In my studio, it's feast or famine with the "F" word. Finished. Here's what I've been finishing between all the trips lately!
This jacket is from a Marci Tilton Vogue pattern, a jacket I've made now three times, and I still love it! I bought the batiked single knit at Sewing Circle in Wilmington, after my friend Barb made a cute shirt from the lavender knit. Here, I used a cotton (yes, cotton!) tulle for the trim. The tank top is also in the Marci Tilton pattern, more raw edge knit, with a tiny bit of interest in the neck band: it's twisted as it's stitched on. Next time, I'll make the tank a tad bit larger.
The dress pattern is straight from the Alabama Chanin book.
Neck detail....all the construction work was stitched with 12 weight cotton thread.
So, what to do about a bolero? What color? Tom and Jo Ann suggested purple, so I trotted down the street to the nearest Telas Parisina fabric store, in downtown Oaxaca, and bought a piece of purple knit. Not the nicest stuff, but I'll wear it for a while. I bought enough to make a long skirt, too, in case the outfit needed the purple at the bottom. It's not picture here, but it's finished, too! My next appliqued AL Chanin project will be made with Nice Fabric. I know: this is nuts, isn't it? ME? Stitching by hand?!?
Last October, while the Sistahs were at Julie's, Bonnie wanted to learn a bit about batik, so we had a little lesson. This was the sample fabric I used to show them techniques, and it turned out pretty nicely. I used three pieces of multi-colored hand dyes from my stash, which turned out to be enough to make this McCall's pattern blouse. The style is inspired by my friend Yasmin, who always looks beautiful wearing this kind of blouse. The photo doesn't show, but there is a slit at the neckline!
I faced the neckline with some orangy hand-dye, used a twin-needle for the hems. The blouse is more comfortable than I thought it might be, having worn nothing but knit for so long! I'll make this pattern up again, too, maybe sleeveless next time.
Different batik patterns on the front and back and sleeves...those small circles are made using a tiny clay flower pot! I wore this blouse while at Art&Soul Virginia Beach, and got several compliments.
Next post, I'll put up more pics of Finished Stuff. It's Feast time!
2 comments:
Nice job sistah, you have been busy. Love the hem on the dress!
heheheeeeee! Thanks for the PUSH. You work hard to keep me on track!
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