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- ––‘sunshine’ sleeveless blouse –– -

I got into a chat with a lady in the Ribbon Room about whether to get yellow ribbon or green ribbon. “Yellow,” we both firmly agreed, as Seattle rain spattered against the window.  I’m happy I went...

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- ––‘sunshine’ blouse yoke facing –– -

The facing on this blouse is simple, but the tricky part is the front V. While working on my sleep mask project, I realized the V of the nose lies flatter when I trim away almost the entire seam...

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- –– hemming and hawing –– -

As I neared completion on this blouse, I experimented with trimming the hem, using a ruffle I already had in my notions box. I didn’t like the results. It made the top look too much like an apron or a...

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- –– biased against bias –– -

I’ve heard people say, “I made my own bias tape for this project,” and in my mind I quickly dismiss such activity as silly. “Why would anyone want to make their own bias tape when they can just get it...

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grr. argh.

Damn you, Burda! With your gorgeous models and fashion shoots, and your tantalizingly low-priced patterns! I get suckered every time, and then I make one of your things and it turns out gigantic and...

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— pre-washing —

I’ve pre-washed my cherry blossom silk! This is a photo of the “wrong” side of the silk. I think I’ll use the wrong side because it’s more subtle than the shiny dark “right” side. Since the print is...

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— printing the pattern —

I’ve picked my pattern for my cherry blossom silk! I’m going to make a tank top with turned sleeves. (Not sure if that’s the real name for them, but that’s what I’m calling ‘em.) It’s the BurdaStyle...

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pattern pieces

I’ve assembled all the pattern pieces from the BurdaStyle v-neck top and cut them out, including seam allowances. Next: cutting my cherry blossom silk!Filed under: fashion, the quarter-inch press

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now i become myself

Music by Tycho Poem, “Now I Become Myself,” by May Sarton Sculpture Echo by Jaume Plense Tunic tank top, self-made and hand-dyed, from Alabama Chanin Now I become myself. It’s taken Time, many years...

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rotary cutter: not just for quilters

I’ve already posted the final results of my Alabama Chanin dip-dyed tunic top, but here’s a retrospective post about the bias strips I used to bind the arm and neckholes. I bought a rotary cutter,...

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