Saturday, November 30, 2013

Christmas Dress - Butterick 4919

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My employer has a large Christmas party every year at The Jefferson Hotel and it is a stunning venue.  Very festive.  I usually make my dre...
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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Back From Italy - And The Tippi Hedren Suit Obsession Continues

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The Carpenter and I returned from our pilgrimage to Italy after ten days and what a glorious trip it was!  Above is the first photo I too...
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Sunday, November 10, 2013

Gertie Coat Done! Butterick 5824

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Y'all.  I made a coat.  I am seriously amazed and pleased:   I impressed The Carpenter into taking some photos this morning: ...
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Saturday, November 9, 2013

Hollywood Comes to Town; Coat Update

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I did not get my coat done in time for the opening of the Hollywood Costume exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, but it ended up bei...
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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Butterick Coat 5824 Progress!

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Today was the day when the outer coat and the inner lining came together in step 32 - very exciting!  But before I took that exciting s...
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Sunday, October 27, 2013

More Progress on the Coat Sew-Along . . .

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I spent today taking care of those last steps before the coat lining and outer coat are sewn together.  The first is step 17 in the instr...
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Saturday, October 26, 2013

It's That Coat Time of Year . . .

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For most of September and October I was in a sewing funk, despite the fact that I made a dress (which I haven't blogged about yet...