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Sewing updates

kerry — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:01:07 +0000

I don’t want to blog about my sewing all the time (only 82% of the time) so to see my latest creations, go Here for Pants (not Slacks, but Pants!)

Sneak Preview - my F*&$ You J Crew pants

and Here for 50% self drafted Blouse patter, 50% Simplicity 6138

I made this; and by made, I mean [...]

New Project – Simplicity 5572 aka “Target Dress”

kerry — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:27:58 +0000

I bought the pattern back in February from Lanetzliving. It’s the sort of thing that I would never, ever buy, but as I was browsing their offerings Andy happened to glance over my shoulder and uttered “you would look really hot in that.”

Click. Add to cart. Click. Checkout with Paypal.

I had been waiting to find the perfect fabric [...]

Sewing Updates

kerry — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:52:24 +0000

I finished the Thesis Proposal Suit.

Go here to read more

Oh yeah, I also made another pair of pants

Podium Girl Dress – your input is needed

kerry — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:41:09 +0000

I’m taking a break from working on my Institutional Review Board paperwork and final Thesis proposal presentation to think about how much I love cycling and everything it entails. That includes Podium Girls.

You know what I love about Podium Girls? In general, they aren’t skanks. (see for yourself)

Really. They are very pretty girls who get to [...]

Update on the Thesis Proposal Suit

kerry — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:51:31 +0000

Disclaimer: bike racers – click away now, this is a sewing related post. Unless you want to learn about my Thesis Proposal Suit. The good news is the Thesis is on bike related stuff.

You may recall a few weeks ago that I embarked on a new sewing project – Butterick 4060, the Thesis Proposal Suit.

My [...]

I made pants.

kerry — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:00:20 +0000

It started out with a pair of pants. I sewed myself a pair of pants – slacks, really – from Simplicity 6942 from 1966. The pants were hip hugger style, tapered legs with no waistband, and a side zipper. I used a light gray polyester fabric that was the perfect slacks material.

At some point I [...]

Thesis Proposal Suit

kerry — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:02:56 +0000

The other grad students in our department find my sewing frenzy quite amusing. Last week we were setting up the calendar for proposal and defense dates, and after my date was secured (May 8th at 10am, I present my thesis proposal to the department and will then be able to proceed with my data collection), [...]

Finally, a hobby

kerry — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:34:32 +0000

For years whenever I was required to inform about any possibly hobbies, I hesitated as to what to put down. To the average layperson, cycling or running is a hobby, but for me these activities lie somewhere in the realm of necessary things, like a job or brushing one’s teeth. I suppose in the beginning [...]

Dress Take Two

kerry — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:43:28 +0000

Yup, I made another dress -same pattern as before, only this time we opted for the long sleeve version of the dress. The first dress was polyester suiting, which is basically an idiot proof fabric that hides mistakes well. I wanted to do this dress in something a bit more elegant, but I wanted to [...]

Inauguration Dress

kerry — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:56:21 +0000

I finally conceded to the garment industry that they stopped making clothes to fit me. Now that the average size 0 is too big, I have resorted to making my own clothes in order to end my quest for things that fit correctly.

After spending $20 to get two pairs of jeans hemmed I decided that [...]