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August 19th, 2007

updates

Okay, it’s a crazy, busy week!  And I’m so bad that you guys don’t even get photos :-)
My outfit is looking amazing… but since my fiance reads my blogs - you guys need to wait until after the wedding to see photos!
I’m sewing my fiance’s vest…
And the tuxedo for our dog.
It may be a slow […]

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August 3rd, 2007

excuse me, I’m having a girly moment

I’ve got my test skirt done.
I’m one happy camper!
No, I’m sorry you can’t see it quite yet.  I still need to iron it… and hem it… and finish stitching the waistband on :-)
Other than that it looks great!
I used an irridescent smoke-grey taffeta, kind of like this:

Just less crinkly.   Or at least it will […]

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July 30th, 2007

it’s been a fun day

I’ve had a productive day… I just haven’t taken any photos of the progress on my outfit (my bad!)
I washed the silk today, on gentle, on cold, in my washing machine.  It’s not something I’d recommend (if only because the fabric manufacturers don’t recommend it!)  But I spent my early twenties working in a fabric […]

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July 29th, 2007

want to see what I’m working on this week?

I’m making this skirt (the one with the train):

And this blouse:

Number “C” I should say :-)
Out of this fabric:

Ivory silk dupioni… yummy, yummy, yummy!
For my wedding, which is less than a month away.  I’ve got a really quiet week so I can get it all done!
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July 23rd, 2007

tip of the day - making muslins to fit clothing

I’m just starting on sewing my wedding dress (which is good - because I only have a month left to sew it :-) ) and want to make sure everything fits perfectly!
To help me fit it, I’m creating two sets of dresses.  The first one is called a muslin, (but it doesn’t have to be […]

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