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MissValentine0601
Will be uploading pics of the Mirror Dots Dress soon!
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3 November, 2009
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08:56 PM
MissValentine0601 added the project called Telephone
I didn’t sew this together, but I did design it!
It’s a rotary telephone dress and the shoulder is padded soft foam to look like a receiver and the skirt gets its fullness from a crinoline.
O…
20 October, 2009
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04:08 PM
MissValentine0601 favorited the project The Karen Cardigan
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04:04 PM
MissValentine0601’s status has been updated to:
Will be uploading pics of the Mirror Dots Dress soon!
14 October, 2009
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06:35 PM
MissValentine0601 posted a message on MissValentine0601’s wall
Yay I’m very excited for you! Please share your creations when you’re finished!
12 October, 2009
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04:42 PM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Marie Grey wool and JJ in Burgundy Chiffon
Your ensemble sounds gorgeous! Please share!
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02:32 AM
MissValentine0601 favorited the project Granville Street Dress
11 October, 2009
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05:39 PM
MissValentine0601 posted a message on dpiddy’s wall
Love your stuff. Sew on!
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03:54 PM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Twinkle Big City Knits Sweater Dress and Really Warm Hat
I used a chunky alpaca yarn, can’t recall the name, but I think it was $11-2/skein as opposed to …
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03:53 PM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Twinkle Big City Knits Sweater Dress and Really Warm Hat
Julietta- I only started knitting in earnest about 2 years ago! Before then I was a sewer. There …
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03:50 PM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Pink Dot Mango Tango Apron
FYI to both of you: this book also had other really cute designs that seemed fairly easy- i think…
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05:11 AM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Mirror Dots Ruffle Dress
The pattern called for the ruffles being baby hemmed.
Burda has a good tutorial for that:http://w…
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04:47 AM
MissValentine0601 favorited the project MADISON IN RED
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04:23 AM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Twinkle Nantucket Cardigan
These buttons are pretty thick. I think he makes one-offs so these are all different sizes. Which…
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04:18 AM
MissValentine0601’s status has been updated to:
Dreaming up my next concoction...I need another cocktail dress!
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04:15 AM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Girdle Tank
I cut 1’’ pieces of rectangular fabric on the cross grain out and coverstitched it to the neckline.
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04:10 AM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Klimt
I love Klimt too! And Thank you both of you!
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04:08 AM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Front-tie Peplum Jacket
Unfortunately we used school-provided blocks for this project.
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04:07 AM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Front-tie Peplum Jacket
It was expensive!
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04:07 AM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Front-tie Peplum Jacket
Otis college of art and design in Los Angeles.
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03:53 AM
MissValentine0601 added the project called Pink Dot Mango Tango Apron
I work from home, which means there is always the danger of living in sweats. So I try to make an effort to dress nicely everyday, but that was circumvented by the fact that now my clothes were get…
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03:48 AM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Marie Grey wool and JJ in Burgundy Chiffon
I personally find silk chiffon a challenge too-the cutting is a b*tch since to do it properly you…
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03:46 AM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Marie Grey wool and JJ in Burgundy Chiffon
Merci beaucoup!
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03:46 AM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Marie Grey wool and JJ in Burgundy Chiffon
That’s sweet! And by all means, please do! It’s not like I invented this color combo, haha. I’m r…
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03:42 AM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Twinkle A-Plus A Line Skirt
Don’t be afraid of the lining! It’s such an easy skirt, it took one weekend day and it’s so worth…
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03:38 AM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Twinkle Nantucket Cardigan
Oh, and the other thing about Twinkle knits is that due to its nature of being chunky knits, it w…
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03:34 AM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Twinkle A-Plus A Line Skirt
I think it would be easier just to print out the smaller size pattern. I did end up between sizes…
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02:14 AM
MissValentine0601 posted a message on stefanisarah’s wall
Hi there!
The fabric I used for this skirt and dress is called Mirror Ball Dot by Michael Miller…
10 October, 2009
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11:40 PM
MissValentine0601 commented on the project Twinkle Nantucket Cardigan
It looks very slim-fitting on, it covers my butt entirely. My only complaint is that the Tinkle y…
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11:08 PM
MissValentine0601 added the project called Twinkle A-Plus A Line Skirt
As featured on Burda Style
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11:04 PM
MissValentine0601 added the project called Twinkle Nantucket Cardigan
From Twinkle’s “Town and Country Knits”- an amazingly warm cardi with a long slim fit.
I chose to forgo the Twinkle buttons, and used handmade Red Oak buttons from etsy instead.
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