tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12163246236276070552024-03-13T08:02:24.115-06:00French Sleep Deprivation StudyQuilts, Cuisine, and Quirky TibditsJerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-5358621579701195982012-11-28T02:22:00.000-07:002012-11-28T02:22:55.573-07:00Pinterest Gift JarsOh pinterest... If only we spent as much time actually making/doing all the things we pin as we spend pinning them!<br />
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For the birthday of a friend I put together an assortment of "pinterest projects" in jars, because the important step between <u>pinning</u> and <u>doing</u> is getting the supplies together.<br />
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Here's a very small but functional sewing project I selected: http://pinterest.com/pin/142426406935237633/<br />
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And here are the corresponding supplies ready to be rolled up and jarred:<br />
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For food oriented projects focus on the non-perishables and let the recipient supply the rest. If you can, provide the precise measurement of each ingredient they'll need. If you are fortunate enough to live near a Winco Foods take advantage of their bulk food section to buy just what you need. Since it was a birthday I found a recipe for Birthday Cake Popcorn: http://pinterest.com/pin/142426406937110913/<br />
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I took screenshots of the pins themselves and doctored in the pinterest logo, then printed to make a tag for each jar. It'd also be fun to scale down the image to fit on the lid of the jar.<br />
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One final but very important note!!!! Don't forget to give the recipient a way to access the pinterest links so they know what to do with their supplies. You can email the links to the pins or websites, or create a special board on your account just for them.<br />
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Now what's the recipient going to do with all these jars? Hmm, I wonder if pinterest has any suggestions.<br />
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<br />Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-9081717652031930122012-06-05T22:30:00.000-06:002012-06-05T22:30:10.480-06:00Timbuk2 MakeoverWhile there are many arguments for and against a consumer driven economy, here are the two issues that relate to this project:<br />
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#1 - When we (by which I mean me of course) want something new, we really really want it. Wanting something generally has little or nothing to do with needing it.<br />
#2 - There's little incentive for manufacturers to strive for durable products because it means we won't need to buy their products as often. In the rare case that someone does make an awesome and durable product, it makes it harder and harder to justify the "wants" portion of #1.<br />
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I think Timbuk2 makes awesome bags. I've had my trusty laptop/work bag for 4 years and other than the velcro needing to be cleaned, it looks brand new. New... as in: there's no reason what-so-ever for me to even think about purchasing a new one.<br />
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Still looks just like this picture from the <a href="http://www.rei.com/product/789263/timbuk2-commute-20-messenger-bag-medium">REI website</a>:<br />
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Except for the neglected velcro area:</div>
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But, but... there's prettier ones, and I can like, design my own and pick out fabrics and they'll custom make if for me and I'd be supporting the US economy and stuff... (does that sound whiney enough?)<br />
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I'm serious about the designing your own bag part. It's a fun interface to play with: <a href="http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/custom">CLICK HERE.</a><br />
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Below is the one I designed a few weeks ago (I'm told the available fabrics change every few months).<br />
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<u>PROS:</u><br />
It's awesome<br />
I designed it myself<br />
Quality product (I know this first hand)<br />
Made is USA<br />
Ships in 2-4 business days!<br />
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<u>CONS:</u><br />
It's $200! (I picked a lot of upgraded features, you can get a custom bag for much less)<br />
I already have a functionally similar bag :(<br />
The customizable bag options don't include one with a back passthrough for rollie-bag luggage handle and I use that feature all the time when traveling for work<br />
It's still $200. (audible sigh)<br />
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Instead of being seduced by my lovely dream bag, I went to the fabric store and picked up similar fabrics and reflective piping ($9.92 with tax). I also used a zipper from my stash and ironed interfacing to the back of the fabric because that houndstooth-ish fabric was clearly going to fray.<br />
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I started by sewing 3 panels together based on the width of the current front of the bag, then used a rotary cutter to cut across the width of the panel to add a zipper from my stash (that is my one complaint about my current bag, there's no external zipper pocket for my phone/wallet/boarding pass)<br />
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I just traced the curves of the existing front panel of the bag with a marker (too lazy to make a pattern).<br />
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And that velcro cleaned right up with the narrow end of a hair comb!<br />
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It seems that all passionate spray painters remember how they got hooked. My post-college roommate introduced me to the world of possibilities than can only come in a can. Her introduction to spray painting was much more interesting than mine, as she picked it up from her grandfather. He liked to tinker in the garage and always had paint around.</div>
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My very first spray paint project was a thrifted lamp about 7 years ago. I just recently donated that lamp back to the Idaho Youth Ranch Thrift Store from where it came... but the silver paint was a serious upgrade from the condition it came in.</div>
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This sad old mirror came from the Youth Ranch's by-the-pound facility (think one man's trash is another man's trash waiting to be spray painted). The frame is hollow plastic so it couldn't have been more than $1.50. I don't have a photo of the mirror frame in its original 1970's brown color, here it was primed with white:</div>
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I used colors of paint already in my stash, with the exception of the yellow... $4 can of paint+$1.50 mirror, still a heck of a deal!</div>
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I had imagined that I would allow the paint to dry in between colors, but there was no need. I dove right in. The frame was already primed with white primer, so I sprayed glossy white, then went straight into the yellow, green, and blue. I'm not sure if it's because the blue can was almost empty, or because the paint is thicker, but that layer of paint splattered a bit. I grabbed the green and did a light spray over the color transition and covered the issue.</div>
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Whats the first thing you ever spray painted?<br />
<br />Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-68990794012102105422012-05-31T21:06:00.001-06:002012-05-31T21:06:35.604-06:00Twin quilts from twin sheets (or full or queen)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Back in 2009 I participated in a vintage bedsheet fat quarter swap hosted by <a href="http://roseylittlethings.blogspot.com/2009/05/vintage-sheet-fat-quarter-swap.html">Rosey Little Things</a>. Around the time of the swap I was driving from Idaho to Washington state (you go through Oregon to get there, no really you do... sometimes you drive through Oregon and Washington to get from South Idaho to North Idaho but that's another topic altogether). I learned that thrift stores in small Oregon towns were the most amazing place to find great old sheets for quiltin' and swappin'. The years of washing cause the colors to fade a bit but that just adds to the character. Also, they are incredibly soft!<br />
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It took my until 2011 to finally use the fabric. I had seen a photo years ago of two twin beds with quilts made from vintage sheets (that was long before pinterest so it's not something I'll ever find again). But it stuck with me and I based these 2 quilts for twin baby girls on that photo.<br />
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Since twins are the theme of this post, it's also nice that I got to make these with the help of my middle-name-twin Holly, who is my oldest friend. We've been sewing together since we were kids, and we cranked out these quilt tops in no time when she was in town for a visit. Thanks Holly... and don't worry, there's a baby quilt coming your way soon!<br />
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The blocks are 4.5" by 8.5". I picked a simple block design because the prints speak for themselves. The backs and bindings came from the leftovers of the sheets I cut up to send in fat quarters for the swap. The top quilting was simple too. <br />
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I wish you could reach in and feel how soft these are!
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Want more vintage sheet inspiration? Here's a couple of flicker groups:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/792015@N22/">http://www.flickr.com/groups/792015@N22/</a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/vintagesheetquiltingbee/">http://www.flickr.com/groups/vintagesheetquiltingbee/</a>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-58015191714500865952011-08-09T16:26:00.006-06:002011-08-09T17:21:50.259-06:00Jewelry Lampshade<div style="text-align: left;">I love love love earrings. Unlike a pair of jeans you haven't worn in a year or two, you always know they are going to fit!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I've seen a number of earring display/storage solutions online, but none of them were big enough handle my collection. Then a while back I saw<a href="http://cactuscreekdaily.com/news/wp-content/uploads/BLOG/2010/0510/jm0526102.jpg"> this tutorial</a> in ReadyMade magazine (was on the magazine website for a while but now I can't find it, so thanks to <a href="http://cactuscreekdaily.com/love-it/jimt-key-lamp">cactuscreekdaily.com</a> for the image). Rather than covering the lampshade in keys I covered it in oodles of earrings!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>The final result:</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Oh the sparkles, the stones, the beads... sorry I'm easily distracted by shiny objects, back to the tutorial.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1tTW-JymNbO02OvdxSkFZrznG52EttflVxmz0v-B6Ifmv99RF1WMdhQZU2KuRMxDIM42vsT-8MscFNr8zEPTH-zSx42CiL4sHVXPmFkFBhECl_OlSsjG1CeTatXBYMykl_b_lEoQENw/s1600/PICT1581.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1tTW-JymNbO02OvdxSkFZrznG52EttflVxmz0v-B6Ifmv99RF1WMdhQZU2KuRMxDIM42vsT-8MscFNr8zEPTH-zSx42CiL4sHVXPmFkFBhECl_OlSsjG1CeTatXBYMykl_b_lEoQENw/s320/PICT1581.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638989520679453138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>Supplies:</div><div>
<br /></div><div>-A reclaimed lampshade from the thrift store. Back in the 90s when I worked in a fabric store you could buy the base of a lampshade, but I haven't seen those in a while. I highly recommend that you buy one that is equally cylindrical from top to bottom, otherwise your earrings will be resting on and rubbing against the metal hardware cloth.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>-Hardware cloth (near the fencing and chicken wire in your local hardware store)</div><div>
<br /></div><div>-Wire (I used some wire from my beading supplies, since it was easy to bend. Fishing line might also work) <i> This item may be optional, see Step Two)</i></div><div>
<br /></div><div>-Wire cutters (i.e. NOT YOUR FABRIC SCISSORS!)</div><div>
<br /></div><div>-A lamp base. Mine is also from the thrift store, I actually have never plugged it in to see if it works, but you can use an existing lamp from your home if you want it to serve double duty. Remember spray paint can work miracles for lamps from most any decade.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Step One: If using a reclaimed lampshade, remove all coverings and decorations leaving only the base. You could certainly apply spray paint at this point, but I left it as was.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div>Step Two: You will be rolling the cloth around the shade and cutting it down to size as needed. There are two methods to affix the hardware cloth, and I used both with success. The first is to cut the hardware cloth to the exact height of the shade and "sew" it on with wire as in the picture below. I used a clip to hold it in place while sewing. </div><div>The other method is to cut the cloth bigger than the height of the shade and simply fold it over. You still may way to "sew" the seam once the cloth is wrapped completely around (leave a bit of overlap for this).</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Step Three: Admire your work! Then place on a lamp and hang your pretties on it. In addition to earrings you can clip hair items to the top, or use S hooks to hang rings, bracelets, or necklaces.</div><div>
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<br /></div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-21982929473432053952011-03-19T17:04:00.006-06:002011-03-19T17:21:06.291-06:00Back in Black (and White)Hello again!<br /><br />My lack of posting is not necessarily reflective of a lack of sewing, so let's play catch-up!<br /><br />Here's a baby quilt for a high school friend's first child. I was in her wedding a bazillion years ago so it's about time that she and her husband gave her mom grandchildren! The first was a little boy, so I used the (FREE!) pattern from Robert Kaufman Fabrics called <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/quilting/quilts_patterns/hanging_garden/">Hanging Garden</a> (I downsized it to 6 blocks by 7 blocks to be baby sized). I thought it had a bit of a mid-century modern vibe so instead of lining up the rows I staggered them a bit so that the flowing lines would be slightly wonky.<br /><br />As usual with baby quilts, I opted for black and white with an accent color.<br /><br />Here's the final result:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDNCTnku97ap5pdrkrNqlkqIIdhUF3PQG-z2MWoNuXPGWQaJeIBjQfjr23BderEEvAfGS7-H5uOppjr1P7-T-TmWk0lzNrN2MXjCodsef5FMePntjE2ew7pZK7X7u8-zikkFPjmS9-54/s1600/full.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDNCTnku97ap5pdrkrNqlkqIIdhUF3PQG-z2MWoNuXPGWQaJeIBjQfjr23BderEEvAfGS7-H5uOppjr1P7-T-TmWk0lzNrN2MXjCodsef5FMePntjE2ew7pZK7X7u8-zikkFPjmS9-54/s400/full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585933451164353154" border="0" /></a><br />A glimpse of the pieced back:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo7VNxV-m3EFfmcL4V_WoDCOd1oRu7eRAmtSj5hKSGnoXXfHvGIcBCBDRIZWKk7Dj7nlb6YjKqLy9rEKme7dAGTcNP_D_4WaPvA_1tSzsCJPMNG0Lz0IgLv7YT8ltZ3Z34DIEHBB_1YM/s1600/back.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo7VNxV-m3EFfmcL4V_WoDCOd1oRu7eRAmtSj5hKSGnoXXfHvGIcBCBDRIZWKk7Dj7nlb6YjKqLy9rEKme7dAGTcNP_D_4WaPvA_1tSzsCJPMNG0Lz0IgLv7YT8ltZ3Z34DIEHBB_1YM/s400/back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585933942690539170" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the texture pre-wash/dry:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8daWVUx5qkIKC5qaTWRf6swI54worzSm5gUHv2AMp0wVl0S6wLSTDlZ0s9EYkcM0HxMxWkNDv-l806mK1WdbBGMkKTOotFIasHIzJZsJ7HqdL5CCnusJUJbeHHT4bzb3TQko2Sbortp4/s1600/prewash.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8daWVUx5qkIKC5qaTWRf6swI54worzSm5gUHv2AMp0wVl0S6wLSTDlZ0s9EYkcM0HxMxWkNDv-l806mK1WdbBGMkKTOotFIasHIzJZsJ7HqdL5CCnusJUJbeHHT4bzb3TQko2Sbortp4/s400/prewash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585934712761391890" border="0" /></a><br />I love love love the final texture after drying. I used Warm & Natural batting.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkDiMWcXVVS7atyHg9fKIKtU9Kqib6bGVH34nZOA4l4hq6V9Q6hdku6PpQZi-fGWpk9Un6YlIR7sn5tlgQBq6rdATHOdBxQftSO1KwUDmBvv5rCeqfIZk8bXo6YaF9qKxhIj08seArTA/s1600/texture.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkDiMWcXVVS7atyHg9fKIKtU9Kqib6bGVH34nZOA4l4hq6V9Q6hdku6PpQZi-fGWpk9Un6YlIR7sn5tlgQBq6rdATHOdBxQftSO1KwUDmBvv5rCeqfIZk8bXo6YaF9qKxhIj08seArTA/s400/texture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585933471650324050" border="0" /></a>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-27076260254184742962010-04-29T13:32:00.012-06:002010-04-29T22:54:36.187-06:00MBR Spring Top Week - Mexican Tent Dress inspired top<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">If you don't know what a Mexican Tent Dress is, prepare to fall in love (as I did) after seeing them worn as </span><a href="http://ruffledblog.com/2009/10/kristen-matts-bohemian-fiesta-wedding/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">bridesmaid dresses in this wedding blog post.</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">The colors, the detail, the loose fit that flatters so many body types... what's not to love?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">So I took inspiration from these dresses to create my entry for </span><a href="http://www.made-by-rae.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Made By Rae</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">'s Spring Top Week.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnX8h4kkoX_9BqEND1WA7qAqNTqe4DQX9jQIbnCpepS4KVlMDU4uudpBS_86yS1URJ7o7yZ25r-1q4YaNytRf7N7xTQkWTt-9QB8iVoMp5TecnifCBiBoHQaZ1z3TcMN1-3veDJQaG9hg/s1600/window.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDayf14YviQzRp00v4ftoEtR2G7PvC6syf8QoaYDHeTjaLlugTcDnUuW-xlg6xg-w96eO8NkyRR4CTOT-jjsKUisrTZcHbV2BjJkTQs3fFlUnGdqUyUq6wFSPkcbAWUcICpUQ6YbMCys/s1600/Jerilyns+Mexican+Tent+Dress+inspired+top.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDayf14YviQzRp00v4ftoEtR2G7PvC6syf8QoaYDHeTjaLlugTcDnUuW-xlg6xg-w96eO8NkyRR4CTOT-jjsKUisrTZcHbV2BjJkTQs3fFlUnGdqUyUq6wFSPkcbAWUcICpUQ6YbMCys/s400/Jerilyns+Mexican+Tent+Dress+inspired+top.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465697158022009666" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">PATTERN: I looked through my stash of thrifted patterns and actually found a couple that would work. The winner was Butterick Sew & Go 4823, which doesn't have a publication date but I'm guessing late 70s. The concept of this top (or dress) could be done with any pattern with a sizeable yoke or bib on which to do embellishments. You could also create your own pattern, as the shapes are basic and the fit does not need to be overly tailored.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpW6FD-dj_AfH6d7JAW3axQEdkmNnF-Dacltcl00W4C4DRPrvboiKwGRL1k0UHMDmpp3fslysU0JYjswE7L_ucYd4RVFomNY_1w3mBuMmEZ5nmJWqYLkGdO6pHz1OQOHRrOZoed6Ac2zg/s400/butterick.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465696683685817586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">FABRIC: A green/blue doubleknit (thrifted) for the main garment and leftover white polo shirt scraps leftover from my </span><a href="http://frenchsleepdeprivationstudy.blogspot.com/2010/02/go-games-go-usa-inspired-refashions.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">popped-collar-trifecta</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> refashion.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">THE METHOD:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Using freezer paper (much like wax paper but only one side is waxy), trace out the shape of the pattern piece you will be embellishing. Fold the paper in half and sketch the design on the paper one half of the freezer paper (non-waxy side). I used pencil which allowed me to change the design until I found something I really liked. If in doubt draw more items than you think you will eventually use.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaeVVra5AEJU6bjfRSFe3vRbTkT3uiGsI6Ki9CzAxEQufik5A-Hn_9o0T_mRZsAcMYv4CeMrce794TEDp9THL4Sazv5KCueNZ7zfEQ-52o9rJmhyphenhyphen4bNitXPWezejDhHvDrsykpGQATxU/s400/drawing.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465773440588948978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Next you will transfer the drawn designs as a mirror image. Using a few pieces of scotch tape, attach the folded paper to a window and trace the design onto the remainder of the non-waxy side.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnX8h4kkoX_9BqEND1WA7qAqNTqe4DQX9jQIbnCpepS4KVlMDU4uudpBS_86yS1URJ7o7yZ25r-1q4YaNytRf7N7xTQkWTt-9QB8iVoMp5TecnifCBiBoHQaZ1z3TcMN1-3veDJQaG9hg/s400/window.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465697167503682082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Iron your design paper with the waxy side touching the right/front side of the fabric (already cut to pattern). The wonderful thing about freezer paper is that it irons easily to fabric but also peels off easily without leaving residue.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiyp6hQrjGTl_F9n3FK5gzFig1RILQpWCo37eBvR3mNVvYBtlXh6ieCO7tghNRCdWruLmKImkMCEUipuT0OVvkl70lerql-SGbXkAVh1UUvETBqrkXgjhNIuYupLvdtMj4-OZY8D74dQ/s1600/iron.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiyp6hQrjGTl_F9n3FK5gzFig1RILQpWCo37eBvR3mNVvYBtlXh6ieCO7tghNRCdWruLmKImkMCEUipuT0OVvkl70lerql-SGbXkAVh1UUvETBqrkXgjhNIuYupLvdtMj4-OZY8D74dQ/s400/iron.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465696898311147954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Using small scissors, cut out the elements you will be doing as reverse applique, as shown in the image below (there's fabric under there, I promise!). I did the center medallion on my top as an normal (on top) appliqué to give the shirt some additional texture. Feel free to mix methods or do all reverse appliqué.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLMQThhuoCQ3WE3pHylHf3iZLBhxkULYHOs20Su0NuLjCaWEXMnMiYu7BsHLepgwil9D8owQom0KtG9avCPzjJNUW_DvY3cETBXmEq_HiG714uYlySlI6lzUEaMDoPK9_aUrH05aKauY/s1600/cutting+out.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLMQThhuoCQ3WE3pHylHf3iZLBhxkULYHOs20Su0NuLjCaWEXMnMiYu7BsHLepgwil9D8owQom0KtG9avCPzjJNUW_DvY3cETBXmEq_HiG714uYlySlI6lzUEaMDoPK9_aUrH05aKauY/s400/cutting+out.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465696883750199010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">For the under fabric, cut slightly larger than the yoke (to allow for stretching adjustments as you pin and stitch). Pin the paper/fabric to the under fabric using a generous number of straight pins. I started in the center of my design and worked toward the sides of the yoke to ensure that the under fabric did not wrinkle or bulge. I did all hand stitching, gently tearing away the paper as I went. The purpose for leaving the paper attached is to prevent stretching the fabric or distorting the appliqué shapes. I did a simple stitch using thread matching the main garment fabric. (This is not the same technique as </span><a href="http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=alabama+stitch+book&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=10646922713405938688&ei=9VnaS9GqNYeC8wSsqYVs&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCEQ8wIwAg#ps-sellers"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">The Alabama Stitch Book</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">, but you could use that method by using your freezer paper as a stencil. If you don't own the book you really should... it's just gorgeous.)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRr0d3s7Rn0syyD54_I3ETXFZj3kWp9N0DBX8xiVn2oRvQrGdCy7oPD-p6JN1Hz1W9EQZaN3GhBAgGMUxmhH59xsrFgLAh2xEQ6QrAQkhjdtlvQTzprq5GdNLeTCkV7JF8HviwxJ1N-w/s1600/first+stitches.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRr0d3s7Rn0syyD54_I3ETXFZj3kWp9N0DBX8xiVn2oRvQrGdCy7oPD-p6JN1Hz1W9EQZaN3GhBAgGMUxmhH59xsrFgLAh2xEQ6QrAQkhjdtlvQTzprq5GdNLeTCkV7JF8HviwxJ1N-w/s400/first+stitches.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465696892837652690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLMQThhuoCQ3WE3pHylHf3iZLBhxkULYHOs20Su0NuLjCaWEXMnMiYu7BsHLepgwil9D8owQom0KtG9avCPzjJNUW_DvY3cETBXmEq_HiG714uYlySlI6lzUEaMDoPK9_aUrH05aKauY/s1600/cutting+out.jpg"></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Move from each element to the next, continuing to tear away paper in small sections just before you stitch. (These stitching pictures are from my camera phone, so sorry about the image quality!)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeeAEWQhqNEicQ3gByWmkI1xTW4z2ZQYVkSEuM0DYj79VGKEpZfgADvlGBymR-dla4T6bOcHHQAIDI_URz2jt1qLhfTTOL1o_Qn3cZjZgAiy0FKrvFuwzbUtTvgRcquZo7ABvC3K_Yo0/s400/more+stitches.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465697163805552626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Once finished embellishing, cut away any excess under fabric to match the yoke, and sew the garment as instructed by your pattern.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Another element I borrowed from the Mexican Tent dress is decorative stitching. I used a blanket stitch all around the yoke, arm holes, and as the bottom hem. I'm cheap so I just used 4 strands of thread in place of embroidery floss (cut one very long piece of thread, pull both ends through the eye of a needle and tie off with both the raw ends and middle).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWy4S3uqD9EvuVCrpfSHQrjW8x230bwEAAeCSSqqD9ISiTp5vAf5HbBKkCaFmZwmqjreSSXKNnfWtq6RNer5hRNBeS2bEMDDAyJpvr8yu8mtyNgHG1LDCPec-ldkUt27_tFtdLwjR3bg/s400/close+up.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465696685394157394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">End Result:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsykqwHHJhvwtYLGeZnly2DDVC3WDhP4LCgBNvozBc5kG6aGXPGGHKp7FVk5KY3XBlw4Qo2QC_sB8xpP0Ohy7NzOD207MLfHRCSFaU7fJcm-KhWBMEnEN-bR2nfk1BKRq575WNmIuJtY/s1600/alt+front+view.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsykqwHHJhvwtYLGeZnly2DDVC3WDhP4LCgBNvozBc5kG6aGXPGGHKp7FVk5KY3XBlw4Qo2QC_sB8xpP0Ohy7NzOD207MLfHRCSFaU7fJcm-KhWBMEnEN-bR2nfk1BKRq575WNmIuJtY/s400/alt+front+view.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465696671019670178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 361px; " /></a></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgAlukWeMysuePdUY_NCv1QMJtyzu_GwhAf8N7gbZjWLlpwOCvAPN4ti24s6DcDSMumXDjOxnyscHYZAhTzjFgNri-ixDU344s0WDicc098lRQKSy59ERk_icwOt9LIxJKtC8A8-ZyqI/s1600/back.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgAlukWeMysuePdUY_NCv1QMJtyzu_GwhAf8N7gbZjWLlpwOCvAPN4ti24s6DcDSMumXDjOxnyscHYZAhTzjFgNri-ixDU344s0WDicc098lRQKSy59ERk_icwOt9LIxJKtC8A8-ZyqI/s400/back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465696677854225650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsykqwHHJhvwtYLGeZnly2DDVC3WDhP4LCgBNvozBc5kG6aGXPGGHKp7FVk5KY3XBlw4Qo2QC_sB8xpP0Ohy7NzOD207MLfHRCSFaU7fJcm-KhWBMEnEN-bR2nfk1BKRq575WNmIuJtY/s1600/alt+front+view.JPG"></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">BONUS METHOD:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Since the inspiration dresses were so colorful I also considered doing a more traditional appliqué method using many colors of fabric from the t-shirt scrap bin.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwr7busBmt2iAMPf93HfO4eyEWSArond1DH0n3t_DaqHtcb78-vkhzt6tk-IyIKvt-dZ010NPRjDQJn5WtwrjDmQN0lm8GN47rql5N2tbNEu1cA5w0uuXxyIBISaMfKxpt2ruz0-P64E/s1600/color+version.JPG"></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVSDwD6UMLfIhQkgfG72RHRCSLs39fmGyNExGoOJVwZg4i1uRJ2Mo4QQWIoj1vVaHiyEhh_mBE8I1oAMdNr9EOG49Yv7XXx__3fxqqHovCoYDJ5c2lavfSJ2TTw25r3yOtwfzEdaijxY/s1600/color+fab+scraps.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVSDwD6UMLfIhQkgfG72RHRCSLs39fmGyNExGoOJVwZg4i1uRJ2Mo4QQWIoj1vVaHiyEhh_mBE8I1oAMdNr9EOG49Yv7XXx__3fxqqHovCoYDJ5c2lavfSJ2TTw25r3yOtwfzEdaijxY/s400/color+fab+scraps.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465696869278193202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">For this method use the freezer paper to sketch designs, iron to scraps, and then cut out. (I traced circles, divided into segments to help me draw "petals" for the flowers)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRv6_yMMkKPfVXXb0uy3HM9VDL3ktGHa7yqnhB7Epb51isd7o5MNs5TlHzVlR3SpRZg66jB-JXg3udXVMEJ_SECqbKzV0lbl3GpanD2bRr5uDnhNXpZWgZbLiOdvzt2-y3P7dVmvQ4JUI/s400/color+cutouts.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465696690640352466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">This look was just more than I could commit to, so I used a single color and opted for the reverse appliqué technique, but you get the idea of where you could go if you don't fear color as much as I do! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwr7busBmt2iAMPf93HfO4eyEWSArond1DH0n3t_DaqHtcb78-vkhzt6tk-IyIKvt-dZ010NPRjDQJn5WtwrjDmQN0lm8GN47rql5N2tbNEu1cA5w0uuXxyIBISaMfKxpt2ruz0-P64E/s400/color+version.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465696881191098210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 208px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-32692452046569642842010-04-18T19:12:00.003-06:002010-04-18T19:37:49.827-06:00Mint Oreo Baby QuiltIt's been a while since I've posted a quilt! My friend Kate told people at her baby shower this afternoon that she got pregnant because last fall I complained that no one was having babies.<div><br /></div><div>She and her husband have decided not to find out the sex of their baby, which is fine by me for quilting purposes.</div><div><br /></div><div>This quilt is based on a string quilting technique detailed <a href="http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/04/27/a-string-quilt-block-tutorial-paper-pieced-method/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">HERE by Ashley from Film in the Fridge</span></a>, and strongly inspired by<a href="http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/08/04/cookies-cream-baby-string-quilt/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> this quilt </span></a>which she titled "Cookies and Cream".</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a full view of the front:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLX_FgWp-k79PtVbYhENjdYZe_ssNxG2sg5LuDLtzLVz6Uw_S_NJYAXeYa1d_H0BfLZqUCapCdRYE-m_6HAmR29BIqPj04S1JrJho7P4WbZ8ypIrssr7ZcdBvuFeOqdWCnm3cqDjqvkk/s400/full+shot.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461652532123096482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 376px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">A closer view:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9jBwNezq2mAjHyfKDF3rq6dL-2hEHlfu_F74iXgdZXJfi7sdpjREJ8zHwLo-YIJ3XashyphenhyphenolxsRjdqxvLbwhfLXLR6iq3et7DhfkI43z0-OePL9PP1o-fQ8okldbDNeaAtAzWT2Sjc6U/s400/close+up.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461652538034710850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">And the back:</span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmUqeKdX50ZIRj5zrxbFKszHWDJ2aAcQUaYf6PR9cDfR7UStZxYSFmNHr8Whqo-NxkqgYhVKWd804z7K4Vr_Otj6WJMAEnA0gzB3v2jm1t926hUZaU4yOMFqGff-nSf7nPNCptIeasP8/s1600/back.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmUqeKdX50ZIRj5zrxbFKszHWDJ2aAcQUaYf6PR9cDfR7UStZxYSFmNHr8Whqo-NxkqgYhVKWd804z7K4Vr_Otj6WJMAEnA0gzB3v2jm1t926hUZaU4yOMFqGff-nSf7nPNCptIeasP8/s400/back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461652543341727410" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9jBwNezq2mAjHyfKDF3rq6dL-2hEHlfu_F74iXgdZXJfi7sdpjREJ8zHwLo-YIJ3XashyphenhyphenolxsRjdqxvLbwhfLXLR6iq3et7DhfkI43z0-OePL9PP1o-fQ8okldbDNeaAtAzWT2Sjc6U/s1600/close+up.JPG"></a></span><div style="text-align: left;">Happy Quilting!</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLX_FgWp-k79PtVbYhENjdYZe_ssNxG2sg5LuDLtzLVz6Uw_S_NJYAXeYa1d_H0BfLZqUCapCdRYE-m_6HAmR29BIqPj04S1JrJho7P4WbZ8ypIrssr7ZcdBvuFeOqdWCnm3cqDjqvkk/s1600/full+shot.JPG"></a></span><br /></div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-74818068068828139172010-04-14T18:20:00.006-06:002010-04-14T18:56:58.277-06:00Spring means second chances...<div style="text-align: left;">And this dress was begging for a second chance.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My friends and I called this before dress the "sister-wife" dress because we watch too much HBO. There are certainly some things about it that scream 'PLURAL MARRIAGE!' but other things that just epitomize bad 80s fashion. The dress is many contradictions, including a print that seems straight out of a Flintstones cartoon.</div><div><br /></div><div>So brace yourself, as this dress has been put out of its misery!</div><div><br /></div><div>BEFORE:</div><div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlZxB0wgU4nztGspaLPeq6k_xtvpCcUXAtmw-RCLGpT-GKmcDcfu8wEX6X7pottv0W1OY161x-a3DCkpS0lsNfWNdd1vB1IlXWD16gQMzfO3Rh_TgPZTWmXOZRKS0kaAzvFNMo6gGUXs/s400/before.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460157966474387730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>This lovely ditty was acquired at a thrift store in the basement of a catholic church in small town Montana for 75-cents. I kept the basic structure of the bodice, which meant I didn't have to move the zipper, I just cropped off the top and zig-zagged the ends to create new stoppers. I also cut a foot or so off the bottom. The discarded sleeves supplied ample fabric for interfacing.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div>I was determined to use a pattern on this project, but it didn't happen :( I like to use patterns so that when I share my refashions with the blogosphere I can give instructions on how to duplicate it... but honestly I didn't like the neckline from the pattern that I originally used so I just started cutting different neck shapes until I got to one I liked! I cut it down to a sweetheart neckline, then gathered the center and stitched on a band to cover the gather.</div><div><br /></div><div>AFTER:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlFV4jRCEQWZj6gpNrgUOCGMLmoRNtwFoHsAJADejF_PueTiFJW7hEovat0RfvjWyJPUeyMtCw9I5LTNkUljdIo_xLQ88BEacSKzX-pbv-EIEMyr5QHun0ZvfH0Ssl35gHtTnsqQI81k/s400/after.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460157979860097474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">And a close-up shot of the bodice:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnTA5cPtPes6ZmoTh53zrNsKXc519GhbkH06oOxIMAuvGX94aITo_SoHfAiRe0J6ygmmMVANEdN1wUkL4A9M0NNeXR-_4UFXyz5fOXyaHgGSryI81Zzgs-k3VIGzaqrpMci0NFNFgpAs/s400/closeup.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460157967959220930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 379px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-18676559623775729392010-03-20T10:42:00.005-06:002010-03-22T09:25:18.318-06:00A Parting Gift to WinterThis refashion was poorly timed. The result screams "winter! winter!" but when I look outside it is decidedly (if not officially) springtime. But come next December, I will be be living in this sweater refashion.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgXz-EA5vzOoQmiR4q4_hkegHJ2tFkoif5tmXP5DBOeLAZZ-IgCXJ9RFDmHp93blZeiseEMj8nejNU9RydrofOGMYB_DexMTsJ4eAbwT1NAFLjlWOdFB3gpJYfTAEHn7BJCy535riYyM/s1600-h/after.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgXz-EA5vzOoQmiR4q4_hkegHJ2tFkoif5tmXP5DBOeLAZZ-IgCXJ9RFDmHp93blZeiseEMj8nejNU9RydrofOGMYB_DexMTsJ4eAbwT1NAFLjlWOdFB3gpJYfTAEHn7BJCy535riYyM/s400/after.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450762297931106402" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sx6lVS5u80ll-YnXjm240IPxTvtLbImNP25LBezmn63ex5vbFJpnq20t4ymrPZOhMH_2K_vR6EpOXakbQ5tXNN027ayBY4UVN7Smpq5a8Idd4QQ2oE-Eq3rbzAVVyqfNaS2uXRIBgSo/s1600-h/sleeve+crop.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>BEFORE:</div><div>A cream colored sweater from Old Navy. The garment is a few years old and I'm not sure if the sleeves were always baggy in weird places or if they were stretched out over time.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuwbqUXMtcVjkFNiBBoOdajNUckvL9weHkLU2A9kx-QdHwuCgV0OKMgBuXd4sid-Mu3PkvTNwi9qhyphenhyphenRIqTAT0ZiMmcVU64hzMPc_M15tgzr9iaGM7Th6tOuLRcGPN_8K1f-hqzIATRlI/s400/before.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450758672956383986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>The inspiration for this refashion was <a href="http://www.madebylex.com/2010/02/anthropologie-pratia-tank-top-tutorial.html">this tutorial from MadebyLex (the blog formerly known as My Mama Made It)</a>. I had scraps of well worn grey t-shirt fabric left over from another refashion, and the tutorial <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">called for "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">chiffon (the kind that won’t fray)" but I supplemented black swimsuit lining because it has a nice weight and texture, and I knew it wouldn't fray.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18F74O0zk94itjQxir10SiCHf-CIEfNlUj6cEkTx08u2LCASHIzwoj5rlop8UMNut1o-sL_fqlqovNKmGPFszhMR5tDcFY5o4sEWAJ0-IE3BE1iyffcX3prkgbueUh9T0BTe9RTBYyAg/s400/materials.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450758694483917762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sx6lVS5u80ll-YnXjm240IPxTvtLbImNP25LBezmn63ex5vbFJpnq20t4ymrPZOhMH_2K_vR6EpOXakbQ5tXNN027ayBY4UVN7Smpq5a8Idd4QQ2oE-Eq3rbzAVVyqfNaS2uXRIBgSo/s400/sleeve+crop.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450758707286835746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div>I fixed the sleeves by cutting off at an appropriate length, and then sewing on a few inches of the ribbing from the bottom of the original sleeve. Note that the ribbing will stretch out considerably, so be sure to cut it longer (taller?) than you think you will need. I used the pins to mark off both pieces into quarters, pinned the pieces together, and then sewed a zig-zag while stretching the ribbing pieces.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next I cut (and cut and cut) the little petals from each of the three fabrics (black spandex, grey t-shirt, and the remaining cream sleeve fabric). Luckily the Olympics were on while I was slowly making my way through this project, this is definitely a project to do while occupying your brain with something else.</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally I began sewing on the decoration with x's made by 2 petals (see tutorial). I hand stitched, and found that it went by very quick compared to the cutting phase. Below is what the inside looked like (note the interfacing, it is highly recommended by Lex to combat the weight).</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1T52eE_TJcQzP7Aqd4auu-E65_VtHnEcPcsauwKQNtRiy3d1C25Q2_2BoN-mtB2qpJWhL43kCD0mz0umUOfEEG-rBvI5qve0C1xn3jH5qEtW7fbzDx_2dn-DS5LIrVX3CvN_OiLyVP0/s400/inside.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450758690399046754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>My petals were MUCH more dense than in the original tutorial, which makes the look heavier, and leads me to believe this is most appropriate for winter-wear. The technique is like an adult version of <a href="http://bluepurpleandscarlett.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/tissue-paper-craft-for-kids/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">this tissue paper craft technique</span></a> that I rather enjoyed in childhood, so it makes me happy.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Here's a close-up: </span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8tCseFA3cr50SfGxKCwl2LsekicpdL8bp47s6_NjcKdvAkpWb3G-n20d7VfoRCq1bzyy9FoSlp3tco4gSxKLLKyVex_1U1iTw8ILFqmZLKhqWTNDy7kC5_GcNO8SgDo9OWmcEbLAd9U/s1600-h/closeuptexture.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8tCseFA3cr50SfGxKCwl2LsekicpdL8bp47s6_NjcKdvAkpWb3G-n20d7VfoRCq1bzyy9FoSlp3tco4gSxKLLKyVex_1U1iTw8ILFqmZLKhqWTNDy7kC5_GcNO8SgDo9OWmcEbLAd9U/s400/closeuptexture.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450758679369010914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><div>Don't you wish you could feel the soft comforting texture? Well you can, but you have to make your own first!</div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-43029538227278824662010-02-12T08:15:00.000-07:002010-02-12T09:31:25.552-07:00Go Games Go! - USA inspired refashions<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHdJxwYeXhoV7CJbF1G_NhrKk5_G64GYXmWluRoshtFZvQS0R70JL6QBEQYbeUO4jWmio3fJAEnjtN-XrMsO5eVbL1fzeQYawnsuX_30eDSPVwrpeoO-ciXnp0o2Rbqm8JYCMhBtQPVY/s1600-h/CIMG1270.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80DHSfzMCW_QG-EHpRuWHoYPrGs_-dc1OyGHf58TC0tM1e03HvTYLYasytgQVhI6b6xf4Bb58k_qlW2iqc2XpecRZsVnaLwKPjlt-Ob1HhsbX_lf1zwP_k31yy8Bz0F-LNyIyvP87HCU/s1600-h/front.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: left;">I love the Olympics, perhaps a little too much. As today is the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Games, the I'm finally getting around to posting about a pair or refashions that I did last summer to wear to a Team USA Soccer match.</div><div><br /></div><div>I used the T-Shirt Corset pattern from Natalie Chanin's "Alabama Stitch Book" (I highly recommend this book, it's beautiful and makes a great gift!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JQ1iY6TR49LevlyVlvudMVs31EvyYXii_r1J4q_9IdNXyQj7CTellZaJq0SXKeS3g5Y5wAuYOxcObzURarfwDLcqCVjwgTOD3DKwFDFxUKuBPl8_e6qyMDVZOpaNUepAIktX8QxZYWo/s1600-h/original+shirt.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JQ1iY6TR49LevlyVlvudMVs31EvyYXii_r1J4q_9IdNXyQj7CTellZaJq0SXKeS3g5Y5wAuYOxcObzURarfwDLcqCVjwgTOD3DKwFDFxUKuBPl8_e6qyMDVZOpaNUepAIktX8QxZYWo/s400/original+shirt.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437384499574208834" /></a>The blue acquired t-shirt wasn't quite enough fabric, so I made the back outer panels with white and red knit fabrics from my stash. (A little Where's Waldo, I know, but trust me on this design choice)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXwtUaex2R8adDu260M9AFDpp8SP1zrbe07VEZu_0dwX3EXCpTutQTIPMPHHh8tykS3XT9pP6AXdcNdSOGVYoHaBfekmk1SUvbzMjfYW18WSUzo2yVv_-aMXCNnb4Pp_EIJblw4BBIjg/s1600-h/sewing+back.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXwtUaex2R8adDu260M9AFDpp8SP1zrbe07VEZu_0dwX3EXCpTutQTIPMPHHh8tykS3XT9pP6AXdcNdSOGVYoHaBfekmk1SUvbzMjfYW18WSUzo2yVv_-aMXCNnb4Pp_EIJblw4BBIjg/s400/sewing+back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437384492757454146" /></a>I used Chanin's reverse applique technique to put USA on the front (after piecing together the front panels). I did the shirt construction by machine, but all the visible stitches were by hand to give the shirt a special touch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsMRgBcA25edxuIuo7GCcY5Sq9lIy8gx68m_jD1RxPGaiegcT5FdjIqIF5L7kBfNxl0YQMhtvJVNtw_lrEfwEypimSBKWKBs_hGYX3zXLGjggQDJnCxyLQaCbzygy6VjzVJiRa3mUFlU/s1600-h/front+closeup.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsMRgBcA25edxuIuo7GCcY5Sq9lIy8gx68m_jD1RxPGaiegcT5FdjIqIF5L7kBfNxl0YQMhtvJVNtw_lrEfwEypimSBKWKBs_hGYX3zXLGjggQDJnCxyLQaCbzygy6VjzVJiRa3mUFlU/s400/front+closeup.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437384487065673794" /></a>My significant other also requested a shirt for the event... and insisted that it have "3-popped collars". If you knew him you'd find this extremely comical because he's not a flashy or trendy dresser.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I found 3 polo shirts at the thrift store (red, white, and blue). And used the red polo as the base of the shirt. I cut off the sleeves and replaced them with the sleeves from the white shirt, which allowed me to use the red sleeve fabric on the reverse applique to replace the shirt's original logo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2be6Vf3oAshFgkDBDWSjmFD1469vKWVfbYkiNLTTDdGWwsQMRoKrtBQ5Wjszj6yzcpWLaL_M_RshibukMcUVwdzeWkExkPEb8si35MxSs0cccaw6oxiufpqLINjUdjxhzskYOxc8cUs/s1600-h/his+before.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2be6Vf3oAshFgkDBDWSjmFD1469vKWVfbYkiNLTTDdGWwsQMRoKrtBQ5Wjszj6yzcpWLaL_M_RshibukMcUVwdzeWkExkPEb8si35MxSs0cccaw6oxiufpqLINjUdjxhzskYOxc8cUs/s400/his+before.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437384478513743298" /></a>His shirt was all done on machine (applique included) but I had to hand sew all those collars. Plus I dug into my button jar to find blue and white buttons. If you're going to go over-the-top it's all about the details!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgu4nKPVIPtvtlGcVHWvTZD_lPI7SXb9l17cPQX5XddEkgLlsJjAltItlp99-himJ7vcCDptLRlFgQwtG4yBxv1wTBUMXU6pSYHhpeH2lGm3YBllaUujSaBvsHoDYiYw7AqejsGDQpo-E/s400/both.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437388274914011922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 369px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Here's my standard modeling poses:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">FRONT:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80DHSfzMCW_QG-EHpRuWHoYPrGs_-dc1OyGHf58TC0tM1e03HvTYLYasytgQVhI6b6xf4Bb58k_qlW2iqc2XpecRZsVnaLwKPjlt-Ob1HhsbX_lf1zwP_k31yy8Bz0F-LNyIyvP87HCU/s400/front.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437393997316943794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div>BACK:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHdJxwYeXhoV7CJbF1G_NhrKk5_G64GYXmWluRoshtFZvQS0R70JL6QBEQYbeUO4jWmio3fJAEnjtN-XrMsO5eVbL1fzeQYawnsuX_30eDSPVwrpeoO-ciXnp0o2Rbqm8JYCMhBtQPVY/s400/CIMG1270.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437394174958737186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div>My significant other always says, "My agent prefers that I not appear in photographs." Luckily my good friend Mikey came through Boise on the way to Antarctica (no really), and is always more than willing to model a ridiculous item of clothing for the sake of photography. He even threw in this cheesy pose just for you!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49sVndqsqVCwZpeEH9k15Zedr2V73AI-EHRCJyGK_xWVPT6lM3d-BpnQ9028wkQ_JInVEYA8HtbCeRkB8oC36KOR6WqLJjoO8l74slwm3Tx_eytPUIrrldbeCsf2lEwGI5_TpxBGNF6s/s1600-h/mikey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49sVndqsqVCwZpeEH9k15Zedr2V73AI-EHRCJyGK_xWVPT6lM3d-BpnQ9028wkQ_JInVEYA8HtbCeRkB8oC36KOR6WqLJjoO8l74slwm3Tx_eytPUIrrldbeCsf2lEwGI5_TpxBGNF6s/s400/mikey.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437384463210005874" /></a><br />I hope you're inspired to watch the games! Be sure to find time over the next few weeks to cheer on the athletes (especially those from countries other than your own), eat Canadian foods, and remember what the Olympics stand for. With all the political crap and human suffering in our world it's awesome to be able to bring our nations together for something bigger than ourselves. Go Games Go!</div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-56596968060106510992010-01-12T16:22:00.000-07:002010-01-12T16:22:03.868-07:002 Pant Jacket<div style="text-align: left;">This refashion is another from my 5-patterns-by-tax-day challenge. The original garment was Anne Taylor twill capri pants. They were leftover from a friend's yardsale, so I don 't know their history (how old, etc).</div><div><br /></div><div>BEFORE:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkuKygoZSZsGk9LAOgHNqR49JmbM1ynuuxq3KMbHLcnuwy1qHpqq-WVcrdrHNVwaiyMDGJv8WAa-z1akbCiI3DDNJsQL6NPBAaOxeYJmFQIixImkFFrPlLqPPv4eNULbpyRBENuz5oYg/s400/pants.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425918745053657970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div>Sorry if you were hoping that I'd model them, I could lie and say that they didn't fit but the real reason is that my worst nightmare is having a picture of myself in tapered pants posted to the internet. But they were worth saving, I couldn't resist the print!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggYrJNdrZGTyz7tgr5Ald6QZduNLauyqfL5je_IcC15QLDIeN7L2y7JjeKaM3XiWGKIVa3Q4N_hEIyz3XazkBxNZiP3aifhTCqjjXumrmd2Mwz8QIu8yUWaISuCQbM89LNR1CzWRy1O8/s400/fabric.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425918738966189442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>I took the time to rip out the seams (took forever but I needed to preserve as much fabric as possible so I had to save the salvages, otherwise I would have just cut them apart). Here's a rough sketch of how I cut the jacket pieces from the pants (in reality the pattern pieces were right up to each edge):</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2EGZ7Wtm4nffTyEknhDHXELIFdC2u5eO76HODTm7ngAS9PSlAixg4ek__yoy6rUc9kP1XDt4MOdZ5gYXzuVVlhfXep3X3TO964swIYJecYJQLXC9seWjzq-UGrRH4rCy7LPlq_6xSuU/s400/drawing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425961700977476114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div>There still wasn't enough fabric for a stream-lined version of the longer jacket from Simplicity 2652, so I found a second pair of twill capri pants in black (50-cent bin of course). The pattern has a neck band that I did in the contrast fabric, and then I added contrast strips to the bottom and middle front to make each panel the size of the pattern. I was hoping to add contrast to the sleeves but there wasn't enough fabric left from the second pair of pants.</div><div><br /></div><div>AFTER:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqzY0X6uSJ1SeWd7NGxW_bLB1HKg6VYHj-yS-d_8m_rZMQnbexPnCqadotmEKbb0Ik4ipO7lE16irXfQylNyRLo4VIjkDJqbVmMwMaTzTF7oQ8kCXJfnuh6Yjrl9S4-cxdNZ69J9KC90/s400/frnt3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425918732475810226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div>The jacket comes out very boxy, as you can see from the back:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5tmwGFh8n5xvs5HmbYlExWFrFev9iP1HfxdqpUPv8bqbvs6wIy_F0yyv2vfXLZg3sihHLkkEiY7PcW1SnjmxOX9wGtM_VLZuO5G4B2Vir7Nar-qgaVX1jvg_GLV2ZIv0LF5GYQrIvZM/s400/back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425918726941906226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>I think the sleeves are adding to the boxiness, but I had to do a shortened version of the long sleeve option because the gathered sleeve options were too wide to come out of the bottom of the tapered capri pants.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaGpqCafps3PWFmm9enpUtn-RLZ92qToSQDWmwTxXVboz4n4UY8ll5AcA3waWb1VbcoVOkizwC2ybAoKKejL2IRllyF42KsVlHmnnSKSYy46Ep4Yd1iHQ1BQ7_Plnn4sj-EhF1o0AFrQ/s400/pattern.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425918723445375618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I was apprehensive about using a "Project Runway" branded pattern (I'm a huge fan of the show, and not a fan of patterns/pattern companies) and I wouldn't give the pattern more than 3 out of 5 stars, but the jacket is still cute in the front. In defense of the Project Runway patterns, they do treat elements separately so that the sewist isn't intimidated to swap the sleeves from one view to go with the collar from another, etc. I wish more patterns treated the user as an intelligent creature, capable of making design decisions.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm considering adding buttons to this (currently it has the hook and eye from the original pants) but it isn't giving a sturdy enough fasten... I also think I might shorten the sleeves a bit more? What do ya'll think?</div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-31166838767343785632010-01-08T17:06:00.003-07:002010-01-08T17:29:23.546-07:00I'm back in the game...I'm participating in The Wardrobe Refashion Challenge once again.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa226/nikkishell_photos/WR094mths.jpg" alt="4 month pledge" /></div><div><br /></div><div>It's somewhat addicting as it allows me to combine 2 things I love: sewing and thrifting. So here's the first project from my current pledge period...</div><div><br /></div><div>It was a weekend night in August or September when a friend and I came across a 5-patterns-for-5-dollars deal at Joann's (dinner and a fabric store, we live life on the edge as you can tell). I must have been out of my mind when I challenged my friend to make something from each of the 5 patterns we picked out with a deadline of tax day. (She actually sews from patterns whereas I rarely do, so this was a really kookie suggestion on my part). Seeing as that deadline is a few months away, I thought I should probably make the first effort at my part of that deal.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The "fabric" is a thrifted purple ladies polo shirt (IZOD in the 50-cent bin, hooray!) and the pattern is Simplicity 2570.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5dIyRFRwATu59eVd95n9187rzevj7WXl5TqBzHOFF7nlw4vD9EkfpeCM7fHjGmkAhDWqoJfcMIfBwg8yZ9P9aMVQN5UIXfz7vnKAwU0GKSZwgCD4YQoMxsoKJ7Nj1_KRg5Lvl-eGYYA/s1600-h/shirt+and+pattern.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5dIyRFRwATu59eVd95n9187rzevj7WXl5TqBzHOFF7nlw4vD9EkfpeCM7fHjGmkAhDWqoJfcMIfBwg8yZ9P9aMVQN5UIXfz7vnKAwU0GKSZwgCD4YQoMxsoKJ7Nj1_KRg5Lvl-eGYYA/s400/shirt+and+pattern.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424526730937768066" /></a><br /><div>The necessary "before" shot...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUDOgu_UqZp1k5QErxd-Z7Oh77tVKIDpX2LYhaaeBhiAEmmqMuRcA3e1xaDGhuCBQQCj2dsDeb98QReG9Bx9j_3sKbFu8kOzxPF62WAObjcNA5CV8BkrQ3xLOAagYX9gpihuiC2Xn9Fc/s1600-h/before.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUDOgu_UqZp1k5QErxd-Z7Oh77tVKIDpX2LYhaaeBhiAEmmqMuRcA3e1xaDGhuCBQQCj2dsDeb98QReG9Bx9j_3sKbFu8kOzxPF62WAObjcNA5CV8BkrQ3xLOAagYX9gpihuiC2Xn9Fc/s400/before.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424526724033457954" /></a><br /></div><div>It needed ironed, but why make the "before" look any better? Successful refashioning is about contrast. Here's a close-up of the fabric to give the original a bit more merit! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgyJR0WkZwJKBjxgUnPbCsg5e8IAelGqEdVi7fSby1RkVaSiPY7CInFOt0nH6Ji-i8Hancp34dxEy39R1kFeARIEGu1vJqfXSk-XzhmchkBKOgvZR-f9JnUHsn41zqQCGK2mA-Rx9APQ/s1600-h/fabric.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgyJR0WkZwJKBjxgUnPbCsg5e8IAelGqEdVi7fSby1RkVaSiPY7CInFOt0nH6Ji-i8Hancp34dxEy39R1kFeARIEGu1vJqfXSk-XzhmchkBKOgvZR-f9JnUHsn41zqQCGK2mA-Rx9APQ/s400/fabric.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424526715374776834" /></a>I also used some scraps from a ragged old grey undershirt that I acquired, since there wasn't enough fabric in the original shirt for the neck and arm-hole facings.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And the after...</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwsWjxxK-ZZNjcnJs0J8g1Oi-_1gYwQeB_vGGA9IY5gcZBACXDFvU9F1MW7GfPE1GiS3yp5tjD6yOSB0_pX-cj1-eI9CCxtuPnFtEgHqg73-ywgZBmBuc67OlIcM_MR2k1kB4zARjQOc/s1600-h/after.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwsWjxxK-ZZNjcnJs0J8g1Oi-_1gYwQeB_vGGA9IY5gcZBACXDFvU9F1MW7GfPE1GiS3yp5tjD6yOSB0_pX-cj1-eI9CCxtuPnFtEgHqg73-ywgZBmBuc67OlIcM_MR2k1kB4zARjQOc/s400/after.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424526708203979762" /></a><br /></div><div> I think it's pretty darn cute. Since I was limited by the size of the original shirt, I had to reduce the fullness of the middle front panel to about half of the pattern, but this might not be a bad thing because too much fullness can look a bit maternity. There are darts in the back which gives a nice shape, and I omitted the zipper since this is a knit. As I am prone to do with my refashions, I preserved the hem from the original shirt... I'm not sure if this makes me part genius or just generally lazy :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Want to see what the other Wardrobe Refashion participants are up to? <a href="http://nikkishell.typepad.com/wardroberefashion/">Click HERE.</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-30307557671199213602009-12-31T08:37:00.006-07:002009-12-31T09:06:08.710-07:00Year End Potholder<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJezdBqDbAxrg0JKnlJEcf0Y-E1r9lr4rRqU5b6b_b0AfFh-blqW_8HXjtSHrLQoZovNHEVmFNabFMsY7zP_ubTv0BlR-VKCO-y4SBu563ZYFRh_6eUxcUoCUuOmdnBY-eGufYRbkL0Mo/s1600-h/back+done.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbSqxM7Pv5Qhtc1uR0YnQg-edgpoq-lIm8aT-qjIgZSz2JpyK7i63KJGtJ6zJOEtN7Navzx5WsEBmUpnJmispBDpLR9b-HXaZpBLt4aCzvCHqHLOodkK3jWo7mEjVolZi6_gXIkqwgmI/s1600-h/done.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbSqxM7Pv5Qhtc1uR0YnQg-edgpoq-lIm8aT-qjIgZSz2JpyK7i63KJGtJ6zJOEtN7Navzx5WsEBmUpnJmispBDpLR9b-HXaZpBLt4aCzvCHqHLOodkK3jWo7mEjVolZi6_gXIkqwgmI/s400/done.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421431033441976834" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8Ii97udCFnVqvRYV-Bklp5EVM5UeA96Zs9VMiJSPFmMMHdHzQk7QXGAZLe6J2AQqIPpHAQrXaTZvcUduBjEEbw_NMQ9m-T2JZMBWgP16cTA1w3QZGNB8-GMmH7tkM6rv-Sc_E7rMlSo/s1600-h/paper+pieced.JPG"><br /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5si7nm1JgTbfJfCe5qW4P6tQrts6FOEuEtzOqE24WcNRQoapWSdegCc8apwcCN4RrgxZvNSVxW3xQFcPNpenzJEhMkgt57xzCUAtSVcIE37LP5P3B8XB7lX7TuFai_DupZ_lUdGmAVQA/s1600-h/texture.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>There are a bazillion potholder tutorials on the web, and for good reason... they're easy to make, quick to finish, and often just a tiny little quilt. <div><br /></div><div>The project in this post is a hodge-podge of tutorials and techniques that I've been wanting to try, but my favorite thing about it is that each of the fabrics were used in a quilt I made in 2009, so it was a great project to reminisce a bit.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>First, the potholder shape/structure (square with triangle pockets on back as shown below) came from a tutorial by <a href="http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_trips_in_fiber/2009/04/a-small-potholder.html">Field Trips in Fiber.</a> I made mine a bit larger than the tutorial's dimensions. </div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJezdBqDbAxrg0JKnlJEcf0Y-E1r9lr4rRqU5b6b_b0AfFh-blqW_8HXjtSHrLQoZovNHEVmFNabFMsY7zP_ubTv0BlR-VKCO-y4SBu563ZYFRh_6eUxcUoCUuOmdnBY-eGufYRbkL0Mo/s400/back+done.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421431037952488050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Next, I paper pieced the top with strip scraps. <a href="http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/04/27/a-string-quilt-block-tutorial-paper-pieced-method/">Film in the Fridge</a> has a great tutorial on this technique. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8Ii97udCFnVqvRYV-Bklp5EVM5UeA96Zs9VMiJSPFmMMHdHzQk7QXGAZLe6J2AQqIPpHAQrXaTZvcUduBjEEbw_NMQ9m-T2JZMBWgP16cTA1w3QZGNB8-GMmH7tkM6rv-Sc_E7rMlSo/s400/paper+pieced.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421431025788258946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, this was the perfect opportunity to try "pebble quilting" as demonstrated in a video by <a href="http://www.handmadebyalissa.com/pebblequilting/">Handmade by Alissa.</a> I've wanted to try this for a while, but Alissa has warned in other posts that it's time consuming and recommended for smaller quilts. Below is the inside of the potholder, to demonstrate the outcome of this technique. It's messy but very forgiving!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXMK0hrO56WImOXA9mVEIJ8sp4Bo8UK2T85_WmGQP4Rh0M7ou4gy1M-oyoq0P84xnJ3yFVCL56qPwM-PXQXxaFPso4iUnQR99CX2dWVR9Y3xNEnvr5ZKZaA9ryUU617MzDoKv7V67hrQ/s400/pebble+back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421431021399935810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I so wish you could feel texture through the computer screen... here's one last photo to give you an idea of how lush the pebble quilting feels with a thick batting.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5si7nm1JgTbfJfCe5qW4P6tQrts6FOEuEtzOqE24WcNRQoapWSdegCc8apwcCN4RrgxZvNSVxW3xQFcPNpenzJEhMkgt57xzCUAtSVcIE37LP5P3B8XB7lX7TuFai_DupZ_lUdGmAVQA/s1600-h/texture.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5si7nm1JgTbfJfCe5qW4P6tQrts6FOEuEtzOqE24WcNRQoapWSdegCc8apwcCN4RrgxZvNSVxW3xQFcPNpenzJEhMkgt57xzCUAtSVcIE37LP5P3B8XB7lX7TuFai_DupZ_lUdGmAVQA/s400/texture.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421431014074775874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy New Year to all!</div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-3577463301516994542009-12-20T10:44:00.003-07:002009-12-20T11:23:00.417-07:00Not so De-Vinyl...<div style="text-align: left;">I got a lovely KitchenAid Mixer for my birthday (thanks Mom!) and after my aunt mentioned how dusty hers gets I thought I'd sew a cover for it...</div><div><br /></div><div><div>There's a free <a href="http://sewing.about.com/library/weekly/aa011801a.htm">tutorial for appliance covers</a> from sewing.about.com</div><div>DISCLAIMER: The tutorial I followed is perfectly adequate, all failures associated with this project are from my own not-so-well-thought-out adaptations.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Like most KitchenAid owners, I think my appliance is beautiful and don't want to hide it away in shame, so I thought clear vinyl would be the solution. I changed the pattern to be 2 inches shorter, and then added 3 inches of cute fabric. (My model has a glass bowl which I think is slightly larger/wider)</div><div><br /></div><div>Not completely terrible from a distance:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEw-QMJxjwHZKFXVfGgiV63DSuJ1aneQM4WDj9HUmJQc-1SE3SNeCm7Yz4WZ1EGQ0NB2FdzxyDxRZw1zEFYg-qsyYwW8VUbiTm3QsoA2GPKPbbFkj84ngWWd78aApo4N8DLNMc2hkhI_c/s320/mixer1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417379313692948434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div>One of the problem areas up close:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZQ4b1WkJQlgeqGQiS0unVBiiG0AyWDozgORip_FwyPbGUnObn4-AkVoOrFfeSSSWvOJPry_5V3tw2RZ1Y3wMSPfErOMM7ARvPlI3iQhdk02fcbYeQS1E-Mx4EiSJEB8C-0yftRaA3dg/s320/mixer2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417379307540320450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>The main problems are that the seams won't turn out properly, and the fabric along the bottom is not stiff enough to compete with the vinyl. I realize it could be much worse, I'm just still baffled by how bad this looks compared to my initial mental imagine of it. It's not so bad that it's not going to sit on my kitchen counter until I find a way to fix or replace it... but that's because I just moved and have too many other home sewing projects in my head that this one needs to stew for a while.</div><div><br /></div><div>One or both of the following likely lead to my demise:</div><div>#1 - The vinyl I selected was probably too thick (16 gauge)</div><div>#2 - Sewing curves in vinyl is very challenging, and this pattern is two ovals being sewn to a rectangle. Women of the 1950s that sewed vinyl slip-covers for their living room furniture must have had crazy sewing skills (and unlimited patience).</div><div><br /></div><div>To redeem my sewing confidence, I challenged myself to make a softie in an hour last night (challenge prompted by realizing that it was the Saturday before Xmas which meant the stores were all packed with shoppers, and I didn't have a gift to take to a First Birthday party that was going to start in 2 hours.) It ended up taking an hour and 20 minutes, but that's from the time I sat down at the computer to google a softie tutorial, and includes the time rummaging through my fabric bins deciding what to use. The green dots from the mixer cover also made it onto Lucy the Goosey, for which you can find a <a href="http://thelongthread.com/?p=173">free tutorial from The Long Thread</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHeg0ANd-cRrmbKTszaazEl_3TZzc92UghOc2ijEjZp_JPQC40i-L9Mp9Z-JuT7Ybalwd7XLMp2JICh7UvCKTX33WAZTnPmmGFwcPMAv5oJYaLO4dteiqK8LzLXbWHM40n5nQTQO6UmE/s320/lucy1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417379298254544866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">The one-year-old recipient grabbed and carried her by the beak immediately, so I figure that's enough of a compliment to get me back to my home-sewing projects.</span></div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-22677799541585832622009-12-07T08:22:00.002-07:002009-12-07T08:29:44.657-07:00SMS Give Away Day Apron Winner Dec 09Wow, thanks so much to everyone that stopped by my blog to share your favorite cookie! It makes me hungry every time I look at the comments!<div><br /></div><div>The winner of the apron give-away (selected at random by random.org) is <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/11968847056980865961">FlowerMomma</a> who just might be making gluten and dairy-free shortbread (if there is such a thing) while wearing the apron.</div><div><br /></div><div>As a consolation prize to everyone else, check out the comments on the <a href="http://frenchsleepdeprivationstudy.blogspot.com/2009/12/sms-give-away-day-december-09.html">original post</a> to see a great list of much-loved cookies you can enjoy this holiday season!</div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-40282282515127398532009-12-01T22:00:00.001-07:002009-12-01T22:00:00.292-07:00SMS Give Away Day! December 09<div>Happy Give Away Day!</div><div><br /></div><div>Once again I am participating in <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/">Sew Mama Sew</a>'s Give Away Day. One lucky blog commenter/cookie lover will win this apron made by yours-truly:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6i_imTuDoUVzfhrT8pix6ySbC7BrE5YTLyO_ul7eLT5VjdZCAyNprbysxrJ1l6LndFabmG6In2SUmC3zlKLiCLebkCCWNRUNFWVpYJ_Vls2zH4HrkzAJdjTrVBr7ji4tvfwaoaVOD33s/s1600/CIMG1071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6i_imTuDoUVzfhrT8pix6ySbC7BrE5YTLyO_ul7eLT5VjdZCAyNprbysxrJ1l6LndFabmG6In2SUmC3zlKLiCLebkCCWNRUNFWVpYJ_Vls2zH4HrkzAJdjTrVBr7ji4tvfwaoaVOD33s/s400/CIMG1071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409630321460120866" /></a>The apron is blue cotton with green/cream trim, and has one pocket. The waist tie is 7 feet long, to accommodate a range of waist sizes.<div><br /></div><div>To enter this giveaway, <b>leave a comment telling your favorite kind of cookie</b> (homemade or store bought, you can even provide a link to a recipe if you'd like) on this post by 11:59pm MT on Sunday December 6th.<u> The winner will be chosen at random</u>. Please be sure to include an email address or blog link from which you can be contacted. I am willing to ship internationally, and will mail promptly after contacting the winner.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for visiting French Sleep Deprivation Study, and here's to a cheerful cookie-filled holiday season!</div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com357tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-78521985731638423222009-11-28T15:21:00.000-07:002009-12-01T08:25:25.013-07:00No Secret No Bakes.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvsB-C5eamyAsOUKzS-OwToG_xv8rqfP4tEoNEDrmEbcXtFD7CJVBomREzYv4RSK5JM4yJTcCOjYtu3-b6VjsksVkbEfqosuyGKdLWUDbdtxLlQmrRvNtoUJ8bFLYj8ktT7iqe9VVe_0/s1600/plated.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvsB-C5eamyAsOUKzS-OwToG_xv8rqfP4tEoNEDrmEbcXtFD7CJVBomREzYv4RSK5JM4yJTcCOjYtu3-b6VjsksVkbEfqosuyGKdLWUDbdtxLlQmrRvNtoUJ8bFLYj8ktT7iqe9VVe_0/s400/plated.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409547123846165522" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Nearly everyone has this cookie recipe. The recipe is quite simple. There are rarely variations in ingredients. And the ingredients are generally things you already have in your pantry... So why then am I posting this recipe that everyone already has? Because I apparently have some magical touch, and people always ask what my secret is. No secrets, just lots of experience. (Many an afternoon in my adolescence was spent making these and eating them straight from the bowl, which in hindsight was just self-medication for... being a teenager!).</div><div><br /></div><div>So I'm laying it all out here, pictures, tips, and anything else that's missing from one of the world's simplist and most loved cookie recipes... bring on the No-Bakes!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies</b></div><div><br /></div><div><u><br /></u></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZWML23PyLDVprax8YRbKzqoVlWRfV9KxEHDMyxmxc-O1MK7UVZJ21CEWBHOJAN40RNy0ZaH_VXoWntqc62pNNM4Eq50rfojU1-bkDbEybxTbdyRX8snJuSfZyEPS_LZN_Vb7fqz7N7g/s1600/ingedients.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZWML23PyLDVprax8YRbKzqoVlWRfV9KxEHDMyxmxc-O1MK7UVZJ21CEWBHOJAN40RNy0ZaH_VXoWntqc62pNNM4Eq50rfojU1-bkDbEybxTbdyRX8snJuSfZyEPS_LZN_Vb7fqz7N7g/s320/ingedients.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408103869347822706" /></a><div><u>Ingredients:</u></div><div><br /></div><div>1 stick (1/2 cup) butter*</div><div>2 cups white sugar**</div><div>6 Tbsp cocoa powder</div><div>1/2 cup milk (cow or soy)</div><div>1/4 to 1/2 cup peanut butter***</div><div>1 Tbsp vanilla (fake is fine)</div><div>3 cups quick-oats****</div><div><br /></div><div>A few notes about ingredient quality...</div><div>* - Butter is superior to margarine in nearly every recipe, and this is not an exception. The only instance in which I condone the use of margarine in this recipe is for Vegans.</div><div>** - I have not found any suitable sugar substitutes. I've experimented with sucanat, but even with a 50/50 white sugar to sucanat ratio, they tasted and smelled like molasses, and not in a good way. While "No-Bakes" are a cookie by name, they could just as well be considered a candy, since the cooking process breaks down the sugar and then recrystallizes, so the sugar is a staple ingredient. Sad but true.</div><div>*** - It pains me to say this, but natural peanut butter (the kind you grind yourself in the bulk food section) doesn't work as well as processed creamy PB.</div><div>**** - Quick-oats really are different than regular or "old-fashioned" rolled oats. Quick-oats are rolled oats that have been cut down to cook faster, not to be confused with instant oats, which are precooked.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><u>Tools:</u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div>-Microwave</div><div>-Large Microwave safe bowl (don't assume, check the bottom to make sure it is safe. I recommend Pyrex), plus a small microwave safe cup or bowl for melting butter</div><div>-Rubber spatula</div><div>-Newspaper</div><div>-Wax paper</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><u>Directions:</u></div><div><br /></div><div>Gather all your tools and ingredients. Spread out a piece of newspaper on a portion of counter or table that can lay undisturbed for a few hours. Place wax paper atop the newspaper, so that you'll be ready to go when the cookies are done in the microwave. (TIP: If you need to take the cookies somewhere while they are still "setting", place the newspaper/waxpaper in a cookie sheet before placing the dough to set.)</div><div><br /></div></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0Ur4icQxAu7Xli0PD1TMh1p4PpLfnNNWPD_Td5_Ka5vhKJQuSPSyME7fqEdRKC_328lvu0m1NLSeDoVaZlNoEr47GjuXsDcC-VNzDWNtWx8cfQizmqP-8lj1jI5XTtqICLyXVpwhTdI/s1600/wax+paper.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0Ur4icQxAu7Xli0PD1TMh1p4PpLfnNNWPD_Td5_Ka5vhKJQuSPSyME7fqEdRKC_328lvu0m1NLSeDoVaZlNoEr47GjuXsDcC-VNzDWNtWx8cfQizmqP-8lj1jI5XTtqICLyXVpwhTdI/s320/wax+paper.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408103861517168114" /></a><br /><div>Next, cut the stick of butter into a dozen-ish smaller pieces so that it will melt more evenly. Place butter in microwave-safe dish and microwave for up to 45 seconds. All microwaves vary, but past 45 seconds generally means a big buttery mess on the ceiling of the microwave. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Q4zR0e0Y6x9PKeDHL8jVNwU7S2sASgH0m7FCTV_4FBwmsjDG5mVFCnQiBiW7K1i6OPd1AwxSbn3J9dwZzNYomz-F9YPqSz0wMdXfde-UV3Uqh2q1zJk_E6YNH9bKrkHlR9v-CxErOkY/s320/butter.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408105338156394018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div>Watch the butter and remove it when 90% melted. Set aside.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqt0-FgvNq2dDrdKsVSTHOm4Oi5vuu-7Bz_E2gFIa2s2_mwZf4ScXdIKGzR6XaAPyhczyfBAQl6eOyuMp5KF_jygYRilKZD-QwlA-9NQ62EtP_IVLDXIJvJ76D03fRGH9YJswmh85bD8w/s1600/melted+butter.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqt0-FgvNq2dDrdKsVSTHOm4Oi5vuu-7Bz_E2gFIa2s2_mwZf4ScXdIKGzR6XaAPyhczyfBAQl6eOyuMp5KF_jygYRilKZD-QwlA-9NQ62EtP_IVLDXIJvJ76D03fRGH9YJswmh85bD8w/s320/melted+butter.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408103854208185874" /></a><br /></div><div>Mix <b>sugar</b> and <b>cocoa</b> in large microwave-safe bowl, breaking up any large clumps of the cocoa.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2e91zhMcgwS4leir8RmKranL9jOirijO9wW4V8evoKCKZodPGDjat7U9RAdwJY92TqP0vAri8dUcTLlcmOwDMPrzcxvCxelgnz-uTxwHT06vCRafnOEXLBMf4zyf4-S_Erqjk4Xj4HkA/s1600/first+ingredients.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2e91zhMcgwS4leir8RmKranL9jOirijO9wW4V8evoKCKZodPGDjat7U9RAdwJY92TqP0vAri8dUcTLlcmOwDMPrzcxvCxelgnz-uTxwHT06vCRafnOEXLBMf4zyf4-S_Erqjk4Xj4HkA/s320/first+ingredients.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408103845190067442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnOvTTKSsa4P0K2lt65y7-wRLGZHIWlsU9IuXq9aMxGB6wNue9YX0zF4vCWGwQyPRAjaX1-uW7ONNtw3UNX24A39hmcwf-QJZKzV5-OXo_QmSJLt0gdxR7r-y_z4xM_afeHFlsIK4HVo/s1600/first+mixed.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnOvTTKSsa4P0K2lt65y7-wRLGZHIWlsU9IuXq9aMxGB6wNue9YX0zF4vCWGwQyPRAjaX1-uW7ONNtw3UNX24A39hmcwf-QJZKzV5-OXo_QmSJLt0gdxR7r-y_z4xM_afeHFlsIK4HVo/s320/first+mixed.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408103843875539394" /></a><br /></div><div>Add melted <b>butter</b> and <b>milk</b> to sugar/cocoa mixture. You do not need to stir the ingredients completely, as they will mix much easier after some time in the microwave. A few soft turns of the spoon is plenty.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFgU8qFy4mLAbJXwxgKQs1jKrLr8EdvZ-Sgrcge4_-7KBT0YqIrlsBUTp5zg7RJi2cTD-3sDWHcuf6AchrdR_gF2W3nVOMtzdwOupnrlF-2N5DMvC1rvYIoJ2-ivKw1d3FR_8Vh8V1QM/s1600/add+butter.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFgU8qFy4mLAbJXwxgKQs1jKrLr8EdvZ-Sgrcge4_-7KBT0YqIrlsBUTp5zg7RJi2cTD-3sDWHcuf6AchrdR_gF2W3nVOMtzdwOupnrlF-2N5DMvC1rvYIoJ2-ivKw1d3FR_8Vh8V1QM/s320/add+butter.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408102972375634930" /></a><br /></div><div>Now it's time for some cookie-cookin'... The best advice I can give is to know your microwave and let the cookie tell you when it is ready. I've made these in a dozen or more microwave ovens over the years, and most take 4-5 minutes, and a few take up to 6 or 7 minutes. But you don't want to just throw the bowl in and walk away, here's the breakdown:</div><div><br /></div><div>Microwave 1 minute, and then give a good stir. You'll see some bubbles of air escaping from the dry ingredients.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11KmoMzvF7mECtA4SRyLR1315X7Yy0nJV7JZ53g9pemNsx7IpF6zXMkS_xCemrP2WGOccYL-YHqO33qXWkqaXuS-anyYVkmnQA410Vizd3Z7siTMwr-_z_1ZHs1yJGFY7rYtOHEI2kB8/s320/first+minute.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408110732747332626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Now microwave 1:30 to 2 minutes, and stir again. The mixture will be smooth this time, and even in color as the sugar has broken down.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now microwave for 1 minute at a time (stirring between) until the mixture has developed a thin layer of tiny bubbles, which tells you that it is nearly cooked. (See picture below)</div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBY8Q1vomCu7OfjY8qbYtjZ3FLBgMLQqCQJVqC-eVYFE5IEVaTTANkTWTejGV3IEB14ySqbAGoSf63HQ4KFDBXkVk7mW72Fz7FYgKCzFseg0_J4OpltN-VhAWnwcVDlfQxBunsBed67c/s1600/add+pb.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jLuvAlJYiHqk50Irw009pN8M41VeEL3cHJQjyQvD_sPVOgapAjpg8B3JQMCDRtqHxxqWh4WMU4gmQunbT03ZbxJ05BsDVilZtfP0FnLWN_9LNI68IIshCrQFuKFF1LpUfe6lKf_7SJM/s1600/sml+bub.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jLuvAlJYiHqk50Irw009pN8M41VeEL3cHJQjyQvD_sPVOgapAjpg8B3JQMCDRtqHxxqWh4WMU4gmQunbT03ZbxJ05BsDVilZtfP0FnLWN_9LNI68IIshCrQFuKFF1LpUfe6lKf_7SJM/s320/sml+bub.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408108429260937298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Both over- and under-cooking will lead to sub-par cookies. You may need to practice this recipe a few times to get the best results. (If there's a food-scientist out there that knows the exact optimal temperature, please let us know... and I'll also need to know where to acquire a candy thermometer.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Once you've got the little bubbles, add <b>peanut butter</b> (just plop in in there, no stirring) and microwave for 30 seconds to a minute.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBY8Q1vomCu7OfjY8qbYtjZ3FLBgMLQqCQJVqC-eVYFE5IEVaTTANkTWTejGV3IEB14ySqbAGoSf63HQ4KFDBXkVk7mW72Fz7FYgKCzFseg0_J4OpltN-VhAWnwcVDlfQxBunsBed67c/s1600/add+pb.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBY8Q1vomCu7OfjY8qbYtjZ3FLBgMLQqCQJVqC-eVYFE5IEVaTTANkTWTejGV3IEB14ySqbAGoSf63HQ4KFDBXkVk7mW72Fz7FYgKCzFseg0_J4OpltN-VhAWnwcVDlfQxBunsBed67c/s320/add+pb.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408102968985073746" /></a><br />Remove from microwave and move quickly. Add <b>vanilla</b> and stir, but don't worry it there are still a few clumps of the peanutty-goodness that haven't mixed in. Next stir in the <b>oats</b> one cup at a time. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNN4gHHWnJyC0V5T95377vYtvGEs5NagaIxprzaXW0BCLStkcuwVhY5EA5dYOCqyXCz3GzndswpWksHzUptV5FIOCsf7YDaA6hCYELakUi6ICB190aRAcrEVCMGPsAlQrU9X3nK0vcrPo/s1600/add+oats.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNN4gHHWnJyC0V5T95377vYtvGEs5NagaIxprzaXW0BCLStkcuwVhY5EA5dYOCqyXCz3GzndswpWksHzUptV5FIOCsf7YDaA6hCYELakUi6ICB190aRAcrEVCMGPsAlQrU9X3nK0vcrPo/s320/add+oats.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408102963476194066" /></a><br /></div><div>Once mixed, place dough by the spoonful onto the wax paper. Again, you will want to move quickly, as the dough is cooling and will begin to change to a rougher texture.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If the first few cookies develop a liquid border within 30 seconds of placement, as in the picture below, you can add a few Tbsps of additional oats to the remaining dough, but it's often the first sign that the liquid was over or under microwaved. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxc2BaRZwU9_XvRoY8K4WRu8JeCwxbk6cOci2JNw2qd8xmncfA34n-dqNFT9QFJULL2fDlu5zA3ZY1QIFBXCR-9Ox3w6lyuDYt8rr2eeNlugFvjB-Epv-054rq9EJB6OZHdrvrrvVtDBc/s1600/bad+cookie.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxc2BaRZwU9_XvRoY8K4WRu8JeCwxbk6cOci2JNw2qd8xmncfA34n-dqNFT9QFJULL2fDlu5zA3ZY1QIFBXCR-9Ox3w6lyuDYt8rr2eeNlugFvjB-Epv-054rq9EJB6OZHdrvrrvVtDBc/s320/bad+cookie.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408102955861765890" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ideally your cookies will be plump, with the oats nicely coated in the chocolate and only a small amount of the liquid settling at the base over time. (see below)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-RG-NYPsp69S3jOSjWq4NRWmlkw_fBGPTmJJx-FnSoy6F2KGtXDK-uNbtPSOkqadtq3zHYxBkXsoOYZGd4uESbEudTg9AdlzF1TiJPJiGNit_jAHGPYQsnr0R1rkpPOkWvqYtHxm-cw/s1600/good+cookie.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-RG-NYPsp69S3jOSjWq4NRWmlkw_fBGPTmJJx-FnSoy6F2KGtXDK-uNbtPSOkqadtq3zHYxBkXsoOYZGd4uESbEudTg9AdlzF1TiJPJiGNit_jAHGPYQsnr0R1rkpPOkWvqYtHxm-cw/s320/good+cookie.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408102954442196786" /></a><br />Let sit for a few hours to firm up. If firmness is not in the cards for a given batch, enjoy them with a spoon and a gallon of milk... then try again. Enjoy!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-27970732326455651622009-09-21T14:55:00.004-06:002009-09-21T17:16:22.294-06:00black, white, and some good luck.I wasn't even actively thrifting when I came across the item that started this refashion. I had met up with a girlfriend on a saturday night, and we needed to kill a bit of time between dinner and movie, so we walked by a consignment shop downtown and this vintage polyester skirt was on the sidewalk clearance rack for $2! I'm a S/M and it's an XL, so when I picked it out my friend said "uh, that's not your size" and I told her to have patience...<div><br /></div><div>BEFORE: (the grid below is in inches, to give an idea of the scale/size)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1r49QVexS2QjTujZV_VbVy-q2aBIaS8ZvEryaR32dUM8z-FP3ZCOg3JJlX0w059xUK6UbILvudzkIwaSxwuK0sG29M3e3chbCxeEObh7kdz9C3wgw2m6fCmea_CSB6w4slSAWJeqiu3U/s1600-h/old+skirt.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1r49QVexS2QjTujZV_VbVy-q2aBIaS8ZvEryaR32dUM8z-FP3ZCOg3JJlX0w059xUK6UbILvudzkIwaSxwuK0sG29M3e3chbCxeEObh7kdz9C3wgw2m6fCmea_CSB6w4slSAWJeqiu3U/s400/old+skirt.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384028609609923170" /></a><br /></div><div>I poked through my pattern stash, but decided to use an existing dress from my closet as the pattern, mainly because the bottom hem was straight across (like the skirt hem) rather than round for fullness. I had to unstitch the waistband to get the proper length of fabric. I folded the dress in half lengthwise with the side seams touching, and traced the pattern onto the skirt. The skirt's slit was in the center, but I moved it to the side for this short dress. The scraps were used to interface the neck and arms openings.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ylNLFKLBIX61EueVGdJw1mrQLP0867F4fNxO86L2ZWRz8sUTXNVevJ7qG_vp91ggRBoRs0xyQSjASfBelEyVJD5z9aA-k4PPI-c1hV-JXwTDnFgEtmn19C8wugVKy6ya2_j15s1P0wY/s1600-h/dress+to+pattern.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ylNLFKLBIX61EueVGdJw1mrQLP0867F4fNxO86L2ZWRz8sUTXNVevJ7qG_vp91ggRBoRs0xyQSjASfBelEyVJD5z9aA-k4PPI-c1hV-JXwTDnFgEtmn19C8wugVKy6ya2_j15s1P0wY/s400/dress+to+pattern.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384028599432253650" /></a><br /></div><div>AFTER: A simple but classy b/w dress for $2 (found a long black zipper in my stash, what are the odds?). Plus, I know that no one else owns one like it! I put darts in the back and at the bust line, but the dress is still not as fitted in the waist as I generally prefer and additional darts in the front aren't an option, but I'll be wearing a white cardigan over this most the time anyway, so I'm happy with it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnTaMqNzox78lHHQU6C0H-0Yl3C5IMnvoTKcVEiEZz3UaWMmv7Kj_AR_1vPZ01DeR0QUpL2GyOhssUsCOKBbzyhiUJvLkSHLYPTvPVVvpEETN92LJAoD_EDputB0pJoyur4y9BWDbetU/s1600-h/CIMG0936.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnTaMqNzox78lHHQU6C0H-0Yl3C5IMnvoTKcVEiEZz3UaWMmv7Kj_AR_1vPZ01DeR0QUpL2GyOhssUsCOKBbzyhiUJvLkSHLYPTvPVVvpEETN92LJAoD_EDputB0pJoyur4y9BWDbetU/s400/CIMG0936.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384028590733767042" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Additional observations:</div><div><br /></div><div>Add this to the list of reasons I'm becoming my mother when it comes to sewing... The slit in the front of the skirt appears to have originally gone all the way up to where the white appliqué stops. A previous owner had added some modesty by hand sewing the slit down to about half the original length. Polyester + hand stitching is not as clean looking as I wanted, and I needed to once again reduce the length of the slit, so I took apart the front of the dress so that it would be machine sewn throughout, and would lay nicely. I sure hope this new found perfectionism doesn't carry over into other realms of my life! Don't worry, that'll never happen, right mom?</div><div><br /></div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-53593138104562094982009-08-15T12:51:00.003-06:002009-08-15T13:19:00.819-06:00one (plus) stash (equals) two<div>I really enjoy infomercials, or any commercial really, in which a product is promoted in juxtaposition to "the old way" of doing something. An example is for some car washing product, and the item being sold is filmed in bright colors while the inferior item or method is shown in black and white. The people in the latter shot always have bad posture and frustrated expressions ("<i>oh, filling a bucket with water to wash my car is so awful... isn't there a better way?</i>")</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, that's how my "Before" picture looks today. It was not intentional, I promise! Just the combination of bad lighting and poor fit, but it's the "Before" and if there wasn't anything wrong with it in the first place, why would I have refashioned it?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>BEFORE:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq6NHEIsRtWYGXe_l8VLHhjvDmvTfwsAIKfrp108RgICAfFA347KkjsEZjsadeLG6vLmml5F5fzUAJHcEY4LytQFDo8kQcX72YMwr3OBjfOl5z5kVqapHkdcia4ryoKiLLr3kyogcKvI/s1600-h/CIMG0507.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq6NHEIsRtWYGXe_l8VLHhjvDmvTfwsAIKfrp108RgICAfFA347KkjsEZjsadeLG6vLmml5F5fzUAJHcEY4LytQFDo8kQcX72YMwr3OBjfOl5z5kVqapHkdcia4ryoKiLLr3kyogcKvI/s400/CIMG0507.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370265797734694226" /></a>Thrifted 1970's double-knit skirt.<br /><div><br /></div><div>AFTER:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgheVEB6yT_vQ_DvZ86ckFP0Cayw11XC-04jMumWQlgZLOSw1kIa0jFcWz6hWBDyvYJFvBE7mqo0HbyrtWvqOB_mwmePBCjnyghhOvrgRXzb9efXbWGPJZm9kDEJ1Pw1FPMQ421EOfFvG4/s1600-h/CIMG0754.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgheVEB6yT_vQ_DvZ86ckFP0Cayw11XC-04jMumWQlgZLOSw1kIa0jFcWz6hWBDyvYJFvBE7mqo0HbyrtWvqOB_mwmePBCjnyghhOvrgRXzb9efXbWGPJZm9kDEJ1Pw1FPMQ421EOfFvG4/s400/CIMG0754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370265790357384338" /></a><br /></div><div>"<i>But wait... There's more! If you call within the next 15 minutes we'll throw in a shirt as well!</i>"</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So as not to waste all that fabric that was sliced off the bottom of the skirt, I fashioned myself a little top using some soft double-stretch fabric from my stash.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQb3eaN7BChkvnjbGh_0TbpSwC3FMwgpQXpxUcfGUWec-4EKdtE4h-cJDN5z8FDkS8bIS_9Nsswlr2z6lt9AUJLnTgr4mtlWD9PN1fQ24MFK4Sr7WEe6_oOQhCLPtWPfCLMBA57_2K4hA/s1600-h/CIMG0890.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQb3eaN7BChkvnjbGh_0TbpSwC3FMwgpQXpxUcfGUWec-4EKdtE4h-cJDN5z8FDkS8bIS_9Nsswlr2z6lt9AUJLnTgr4mtlWD9PN1fQ24MFK4Sr7WEe6_oOQhCLPtWPfCLMBA57_2K4hA/s400/CIMG0890.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370265783892202578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2Cnk0fjruYBsBraiLy7Fmn5PlvsOJ8YXeOVBwtMD6Cuxo4pud6-5uzWHJkz0pf0bpy0oIFputMlMSkSSWMP2JoW-7pEvxavaSquG7lQIKuOeIXdvp6tuDRTS3AeJy-7YLXdkiRtJcgg/s1600-h/CIMG0904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2Cnk0fjruYBsBraiLy7Fmn5PlvsOJ8YXeOVBwtMD6Cuxo4pud6-5uzWHJkz0pf0bpy0oIFputMlMSkSSWMP2JoW-7pEvxavaSquG7lQIKuOeIXdvp6tuDRTS3AeJy-7YLXdkiRtJcgg/s400/CIMG0904.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370265776358476338" /></a><br /></div><div>The yoke and cap sleeves are from my converted version of this (free) <a href="http://www.burdafashion.com/en/Downloads/Free/1333669-1413206-1597830.html">Burda pattern</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also picked up a copy of the <a href="http://alabamachanin.com/content/alabama-stitch-book">Alabama Stitch Book</a> recently, and decided to throw down a bit of reverse applique to give this top some much needed personality.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWG-78raW5DsmtRXauiP8E8e3fi1V32edRLNHdMwNFqCrMaFp7G65LeHjgw3WuxC9orCvScx9bcH13sEPf5H_O8OKSxPureQoJiB0Y1fuYaswc5BZ2Mx6zpeZF4Ds_Y9tcpDoo6hSTVUo/s1600-h/CIMG0898.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWG-78raW5DsmtRXauiP8E8e3fi1V32edRLNHdMwNFqCrMaFp7G65LeHjgw3WuxC9orCvScx9bcH13sEPf5H_O8OKSxPureQoJiB0Y1fuYaswc5BZ2Mx6zpeZF4Ds_Y9tcpDoo6hSTVUo/s400/CIMG0898.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370265772945189362" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Sewing!</div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-73658297913425038832009-08-09T12:31:00.004-06:002009-08-09T13:20:31.937-06:00A Classic Refashion: Oversized to Fitted Shirt<div>This is a pretty generic refashion, but I figured I'd post a quick tutorial just in case anyone wanted to skip past thinking about how to make a larger button-up shirt into something smaller. This way you can jump right in.</div><div><br /></div><div>I found this XL Women's shirt in the 50-cent bin at my favorite thrift store, it's a quality brand, nice linen fabric, and in great shape with the exception of a bit of discoloration in the underarms. But that's no matter because that portion of the shirt will be cut away.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tutorial note: Men's shirts would also work great as they often come is larger sizes, and are less likely to have existing tailoring or darts that you would need to work around.</div><div><br /></div><div>BEFORE:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClEEa2GQtxliPSc1Ar29Mnua1ODb5aANLGNMSE_Z3l7h00leSR4p_WHKYF8bOuo1q1d5W0c7va5J5tRPVHYU8ldbvqYA2DZvoUudLlJsm5KbF0w_gGLgReWpFHhuUxS-nziBn1VRxsNE/s1600-h/CIMG0848.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClEEa2GQtxliPSc1Ar29Mnua1ODb5aANLGNMSE_Z3l7h00leSR4p_WHKYF8bOuo1q1d5W0c7va5J5tRPVHYU8ldbvqYA2DZvoUudLlJsm5KbF0w_gGLgReWpFHhuUxS-nziBn1VRxsNE/s400/CIMG0848.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368037854777013266" /></a><br /><div>First I looked through my pattern stash and found a button-up dress pattern that I've used before and knew was a good fit. (Butterick B4185 to be exact, it's from 2004, not sure if it's still available but you should be able to find something similar if you don't have a button-up pattern already in your stash) A shirt pattern would be a more obvious selection, but I was trying to use what I already had :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Next I cut the sleeves away, and lined up and pinned the front portions of the shirt, hem to hem, seam to seam, button to button hole. I placed the pattern front so that the top shoulder seam didn't line up exactly with the edge of the pattern, as you want it to overlap 5/8" -- the amount that you would have normally use for a seam allowance. This is important, otherwise the sleeve may not fit correctly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCRmncjQiu3h414Bbjn_aQ4r2ckteCCvtCSXFBODNJLB0KJ2MXYtUAMpE1SYn47tMVyaIJA061qcquq9st6-GlKsU-cMKfj51n1FzrgwwQNhGc9FITRMsr19LzdSp0SPJJ1oHVAPIZYQ/s1600-h/CIMG0853.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCRmncjQiu3h414Bbjn_aQ4r2ckteCCvtCSXFBODNJLB0KJ2MXYtUAMpE1SYn47tMVyaIJA061qcquq9st6-GlKsU-cMKfj51n1FzrgwwQNhGc9FITRMsr19LzdSp0SPJJ1oHVAPIZYQ/s400/CIMG0853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368037680049528898" /></a>Then the same is done with the back pattern, again letting the pattern lay 5/8" over the pre-sewn shoulder seam. Be sure to line up the outermost corner of the sleeve with the cut already made to the front.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1yY15MbdF34DRajwEqX4JWUZfkJtoH2jFLlOXO1U_R-jBsG4xtfysKJM5c42fLA9yjPdoCBvZAeTrdAYORaKVZ6WKWHL5Ebn200oHVBztRN-R8PzJqzI5tHG-eDDTj2qi52i0JqqwXA/s1600-h/CIMG0856.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1yY15MbdF34DRajwEqX4JWUZfkJtoH2jFLlOXO1U_R-jBsG4xtfysKJM5c42fLA9yjPdoCBvZAeTrdAYORaKVZ6WKWHL5Ebn200oHVBztRN-R8PzJqzI5tHG-eDDTj2qi52i0JqqwXA/s400/CIMG0856.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368037676021650626" /></a><br /></div><div>If your pattern has darts or other tailoring marks, follow the instructions to fit the shirt to your body shape. I shortened the front darts slightly so that they would not interfere with the details on the existing shirt front.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next, sew the side seams (unless your pattern calls for sleeves to be sewn in prior to side seams, in which case you should just follow the pattern instructions.)</div><div><br /></div><div>As for the new sleeve, I opted to cut from the lower portion of the old sleeve to keep some of the detailing near the cuff. (the bottom cuff is pleated, so it may look like I didn't cut out the sleeve wide enough, but I promise that I did)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEx3V8_ZE1cpiUNEaB7ln4iThePVfTKrN2OeP4-so2fjK2u2zF9Q-s0gT30NwMz7IXeZ5KYfp-idhIC9Gg3v8_HxPpubn_fgdl8vrAm-svZbIHOhvKuIOerVb-zmphKeibpVqt1twUfh0/s1600-h/CIMG0857.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEx3V8_ZE1cpiUNEaB7ln4iThePVfTKrN2OeP4-so2fjK2u2zF9Q-s0gT30NwMz7IXeZ5KYfp-idhIC9Gg3v8_HxPpubn_fgdl8vrAm-svZbIHOhvKuIOerVb-zmphKeibpVqt1twUfh0/s400/CIMG0857.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368037671971191442" /></a>I thought I might keep the entire cuff, but I eventually cut off the bottom portion since it fell at my elbow wouldn't button comfortably. If the shirt you are using is large enough, you might be able to make a short, 3/4 length, or even a long sleeve while maintaining the original cuff.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeAVsDf7FONtsOVAaodQcqVsW2t5db3JpzMBosNggOIGEbx0PCCQsrgBHNKPo609mz1T6nG9zC-fJH_EUxJMpRm90Fm6DtHEX85Ob1LMO8py2sU5w_lfGSbwJDuZC598kFiSuOoIMMpA/s1600-h/CIMG0858.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeAVsDf7FONtsOVAaodQcqVsW2t5db3JpzMBosNggOIGEbx0PCCQsrgBHNKPo609mz1T6nG9zC-fJH_EUxJMpRm90Fm6DtHEX85Ob1LMO8py2sU5w_lfGSbwJDuZC598kFiSuOoIMMpA/s400/CIMG0858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368037668161223506" /></a> </div><div>Sewing in the sleeve is the only challenging part of this refashion, but just remind yourself how much time and potential frustration you avoided by not having to sew a collar or button placket!</div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly I hemmed the bottom of the shirt. It was far too long if I kept the original length, plus the front and back were different lengths after sewing darts.</div><div><br /></div><div>AFTER:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dC07jXGtqb6vq0cHcWOj1G96qdkqttOnBsONJx_R20DRENo6htyVyinu0GphQiRpApdGX081YalEKTrGZ-Zd5jN5UR-VS_MTU0RG2-2J1iA2rQDNZ4XaA2xuk7UxXJL3rSciJd1C43w/s1600-h/CIMG0877.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dC07jXGtqb6vq0cHcWOj1G96qdkqttOnBsONJx_R20DRENo6htyVyinu0GphQiRpApdGX081YalEKTrGZ-Zd5jN5UR-VS_MTU0RG2-2J1iA2rQDNZ4XaA2xuk7UxXJL3rSciJd1C43w/s400/CIMG0877.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368037664172034738" /></a><br /></div><div>Enjoy! For other refashioning ideas, be sure to check out all the wonderful bloggers that have taken the <a href="http://nikkishell.typepad.com/wardroberefashion/">Wardrobe Refashion</a> Pledge!</div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-56950407465726658922009-07-22T08:10:00.006-06:002009-07-22T21:32:21.562-06:00Tiny T-shirt RefashionSo many refashions seem to be taking big clothes and making them much smaller (example: adult clothes to toddler clothes) But I found this too-small long sleeve t-shirt in the 50-cent bin at the thrift outlet and I couldn't resist the cute print...<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaVD1yyNulTZtzzvcFgBODsr0UNxFGCKq-Xpio9Ta_tEH_xm8gO81XS60HhWK2LLu1Shp-CV9dHF-euX6vgbNb0xaRDbkiOILKnqR1GgZE2kPYmFf6wdS5auUXQDFwn4f77AlbcVfxXY/s1600-h/circle+fab+before.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaVD1yyNulTZtzzvcFgBODsr0UNxFGCKq-Xpio9Ta_tEH_xm8gO81XS60HhWK2LLu1Shp-CV9dHF-euX6vgbNb0xaRDbkiOILKnqR1GgZE2kPYmFf6wdS5auUXQDFwn4f77AlbcVfxXY/s400/circle+fab+before.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361287858807504722" /></a>So I rummaged around until I found another 50-cent shirt in the teal color. It's an old men's polo.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintRM-ZI4BfaZXTg0YCM6NucNOOIJG9ZZF1kCFfkjl4oZGtSjwUGjLmiUJWR4qu0qDKynuN-r7TJoSvcbqDYbz-SYz4v21tKTtsyxim-TWWlEPlUW-nbFzCyLD6vd_03Cu6nqtZ8UETag/s1600-h/circle+other+fab.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintRM-ZI4BfaZXTg0YCM6NucNOOIJG9ZZF1kCFfkjl4oZGtSjwUGjLmiUJWR4qu0qDKynuN-r7TJoSvcbqDYbz-SYz4v21tKTtsyxim-TWWlEPlUW-nbFzCyLD6vd_03Cu6nqtZ8UETag/s400/circle+other+fab.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361287853922854706" /></a>I disassembled the shirt and sewed the sleeves between the front and back pieces to be come sides.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoM8SV4jKbIv6clMaEU4oJKHOPuF59oVYlJuHDQy9bdcp4jUHt7KaY21bTl8s0nDGCnuVs4Caq2toUa-5d8sPjHKD0A0c7H__CzhVHYsCF3g9lDlujAh4vjNa4PzBJgh8-FiG9oAflRrI/s1600-h/circle+fab+layout.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoM8SV4jKbIv6clMaEU4oJKHOPuF59oVYlJuHDQy9bdcp4jUHt7KaY21bTl8s0nDGCnuVs4Caq2toUa-5d8sPjHKD0A0c7H__CzhVHYsCF3g9lDlujAh4vjNa4PzBJgh8-FiG9oAflRrI/s400/circle+fab+layout.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361287433642018466" /></a><br />I made a pattern for the front and back yokes using the neckline and sleeve-hole portions of a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">burda</span> pattern, and then cut the yokes from the teal fabric.<div><br /></div><div>Then the bottom was cut from the print fabric. Since the front yoke ends higher than the back, the print fabric needed to come up higher in the front, so the previous shirt-back became the shirt-front.</div><div><br /></div><div>The tops of the original sleeves were still left-over, so I made them into short sleeves, and sewed on the (already hemmed) bottom of the polo shirt sleeves as trim.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, I mimicked the circles from the print fabric by stitching in white onto the teal yoke... it was pretty simple, I'm not sure that it even counts as embroidery.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMioZXFr9YbZm_tO3lvcs6s4NfJ2NG40Tk1ha65YkWqfjUyv-3j8D1ngeW6KhU1Dzl9p-FSkL5fgfynx23v3X33SPzcDvrBWIETd0sclusW2dDx7A6r7FIPh_k3R7KkCC9NlJmi6dPFo/s1600-h/circle+how+to.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMioZXFr9YbZm_tO3lvcs6s4NfJ2NG40Tk1ha65YkWqfjUyv-3j8D1ngeW6KhU1Dzl9p-FSkL5fgfynx23v3X33SPzcDvrBWIETd0sclusW2dDx7A6r7FIPh_k3R7KkCC9NlJmi6dPFo/s400/circle+how+to.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361442128647031890" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Shirt front:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTKO-7_MKtI3yy8xJKbjmkvyOb79RKMd80v08dx7M04MnLgsOqzqYbVGvq7Q0h2WGdqtCmGHMDhTZBl_nX7qG0RGnaIZD-qp1AISurgyEa-jXd2qWUyz-U-Ms9_iBzM6P4_pkb-u82hw/s1600-h/circle+front.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTKO-7_MKtI3yy8xJKbjmkvyOb79RKMd80v08dx7M04MnLgsOqzqYbVGvq7Q0h2WGdqtCmGHMDhTZBl_nX7qG0RGnaIZD-qp1AISurgyEa-jXd2qWUyz-U-Ms9_iBzM6P4_pkb-u82hw/s400/circle+front.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361287420491094690" /></a><br /></div><div>Shirt back:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYGHIuOeokiXi15npIzmm4sPp1ooNB_f7dzDLkBJn82NhPY0b4RFUzqrs9MAZmaRSjA6M4aFA6DLQTKlVaZdO9oXkd-vvUI_X0TA-XxrGoZmXxF1ETHiIgUANTqGDWEc_u_kWR96Zpao/s1600-h/circle+back.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYGHIuOeokiXi15npIzmm4sPp1ooNB_f7dzDLkBJn82NhPY0b4RFUzqrs9MAZmaRSjA6M4aFA6DLQTKlVaZdO9oXkd-vvUI_X0TA-XxrGoZmXxF1ETHiIgUANTqGDWEc_u_kWR96Zpao/s400/circle+back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361287416836837234" /></a>Here's a detail of the lazy-embroidery:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwFdL0VTH_GvS4IAMz8ByYkIcKnmKIx_KljyEAdUQCFuoIL2XeG9fy_oYpbG5wPei95iGxohX8hSj7EFQw6r-xfyAWAxG7aYKbX9isQP1ZiuCe9XUoGrr-knv1P0KClcfY3Wg0UO9XaY/s1600-h/circle+up+close.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwFdL0VTH_GvS4IAMz8ByYkIcKnmKIx_KljyEAdUQCFuoIL2XeG9fy_oYpbG5wPei95iGxohX8hSj7EFQw6r-xfyAWAxG7aYKbX9isQP1ZiuCe9XUoGrr-knv1P0KClcfY3Wg0UO9XaY/s400/circle+up+close.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361287412174586578" /></a><br /></div><div>I'm very happy with it, especially for a $1 shirt!</div></div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-25781162072694027232009-07-11T13:25:00.004-06:002009-07-11T14:02:38.086-06:00Let's start at the very beginning...<div>(channel your inner Julie Andrews)</div>...a very good place to start,<div>When you read you begin with A, B, C,</div><div>When you Wardrobe Refashion, you being with... </div><div> green drapery reminiscent of Sound of Music!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzF36QnBTKYdblny_wRhe4fj0DxKZkMInkdJJ9TF87pkKmle5AuQ9w4yy8fbjUraNBiM7LUeUGSQFTUNZbetL6_HVU9ol13Ct8u68KpPcmFylLYgEkfU6HLFpnzs7X6hZ4S9ymDjpiyk/s1600-h/sound.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzF36QnBTKYdblny_wRhe4fj0DxKZkMInkdJJ9TF87pkKmle5AuQ9w4yy8fbjUraNBiM7LUeUGSQFTUNZbetL6_HVU9ol13Ct8u68KpPcmFylLYgEkfU6HLFpnzs7X6hZ4S9ymDjpiyk/s400/sound.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357289947669872690" /></a><br /><div>No really, here's the curtain I found while thrifting:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHYdG4mnapsvJBb30McuO1-rsTBY_qn7ps9GWnO-bi_Jh73jHTdHa6lGJ0nFKf2KspJzUCUn0APogKZh9NhYi5TVesdrYC_5mFH3GIVY_xtsdkKlprL9XkSFORmsEDtVY-Qw8jxXlbdk/s1600-h/CIMG0593.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHYdG4mnapsvJBb30McuO1-rsTBY_qn7ps9GWnO-bi_Jh73jHTdHa6lGJ0nFKf2KspJzUCUn0APogKZh9NhYi5TVesdrYC_5mFH3GIVY_xtsdkKlprL9XkSFORmsEDtVY-Qw8jxXlbdk/s400/CIMG0593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357289944183733778" /></a><br /></div><div>The starting point for this project was a tutorial by <a href="http://mymamamadeit.blogspot.com/2009/06/anthropology-top-tutorial.html">My Mama Made It</a>, but I wanted to incorporate more of the curtain fabric, so I put trim around the back and under arms (bias) as well as along the bottom (not bias)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT76lmFuowAumMXwjSauNuu4lZBp6Ilcr10JAMme0gKeDNLyfXw-hIP3XvntbIOJpCdjoCXZvjhrjxWgMW9YVOs1Eb2DBmGcp2aix53NtvE896pAp7CVHH6ascQGJnr-7b08DcILmnTkU/s1600-h/CIMG0600.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT76lmFuowAumMXwjSauNuu4lZBp6Ilcr10JAMme0gKeDNLyfXw-hIP3XvntbIOJpCdjoCXZvjhrjxWgMW9YVOs1Eb2DBmGcp2aix53NtvE896pAp7CVHH6ascQGJnr-7b08DcILmnTkU/s400/CIMG0600.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357288814039387922" /></a><br /></div><div>The curtain was scratchy, especially on the backside, so I lined it with some white cotton from my stash.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxBLfkasBljkmK3zxF1iDymYV_XdJOpRt65ss3LeVw8L5UIMRFAxNVDsVZlwIX7N6tnA7Arx1ukyCqNefSdkmbiKNtiwNFGOBQzyOEH_8pbAmC2codjwD95C2BgRFdJ7XDO_fckWBTzs/s1600-h/CIMG0601.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxBLfkasBljkmK3zxF1iDymYV_XdJOpRt65ss3LeVw8L5UIMRFAxNVDsVZlwIX7N6tnA7Arx1ukyCqNefSdkmbiKNtiwNFGOBQzyOEH_8pbAmC2codjwD95C2BgRFdJ7XDO_fckWBTzs/s400/CIMG0601.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357288807119019682" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had to take the next picture, I assembled much of the shirt before sewing the pieces together! It was pretty comical.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ2XFLTW1KTPIf45OhrUdouq7H9fNgvpHTcRyt4X1KDpEq2p4We92LN7qU2HeGRd2HSSVXC2-YilhcPbUTxWaIaeDd9orSpQ1dj14IcBdlCvpFvU6FcnqSKJrgN-mOUIZJRvz9kpqHOE/s1600-h/CIMG0609.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ2XFLTW1KTPIf45OhrUdouq7H9fNgvpHTcRyt4X1KDpEq2p4We92LN7qU2HeGRd2HSSVXC2-YilhcPbUTxWaIaeDd9orSpQ1dj14IcBdlCvpFvU6FcnqSKJrgN-mOUIZJRvz9kpqHOE/s400/CIMG0609.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357288806162067458" /></a><br /></div><div>End result:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjso2Q9g6XeJCi4wROlG8zgws9u5CbdMskKOYC9gDEwR0TtrTjDpZDJonSxfyY1_JepaEClxVzQOL61DJTLRpiZoCQzD1Vhe-E7udDa8d2Hpsk5dzFO5DhqbveIMNK3Xs8-RtE-AnVJ9rc/s1600-h/CIMG0623.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 352px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjso2Q9g6XeJCi4wROlG8zgws9u5CbdMskKOYC9gDEwR0TtrTjDpZDJonSxfyY1_JepaEClxVzQOL61DJTLRpiZoCQzD1Vhe-E7udDa8d2Hpsk5dzFO5DhqbveIMNK3Xs8-RtE-AnVJ9rc/s400/CIMG0623.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357288799930183970" /></a><br /></div><div>The back needs a bit of work, notice how the bottom is a bit funky? It was difficult to pair the stretch green fabric with the stiff curtain. I think some darts or gathering will solve it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiambiG9kzP0Wv4tDmlqYoYREQbgIafATpQX5EtDy3v3PSpbZnfEzLR92vFr2u-5Esc2Koc9OSR9YpMZHlPz0q6jiXJ80XSq-_iih4ydQXkp23ohIbh_KIzys85kzGP2fMvNydy-gvbd_I/s1600-h/CIMG0628.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiambiG9kzP0Wv4tDmlqYoYREQbgIafATpQX5EtDy3v3PSpbZnfEzLR92vFr2u-5Esc2Koc9OSR9YpMZHlPz0q6jiXJ80XSq-_iih4ydQXkp23ohIbh_KIzys85kzGP2fMvNydy-gvbd_I/s400/CIMG0628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357288793372849010" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-4902111697058825102009-07-01T17:46:00.003-06:002009-07-01T19:21:12.259-06:00Taking the plunge... err, pledge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa226/nikkishell_photos/WR094mths.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa226/nikkishell_photos/WR094mths.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(75, 75, 107); line-height: 26px; font-family:Geneva;font-size:13px;"><h3 class="entry-header" style="font-weight: normal; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(20, 40, 64); line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family:Geneva, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:medium;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Why is it so difficult find time to sew in the summer?</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I’m certainly struggling!</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">So many trips, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">BBQs</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">, and days where the weather is too nice to be sitting at my sewing machine.<br /><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 56px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">So, for the next 4 months I’m joining a </span></span><a href="http://nikkishell.typepad.com/wardroberefashion/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Wardrobe Refashion blog</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">.</span></span></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px; "><br /><br /></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">You can follow my journey here on </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">FSDS</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">, but I’ll also do be posting on the </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">WR</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> site.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I’m </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">concentrating</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> on clothing right now because I think my motivation will be restored if I can see a few projects from start to finish!</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px; "><br /><br /></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The Pledge</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Jerilyn</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> Fabulous, pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of "new" </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">manufactured</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> items of clothing, for the period of 4 months. I pledge that I shall refashion, renovate, recycle </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">preloved</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">renovated</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thy thriftiness brings! Signed J-Fab</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px; "><br /><br /></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The website says that many aspects of the challenge are up to the </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">pledger</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">’s </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">interpretation</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">My main goal will be to work the garments and fabric that I already own, along with </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">thirfted</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> items.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I may, however, need to make some new item purchases (thread, zippers, trim, etc) to ensure my projects are of high enough quality and </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">craftsmanship</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> that I will actually wear them :).</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px; "><br /><br /></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I’m also going to try to do 3 garment repair or hemming project per month because I have an </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">embarrassingly</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> large “good intentions” pile that needs to be dealt with.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Does anyone else do that?</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Buy something knowing that it needs to be tailored or hemmed and then NEVER get around to it, and eventually there’s a box of such items with the tags still on?</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px; "><br /><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 56px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Lastly… Why this challenge?</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">This encourages “green” sewing, saves money, and gives the opportunity to improve sewing skills.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Garment sewing is certainly not new to me but I’</span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">ve</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> been quilt-centric recently and would like to make room in my life for both activities.</span></span></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px; "><br /><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 56px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">So from now til Halloween, it’s on!</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Wish me luck!</span></span></span></span></span></p></h3></span>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216324623627607055.post-80618884707905902232009-06-24T11:06:00.006-06:002009-06-24T13:05:26.452-06:00Disappearing Log Cabin Quilt<div><br /></div>A <a href="http://frenchsleepdeprivationstudy.blogspot.com/2009/06/what-will-someone-else-think-of-next.html">few posts ago</a> I mentioned that I had been inspired by the Disappearing Nine Patch to create a Disappearing Log Cabin, only to find out that this is more or less a Bento Box design...<div><br /></div><div><div>Here's the scoop, I had 9 or 10 different fabrics in the blue and gray family and cut strips of assorted widths (.75 inch to 2.5ish inch). I did improvised log cabins that were all unique. I just kept adding rounds until the blocks were 15-16 inches square. Then I added 4-5 inches of the the outermost fabric to the blocks, half of which were blue and the other half gray. (The middles were always blue or plaid gray and varied in size.) This allowed me to checker gray and blue in the final layout.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqh5Oix-XsTZd_8J20i-Kk5A5ylU-gIZRtY-FOySFZVblBBV1YOIiycG12G40zvWe8iXheHGdJaYbjVk5KjtpqNofdwcXK2vXmQLBcgntxEPHvZBtPMXGXZDlQKNBKdHzNvzU6-lcLWM/s1600-h/stack+of+blocks.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqh5Oix-XsTZd_8J20i-Kk5A5ylU-gIZRtY-FOySFZVblBBV1YOIiycG12G40zvWe8iXheHGdJaYbjVk5KjtpqNofdwcXK2vXmQLBcgntxEPHvZBtPMXGXZDlQKNBKdHzNvzU6-lcLWM/s400/stack+of+blocks.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350948492531254866" /></a><br /></div><div>Once I had 18 of the big blocks, I cut them in half...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXr80GrbDK5wVA5ZdTXS74PTx3nsuizIvkLhye9yHt2r-aQGfSLmKIWbWJTv78oiJksNjvyUpBzzKD_ZZHG8nOkJzxwL5c4iiLkIDB6LdxoLM0uiG0Y30obyaXe8X_fXY9gADt8ULs2g/s1600-h/first+cut.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXr80GrbDK5wVA5ZdTXS74PTx3nsuizIvkLhye9yHt2r-aQGfSLmKIWbWJTv78oiJksNjvyUpBzzKD_ZZHG8nOkJzxwL5c4iiLkIDB6LdxoLM0uiG0Y30obyaXe8X_fXY9gADt8ULs2g/s400/first+cut.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350948486771369202" /></a><br /></div><div>And then into quarters...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19Z7iuITMrqlEXQTheMDucIRSi8VXe09sLbRTsDp2KIMpY9GdX9qaSBj4HFpEw22pTyjzdTnHrpUVtFV3qnjkAQ_AlSJ4SYPlbhmGTHR01OiQij-YV48AUlCDaYLwyGAfZQ-I844Qifg/s1600-h/second+cut.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19Z7iuITMrqlEXQTheMDucIRSi8VXe09sLbRTsDp2KIMpY9GdX9qaSBj4HFpEw22pTyjzdTnHrpUVtFV3qnjkAQ_AlSJ4SYPlbhmGTHR01OiQij-YV48AUlCDaYLwyGAfZQ-I844Qifg/s400/second+cut.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350948484656330210" /></a><br /></div><div>I wasn't concerned about getting the cuts even, as I cut down each of the 72 smaller blocks to make sure that the corners were all 90 degrees and that they all had identical measurements. I used varying angles to cut down the blocks, so the log cabins lines are not squared to the blocks, and makes the blocks a tiny bit wonky.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, there was the layout... I just started putting blocks on the floor, making sure that the 4 similar blocks made from each large log cabin were spread out.</div><div><br /></div><div>Below are pictures of this in 3 stages. You could certainly recreate log cabin square throughout with 4 different blocks, but I only included a handful of full squares, and the others are pieces and parts of the larger squares.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBXktHgSx6KadIKhyphenhyphenVjtwzAv0XJil7PYb1Gkb_-jkh63zv0rsrTFbha5yHImwp1EpfwBoXnaWcjkomY9dd5jlEReWJiNbI_YUZTM_t4kG5_eEPcK3-nYFq-OzUk_2DiiZTmn9iNUSGLQ/s1600-h/l1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBXktHgSx6KadIKhyphenhyphenVjtwzAv0XJil7PYb1Gkb_-jkh63zv0rsrTFbha5yHImwp1EpfwBoXnaWcjkomY9dd5jlEReWJiNbI_YUZTM_t4kG5_eEPcK3-nYFq-OzUk_2DiiZTmn9iNUSGLQ/s400/l1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350948479778579650" /></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDozD3pvWOOSTv3-F75e5mEXtPu7DxSF9F-YfWEI_Ur09z4V6x21U2CKmfzls9Qdj8Dq_FQmX2sma-8yoCtD4L6PfYkIleVYerF5cZ-917qg6t1xn4xV2v_5G2NrrHN7UQVQJetMfvWn4/s1600-h/l2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDozD3pvWOOSTv3-F75e5mEXtPu7DxSF9F-YfWEI_Ur09z4V6x21U2CKmfzls9Qdj8Dq_FQmX2sma-8yoCtD4L6PfYkIleVYerF5cZ-917qg6t1xn4xV2v_5G2NrrHN7UQVQJetMfvWn4/s400/l2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350947611041414690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ewjZGPQxwXlAvQ_QNMbRHNm47vhw2C7yB0oaQKpoqH4yzxMrpxuES9YrWI7_hyphenhyphenFKnN-S-TvskJF6WbAeeHIvGnL1qc13ZjcmrBGZv1t4wSzLluyjVFw4n_M7Z77cFqm_y17hQbZ8h-E/s1600-h/l3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ewjZGPQxwXlAvQ_QNMbRHNm47vhw2C7yB0oaQKpoqH4yzxMrpxuES9YrWI7_hyphenhyphenFKnN-S-TvskJF6WbAeeHIvGnL1qc13ZjcmrBGZv1t4wSzLluyjVFw4n_M7Z77cFqm_y17hQbZ8h-E/s400/l3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350947610994106722" /></a><br /></div><div>My final quilt was approx 70" by 80" </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTnkURmpaWDsPrXM4q56ux_L_jBQuQi5ACGxnJKd2eflXEwBA2jSaUYrHGg0uVCHGmpevcCaQvBBYsYlWhpxh8BYgKABYC_hGqzRXw5kbFqlL6U4gHl4DkVB10-5n43v2jGKJRl72lxU/s1600-h/full+quilt.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTnkURmpaWDsPrXM4q56ux_L_jBQuQi5ACGxnJKd2eflXEwBA2jSaUYrHGg0uVCHGmpevcCaQvBBYsYlWhpxh8BYgKABYC_hGqzRXw5kbFqlL6U4gHl4DkVB10-5n43v2jGKJRl72lxU/s400/full+quilt.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350947606360889362" /></a><br /></div><div>I used Warm & Natural batting for the first time and I'm very happy with the shrinkage. (It also hides some of the big goof-ups that occurred during the top stitching! I really need a better system for sandwiching)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqJsh6yZyCWTNt5L2_3TgGVym4hISMtC2srY-fHpQuI5oT93POkjzz_viXyxVSdJdJ9ICvxAgtxQnm8F6Vqctqbc9moReuRBCdeI_19r11BxZS8cWUPlTBN1I4i2oupc3M8Riy1Nxv8Y/s1600-h/back.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqJsh6yZyCWTNt5L2_3TgGVym4hISMtC2srY-fHpQuI5oT93POkjzz_viXyxVSdJdJ9ICvxAgtxQnm8F6Vqctqbc9moReuRBCdeI_19r11BxZS8cWUPlTBN1I4i2oupc3M8Riy1Nxv8Y/s400/back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350947603390620626" /></a><br /></div><div>This does follow some of my <a href="http://frenchsleepdeprivationstudy.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-first-man-quilt.html">"Man Quilt" rules</a>, as it was an anniversary gift for some friends. I wanted it to be something the husband could also appreciate. The colors were picked to correspond with their Dallas Cowboys themed tv-room, but the quilt is varied enough in color that it would work in other rooms too.</div><div><br /></div><div>So there you have it, a "Disappearing" Log Cabin. I think it has a bit of a 3D effect, and it is just the kind of modern-meets-folk that I was hoping for!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgT9vDKgzMTW2fItI7eictIKjNjgQKW3WMRC1kAqjOoSj-toX1pq6t51wEvGB4j9eaE0ZsbxmRykVWqB5cQJMSITX4eZPL96f-EEdQ_LYaFo8Qa74eTItYXFkPep8E_RnSLsX19TGNa0/s1600-h/angle.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgT9vDKgzMTW2fItI7eictIKjNjgQKW3WMRC1kAqjOoSj-toX1pq6t51wEvGB4j9eaE0ZsbxmRykVWqB5cQJMSITX4eZPL96f-EEdQ_LYaFo8Qa74eTItYXFkPep8E_RnSLsX19TGNa0/s400/angle.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350947600442125202" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com12