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I know, the last time I was going on and on about dresses it was about little smocks and such. But you’ll be proud of me because one of these dresses (the above one, actually) is one that I started a year ago, so at least I’m making myself finish what I start!
My intention was to wear this number last Thanksgiving in Texas during our grand “series of fortunate events.” And while my husband’s family was planning most of the reception activity I was far too frazzled to focus on sewing this dress, especially when the sleeves stopped cooperating. I finally decided, a year later, to finish it or give it up which was enough motivation to figure out the sleeve issue (ones I drafted myself) and apply the finishing touches.
This is Du Barry 2506B. Hands down, one of my favorite patterns. The sleeves in real life were too puffy for me so that’s why I had to change them. The bow at the neckline was not quite as sweet as the one shown so I used this corally-colored satin ribbon instead. At first I thought, perhaps, it looked too much like a Girl Scout or pilgrim dress but in these photos I quite like it. The dark brown dotted swiss is really soft and so comfortable. I omitted the belt because it looks fine with out it but I can always make one later on.
The next dress is quite different:
I had to blow out the photos because the fabric is so dark; it’s a midnight blue rose-pattern lace. It’s the kind of lace that has a nice weight and drape and may be a cotton blend (similar to my wedding dress). I ended up using a slightly darker Petersham (grosgrain) ribbon and kept the look monochromatic.
This style is a departure from my normal look, at least in terms of the sleeves. I’ve seen them called “wingsleeves” before although I’m not sure if that’s the official term. Very popular in the 1940s and ’50s they always struck me as being a little bit masculine or angular and therefore was never that appealing. Over the last few years, however, quite a few vintage patterns with such sleeves have found their way into my stash and I might as well give them a try!
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Le Petit Elefant & {paper & type} will be sharing a booth at the Moon Festival, Chinatown Los Angeles on Sept 25th, 5pm-12am. Yay!!! We've never done an outdoor night market before... should be fun & interesting! I've been hustling steadily before knowing of this festival, but now that I doooo know! Oh brother! I just took inventory and well, I counted more than 30 plush so I could be in far worse shape :)
Well I haven't done a cute post in a while. Read ahead if you think you can take it.
This little miss is a young rabbit that I'm trying not to get attached to as she is being taken out this weekend as a thank you gift for one of my local friends.
with the side view you can see her white felted wool tail
As you can see, she's a little bit fancy, with Liberty fabric for her front, and a lace necklace (very fashionable). But just to show she's not a snob, she has sweet gingham ears.
I'm not sure how it happened, but when I was embroidering her face, her eyes ended up closed, I think she's a big sleepy head. I say big, but in fact she's very very small, at 5 inches tall, and most of that is ears. Are you wondering where she is going? Well it's a surprise but I can tell you later on..
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on 3/22/2010
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‘Ello, sweets! I hope all of you in the Northern Hemisphere are able to enjoy some warmer weather this week. I have been so inspired by the change I have updated my Etsy shop (fable*) with a ton of vintage (and some new) goodies! Really, really wonderful things that I can scarcely believe I’m parting with. I know these pretties will find their way to good homes so that makes it okay. (Psst - I have also listed items at very reasonable prices too.)
There are lots of sewing patterns, millinery, beads and a couple of lacy, floaty wearables.
Special for blog readers this week: Buy any 2 millinery items, beads or sewing patterns and get the 3rd millinery item, beads or sewing pattern for free (equal or lesser value; through midnight Friday, March 26th, PT). Just leave a note in the “Message to Seller” box when you checkout letting me know what free item you’d like.
Non-U.S. Peeps: Please convo me the item you are interested in, plus your city/country, and I’ll get back to you with a shipping quote.
» Visit the shop here.
Thanks for looking!
Blue fabric from my stash. Perfect for a bevy of blue dresses (some of my favorite things!). The top and second from the bottom are vintage. Don’t you love that lace in the middle? I can see it made up into a 30’s style dress or blouse.
For Poppytalk’s Spring Color Week.
So this is the new wallet that I mentioned in my last post. I made it from a thick piece of wool fabric and I think that was a nice way to make it sort of soft and cushy without using any interfacing or such. The tricky part was really just figuring out the steps to sew a wallet together.
If you want to make one in this style, just measure the size you would like the wallet to be, ie. the main panel, and decide how many compartments you need to fit the things you need. You'll need to have fairly good sewing skills to follow this, ideally you'll have made similar types of things. Then here are the general steps:
Get startedCreate your pattern pieces with paper or cardstock (so you can make another one later!) then cut out the fabric, I recommend linings for the pockets to add structure and give a nice finished look. Embellish the outer panel of the wallet as you wish. I added lace, you could add an inset quilted panel, applique, or anything you like.
Bottom cards section with large slip pocket1. The card dividers should all be the same height to fit your cards, and the same width as the main panel of the wallet. Attach each to its lining at the top side, turn right side out and press.
2. Attach main slip pocket to its lining, turn right side out and press.
3. Attach card dividers onto main slip pocket. Attach the top divider first, stitching the sides and bottom so that the cards will stay in place with the top of the card showing. Then layer extra dividers on top, each one lower than the last.
4. Stitch a dividing column down the middle.
Top zipper pocket section1. Create the main slip pocket, sew to its lining, turn right side out and press
2. Sew the zipper to the front of the zipper pocket pieces and its lining
2. Fold in the bottom of the zipper pocket (the outside and lining) and top stitch onto slip pocket.
Closure1. Sew tab to its lining, at the sides and bottom, turn right side out and press, the tab can be square or rounded
2. Top stitch tab (if you wish) and add a snap
3. Attach the tab to the outer panel of the wallet
4. Add the other half of the snap to the outer panel of the wallet
Finish1. Attach bottom pocket panel and to
I've been meaning to make this for ages! It's a new case for my Boye interchangeable circular knitting needle set. The case the set came with was a bit yucky - plastic slots and an ugly brown vinyl cover.
Lately I finally figured out how to sew a wallet, and realized afterwards that the needle case would basically work the same way. You sew the dividers onto the lining first, then afterwards sew the lining to the outside (leaving a gap) and turn right side out and press. Adding extra layers and dividers is just another step but the basic idea applies.
Lately I've been enjoying combining different prints, so for this case I used a combination of polka dots, faux bois and a floral all in green. I'm also loving lace right now, so I embellished the outside with some white crocheted lace.
This set has needle sizes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10.5, 11, 13 and 15, so I have a slot for each of them, plus a large slip pocket for the cables, and three small pockets for the extra bits that come with the set. To figure out the right width for the slot for a pair of needles just measure the diameter of each needle and multiply by 4. For mine I added an extra 2mm to this measurement so the pockets aren't too snug.
While I was making my case I cut out fabric for a second one so that one is going into
my shop (www.etsy.com/shop/NeedleBook) shortly...
p.s. I've renamed my shop, so now it's called NeedleBook. I didn't realize when I created my username for Etsy a long time ago that I would open a shop later on, and that my shop name would have to be the same as my username. If you have this problem, there's a great article
here that describes how to rename your shop. It's a bit of work but I think it can be really worthwhile if you're not happy with your shop name.
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Announcement of the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature~ United States
SCBWI Speaker Event: Lara Saguisag on “The Filipino Child and Filipino Children’s Literature”~ Jan 7, Makati, Philippines
Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities~ Jan 11 - 14, Honolulu, HI, United States
American Library Association Midwinter Meeting~ Jan 11 - 16, Philadelphia, PA, United States
American Library Association Literary Awards Announced~ Jan 14, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Mumbai International Book Fair~ Jan 16 - 20, Mumbai, India
“Cooperative Learning in Multicultural Societies: Critical Reflections” Conference~ Jan 19 - 22, Turin, Italy
Costa Book Awards Winners Announced (formerly the Whitbread Literary Awards)~ Jan 22, London, England
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SCBWI Tokyo Author and Illustrator Showcase~ Jan 26, Tokyo, Japan
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very very sweet...i love rabbits!
Sam xx