So I finished the dress and I am now able to start new projects here is a little photo of the piece in the exhibition, but I will put up more photo’s on my blog, once the runway show is over. There will be more on my blog soon Lady A
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Applique
Hello everyone! I’ve just joined sew retro and I thought I’d share my newly-completed circle skirt which I made for Casey’s sew along. I made it with Simplicity 4752 from 1954, in a heavyweight, felt-like wool fabric (I guess a coating?), and embellished it with a retro telephone applique I designed myself. Full details and [...]
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I used Simplicity 8682 from 1969 to make this green polyester dress. I significantly hemmed it, tailored it, and added white felt applique arrow designs. I also used white ribbon trim at the bottom of the dress. I like the pop art effect created by using applique to apply everyday objects and symbols to dresses [...]
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Well, I did another arrow applique skirt; this time a green corduroy skirt with white felt applique. I messed with the proportions and decided to do a smaller arrow applique and a simpler design. Now I’m wondering if I should have gone more complicated? You can read more about this project and see more pictures [...]
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I seem to be on a roll with sewing up skirts lately; but with summer here I just can’t help myself. I finished my first applique project early this week, and have been waiting for the weather to cooperate so I could take it out for a spin. The pattern I used is a 50′s [...]
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