itchy and polyester?<br />
Ok I'm exaggerating it's not that bad, but to be honest, if I saw this now, as a more experianced sewer I wouldn't have bought this fabric. Oh well, at least I got a dress out of it.<br />
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I've mentioned this on <a href="http://pinterest.com/kessemm/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> (ahem ahem), I really don't know what to do about winter dresses. I mean, how often does one wear a long sleeved dress? I don't know if this is an Israeli thing, but I don't see many long sleeved dressed around that I like. (Also, long sleeved dresses always make me think of religious clothing (this is definitely an Israeli thing) because religious women have to cover their elbows in public so they always wear long sleeved dresses and I can't seem to shake this image out of my head)<br />
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Anyway, I decided to try a long sleeved version for this dress and surprise, surprise! I think I quite like it! It's just a basic shift dress (or maybe it doesn't count as a shift because it has a waist seam?) with welt pockets and three quarter sleeves.<br />
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I promise it looks less like PJs and more like a dress in real life.<br />
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I opted for simple side-bust-darts (I'm sure there's a simpler name for this) because I didn't want to ruin the striped fabric. I always have issues with this when sewing with plaids and stripes. I never really know what kind shape will distort the pattern the least, for this, dress side-bust-darts seemed the way to go. Don't ask me why I created a waist seam rather than made it a continuous dress, it was kind of difficult to match the stripes and they're kind of in an obvious area so it was really important they match. I guess in the end the waist seam does create a more fitted silhouette which I think is more flattering so it was worth it!<br />
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I didn't have enough fabric to make a circle skirt of some sort so I decided to go for a flared A line skirt and see if the idea works for me (I'm always a little daunted by A line skirts, they seems kind of shapeless to me) but I think it came out nicely! I used my <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/11/tutorial-for-mystery-pocket-skirt.html" target="_blank">own tutorial </a>to draft the skirt, (taken from the <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/11/copy-cat-mystery-pocket-skirt.html" target="_blank">Mystery Pocket Skirt</a>) only I spread out the three rectangles to a measurement a little wider than my hip measuremant as I wanted the dress to be more flared than the Mystery Pocket Skirt (if you want to do this yourself and have questions - let me know!)<br />
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I have to say I'm incredibly happy with my pockets!! This was my first time making welt pockets and I love how they turned out. Welt pockets are one of those touches that remind me how much I've improved with my sewing, it's such a cute detail and it's easier to sew than it looks!<br />
I used the pocket template from Colette's Anise Pattern (I've also made the Anise Jacket - with my own little twist, I'll show you guys soon!) and used Sarai's tutorial to make them (sorry, for some reason the Collettrie site isn't working so I can't attach the link, I'll be sure to check back soon and try again). It was pretty easy, Sarai's tutorials are so helpful!<br />
I tried to find a tutorial on how to draft welt pockets for you guys but I can't seem to find one.. Maybe I'll make one myself - is that something you would find interesting? <br />
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I used my Cat Cotton from my <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/10/cat-blouse.html" target="_blank">Cat Blouse</a> to make the lining for the pockets and I'm always so happy to reach into the pocket and see a little kitty peek up at me. I haven't actually used the pockets, only once when I had to use the bathroom at work and had my cellphone with me so I just stuck it in my pocket. To be honest it's not the most flattering place for pockets because the moment I put something in them, it weighs the fabric down and it clings to my hips which isn't a good thing, trust me. Oh well!<br />
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I added little buttons at the edge of the sleeves to give the dress a little pop of color (or a pop of black.. is black a color?), it was either this of little bows made up from the fashion fabric.. After much contemplation (I kid you not) I decided to add the buttons because I felt the dress was kind of... muted. What do you think?<br />
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I finished the neckline with bias tape, hemmed the sleeves by serging the fabric and turning it in. That's about it!<br />
In closing, even though this isn't the dress of my dreams and it definitely exceeded my expectations (which were incredibly low in the first place)<br />
I will leave you with a few questions:<br />
What are you thoughts on winter dresses? <br />
What is your favorite pattern for sewing with stripes and plaids?<br />
Why am I making the same exact face in all the pictures?<br />
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Have a great weekend!Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-55413402116930656412012-12-24T14:54:00.001-08:002012-12-24T14:54:43.761-08:00Holiday Un - WishesI wasn't going to make a holiday post as I'm Jewish and don't celebrate Christmas. (and frankly, I'm so freaking jealous that you get to celebrate this holiday I can't muster the strength to be selfless and be happy for the rest of you).<br />
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Anyway, since I'm being bitter, Merry Christmas:<br />
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I hope the Grinch steals all your presents and gives them to me.<br />
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jk. I truly wish you all a Merry Merry Christmas!Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-258774634073128432012-12-15T13:06:00.004-08:002012-12-15T13:06:51.688-08:00Chiffon Bow BlouseI'm having a rough sewing day. I'm trying to sew my own version of the Anise jacket and to be honest I'm not having the greatest time with it. I'll write a more in depth post about the pattern and my jacket, but I just had to let it out there. TODAY, SEWING IS NOT MY FRIEND.<br />
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Lately, I've only been sewing during the weekends, as during the week I don't live at home and I work a full time job. Because of this, I sometimes resort to sewing little projects rather than new and more time consuming projects. I already have a few basic patterns ready so I can just change the neckline or sleeves and I have a new shirt.<br />
This is kind of what I did with this shirt, only it evolved while I sewed it. It did not evolve because I'm creative or because I kept getting new brilliant idea. It evolved because I kept making mistakes. Antibiotics was invented by mistake, no? Well, this is my Antibiotics, it's just as brilliant too, I tell ya, going to save plenty of lives this shirt is.<br />
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Yup, it's just chiffon shirt. I'm pretty sure all you sewers out there are saying - why is she even showing this to us? It's true, it really isn't that exciting, but I feel like it's better if us bloggers show our mistakes and mundane projects because whats better than shouting out "I'm just a mediocre sewers sometimes" in public? That's what I'm doing. I hope you don't unfollow my blog now.<br />
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It's kind of difficult to see the details of this shirt because of the busy fabric (it's little leaves!) so I'll give you a recap. I transferred the darts to gathers in the shoulder seam and gave the shirt a baggy look by widening the side seams by about an inch. The sleeves are basically the same width the whole way down (rather than tapering towards the wrist) which I gathered at the wrists and finished with bias binding. The sleeve caps are also gathered which took a little longer to sew with chiffon and IT'S SO FREAKING SLIPPERY but worth the effort (but maybe not.. can you ever tell they're gathered? This pattern is so confusing)<br />
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The collar is one of the most dominant of the Antibiotics Effect in this shirt. I intended this to be a tie collar shirt (kind of vintage style that ties at the side of the neckline) but ended up measuring wrongly and having only tiny little tips left rather than long strips to tie a knot (don't ask me how this happened). After putting a little thought into it (also, I may or may not have had enough fabric to make a new collar) I decided to make a little bow and sew a fabric covered button to it. Can't see what the heck I'm talking about?<br />
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Ok, now that you saw a close up lets talk a little more about the construction. I NEVER know how to construct a tie collar in a clever way, I sit and think about it often (it's kind of embarrassing to admit how much time I spend thinking about how things work in sewing) but I can really never figure out. I'll tell you about my stupid way and then, if any of you guys know the RIGHT way to do it, I'd love to know.<br />
1) I made bias tape from the fashion fabric to attach the collar to the shirt.<br />
2) I cut the long strip of fabric that's going to act as my collar.<br />
3) I sewed the short ends shut so create the square ends.<br />
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At this point I'll stop and say that my biggest issue is the point where the collar strip disconnect from the neckline and becomes the tie. Does the make sense? What bothers me is that the strips have to be finished in order to look nice (as in the raw edges of the strip need to be finished somehow) but the rest of the the neckline strip that's laying against the neckline doesn't have to be finished because it's connected to the neckline with a bias strip.<br />
Now, I know that a lot sewers souldn't use a bias strip but encase the neckline with the collar strip, but I still don't understand how to deal with the point where the collar disconncets from the neckline, it seems like such an unclean finish!<br />
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4) I measured the neckline length and marked the length in the middle of the strip. I finished ( sewed the long ends right sides together) both ends of the tubes (as they are going to be hanging freely) and trespassed a little into the "neckline territory". That way most of the collar laying against the neckline isn't finished so there isn't that much bulk, but the ends that are nging out are finished.<br />
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AHHH does that even make sense???<br />
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5) Anyway, I then proceed to attach the collar with a bias strip.<br />
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6) the way I created the little bow was sewing the bottom part of the strip to the point where it connects to the neckline (I did this so both strips) and sewed a little button in the middle.<br />
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I'm sorry if this was incoherent, let me know if you want me to clarify anything. I kind of wish I had taken pictures!<br />
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A few confessions about this blouse:<br />
1) Apparently I didn't sew the sleeve correctly and one of the gathers escaped the bias strip. I only realized this after wearing is a few times and I now have to rip the seams and resew the bias strip. I REALLY hope I'll get this done and it's won't become a UFO.<br />
2) I didn't really like this shirt when I finished it. I didn't feel that it was very creative or interesting in any way.<br />
3) This blouse has gotten SO many compliments. It's so weird how the things that I don't put that much effort into get more compliments then the ones that I do. Does this happen to you too? I made a dress with an embroidered panel and fabric covered buttons and god knows what else and it got just a few compliments but this shirt that I consider kind of a "blah" sewed garment was complimented constantly. WHATS UP WITH THAT?<br />
4) I didn't bother with a baby hem. I just serged the bottom and hemmed it. Does that make me a bad sewer? I HATE baby hems.<br />
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Back shot. Again, I opted for a curved hem, I have a thing for them.<br />
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1) What do you do when you have a bad a sewing day?</div>
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3) Why do non sewers always like the projects that I put the least amount of effort in?</div>
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4) Why do I not like the projects that I put the least amount of effort in?</div>
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I do like this blouse, even though I'm complaining constantly, I've worn it quite a few times and it fits well in my wardrobe.</div>
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<br />Kessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244901633976072691noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215262325356295810.post-2802534785813805852012-12-06T09:49:00.000-08:002012-12-06T09:49:13.568-08:00Mrs. Pettigrew Blouse<a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/10/thoughts-on-plaid.html" target="_blank">I mentioned in a post a while back</a> that I was planning on copying Amy Adam's Blouse from "Mrs. Pettigrew Lives For A Day". First, it's an excellent movie, it's incredibly lighthearted yet touches your heart at the same time. It's staged right before World War II, the stars of the movie being Amy Adams as a frivolous actress who is trying to forge herself a career by sleeping with the right men and at the same time trying to find love, and <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Frances McDormand who ends up being her hou<span style="font-size: small;">se keeper by trickery who is just trying t<span style="font-size: small;">o earn a living<span style="font-size: small;"> but gets so much more! <span style="font-size: small;">The movie is silly but touches very serious <span style="font-size: small;">subjects at the <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">surface</span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The clot<span style="font-size: small;">hing<span style="font-size: small;"> is <span style="font-size: small;">absolutely</span> inspiring! It's incredibly glamo<span style="font-size: small;">rous yet <span style="font-size: small;">I do <span style="font-size: small;">feel that it ha<span style="font-size: small;">s a little <span style="font-size: small;">bit of a modern touch to it.. It<span style="font-size: small;">'s difficult to explain, but<span style="font-size: small;"> even the older ladies <span style="font-size: small;">in<span style="font-size: small;"> this movie are dresse<span style="font-size: small;">d beautifully!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The <span style="font-size: small;">blouse that i<span style="font-size: small;">nspired me the most is <span style="font-size: small;">part of this <span style="font-size: small;">ensemble</span> that Amy Adams <span style="font-size: small;">wears in her final scene:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I <span style="font-size: small;">just <span style="font-size: small;">love the neckline! I've <span style="font-size: small;">never seen<span style="font-size: small;"> this de<span style="font-size: small;">tail <span style="font-size: small;">on a modern button up shirt an<span style="font-size: small;">d I think it's such a femini<span style="font-size: small;">ne and unique touch<span style="font-size: small;">.<span style="font-size: small;"> T<span style="font-size: small;">he min<span style="font-size: small;">ute I saw it I kn<span style="font-size: small;">e</span>w I had to make it for myself, (evidence<span style="font-size: small;"> to this i<span style="font-size: small;">s <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/104849497546015227/" target="_blank">this pin</a> <span style="font-size: small;">in which I promised to<span style="font-size: small;"> ma<span style="font-size: small;">ke it the next da<span style="font-size: small;">y)<span style="font-size: small;">. I really did! <span style="font-size: small;">I just didn't photograph <span style="font-size: small;">it until <span style="font-size: small;">a few<span style="font-size: small;"> days ago. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">W<span style="font-size: small;">ell, here i<span style="font-size: small;">s the big reveal:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I decided to m<span style="font-size: small;">ake it into a <span style="font-size: small;">normal <span style="font-size: small;">button <span style="font-size: small;">up shirt, as I <span style="font-size: small;">didn't feel that I<span style="font-size: small;">'d we<span style="font-size: small;">ar is as much as a dress (and I proved this theory ri<span style="font-size: small;">ght by wearing this shirt like 5 times since I made it<span style="font-size: small;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. I used this plaid fabric that I got <span style="font-size: small;">for <span style="font-size: small;">2.5$ a meter in a bazaar in Isr<span style="font-size: small;">a<span style="font-size: small;">e<span style="font-size: small;">l, <a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/10/thoughts-on-plaid.html" target="_blank">I had a lot of trouble </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/10/thoughts-on-plaid.html" target="_blank">matching the </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://dinosaurgirlfashion.blogspot.co.il/2012/10/thoughts-on-plaid.html" target="_blank">plaid</a><span style="font-size: small;"> as we know, <span style="font-size: small;">but I think it came out pretty well! I matched them only width wise, so they don't ma<span style="font-size: small;">tch at the shoulder<span style="font-size: small;"> seams and for some reason I didn't think to match them in the sleeves either. You think I'd ha<span style="font-size: small;">ve thought of that after spend so much time matching the rest o<span style="font-size: small;">f the stupid shir<span style="font-size: small;">t<span style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The collar didn't come out as <span style="font-size: small;">great as I <span style="font-size: small;">planned. I couldn<span style="font-size: small;">'t figure out how to make it lie completely flat in the part where it overlaps as it did in the original shirt. I ended up making a long strip on the bias<span style="font-size: small;"> to create the collar, I <span style="font-size: small;">only stitched the front parts <span style="font-size: small;">closed and then I sandwiched the neckline in the rest of it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> I <span style="font-size: small;">thought it was enough to do that and have <span style="font-size: small;">the overlap lie flat, BUT NO. Anyway, it's not ba<span style="font-size: small;">d, but I <span style="font-size: small;">k</span>ind of get se<span style="font-size: small;">lf</span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">conscious </span></span>about it.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I opted <span style="font-size: small;">fo<span style="font-size: small;">r prin<span style="font-size: small;">cess sea<span style="font-size: small;">ms and I'm ha<span style="font-size: small;">ppy I did<span style="font-size: small;">, <span style="font-size: small;">I thought they <span style="font-size: small;">would be easier to match than dior se<span style="font-size: small;">ams <span style="font-size: small;">and I wasn't sure that just sewing darts with the plaid would look good. Also, I <span style="font-size: small;">think I like style-lines better than darts, they kind of shape the<span style="font-size: small;"> whole garment rather than only <span style="font-size: small;">the place where the dart is.. do you feel this too? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I decided to <span style="font-size: small;">forgo the button <span style="font-size: small;">cluster<span style="font-size: small;">s out of sheer laz<span style="font-size: small;">iness, I don't know why but it felt like more work than just spacin<span style="font-size: small;">g out the buttons equally. I think I will try this on a shirt soon because I like this look<span style="font-size: small;">, I was just so frustrated with <span style="font-size: small;">matching the fabric I wanted the rest of the construction to <span style="font-size: small;">go <span style="font-size: small;">faster. I know it's silly BUT <span style="font-size: small;">I <span style="font-size: small;">ALSO KNOW YOU DO THIS TOO<span style="font-size: small;">, SO STOP JUDGING.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> This is what the<span style="font-size: small;"> collar looks like ope<span style="font-size: small;">n, I <span style="font-size: small;">hand sewe<span style="font-size: small;">d snap<span style="font-size: small;">s to the overlapping collar. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is was also my first time shaping a pi<span style="font-size: small;">ece of fabric with a<span style="font-size: small;">n iron. I cut the collar on <span style="font-size: small;">the bias and I stretched the part that would be sewn to the shirt <span style="font-size: small;">neckline <span style="font-size: small;">with LOTS o<span style="font-size: small;">f steam so that it'll lay flat rather than stick out like <span style="font-size: small;">a <span style="font-size: small;">mandarin</span> collar. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>It really works! c<span style="font-size: small;">an you tell it<span style="font-size: small;">'s a little tighter at the top of the collar? don't tell me if it doesn't.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I look<span style="font-size: small;"> like a midget in this picture<span style="font-size: small;">, my dad is so tall<span style="font-size: small;"> it's like he's taking a pic<span style="font-size: small;">ture of me fro<span style="font-size: small;">m a top of a building! <span style="font-size: small;">We later <span style="font-size: small;">figure out how to avoid this issue but you'll only see an improvement in the next <span style="font-size: small;">few ga<span style="font-size: small;">rment<span style="font-size: small;">s<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had the silly thought of making a mat<span style="font-size: small;">ching jacket <span style="font-size: small;">like in Amy Ada<span style="font-size: small;">m's <span style="font-size: small;">ensemble. I still can't decide <span style="font-size: small;">if I <span style="font-size: small;">want to do this or not! I've mad<span style="font-size: small;">e my first successful jacket a <span style="font-size: small;">few weeks ago so I <span style="font-size: small;">feel that <span style="font-size: small;">my <span style="font-size: small;">motivation <span style="font-size: small;">is greater.. but will I <span style="font-size: small;">wear it as an <span style="font-size: small;">ensemble</span>?? I can't decide!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">For the sake of being honest, I've <span style="font-size: small;">never worn this shirt with this outfit, I always wore it with jeans<span style="font-size: small;">, but I thought I'd glamour off for you guys!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">What do you think? Is it as simi<span style="font-size: small;">lar as I think it is? Have you ever tried to c<span style="font-size: small;">opy a garment </span>from a movie? Also, I do<span style="font-size: small;">n't know i<span style="font-size: small;">f you <span style="font-size: small;">caug<span style="font-size: small;">ht the s<span style="font-size: small;">ubtle clue<span style="font-size: small;">, but <span style="font-size: small;">I have a pinterest a<span style="font-size: small;">ccound<a href="http://pinterest.com/kessemm/" target="_blank"> <span style="font-size: small;">AND YOU SHOULD FOLLOW IT.</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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