tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39023796523642044152024-03-09T09:41:33.151-08:00Goosegirl sewsGoosegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10438233253491253506noreply@blogger.comBlogger335125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902379652364204415.post-49908480590138284872014-07-28T14:52:00.000-07:002014-07-28T14:52:09.761-07:00Sailor Inspired Vintage Natalie Dresses for A Family Portrait<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week I wrote about the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><a href="http://www.goosegirlsews.blogspot.com/2014/07/simplicity-1353-leanne-marshall.html">dress I made for India</a></b></span></div>
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to wear at a family reunion celebrating my parents'</div>
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50th anniversary.</div>
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Today I will be writing about the dresses </div>
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Once (and twice) again,</div>
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I am using my beloved "Vintage Natalie" patterns</div>
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that my friend <a href="http://texassmockingcompany.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #351c75;"><u><b>Janet Gilbert</b></u></span></a></div>
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I used the<u><b> <a href="http://store.marthapullen.com/p-7524-vintage-natalie-2-6">pattern containing sizes 2-6</a></b></u></div>
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for my niece and the <a href="http://store.marthapullen.com/p-7525-vintage-natalie-8-14"><span style="color: #741b47;"><u><b>pattern</b></u></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://store.marthapullen.com/p-7525-vintage-natalie-8-14"><span style="color: #741b47;"><u><b>containing sizes 8-14 for Ahnalin.</b></u></span></a></div>
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I love this pattern.</div>
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I am pretty sure it is my favorite pattern.</div>
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<a href="http://goosegirlsews.blogspot.com/2012/08/ahnalin-is-now-8-years-old.html"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><b>You see, I sewed it up for a birthday dress for Ahnalin</b></u></span></a></div>
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but somehow I put them in the mail before I took photos.</div>
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I cut a size 8 for Ahnalin and a size 6 for Cherish.</div>
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My mother had requested a sailor style</div>
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This pattern is so well written and the fit is so perfect!</div>
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The instructions are very well written and</div>
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before I pop them into the mail!</div>
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And I love the girl who is wearing this dress!</div>
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Let me back up a bit.....</div>
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You see, my parents celebrated 50 years of marriage</div>
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on May 16 of this year.</div>
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We had all been trying to get together as a family</div>
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to celebrate for several months.</div>
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We finally all met up at their home in Sparks, NV</div>
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last weekend! </div>
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My mother decided to ask a photographer friend</div>
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to take family photos, </div>
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as we are rarely all together in the same place.</div>
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And she wanted a color scheme</div>
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of navy blue, white and yellow.</div>
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And she thought it would be fun if her three granddaughters</div>
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wore coordinating dresses with a sailor theme.</div>
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This cracks me up, because nearly 26 years ago,</div>
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a sailor theme for my wedding.</div>
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None of us are, or ever have been sailors.</div>
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aged, 5, 9 and 22. </div>
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She chose Janet Gilbert's "Vintage Natalie"</div>
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pattern that she designed for Sew Beautiful Magazine.</div>
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India chose Simplicity 1353,</div>
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also labeled as S0573</div>
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designed by the fabulous Leanne Marshall</div>
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of Project Runway Season 5.</div>
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I will say it again, </div>
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I LOVE THIS PATTERN!</div>
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<br />Whenever I make a dress for India, </div>
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I always start by making a muslin</div>
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or trial bodice.</div>
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I made a muslin of </div>
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this pattern for India's dress and the muslin fit perfectly!</div>
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<br />THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!!!</div>
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I actually plan to finish the muslin so she will have another dress</div>
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in this pattern in a different fabric.</div>
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Now that I know I can sew it directly from</div>
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the pattern and know it will fit her,</div>
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she may end up with a hundred of these dresses!!</div>
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One of our favorite details of this dress is the</div>
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accent piece at the top of the bodice.</div>
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It offers just a peek of a print</div>
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on an otherwise solid dress.</div>
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For the main part of the dress, </div>
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I used a cotton sateen</div>
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from Joann Fabrics that is 97% cotton with 3% spandex.</div>
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I have used this fabric in nearly every color they offer</div>
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and I love it every time!</div>
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The white is a cotton sheeting</div>
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and the yellow polka dot is from </div>
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Jennifer Paganelli's new line "Jenny Eliza"</div>
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which is also available at Joann Fabrics.</div>
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Both of the accent fabrics are cut on the bias,</div>
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requiring 3/4 of a yard.</div>
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Pockets are always a must for India's dresses,</div>
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so that she has a place to put her insulin pump.</div>
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She adores these pockets and she adores this dress!</div>
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<br />Some of my favorite things about this pattern</div>
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are the fit of the fully lined bodice and the pockets.</div>
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I love how Leanne explains how to insert an invisible </div>
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zipper right in the pattern instructions.</div>
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I love the little details and explanations </div>
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in the directions that are often left out</div>
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of most patterns.</div>
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I will definitely make this pattern for India again.....</div>
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and maybe one for me!</div>
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Next up, I will talk about the other two dresses.</div>
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Happy Sewing!</div>
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Back in May, Ahnalin performed the role of </div>
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"Cinderella"s Mother" </div>
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in her school's production of </div>
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"Into The Woods".</div>
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Since Cinderella's late mother is also the</div>
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"Fairy Godmother", her teacher</div>
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requested that her costume would be rather "ghostly".</div>
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Yet she wanted her appearance to reflect youth and beauty,</div>
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as Cinderella's mother was still young when she died.</div>
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Ahnalin chose McCall's 5499 for her costume.<br />
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As usual, I made a few changes.<br />
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I purchased all the fabrics from the red tag racks<br />
at Joann Fabrics.<br />
The shimmery ivory fabric was a very soft and flowy acetate <br />
that I found for $1.50 per yard.<br />
I don't usually love acetate satin but<br />
the price was right for a school costume!<br />
As the fabric was nearly transparent,<br />
I lined the entire gown with the same fabric.<br />
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In addition, I found a very soft<br />
cotton drapery organza for the sleeves and overdress.<br />
The drapery organza was 120" wide so I only<br />
purchased 1 yard.<br />
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The slit in the neckline was MUCH TOO LOW<br />
so I added eyelets and laced the opening closed.<br />
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Because I lined the dress completely,<br />
I used twice the amount of yardage required on the envelope.<br />
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As I had only one yard of the organza,<br />
I had to cut the overdress much shorter than the main dress.<br />
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I cut the hem at an angle so that I could use<br />
as much of the fabric as possible,<br />
while adding to the "ghostly" appearance of the gown.<br />
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The overdress pattern calls for the bodice<br />
area to be lined.<br />
But I felt it the sheerness added to the ethereal look of the costume.<br />
I shell hemmed the entire overdress,<br />
including the neckline and arm openings.<br />
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Here she is with Cinderella during the show.<br />
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Ahnalin is very slim but growing taller.<br />
I cut the Child's size 5-6 but lengthened<br />
the satin gown to approximately a size 10.<br />
She will be 10 years old next month.<br />
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Ahnalin was the youngest and smallest child in the whole show.<br />
The cast ranged from 4th grade through 8th grade. <br />
This was her first school musical and she loved every minute!<br />
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India even got in on the act.<br />
She was the assistant director! <br />
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Happy Sewing.<br />
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Sivje<br />
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I love all dress forms and mannequins.</div>
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I have been very blessed with some of my dress forms as </div>
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gifts from sewists who no longer needed them.</div>
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That was the case with my beloved adjustable dress form.</div>
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A dear friend from Grass Valley handed her dress form to me</div>
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when she was no longer sewing as often as she liked. </div>
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She knew I sewed nearly every day, between garments</div>
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for my daughters and myself, custom creations for clients,</div>
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and alterations, especially bridal gowns.</div>
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This year, I have been quite busy with making</div>
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aprons and pillows for custom orders,</div>
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as well as many, many alterations.</div>
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I have altered several bridal gowns this year,</div>
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but none needed to be worked on while on the dress form.</div>
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So, I had not noticed how sad my form had become.</div>
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Her cover was literally crumbling off her!</div>
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I am currently working on a Vera Wang bridal gown alteration</div>
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and I could not bear to put that gorgeous gown </div>
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<br />So, it was time to clean her up and recover her.</div>
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Now this was a daunting job, but last year I recovered my sofa,</div>
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I just pulled a little and all of the old fabric came off easily.</div>
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I started to take apart the pieces by unscrewing the adjustable wheels</div>
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These are the adjustable wheels that held together the form body parts.</div>
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They were specific to the bust, waist and hip so I labeled them. </div>
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This is the pole that held the form. </div>
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I gave them a good scrubbing with Dawn Dish soap </div>
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I used Aleene's Tacky Spray.</div>
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It would probably work as well with a different glue</div>
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brushed on the inside edge of the body pieces.</div>
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I worked one part at a time, spraying each piece,</div>
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then carefully covering the part with the fabric.</div>
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I probably made my job harder by choosing a stripe,</div>
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but I really liked how fresh it looked.</div>
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Once I sprayed the glue onto the outside of the plastic,</div>
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I worked from the bottom up, smoothing the fabric onto the part,</div>
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Here are the hip pieces all ready to assemble.</div>
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I reattached each adjustment wheel by screwing the tiny screws directly through</div>
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the fabric. I had to feel around for the little holes.</div>
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The fabric kind of puckered a little bit but it was so much nicer than before.</div>
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As we attached each hip piece, there was a metal piece that had to be</div>
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screwed back to the pole. This was tricky with only my two hands.</div>
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So Ahnalin offered her hands to hold the pieces</div>
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while I screwed them in place.</div>
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Here is the lower half hip area of the dress form all attached,</div>
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and ready for the upper torso pieces to be attached.</div>
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I followed the same "spray and smooth" method on the upper torso pieces.</div>
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I took special care to stretch the fabric over the "Fronts"</div>
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as Millie calls them in "Thoroughly Modern Millie", </div>
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which was playing on the DVD player while I was working.</div>
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This is where the need for a moderate stretch in a fabric</div>
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I should have shown this earlier, but this is how I fixed the </div>
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And then I trimmed off the excess.</div>
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I probably should have trimmed it more</div>
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evenly but at this point, my hands were really sticky</div>
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This is how the inside of one of the upper torso</div>
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pieces looked after it was all glued and covered.</div>
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There was a little metal hook piece on the right and left</div>
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side of the bottom that slipped onto the waist of</div>
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each hip piece.</div>
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After the torso pieces dried,</div>
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I slipped each piece over the waist</div>
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Then I reattached the adjustable wheel pieces for the upper torso pieces.</div>
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This is how the inside of the dress form looked.</div>
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I normally want the insides of the things I create </div>
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to be just as lovely and perfect as the outside.</div>
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But to be honest, I was just ready to get this done,</div>
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so I could get back to the bridal gown alterations!</div>
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Not a great excuse, but it is the truth.</div>
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At the very top of the adjustable dress form, </div>
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there is a little knob that screws into the neck plate.</div>
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This knob is then turned to adjust the back waist length</div>
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But it also acts as a pincushion.</div>
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To cover it, I cut a small circle of the fabric</div>
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The neck piece attached to the upper torso </div>
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pieces with four tiny clips, which were slid </div>
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into grooves at the top of the pole.</div>
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in one of our many moves,</div>
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so one of the torso pieces didn't fit snugly onto the neck.</div>
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I will need to find a fix for that. </div>
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But for now, I tied a piece of fold-over-elastic</div>
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By this point, my hands were a sticky gooey mess!</div>
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That Tacky Spray is sticky stuff that does not</div>
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want to just wash off!</div>
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The answer for me was coconut oil!</div>
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I put about a teaspoon into my palm and rubbed it all over my hands.</div>
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The oil was very effective in breaking down the glue so it </div>
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At this point, I was ready to show off my lovely "new" dress form!</div>
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However, the wind was blowing so strong that she blew right over!</div>
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Yes! The wind was blowing 21 MPH!</div>
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So Ahnalin helped me out again by holding her up!</div>
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Spring Picture Day must be pure profit for the school. See, in the Fall, the school sends home an order form listing the package prices and boring solid color backgrounds. But in the Spring, all that gets sent home in advance is a flyer with several gorgeous backdrops and no prices. They are sneaky that way. They take beautiful photos of your child and then send the entire packet home with them, including book marks, key chains and stickers. You can choose which photos (or key chains, book marks or stickers) you want to pay for and then you send the rest back. Yeah right. They see me coming EVERY TIME! We buy them ALL every Spring. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">These photos are NOT her Spring school pictures. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I took these photos this morning before we walked to school, with my broken iphone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV439iNPW2JKPJcZiuJ7HrEkfPzXeBnPbNxJ8WgDpnwMnKF2THlDRvgaCjcYytosDNqtHut8mWdqYu1vD1VcJ7be7uRyn7Pof7W-9psMOVYie1mC0F60seJGVPivZWk02bBpWVdkc3REk/s640/blogger-image--732182388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV439iNPW2JKPJcZiuJ7HrEkfPzXeBnPbNxJ8WgDpnwMnKF2THlDRvgaCjcYytosDNqtHut8mWdqYu1vD1VcJ7be7uRyn7Pof7W-9psMOVYie1mC0F60seJGVPivZWk02bBpWVdkc3REk/s640/blogger-image--732182388.jpg"></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So Ahnalin went shopping in my fabric stash a week or so ago. She NEEDED new shorts and matching sundress. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0TMPY6RQNnigimkvR94vNgrmDRtDpxIbT4VW03hfRwfaNzcsyD7Na-OcZZmrsyxR4MjpCqcbTHHUMhowIaSgEAQSPJsob-DeJgOFVRL4SaVWJImYu9gWY-k17xP_RYW-VwWLQPbtSkE/s640/blogger-image--759612637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0TMPY6RQNnigimkvR94vNgrmDRtDpxIbT4VW03hfRwfaNzcsyD7Na-OcZZmrsyxR4MjpCqcbTHHUMhowIaSgEAQSPJsob-DeJgOFVRL4SaVWJImYu9gWY-k17xP_RYW-VwWLQPbtSkE/s640/blogger-image--759612637.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And of course the sundress had to have pockets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHIS0JdBvJWddQRn0-Njog_Tkr9lq9ox_eTWbqcmUFM0BSJVL_a1R6aI6Wk-rBNs9x-IfvjWlg9bZS9HUD7QW0i4uSL6s39MFyfIV4mMH_VwBYEz1a_My_k4qRplidB92PstVNEAkZ5U/s640/blogger-image--1462829796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHIS0JdBvJWddQRn0-Njog_Tkr9lq9ox_eTWbqcmUFM0BSJVL_a1R6aI6Wk-rBNs9x-IfvjWlg9bZS9HUD7QW0i4uSL6s39MFyfIV4mMH_VwBYEz1a_My_k4qRplidB92PstVNEAkZ5U/s640/blogger-image--1462829796.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now this morning, she told me that she changed her mind and wanted front patch pockets instead of the side seam pockets. 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I cut the piping a bit long where it meets up.</div>
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I cut off the excess piping cord to reduce bulk.</div>
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Then I just pin it and sew it down.</div>
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I am using my piping foot on my Janome</div>
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machine but I usually use my zipper foot</div>
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This is what it looks like with the piping all pinned in place.</div>
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Next, I pulled out a long zipper</div>
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Using my zipper foot,</div>
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I sew the zipper onto the piping,</div>
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wrong side up. </div>
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If I sew it right side up, I will not</div>
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be able to open up the zipper when it is on the pillow.</div>
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Next, I lay the back piece of the pillow</div>
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right sides together,</div>
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matching up the sides,</div>
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and pin the seam allowances to the other side of the zipper.</div>
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I sew the zipper in place.</div>
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After the zipper is sew in place,</div>
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I can lay open it up and see that it is ready</div>
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to sew the rest of the pillow sides together.</div>
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This is how it looks from the back side.</div>
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inches so you can get into the pillow cover</div>
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Using your zipper or piping foot,</div>
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sew as close to your piping edge as you can.</div>
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You can follow the line of stitching you used</div>
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when you sewed the piping on, </div>
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or move your needle position 1 or 2 clicks</div>
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further away from your foot.</div>
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Go slow and careful around the corners.</div>
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You can see that I am sewing over the extra length</div>
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I usually do not for piped corners</div>
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as the extra fabric kind of fills out</div>
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The zipper is snug against the piping and makes it very easy</div>
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to remove the pillow cover for washing,</div>
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or just when you decide you need a change.</div>
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<br />This was actually an old zipper that I reused.</div>
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All finished and pretty.</div>
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Because of the placement of the print on the fabric,</div>
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and because I didn't want to waste any</div>
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of my beloved fabric,</div>
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I was not able to center the floral motif on each pillow.</div>
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But I love them anyway.</div>
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I am glad I finally cut into this fabric.</div>
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color using just a little bit of a favorite fabric.</div>
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This is my beloved tuffet.</div>
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As in </div>
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"Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet." </div>
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I made this tuffet about 10 years ago.</div>
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Ahnalin was waving her hand in front of my </div>
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I built it out of junk I begged</div>
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for from the guys in the back room</div>
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of the furniture store where I used to work.</div>
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Part of it is a miniature mattress sample,</div>
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wrapped in foam and batting,</div>
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stapled to a piece of plywood.</div>
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<br />The bun feet were from an old dresser or something.</div>
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This is NOT a beautifully built piece of </div>
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I had been putting off recovering it because</div>
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I loved the linen toile I had used originally. </div>
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But the stains on it were getting ugly and</div>
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gross and it was definitely time to be freshened up.</div>
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I had purchased this colorful floral linen print</div>
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I have this problem with fabric.</div>
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You see, I fall in love with a certain fabric,</div>
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and then I hold on to it forever, </div>
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afraid that if I cut into it, </div>
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I will be disappointed if it doesn't turn out perfectly.</div>
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I decided to get over myself and use it!</div>
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So, I grabbed my handy dandy staple gun</div>
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I measured the tuffet and</div>
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realized I could just wrap the fabric around it.</div>
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So I cut off the amount I needed and got going.</div>
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There was almost no sewing involved in this project.</div>
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I folded the fabric around the rounded corners </div>
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I cut the fabric around where the bun feet needed</div>
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Yes, my staples are not perfectly placed.</div>
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But I had to remind myself that most people would</div>
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In my usual quest for perfection,</div>
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I can procrastinate instead of just plowing forward.</div>
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I decided this did not need to be perfect.</div>
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I got out some leftover piping</div>
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When I make pillows or slipcovers,</div>
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but decided to just staple the </div>
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I am not super strong in my hands,</div>
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so sometimes the staples don't go all the way in.</div>
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So, I just use my tack hammer to hammer them down.</div>
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I screwed the bun feet back on,</div>
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and yes, that is the selvage stapled down.</div>
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After putting off this little project for years,</div>
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I got it done in about an hour,</div>
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I also made new throw pillow covers to match.</div>
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I was so grateful and happy to be able to test </div>
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Genine Allan's new pattern for girls.</div>
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The "Dora" dress pattern is beautiful!!</div>
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This dress or jumper pattern</div>
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The skirt is very full...</div>
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All of which makes for a very happy Ahnalin!</div>
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The pattern offers an option without the ruffle,</div>
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And there is even a matching 18" doll dress</div>
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pattern available!!</div>
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You can purchase the girls pattern,</div>
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which includes girls sizes 1-16 in one Ebook PDF.</div>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/168804056/dora-euro-style-dress-pdf-pattern-for?ref=shop_home_active"><span style="color: #990000;"><u><b> HERE</b></u></span></a></div>
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Or you can purchase the girls AND doll pattern</div>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/168804056/dora-euro-style-dress-pdf-pattern-for?ref=shop_home_feat"><span style="color: #990000;"><u><b>HERE. </b></u></span></a></div>
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I love Genine's patterns.</div>
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Her instructions are very clear</div>
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This is her first pattern for girls,</div>
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but her patterns for 18" dolls are legendary!</div>
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I was thrilled to test her </div>
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Thank you for allowing me</div>
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to test again for you Genine.</div>
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Your patterns are lovely and </div>
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Happy Sewing!</div>
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One of my favorite little girls requested</div>
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a red dress with a dragon smocked onto it.</div>
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I searched and searched and had no success finding</div>
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a smock plate with a dragon,</div>
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nor one with Chinese lanterns.</div>
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She is the same age as my Ahnalin and both girls</div>
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love the strong girl warrior of Chinese legend</div>
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depicted in the Disney movie "Mulan".</div>
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We decided to let the movie influence my smocking.</div>
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As there is no pattern for this character,</div>
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I just started smocking free hand,</div>
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to see how the little dragon</div>
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And he arrived full of personality!</div>
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The Chinese lanterns were actually</div>
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a machine embroidery file that I purchased.</div>
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I had not machine embroidered on pleated fabric</div>
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She requested her name to be embroidered on the skirt</div>
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in gold thread and Chinese style writing.</div>
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I hemmed the dress with my favorite growth tuck</div>
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As she has a December birthday, she prefers</div>
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her dresses to have long sleeves and </div>
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twirly skirts have been her preference as well.</div>
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Long sleeve cuffs with star button and </div>
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candy cane corded piping. </div>
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The angle of the picture is weird</div>
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and the piping is folding all wonky because </div>
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I was holding with one hand and taking</div>
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the picture with my phone. </div>
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I think I should have asked someone to </div>
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This is the back of the dress.</div>
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Oh wow! That is a lovely store!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is actually a dark royal blue 100% cotton woven gingham,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">even though it looks very dark navy. </div>I purchased the embroidery design off Etsy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And those "maize" buttons came from Britex in San Francisco. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sigh. Britex. 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Grover Swank was born in Kansas City, Missouri and lived in the area until she<br />
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Thirty And A Half Excuses is the third book in the Rose Gardner Mysteries and I think it is my favorite!<br />
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<b>THIRTY AND A HALF<br />EXCUSES Synopsis:</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Life in Henryetta, Arkansas is turned upside down with the<br />arrival of a televangelist, but it’s the death of a little old lady on Rose’s<br />street that catches her attention. The Henryetta police deem her death natural<br />causes, but Rose suspects foul play and so does an unlikely supporter–-the<br />president of the Busy Body Club, her eighty-two year old neighbor Mildred.<br /><br /><br /><br />But Rose is in the middle of opening her nursery with her sister Violet, who’s<br />separated from her husband Mike, as well as stalling her boyfriend Joe’s<br />family, rich socialites who are determined to meet her. Along with her multiple<br />encounters with Fenton County’s new assistant DA, Mason Deveraux III, it’s just<br />another day in the life of Rose Gardner–-chaos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well, as I said before I love the characters. I love Rose and how she has grown as a person just in the span of a few months since "28 1/2", and then "29 1/2" and now. Rose is a hard worker who is experiencing first love, really the first love in her life. She has been mocked and belittled and lied to her whole life. Yet she is learning to embrace her special "gift" and use it for good.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well, and Joe. hmmmm. Yeah, Rose's boyfriend Joe is just a bundle of mystery. And then </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">And the new minister in town....well......there is a story...........</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I must add that if we lived in Henryetta, my H<span style="font-size: small;">RH would</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I think you will love her as much as I do. </span></span></div>
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Goosegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10438233253491253506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902379652364204415.post-87949298758848609182013-09-11T18:36:00.001-07:002013-09-11T18:37:46.710-07:00Attempting To Post From My IPad<div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPYmKr0aYBawHdrtkyfnHzVzH6VS8JUhD8xARMOJs44u5cYgPyhyphenhyphenoUcNaa3Lzqh0A2PaP3eg_7kmAEaBg7pWMGZJ6MxScsgVj88PBy7c_8yQOH_Xba1RtkDV2YrjHb-GiVxylebNpzzc/s640/blogger-image-865769337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPYmKr0aYBawHdrtkyfnHzVzH6VS8JUhD8xARMOJs44u5cYgPyhyphenhyphenoUcNaa3Lzqh0A2PaP3eg_7kmAEaBg7pWMGZJ6MxScsgVj88PBy7c_8yQOH_Xba1RtkDV2YrjHb-GiVxylebNpzzc/s640/blogger-image-865769337.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So the aging Macbook is not behaving and I am working on learning how to post from my iPad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So far, I have not managed to remain calm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-O4-oaj8o2s0dBmUBswPUO5QU6HoOSxrKzXyODoPHv5SlekqG447JnaDPyBM4gXA9hUXPXfSYFqIXDRNB9THUgr5mA8BxR9RdyuEodGNBL2gHCX15_zwAhTXr7pe4YuKU-WGbVk6jTs/s640/blogger-image--1470633433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-O4-oaj8o2s0dBmUBswPUO5QU6HoOSxrKzXyODoPHv5SlekqG447JnaDPyBM4gXA9hUXPXfSYFqIXDRNB9THUgr5mA8BxR9RdyuEodGNBL2gHCX15_zwAhTXr7pe4YuKU-WGbVk6jTs/s640/blogger-image--1470633433.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nor have I found the secret to eternal youth, as the office next to this sign was abandoned. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxOuulvbaclG15SgQ7xjirjtMoskoP7cght_B_ngbwBN07K64lcx-XWJNKep8JnZetgwgXY7COtLgUFzCc0MAvMZaWpDHxaR6xlRlbDtep0kTA8rldWlLzHQGAhXAYZafHrlytRxlidc/s640/blogger-image-1722912042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxOuulvbaclG15SgQ7xjirjtMoskoP7cght_B_ngbwBN07K64lcx-XWJNKep8JnZetgwgXY7COtLgUFzCc0MAvMZaWpDHxaR6xlRlbDtep0kTA8rldWlLzHQGAhXAYZafHrlytRxlidc/s640/blogger-image-1722912042.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">However, I can look at my engagement photo from when HRH and I were actually young.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92Be4rOMCNCSmOmlCzqRpCdcJ6HkXvYCU6SA8wgFMCJHBfQtGG5patj7fCcQm0xKndbz_ScGV2A0Gb3ZPoWWx54SrDXr-l3lWxiIWyp5hmBdizs17APohIm5fDKo1AaSD1x3LoqpEcNc/s640/blogger-image-1243145536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92Be4rOMCNCSmOmlCzqRpCdcJ6HkXvYCU6SA8wgFMCJHBfQtGG5patj7fCcQm0xKndbz_ScGV2A0Gb3ZPoWWx54SrDXr-l3lWxiIWyp5hmBdizs17APohIm5fDKo1AaSD1x3LoqpEcNc/s640/blogger-image-1243145536.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is a dumb post, but if it works, I will be very happy and maybe even join the girls in a round of </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"Just Dance".</div> </div>Goosegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10438233253491253506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902379652364204415.post-5501146608217542342013-09-03T23:36:00.002-07:002013-09-03T23:36:58.663-07:00Harriet Doll Outfit By Genniewren<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did you just swoon with delight</div>
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at this darling little sailor outfit? </div>
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I adore sailor outfits!</div>
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for 18" dolls.</div>
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Her name is Genine and </div>
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her company is<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Genniewren"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u><b> Genniewren Designs. </b></u></span></a></div>
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This little outfit was made using her</div>
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I adore this pattern!</div>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/161535320/edwardian-style-sailor-top-dress-and?ref=shop_home_feat"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u><b>You can purchase the pattern as an </b></u></span></a></div>
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I made the blouse with the short sleeves,</div>
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but there is also a long sleeve variation,</div>
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and even a ruffled collar variation. </div>
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Ahnalin's Molly and Elizabeth dolls</div>
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each had to have their chance modeling</div>
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They both love it as well.</div>
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Ahnalin and I sewed this little outfit together.</div>
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She picked out the fabric from my stash,</div>
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and helped me with the cutting and the straight seams.</div>
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(Ahnalin styling her model for the perfect photo)</div>
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She wants to make another dress</div>
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using this pattern,</div>
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to be more like a cheerleading outfit!</div>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/161534252/agd-mini-applique-cheerleader-embroidery?ref=shop_home_feat"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u><b>And Genine even has tiny </b></u></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/161534252/agd-mini-applique-cheerleader-embroidery?ref=shop_home_feat"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u><b>that would fit perfectly!!!</b></u></span></a></div>
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If you have a little girl </div>
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who loves</div>
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her 18" doll, then you need to </div>
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get right on over to Genine's store</div>
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and load up on her gorgeous patterns.</div>
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She has so many darling designs </div>
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and her instructions are so easy to follow.</div>
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<b><i>Oh Genine,</i></b></div>
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<b><i>thank you for allowing us </i></b></div>
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<b><i>I can't wait to make up</i></b></div>
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Happy Sewing!</div>
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Goosegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10438233253491253506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902379652364204415.post-77148043516357858522013-08-21T00:00:00.000-07:002013-08-21T00:00:11.356-07:0025 Years Ago And Still Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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August 21, 1988</div>
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We were practically babies.</div>
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He had just completed his Masters Degree</div>
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in electronic music and recording engineering.</div>
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I had just turned 21, three weeks</div>
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and was working as a home furnishings </div>
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specialist at Laura Ashley.</div>
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We were so completely crazy in love with each other.</div>
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Don's father and he had started to</div>
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build our little love nest,</div>
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or "Bunny Hutch" as we called it,</div>
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over the garage on their property.</div>
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Don's 25th birthday</div>
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wedding day.</div>
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I made my gown and beaded my shoes</div>
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and my mother and I made the bridesmaid's</div>
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and flower girl's dresses.</div>
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Don's mother and I sewed about a hundred</div>
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white covers for the folding chairs for the reception.</div>
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We were married at <br />Menlo Park Presbyterian Church,</div>
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on a perfect Sunday afternoon.</div>
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My father walked me down the aisle,</div>
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while Vivaldi's "Spring" was played</div>
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on flute and pipe organ, </div>
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and then he preached the wedding sermon.</div>
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During our ceremony,</div>
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my love accompanied me on guitar,</div>
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while I sang</div>
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"My Romance". </div>
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Our wedding supper reception was held</div>
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in Don's aunt and uncle's back yard.</div>
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His Greek aunts made the delicious</div>
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food for the buffet,</div>
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all the while carrying on their hilarious "arguing."</div>
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(This is still one of my very dearest memories of the day.)</div>
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Our friends and family shared tears</div>
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and laughter</div>
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and joy. </div>
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Our marriage was prayed over </div>
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and blessed.</div>
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And it was a good day. </div>
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Over the last 25 years,</div>
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we have lived a lot of life,</div>
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inhabited many houses in several states, </div>
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served the Lord and His people in numerous churches, </div>
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made <u>A LOT</u> of music,</div>
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given birth to our beloved India,</div>
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journeyed to China to adopt our beloved Ahnalin, </div>
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prayed through many crises, </div>
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and seen many miracles,</div>
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packed around about a ton of fabric (!!) </div>
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and </div>
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dreamed many dreams.</div>
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We are still very, very much in love.</div>
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I have been blessed with the very best man.</div>
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My "Hot Rockin' Hubby" is still the man of my dreams.</div>
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God has blessed us so much.</div>
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Happy Anniversary my dear Don.</div>
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I can't wait to see what the next 25 years hold. </div>
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Goosegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10438233253491253506noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902379652364204415.post-38355268451098193882013-08-13T15:08:00.000-07:002013-08-13T15:46:30.503-07:00A Birthday Dress For Ahnalin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ahnalin had a birthday. </div>
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So, of course, she needed a new dress.</div>
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Because who can resist this face?</div>
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She wanted the dress to be in her<br />
favorite style sundress.<br />
I don't use a pattern for this style,<br />
as I just cut it based on her current measurements.<br />
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And she wanted me to use this<br />
Cath Kidston napkin, that Grandma<br />
bought at a garage sale,<br />
for an apron sewn onto it.<br />
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We both love the apron look.<br />
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She picked out this vintage 1930s green<br />
rick rack<br />
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and the yellow<br />
floral fabric for the sash<br />
and hem band from my stash.<br />
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And the Beatrix Potter<br />
buttons were on a card that was dated "1976". <br />
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She was very happy with her birthday dress!<br />
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Birthday girls get to lick the beater for the Kitchenaid mixer.<br />
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And they get to blow out candles!<br />
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Sometimes, they even receive beautiful bride<br />
dolls as birthday presents!<br />
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Sometimes they get their very own<br />
little tiny watermelon.<br />
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Sometimes they get free scoops of ice cream<br />
at Baskin Robbins.<br />
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I am so honored and excited to share with you</div>
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that I was a contributor to this beautiful book.</div>
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This book was the "baby" of </div>
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Kathy Barnard and Amelia Johanson.</div>
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The lovely dress on the cover</div>
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was created by my friend Janet Gilbert</div>
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who just launched her own smocking website!</div>
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<a href="http://janet-gilbert.com/"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><u><b>Janet-Gilbert.com</b></u></span></span></a></div>
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I really do not feel I belong in this group of designers. </div>
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The contributors to this book are the most </div>
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This book is filled with gorgeous designs,</div>
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I have only taken photos of the pages,</div>
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Happy Sewing!</div>
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I am finally getting around to posting Part 3</div>
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of "The New Slipcover For The Old Ugly Sofa".</div>
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If you are just happening upon this post,</div>
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you can read Part 1 </div>
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and then Part 2</div>
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Part 3 is all about how I made the</div>
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As I showed in Part 1,</div>
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I had measured around the circumference of the </div>
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cushions for the boxing measurement.</div>
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Part of this boxing would include the zipper.</div>
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So the zippered portion of the cushion cover would</div>
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The original (ugly) cushion covers had the zippers</div>
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measured to 30 inches, </div>
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so I just used that same measurement.</div>
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For each cushion, I cut 2 pieces, </div>
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each the length of the zipper.</div>
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Then I sewed them together with a </div>
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basting stitch and pressed</div>
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I cut the length of the zipper roll</div>
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and made sure I had a zipper pull on it!</div>
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Then I sewed the zipper in place using my zipper foot.</div>
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As I got close to the end of the zipper,</div>
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Then I lifted my presser foot with the needle still down.</div>
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I very carefully pulled the zipper open and past</div>
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Next, I sewed the long boxing piece to </div>
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I reinforced this seam and top-stitched it</div>
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This boxing panel was the length of</div>
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minus the zipper panel length,</div>
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plus about 3 inches for seam allowance</div>
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After I tried the boxing panel on the cushion, <br />I was able to pleat the excess fabric over the</div>
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This will prevent that zipper pull from rubbing and</div>
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After I got the boxing the correct size for the cushion,</div>
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I pinned the piping all around both edges.</div>
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I stitched the piping all around and then left</div>
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Then I folded the excess piping fabric and </div>
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and stitch it together with less bulk.</div>
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Once the boxing was all finished and piped,</div>
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Lets just get that covered, shall we?</div>
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As each of these foam cushions was actually</div>
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in pretty decent shape,</div>
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I decided to just wrap them with </div>
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fresh batting.</div>
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I didn't even bother taking off the current cover.</div>
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As I wrapped them tightly, smoothing out the wrinkles,</div>
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I pinned the edges in place.</div>
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And then I stitched it all in place,</div>
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I wrapped the corners and stitched </div>
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I cut 6 identical rectangles,</div>
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each the dimensions of the cushions plus </div>
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Then I put the boxing on the wrapped cushion, </div>
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wrong side out, </div>
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adjusting the zipper panel to the</div>
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I opened each zipper a few inches so </div>
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that I could unzip it to take it off </div>
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once I was done pinning the top and bottom on.</div>
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Using the piping seam as a guideline,</div>
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I pinned the top and bottom seat panels</div>
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This is the inside of the front edge of the cushion. </div>
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Each corner will end up being slightly rounded because </div>
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I pinned it to fit snugly.</div>
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As fabric fibers relax from being sat on,</div>
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the cushions can get sloppy looking.</div>
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I wanted it to fit cleanly so I made it tight.</div>
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After I pinned it all the way around, </div>
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I reached into the unzipped area and </div>
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unzipped the rest of the cushion.</div>
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Then I VERY VERY VERY carefully</div>
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pulled the pinned cushion cover off </div>
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of the wrapped cushion.</div>
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I say very carefully because those sharp </div>
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pins stabbed me so many times on this step!</div>
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Then all that was left was to </div>
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sew those cushions together!</div>
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Once again, I used my zipper foot,</div>
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stitching on the piping seam to get</div>
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a snug seam for the cushions.</div>
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After I sewed on the piping seam,</div>
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I ran another row of stitches,</div>
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1/8" away from the first row,</div>
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as reinforcement.</div>
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I didn't even trim off the </div>
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excess fabric from the corners,</div>
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as that extra fabric provided a little more stability.</div>
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I turned the covers right side out!!!!!</div>
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And then I stuffed those wrapped cushions back into </div>
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the completed cushion covers,</div>
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and zipped them closed. </div>
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I covered a few old down throw pillows</div>
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with some plaid fabric from my stash,</div>
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and added some of the leftover </div>
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sofa slipcover piping. </div>
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Then I jumped up and down and did a gleeful</div>
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yet embarrassing happy dance!!!!!</div>
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Much whooping and hollering</div>
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and loud raucous singing took place at this point!!!</div>
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The old ugly sofa was completely hidden</div>
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and in it's place was exactly the sofa I had </div>
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dreamed of when I bought the fabric</div>
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all those years ago!!!!</div>
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Thank you for bearing with me</div>
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for these 3 long posts.</div>
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I hope they have made sense</div>
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and maybe even helped you </div>
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drum up the courage to take on the</div>
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daunting task of making a fitted slipcover</div>
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for your sofa. </div>
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<br />Next up, </div>
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Back to school sewing!</div>
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Happy Sewing,</div>
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Sivje</div>
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If you are wondering what is happening here,</div>
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you may have not read </div>
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<a href="http://www.goosegirlsews.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-new-slipcover-for-old-ugly-sofa.html"><span style="color: #990000;"><u><b>"The New Slipcover For The Ugly Old Sofa- Part 1".</b></u></span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></div>
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So, If you need to catch up,<br />
go ahead and do that<br />
<a href="http://www.goosegirlsews.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-new-slipcover-for-old-ugly-sofa.html"><span style="color: #990000;"><u><b>HERE. </b></u></span></a><br />
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Ok, all caught up now?<br />
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On to Part 2!<br />
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After sewing the sofa arms,<br />
my next step was to sew the sofa decking<br />
(the part under the seat cushions)<br />
to the seat front panel.<br />
So I did that and laid the decking and front<br />
panel piece back on the sofa face down. <br />
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Then I pinned the completed arm to the decking piece,<br />
across the front of the arm, and across<br />
the decking into the arm.<br />
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Do you remember how I left the piping long<br />
on the outside of the front arm panel?<br />
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Well that is now pinned between the front panel and<br />
side panel.<br />
You can see where the yellow pin heads<br />
are pinned in place.<br />
I did this to the other arm as well, and<br />
then took the arms and decking piece off<br />
and sewed them together.<br />
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This shows the left arm sewn to the decking<br />
and sofa front.<br />
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The next thing that has to happen is assembling the<br />
seat back.<br />
<br />
This sofa has a channeled or modified tight back. <br />
This is different from a sofa that has removable cushions<br />
for the back.<br />
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Because of the shape of this back,<br />
it had to be made in 3 pieces and<br />
sewn together.<br />
I laid the fabric face down and then<br />
pinned the tucks in place,<br />
like the arms,<br />
and then joined each piece with piping.<br />
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It is starting to look like a sofa at this point.<br />
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But the seat back is just tucked into the deck<br />
and arms at this point.<br />
Because the next step involves putting<br />
zippers into the back panel. <br />
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This is a roll of cut to size upholstery zipper.</div>
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it is a roll of zipper tape and several</div>
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I cut 2 pieces of the fabric<br />
the height of the back of the sofa, by about 5 inches wide.<br />
I stitched the zipper to the strips.<br />
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I stitched the other side of the zipper to the wide back panel piece.<br />
<br />
With cut-to-size upholstery zipper,<br />
you need to make sure you tack or finish<br />
off the bottom so that you don't<br />
accidentally zip the head off.<br />
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I took two little scraps and sewed them to the ends.<br />
Then I pinned the back zippered panel in place,<br />
pulling in folds to cover the zippers.<br />
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After I got the zippers sewn on to each side of the back panel,<br />
I pinned it, wrong side out, <br />
to the seat back.<br />
The seat back wrapped all the way over the<br />
top to the back.<br />
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Then I sewed that in place.<br />
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The pieces are getting heavy now,<br />
with as much fabric as I am wrestling.<br />
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As each piece is joined with piping,<br />
it is really starting to have a finished look in places.<br />
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The back zippers are hidden in the folds of fabric.<br />
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So now I have the slipcover in two pieces.<br />
The seat back is sewn to the zippered back,<br />
and the seat deck is sewn to the arms and front panel.<br />
(sorry this one is so blurry)<br />
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This is where it starts to get a bit crazy!<br />
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I turned both pieces wrong side up again,<br />
so I could pin them together and<br />
figure out that little side panel.<br />
<br />
I decided to sew the back piece to the<br />
side panels so that I had a better fit<br />
while wrangling those little side panels.<br />
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Just like the arm fronts and seat back,<br />
these little side panels needed<br />
to have tiny pleats where the back<br />
connected.<br />
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So I pinned those pleats in place and tacked them down.<br />
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Believe it or not,<br />
these little panels are the smallest<br />
pieces in the whole sofa,<br />
yet they caused me the most concern.<br />
<br />
I cut the rectangles much larger and then<br />
pinned them in place and started cutting around<br />
to get the shape.<br />
I was concerned that<br />
the grain would get all wonky.<br />
(like my technical term?)<br />
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But then I sewed those in place.<br />
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And then it was time to connect the back pieces<br />
to the arm/deck/front pieces.<br />
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This is a picture of the excess fabric<br />
of the arms and seat back that tuck<br />
into the joint of the sofa.<br />
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This is what makes a nice tight, smooth look.<br />
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This is a HUGE pile of fabric to wrestle under<br />
into my machine!<br />
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But it was worth it!<br />
Success!!!<br />
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I love how the little side panel fit<br />
to the rest of the cover.<br />
The seam is tucked into the arm joint.<br />
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And the back fits nice and tight<br />
to the side and arm panel.<br />
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At this point, I decided I wanted a ruffled skirt<br />
all the way around the sofa.<br />
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So I measured the size I wanted the<br />
ruffle to be, and then drew<br />
a line all the way around the slipcover<br />
based on that distance from the floor.<br />
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Then I pinned the piping all around the sofa.<br />
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I added up the measurements of the<br />
circumference of the sofa.<br />
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Because the back was separated from the front and<br />
sides, by zippers,<br />
the ruffle had to be in two pieces.<br />
I figured I wanted the ruffle to be roughly<br />
2.5 times the width of the sofa, for fullness.<br />
So for the back, the measurement was<br />
75"x2.5= 187.5.<br />
The fabric was 54" wide,<br />
and I wanted to use full widths.<br />
So, I could have used 3 or 4 widths<br />
for the back.<br />
I decided to round up and use 4 widths.<br />
The front and sides ruffle ended up<br />
being 7 widths.<br />
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So I cut 11 widths,<br />
allowing 2 extra inches in depth<br />
for hem and gathering at the seam allowance.<br />
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I pinned all the pieces together,<br />
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Then I hemmed the ruffle pieces and<br />
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Then I sewed all that piping onto the slipcover.<br />
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This is the "AFTER".</div>
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(Yes, I know, I just made you read the ending<br />
of the book before the beginning. But I just wanted to give you<br />
hope that I really did finish this project!)</div>
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This was the "BEFORE".</div>
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Nice, huh?</div>
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What?<br />
You think it is ugly????</div>
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Yeah, so did I!</div>
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But I bought it because my beloved </div>
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yellow floral Laura Ashley sofa finally bit the dust</div>
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last year. </div>
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I cried. </div>
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So, we went to a lot of thrift stores,</div>
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where I measured a lot of sofas,</div>
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looking for the "footprint" or size and shape</div>
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that would work for my plans.</div>
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I wanted something that was built of solid wood,<br />
had good springs, decent cushions,<br />
and didn't "creak" when we sat on it.<br />
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$50.00 cash and we hauled it away!<br />
We actually lived with the sofa like this<br />
for almost a year while I did a lot of<br />
other sewing.<br />
And a lot of life happened,<br />
and the ugly sofa was not a priority. <br />
And then we packed the house<br />
and moved to our new home, where we live now.<br />
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But this sofa looked even nastier after the move,<br />
in our current house.<br />
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Just....yuck.<br />
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So last month, I decided it was time.<br />
I decided that a fitted slipcover<br />
would look neater than a simple drape slipcover.<br />
That meant I would need to make piping,<br />
put in zippers, and cover each cushion separately. <br />
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So, grab some coffee and get comfy.<br />
This is a long post with lots of pictures!<br />
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I measured every part of the sofa.<br />
I added 1-2" for each side for seam allowances.<br />
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I graphed out every section as a rectangle and<br />
then figured out how much fabric I would need<br />
for each piece.<br />
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Thankfully, I had purchased about 20 yards<br />
of rose cotton damask from Laura Ashley<br />
when they were closing down all the U.S retail stores. <br />
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I also figured I would need cording for about 26-30 yards of piping,<br />
5 zippers <br />
and some batting to wrap the cushions,<br />
in addition to upholstery thread,<br />
lots of pins, heavy duty machine needles,<br />
cutting boards, rulers, scissors and pens.<br />
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I started the whole thing by making yards and yards<br />
of self piping. This fabric had a very slightly<br />
asymmetrical diamond pattern.<br />
I didn't realize it was off, until I started making the bias.<br />
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I figured that for the 1/4" cording I was using,<br />
I would need my bias strips to be 1-3/4" wide.<br />
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The bias is the diagonal line of the fabric.<br />
That is important because piping needs to be smooth going<br />
around curved areas.<br />
It will pucker if you make the piping out of the straight grain,<br />
either across the width of the fabric, or down the length.<br />
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After drawing my rows 1 3/4" apart,<br />
I cut the strips apart.<br />
I sewed the strips together and pressed the seams open. <br />
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Then I sewed the cording into the bias using the<br />
zipper foot on my sewing machine.<br />
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(This is the Bernina 707 I rescued from<br />
it's lonely life in my MIL's garage. Let's say<br />
I liberated it. )<br />
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I don't love making piping but I love the look.<br />
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Then I started to cut rectangles of the fabric.</div>
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I laid the fabric wrong side out, </div>
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I pinned each step as I went.</div>
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A very wise friend told me to start with </div>
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the arms. She said if I could get the arms to fit,</div>
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Pinning the arms made me nervous,</div>
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I cut each piece as a rectangle,</div>
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then pinned and trimmed away the extra,</div>
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The front of the arm was slightly smaller than the side, </div>
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After I cut the extra off the arm front panel,</div>
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I unpinned it and then pinned the piping</div>
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I left the ends long enough so I could join the front and </div>
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I clipped around the curve so the seams would not pucker. </div>
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Then I stitched it on to the front arm panel,</div>
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using my zipper foot again. </div>
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The zipper foot is helpful because.</div>
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I can get the stitches right up to the </div>
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cording part of the piping. </div>
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I pinned the side panel to the side of the top arm panel, </div>
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with the piping in the seam. </div>
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Then I sewed this seam. </div>
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I pinned the tucks in place and then stitched them down.</div>
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Then I repinned the front arm panel to the side panel/ </div>
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top arm, panel.</div>
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Then I took the whole arm piece off and sewed it all together.</div>
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but it shows how the arm joins</div>
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As I sewed each piece of piping to it's panel,</div>
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My computer is misbehaving, </div>
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post this part and then post part 2 in a day or so.</div>
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<a href="http://goosegirlsews.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-new-slipcover-for-old-ugly-sofa_18.html"><span style="color: #990000;"><u><b>Update: Part 2 is up now and you can read it</b></u></span></a><br />
<a href="http://goosegirlsews.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-new-slipcover-for-old-ugly-sofa_18.html"><span style="color: #990000;"><u><b>HERE</b></u></span></a><br />
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<a href="http://goosegirlsews.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-new-slipcover-for-old-ugly-sofa_23.html"><span style="color: #660000;"><u><b>and you can read Part 3 HERE</b></u></span></a><br />
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<span id="goog_1856380860">Ahnalin is now on Summer Vacation</span><span id="goog_1856380860">.</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">I realized that I had not made this poor child</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">well......</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">LAST SUMMER!!!</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">Poor thing! </span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">So we went stash diving and found some</span><span id="goog_1856380860"> </span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">Ahnalin picked this orange denim</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">for a skort.</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">She is really starting to prefer a more</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860"> </span><span id="goog_1856380860"> </span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">She still wants shorts instead of just </span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">This was my first version of this skort.</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">The front wraps to the side </span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">This is the rear view of the outfit.</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">Ahnalin pulled this flip flop fabric out of the</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">Perfect outfit for a smoothie, </span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">as she is demonstrating.</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">So she put a tank top underneath just for during school.</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">Then she pulled out this embroidered denim</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">"same style, but smaller please, Mom".</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">This time, I cut the short down by a few inches</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">The top was just a 3/8 yard remnant</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">"tailored, mom, like a uniform".</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">Really? Are frills gone?</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1856380860">Maybe I can still sew ruffles on dresses for her...</span></div>
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She wore it the last day of school.</div>
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The sun was really bright as we were walking</div>
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But she has worn these two outfits</div>
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I think I need to make her more.</div>
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Well, This is the swimsuit</div>
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I made her a few years ago.</div>
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At least 3 or 4 years ago....</div>
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when my sewing machine was in the shop....</div>
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We love Jane Austen.</div>
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When Ahnalin had to choose a </div>
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for her 3rd grade "Live Wax Museum" history project,</div>
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she chose to do her report on our beloved novelist.</div>
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Well, I must be honest here......</div>
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I LOVE JANE AUSTEN!</div>
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Ahnalin loves beautiful dresses and </div>
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playing dress-up with her dolls.</div>
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She told me that she was considering</div>
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doing her report on Walt Disney or Lucille Ball.</div>
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Walt Disney lost out because she didn't want </div>
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to dress up like him for the wax museum.</div>
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Lucille Ball ran a close second,</div>
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because she would have had fun portraying her<br />
and she adores "I Love Lucy".</div>
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But in the end,</div>
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JANE WON!<br />
(All right, it wasn't really a contest, but Go Jane!) </div>
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And that meant that mama needed to get busy</div>
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making a regency style gown.</div>
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And Ahnalin suggested</div>
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a smocked empire style. </div>
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As research, (cough cough)</div>
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we watched most of my BBC versions</div>
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of Pride and Prejudice, </div>
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Sense and Sensibility,</div>
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Emma</div>
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and Persuasian.</div>
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I suggested Mansfield Park</div>
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and Northanger Abbey,</div>
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and had to watch them on my own time (again)</div>
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as she felt she had enough of a feel for the times.</div>
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We actually did real research on Ms. Austen,<br />
but the movies were my favorite part.<br />
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Two of Ahnalin's favorite findings about<br />
Jane were:<br />
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1. Jane's father was a minister just like<br />
Ahnalin's daddy has been.<br />
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2. Jane was proud of her stitching and<br />
handiwork skills, just like Ahnalin. <br />
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The dress fabric was rather see-through,<br />
and she wanted a new petticoat,<br />
so I cut a quick yoke style bodice<br />
and long skirt out of some cotton muslin from my stash.<br />
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She was practicing her posture with a book on her head<br />
in this picture.<br />
Goofy girl! <br />
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I found just enough cotton lace in my stash<br />
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I added a long embroidered cotton batiste trim<br />
to the hem of the petticoat. <br />
I had planned on enclosing that seam in a<br />
growth tuck, which is my oft used hem treatment.<br />
However, Ahnalin wanted it to be left<br />
as long as possible.<br />
So we left it alone. <br />
Her plan is to wear it as a nightgown<br />
after the wax museum project was finished.<br />
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Ahnalin kept cracking up while Grandma Barbara was<br />
taking pictures from one angle<br />
and I was taking them from another angle.<br />
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Yes, there it is.<br />
My favorite cheater hem style.<br />
But I do love growth tucks.<br />
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And the long petticoat is peeking out. <br />
And how cute are those pink ballet flats.<br />
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I truly love the fabric I used for this dress.<br />
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It is "Juliet-Coco" by Anna Griffin,<br />
and can be purchased at the <a href="http://store.marthapullen.com/juliet-coco-pink"><span style="color: #741b47;"><u><b>Martha Pullen Company. </b></u></span></a><br />
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I drafted the pattern and designed<br />
the smock plate based on various<br />
gowns from my favorite<br />
Jane Austen movies.<br />
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And, well,<br />
you know I had to include smocking!<br />
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I am working on the pattern for this dress<br />
and it will include the smocking design.<br />
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Ahnalin wanted you to see her hair.<br />
She knew exactly how she wanted it to look.<br />
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The back of the bodice is simple and pretty.<br />
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I like the lace of the neckline of the<br />
petticoat peeking out.<br />
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I had not stitched the grosgrain ribbon<br />
in place so it fell off when Ahnalin<br />
was frozen in place at the school wax museum.<br />
But it probably looks more authentic without it.<br />
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She got tired of being frozen in her standing pose,<br />
so she sat down and read her "prop".<br />
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Good thinking, my brilliant girl!<br />
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I am so proud of my little one<br />
for working so hard on her Jane Austen project.<br />
Her research paper was very well written<br />
and she enjoyed the process. <br />
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And I am so glad she gave me a good<br />
excuse to create a regency style gown for her. <br />
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Now she wants one for her American Girl doll.<br />
I guess I had better get busy!<br />
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Happy Sewing!<br />
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Goosegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10438233253491253506noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902379652364204415.post-17707969338579255072013-05-19T22:55:00.002-07:002013-05-29T11:41:30.957-07:00The Martha Pullen Love Of Sewing Retreat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I finally got to meet <a href="http://www.marthapullen.com/"><u><b>Martha Pullen </b></u></a>!!</div>
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And she is wonderful and hilarious </div>
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and I almost cried because I am </div>
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such a giant fan!</div>
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I asked her to sign my my article in</div>
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Sew Beautiful magazine</div>
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and now I am going to frame it.</div>
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If you ever get a chance to </div>
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or seminars,</div>
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I hope you get to hear her "Spanx" routine.</div>
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OH MY!!! <br />
So funny!!</div>
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But more importantly than her hilarious stories,</div>
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she generously shared her business philosophy</div>
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I was so happy to take a serger tote class with</div>
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Kathy McMakin!</div>
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I am smiling so hard, </div>
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my eyes are almost completely invisible!</div>
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She taught some incredible serger </div>
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The next class I took was for a wallet</div>
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made completely "in the hoop".</div>
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I love my sewing machine,</div>
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but oh my!</div>
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We all created these wallets on the Babylock Ellissimo Gold </div>
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Embroidery and sewing machines.</div>
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What a blast!!</div>
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These are amazing machines!</div>
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Martha taught the class on lace shaping.</div>
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It really is so fun and much easier</div>
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than it looks. </div>
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I met <a href="http://aliciawelcher.com/"><span style="color: #990000;"><u><b>Alicia Welcher</b></u></span></a>,</div>
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one of Martha's licensed teachers, </div>
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in this class, </div>
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where she was assisting.</div>
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I was beyond thrilled to find out that</div>
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Alicia is practically my neighbor in my new town!</div>
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I also was so excited to take a serger Hipster Bag class</div>
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with <a href="http://www.missybstitchin.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><u><b>Missy Billingsley.</b></u></span></a></div>
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Oh my goodness!!!</div>
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Missy is incredible!!!</div>
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She has fabulous patterns and videos</div>
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and she completely got </div>
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me excited about sewing with sergers.</div>
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I have two older sergers but have been</div>
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pretty unimpressed with them. </div>
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I am definitely going to save up for </div>
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a new Babylock serger now! </div>
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This is the Hipster Bag we made</div>
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in Missy's class. </div>
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She taught us how to make a "Fancy Band" </div>
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and even how to put in a zipper</div>
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Ahnalin has already tried to snag this little bag from me.</div>
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This is a table folder we made using</div>
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a "Sashiko" machine. </div>
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I love it!</div>
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I didn't finish the serger tote, </div>
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This event was sponsored by</div>
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<u><b><a href="http://www.meissnersewing.com/">Meissner's Sewing Center,</a></b></u><br />
which has 3 locations in the Sacramento area.<br />
The Meissner staff is incredible!<br />
I signed up for their mailing list<br />
so that I can hear about events in the future.<br />
I plan to attend a Janome seminar<br />
at Meissners this summer.<br />
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All in all, this retreat was a fabulous gift.</div>
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My parents and my Hot Rockin' Hubby knew</div>
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how badly I wanted to go to this</div>
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retreat and they worked together to make it happen</div>
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for me. </div>
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I am so incredibly grateful!</div>
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I have never been to anything like this retreat before</div>
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and it was a treat from the second I arrived</div>
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until the last second. </div>
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I think I am hooked. </div>
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Now, </div>
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time to get back to the real world!</div>
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I have to make a costume for</div>
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Ahnalin for "Pioneer School" by Wednesday.</div>
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And pictures will soon be up </div>
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of Ahnalin as "Jane Austen" </div>
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for her 3rd grade history project.</div>
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I had better get busy.</div>
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Happy Sewing!</div>
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That's my name!</div>
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You see, I love the "Vintage Natalie" pattern</div>
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that <a href="http://texassmockingcompany.blogspot.com/"><u><b>Janet Gilbert </b></u></a>designed for Sew Beautiful.</div>
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You can order the pattern on the<a href="http://store.marthapullen.com/p-7525-vintage-natalie-8-14"><b><u> Martha Pullen website. </u></b></a></div>
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I made this version for the <a href="http://goosegirlsews.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-first-day-of-first-grade-dress.html"><b><u>First Day Of Third Grade.</u></b></a></div>
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And I made this version for <a href="http://goosegirlsews.blogspot.com/2012/08/ahnalin-is-now-8-years-old.html"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><u>Ahnalin's 8th birthday. </u></b></span></a></div>
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It combined my passion for smocking </div>
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I designed the smocking and wrote the instructions</div>
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and you can find them in the May/ June issue of Sew Beautiful Magazine. </div>
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darling romper designed by my favorite designer,</div>
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Janet Gilbert! </div>
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This is the page that made me cry. </div>
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The talented artists on this page, </div>
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To see my photo next to these photos</div>
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Happy Sewing!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Anniversary India.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am so proud of<u> you</u> my darling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ten years ago, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>You</u> were told that from that moment on,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that <u>you, </u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">who was afraid of blood, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">would have to prick yourself to bleed.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">You,</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">who hated math, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">would have to learn the carbohydrate count</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of every item <u>you</u> put in your mouth.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">You,</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">who was terrified of needles </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> would have to give yourself shots </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">many times a day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>You</u> </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">You </span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and not so subtle, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">cues your body would give <u>you</u>.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">You</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">would have to learn to stand up</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for your health needs,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">even when people called <u>you</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Faker" </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Drama Queen".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>You</u> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">would learn to depend on God</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for your every breath. </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">You</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and change</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">yet still</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">be the best "<u>you</u>"!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The "<u>you</u>"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that God created <u>you</u> to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Never forget the verse that <u>you</u> claimed</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">as yours when <u>you</u> were a tiny girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Jeremiah 29:11</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"For I know the plans I have for <u>you</u>,"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">declares the Lord,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"plans to prosper <u>you</u> and not to harm <u>you</u>,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>You</u> fought the battle.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>You</u> struggled. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>You</u> de<span style="font-size: large;">cided to win!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I lo<span style="font-size: large;">ve you my girl. </span></span></span></span></div>
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Yes, it has been a long long time since I have checked in.</div>
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I know it has been a long time,</div>
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because I have been getting some very sweet</div>
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emails from concerned bloggy friends,</div>
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as well as some phone calls </div>
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and even packages of coffee coming to my door.</div>
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So......what I have I been up to?</div>
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Well, quite a bit actually.</div>
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I will be putting up some posts </div>
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with some of my creations from the</div>
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last several months very soon.</div>
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But first some newsy stuff.......</div>
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The top photo was taken </div>
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by my Hot Rockin' Hubby at Disneyland</div>
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last month. </div>
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Yes, we moved India back to the Disney College Program</div>
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and managed to get a few days in the parks.</div>
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Ahnalin was really sleepy in that picture,</div>
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but it was one of the few that shows me.</div>
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It was FREEZING in Anaheim when we were there!</div>
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I mean, actually in the 30s! </div>
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We got to ride "Radiator Springs Racers" in Cars Land</div>
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and it is awesome!</div>
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We moved India in to her apartment with</div>
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And we are so happy for them all.</div>
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They are a great group of girls!</div>
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Here is a rather charming bit of irony......</div>
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India's boyfriend Nate, </div>
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who played "Gaston" in Santa Rosa's production</div>
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of "Beauty And The Beast"</div>
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is now in Florida at the Disney College Program</div>
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in Disney World. </div>
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They met while being in the show together.</div>
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India played a "Silly Girl" </div>
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And they both applied to the DCP before</div>
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they started dating. </div>
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<br />And even though thousands</div>
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and thousands of students applied for the program,</div>
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they were both chosen..........</div>
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to OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE COUNTRY!</div>
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Everyone was very sad the day we loaded the van.... </div>
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AND I DO MEAN LOADED(!!)</div>
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to drive India to Anaheim. </div>
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But we did move her in and </div>
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she is now working at Disneyland again,</div>
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taking her college classes</div>
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both through her college and </div>
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also the Disney classes. </div>
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We miss her. </div>
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But life is changing for us too.</div>
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Don has accepted a job to a new company</div>
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in the San Francisco Bay Area,</div>
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and we will be moving next month!</div>
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And I have been sewing and writing</div>
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and drafting patterns, </div>
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as well as looking for places to move</div>
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and schools for Ahnalin</div>
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and starting to pack, </div>
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and lots of other things.</div>
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But I promise I am back to blogging.</div>
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Thank you for all the kind emails</div>
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and messages and prayers. </div>
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I appreciated them all!</div>
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<br />Happy Sewing!</div>
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Sivje</div>
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