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What’s black and white and lime green all over?

kerry — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:40:15 +0000

My new outfit.

black and white and lime green all over

It started off with the fabric.

The print is the same pique-like textured stretch poly knit that my Target dress was made out of

I saw the fabric at Fabric Fix and decided the two fabrics worked together and even though the green in the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]