Sunday, July 15, 2012

TNT

Well, that was a long unintentional break from blogging!

I've been sewing a lot, even taking photos of frocks!  Just not posting, possibly because I have been making the same frock over and over and over. Vintage Butterick 8056:


The rut goes on! This one is in a green and cream houndstooth double knit I bought at fabric-a-brac in May:
 It's view C, but I extended the shoulders about 10cm to make cut-on cap sleeves.

The next one is View B with 3/4 length sleeves like this one again.  The fabric is a grey and black ponte I got from Spotlight last year, it looks a bit like houndstooth too.
 This is the same as the above, in a ponte I bought in Melbourne last year, in one of the Brunswick fabric shops.

As all these are knit fabrics, I omitted the zip and turned and topstitched the neckline and hems.
So quick and easy.  I did undo the hem on the green and cream frock because I didn't like how the stitching looked, so that one now has a machine blind hem.


So that's what I've been up to.  I've got more sewing to show, but will save that for another post.  


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6 comments:

  1. GabrielleSun Jul 15, 05:23:00 pm GMT+10

    It's a lovely silhouette - I can totally see why you'd make this a few times!

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  2. moggyoSun Jul 15, 06:19:00 pm GMT+10

    ooh, guess I should post the frocks I've been making since we returned from hols shouldn't I?

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  3. GailSun Jul 15, 10:27:00 pm GMT+10

    If it works go with it!

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  4. CarolTue Jul 17, 10:53:00 am GMT+10

    It's a really versatile pattern. I think the cut on cap sleeves worked brilliantly.

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  5. prttynpnkThu Jul 19, 06:53:00 am GMT+10

    This is definitely worth some repeats. Lovely.

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  6. pellaThu Jul 26, 04:22:00 am GMT+10

    My favourite, the houndstooth, but they're all good.

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