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What Should Michelle Wear?  

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WWD Fashion has an article contemplating what Michelle Obama and the girls should wear to the inauguration in January.  They had several fashion designers submit ideas and have a slideshow of 40 looks for Michelle and 11 looks for the girls.  I've been having a fun trying to figure out how some of Michelle's dresses would be made.  


Here's my favorite:

I'd really have to learn some draping techniques for that one!  Of course I couldn't find any patterns like this one, but I think this pattern has similar draping of the skirt on the view in the middle (in a "kinda sorta" kind of way):

As for the top: I have no idea.  I guess that's pretty much draped on a dressform and the ruffles would have to be drafted separately?  I could make a one-shouldered shell, but I don't have a dressform so the drapy part would be impossible for me.  I have lots to learn about pattern making before I even try something like that!

I like this dress too:


It looks like it would be easier to make than the first one too.  Hmm... start with something like this top:

Only instead of a V-neck collar you could do a boatneck and then go from there.  This underskirt would be easy enough to draft on your own.

Of course I say that from this side of fashion school :)

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Hedgehog Home  

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serendipity_sarah received her hedgehog pincushion and has posted pictures, so I can show them to you now. These are the pictures I took before I sent him out to her:
I used this pattern for his body, then made up the pattern for the spikes on his back.

I had so much fun doing this swap!

Now I'm working on creating 10 things (2 groups of 5 similar items) for the Sweat Shoppe Swap, Round 13. More on that later...

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Crafty Swapping  

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One of my favorite things to do it participate in craft swaps through Craftster. One of the current swaps I'm in is the "ANOTHER Pin Cushion Swap Round 6" My swap partner, serendipity_sarah, hasn't received from me yet, so I can't post pics here of what I've made until she does- but I can show you what she sent me. First, this gorgeous felt elephant:

And she also sent me a bonus pincushion/sewing kit made from an Altoids tin:
I'm so happy I was partnered with someone with such talented and creative sewing skills. She really paid attention to what I said in the sign up questionnaire and made things she knew I would enjoy. I hope I did as well! She should be receiving hers by the middle of next week, so I'll post pictures of what I sent as soon as she confirms receipt.

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Help! I'm sewing and I can't thread up!  

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I read an article in the New Zealand Herald today about a woman who called their equivalent of 911...not because she was in dire need of emergency assistance because of a life-threatening situation, no! She called because she was sewing in preparation of going to a garden party and couldn't thread her needle! Dang that teeny hole and wily thread! Must.Get.To.The.Party!

The NZ authorities did not send anyone because "the local police lacked the necessary skill." More like the local police lacked the necessary tolerance for crazy!

Here's a link to the story: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10495710

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