tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64327480960471967252024-03-20T15:52:18.345-07:00ValMarieSewsSemi-Domesticatedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10832732854887408409noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432748096047196725.post-67099987007806290182011-09-01T17:23:00.000-07:002011-09-01T17:28:57.525-07:00I made the fancy tiger blog!
<br />I was featured in the "Better Know a Crafter" post on the Fancy Tiger Blog today. A few weeks ago I stopped in to Fancy Tiger Crafts to show them my new digs (I bought the Sencha pattern and bicycle-print fabric there) Betsy got so excited she had to take my picture. You can see the post <a href="http://fancytiger.blogspot.com/">here</a>. So I imported the pictures of me in my blouse standing on Old South Broadway!<div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJ5EUOnBZ9rvatyBUtNclehUcduEMmcguHgyuzlEeB0xRvgqQhXLmAKjexjf_dUJoUWbKS7qprK9kWLEpuf-YpVllPxn1w93Dy_QHvi6NY-COq5nL1ygymA7PjUbxwfpmKE-u49Ua7cXm/s320/Bicycle+Blouse+2.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647551570649262306" /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oTqgLXuPVbafMj8fl2sn8mdkZXQhcsNGhOVEXxcuwsex-dgWld6W3bUnhXJghN2xlnsWLh142YnPu6RdqtWEkgynqeGK_zVgt31kjlZzMDZB58gxvc7MdGsa05n75_RYOwbJ_nQLvJ5K/s320/Bicycle+Blouse+1.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647552653456091154" /></div>Semi-Domesticatedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10832732854887408409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432748096047196725.post-79459677346593616372011-08-31T17:49:00.000-07:002011-08-31T17:52:29.800-07:00Captain America Shirt for Justin!
<br />I have a very very lucky boyfriend. Here is the shirt I made for him. The pattern is McCalls 6044. It actually came together very nicely and fit perfectly (even without a muslin).<div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic699Fn0wAlo8jZ8eRWCLNHV1VjsAKmPQvo5QWCR1MyLP9xSTjM7yd2gXMHF8ci-EBPv7CCEwPxkTr2yYUKCV5BxFeKzpGislVHakYDcFQsFE1zvUjeNzCKIobh7ZIUkaaX3xEEJwQsBPM/s320/Captain+America+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647187320173392834" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></div><div>
<br /></div>Semi-Domesticatedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10832732854887408409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432748096047196725.post-88784815910030580292011-08-08T21:30:00.001-07:002011-08-08T21:31:46.811-07:00My new favorite blouse<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdDXxS-KKKBd9wFjhvD71ATyKaKMNZXBQbEsTDM1KDIF5LjHhYmxYyO4zAInTb3sgaXcRYHLUFf0IvzITi9nu_aWq_7kbI8B5Z3YWAMWexqV_XxfIS1VrZbcK8oGXuWkeMXPZi7VqLsfI/s1600/Sencha+Blouse+au+Bicyclette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdDXxS-KKKBd9wFjhvD71ATyKaKMNZXBQbEsTDM1KDIF5LjHhYmxYyO4zAInTb3sgaXcRYHLUFf0IvzITi9nu_aWq_7kbI8B5Z3YWAMWexqV_XxfIS1VrZbcK8oGXuWkeMXPZi7VqLsfI/s320/Sencha+Blouse+au+Bicyclette.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638708986049018626" /></a>
<br />Sencha Blouse au Bicyclette. I love it!<div>
<br /></div><div>More pictures later...I have a cold today so I spent the better part of my day in cuddly clothing.</div>Semi-Domesticatedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10832732854887408409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432748096047196725.post-88861384789036392412011-08-08T16:27:00.000-07:002011-08-08T16:56:06.381-07:00Taking a personal day...
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<br /><span class="Apple-style-span">I learned to sew at Fancy Tiger late June 2011...here's what I've accomplished so<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpwSftPJygf5gzR_D1why2rou-VewtW3xWQfDOnOb5z6ewz-fioHSH1LdlZV5e8Zl4_nTqUBGgisrukcdM_V2RIH-o4FqIfyEoVbczE1N3RO5ys5b0Lq5H0gY3eHZVyKLaRrxLXnUPmKM/s320/Butterick+4790+1952+pattern.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638632816031136610" /> far!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span">
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<br /></span></span></div><div>This was my first attempt at the following: gathering, sewing a yoke, and armhole facings. I sewed a muslin using cheaper quilting cotton from Joanns and that helped a lot. I'm a big fan of sewing muslins without muslin. That way...if my test garment turns out just fine then I have two new things to wear instead of just one. Colette Patterns suggests using gingham which is cheaper and drapes more easily than quilting cotton, but generally I think gingham looks like a picnic blanket.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>The only thing I would change to this dress is make it longer next time! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>This was a really exciting project for me...it turned out perfectly and when I wore it in to Fancy Tiger Crafts, they took a picture and posted it on their <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150254702577426&set=a.105219197425.94533.49846932425&type=1&theater">Facebook Page</a>!</div><div>
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<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; ">This was actually a test garment for a future project (which I will chronicle later!) But it turned out ok so I wore it to work last week (notice the cubicle behind me devoid of all personality? I am at my client's office, obviously.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; ">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; ">Results? It actually turned out too big! looks like I'm a Colette 16 instead of a Colette 18. I will have to take in the side seams and also add some steam-a-seam to the sleeve facings (I don't know how to stitch the facings to the blouse invisibly by hand yet). Still, it looks cute with a belt!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; ">
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