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S9776 Tank 2: update and construction details 22 Aug 2013 | 07:40 am
Thanks for your comments on my last post---I love those action shots! I wore the second tank to the gym last night for balletone (45 min of toning using ballet moves). I figured the class was low im...
S9776: Tank 1 & tank 2 action shots 19 Aug 2013 | 07:03 am
Here's tank 1. It's the muslin from last night, but fixed now! This morning I chopped off the FOE and cut the points closer to my center, so the straps wouldn't be so far away, then sewed more FOE o...
S9776: Super cute, but not yet wearable muslin 18 Aug 2013 | 08:19 am
Inspired by the PR class "More Knits", I made a muslin of a stretch lace tank with FOE neckline/armhole finish that continued into straps. The fabric is from my spring fabric bender shopping with Eli...
B4789: The final post: Hems. 13 Aug 2013 | 06:31 am
I'm still coming off the high that is MPB Day.... Thanks for your comments--it is really fun to read them! I promise, this is the final post on B4789. I wanted to write a bit about the hems. The p...
MPB Day 2013 recap 12 Aug 2013 | 05:42 am
I. had. SO. much. FUN! MPB Day was a blast (and that was without gunshots this year.) I got there for the 11am visit to the FIT museum, to see the RetroSpective exhibit. First we stopped for picture...
B4789 Part 4: How I cut it out 10 Aug 2013 | 08:08 am
Ok, so this is my 4th post in my multi-part series about B4789: How I cut it out. There's a long story about how I cut it out but ultimately landed on this....It only has 2 pattern pieces but you ha...
B4789 Part 3: fixing the holes in the knots and the neck edge that wants to flip 8 Aug 2013 | 06:46 am
Glad you're enjoying my series on all the adjustments I've made to B4789, which is a dress with 2 pattern pieces yet unlimited adjustments! Today I'm covering how to fix the "holes" in the "knots" an...
B4789 Part 2: The swayback tuck 7 Aug 2013 | 05:19 am
Thank you for your comments on my last post, B4789 Part 1: fixing the too-wide neckline and too-deep V. I'm happy to know that the pictures of the pattern adjustments helped. Now it's on to the sway...
B4789 Part 1: fixing the too wide neckline and too deep V (front and back!) 5 Aug 2013 | 06:37 am
Here it is: And here is the first part about how I got there. I made a muslin in turquoise interlock (yes, now that I've completed the PR class Understanding Knit Fabrics, I can say, for sure, that ...
Butterick 4789: a teaser, plus PR class 29 Jul 2013 | 07:59 am
A post in three parts: Butterick 4789 I finished B4789 tonight and plan to wear it to work tmw. I am *so* excited to have a new dress. Haven't had a new dress since, what, March? Here it is on Izz...
