Archive for May 2007
Fold-over elastic: my way
Posted by: marieclaude on: May 21, 2007
Rose asked me to explain how I use fold-over elastic for necklines. I definitely do not have the best technique, nor even a technique at all, but here’s how I do things:
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Place a 10 cm length of fold-over elastic to the edge of the fabric, with the wrong side of the elastic on the right [...]
PADD
Posted by: marieclaude on: May 21, 2007
- In: Sewing
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I suffer from PADD: Project Attention-Deficit Disorder. My list of projects to complete is humongous, and whenever I set my mind to make a given project, pffft! I end up making something else. The reasons are numerous: too many patterns, too much fabric in my stash, changing needs, changing taste. Take today, for example. I [...]
Cos I’m cooler than the red dress…
Posted by: marieclaude on: May 20, 2007
- In: Patterns| Sewing
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Ta da! Here is the red dress I will wear to my DSIL wedding next Friday. As I said in my previous posting, I have used Hot Patterns’ Deco Vibe Cosmopolitan Dress, where I have made the view with the mock-wrap front. I am pretty happy with how the dress turned out, considering my big [...]
Long time no see!
Posted by: marieclaude on: May 14, 2007
- In: Fabric| Sewing
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Gosh, where have I been lately? The answer is simple: away from my sewing machine and too close to everything else that is/was going on in my life. You know, when reality catches up with you and you actually have to leave your machine un-used for a while? *sigh* Anyway, here I am, my cold [...]
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