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Sewing
I got my first sewing machine in January 2004, but I don't have time to sew much. Still, here are some things I made. Click the images to see them bigger.
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jellyfish skirt)
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A-line skirt with a jellyfish applique. I love marine invertebrates. |
letter-writing kit)
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A portable container for everything needed to write a letter, start to finish. Stamps on the left, homemade envelopes and stationery on the right, more stuff in the back pockets like mail to respond to, adhesive to close the envelopes, pens, and address labels. See the inside of the kit here. |
polka-dot skirt)
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Flared cotton skirt with curved seams. The curved seams on the skirt were really hard to get right, and the fabric didn't drape properly so I had to make some alterations. It turned out well in the end. Another view of the skirt is here. See a close-up of the fabric and the lace here. |
bloomers)
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White cotton bloomers; come to just above the knees, with an elastic waist, and ruffles and lace at the bottoms. They're made from a very modified pajama pants pattern. I custom make them for people for $40; let me know if you're interested. More photos of girls wearing bloomers are on my photos page. Here's a close-up of the lace at the hems.
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reversible pouch)
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A little pouch, about 4 by 5 inches, made from scraps. Click the thumbnail to see what it looks like inside out. The applique is of a glass of milk and a bottle of ink, because the pouch was made for a friend whose blog's name is "milk and ink."
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magenta skirt)
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A-line, bias-cut magenta cotton skirt; decorative stitching done on my sewing machine. This was my first skirt with a zipper and it turned out well.
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gray skirt)
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Flared gray elastic-waist skirt; red ric rac at bottom (pink shown here from before I'd decided which to go with). Made from this pattern. It's only easy in that it doesn't have a zipper; adapting the pattern was a pain (it has no length built in) and it was hard to know how long the elastic should be for the waistband. There was no way to adjust it since it's sewn directly to the skirt.
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pajama pants)
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The first thing I ever made, out of cottom flannel (lavender with little white stars). It was a great, easy beginner project.
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