Tag: vintage
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Thank ricrac for that!
Done!!!!! Rubbish picture but I hope it conveys the gist of my recreation. Remember where we started? Off on hols tomorrow so finishing off reports for work tonight. Blardy hell!
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All flounced out?
Part 2…I think I’ve just ruined a perfectly good, if small, maxi dress… Gulp. So, I made some binding with the fabric chopped off. Then sewed it on round the top to make pleats of the gathers. Then I hacked off the bottom tier to make a ruffled edge. And here’s where I’ve got to.…
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Flouncy!
Want to see what I did in my lunch hour? Like the dress? Bought from Help the Aged while waiting for my prescription today. Nice but a bit on the erm, snug side. And very long. So out came my shears and…. Snip!!!!!? Elastic through a channel round the new top. Et……well not quite voila…
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Peak – aboo
So, I said before that life is a series of peaks and troughs around here at present. Last post saw me pretty much in a trough. Today I am aiming for a peak so let’s have a chat about my embryonic new quilting project and what’s on the (very posh) circular needles at the moment.…
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