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my 150th project,,,, can i have my gold watch now please !!
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1950s day dress with swing collar vented back covered belt ,, which i made with cardboard,,, concealed front zip and lots of adjustments to pattern !!!
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cotton from thrift shop cardboard and pva glue for belt,, not a single stitch ho ho ho
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Jul 31, 2011, 12.59 PMby almatinka
Very pretty! Lovely colour!!! I also adore the collar!
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Aug 1, 2011, 03.11 AMby gillthecat
i ran out of fabric and the uderside of collar is black !! one day ill figure that stuff out,, or maybe not,, as always thanks for comment x
Aug 1, 2011, 03.24 AMby almatinka
You’re most welcome! And who says that it has to be all the same colour! I often see contrast “undercollars” on ready-to-wear clothes, that’s obviously intentional.
Jul 28, 2011, 06.58 PMby nouvellegamine
lovely! i love the fabric & everything :D
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Jul 31, 2011, 06.24 AMby gillthecat
wow nice comment thanks a bunch,,x
Jul 27, 2011, 10.50 PMby jescarose
Making a matching belt…clever! Never thought of that, will have to give it a go. Congrats :) I am a long way of that :| x
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Jul 28, 2011, 12.01 AMby gillthecat
cardboard pva glue,,, easy seems to work well and cheap !!!
Jul 27, 2011, 10.31 PMby threadsquare
A buck fiddy…congrats! The color looks great with your eyes!
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Jul 27, 2011, 10.47 PMby gillthecat
hey thanks nice colur kindof jade i think very nice cotton very cheap
Jul 26, 2011, 08.45 PMby flowergirl22
wow you must have worn youreslf out,, working like a slave,,, great job,,, had a look at all your stuff
nicky
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Jul 27, 2011, 12.13 AMby gillthecat
hey thanks,, i just am very super active i make jewellery too check it out on etsy
http://www.etsy.com/shop/gillthecat
Jul 26, 2011, 06.28 PMby gatonju
Well done! The dress is beautiful. 150!!! what an accomplishment!
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Jul 27, 2011, 12.14 AMby gillthecat
i have lots more i havnt posted,, would have worked in a sweatshop in a former life i think
Jul 26, 2011, 06.15 PMby mojo elgin
Great dress! I love the colors. Keep sewing. Maybe there’s a prize for #200?
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Jul 27, 2011, 12.14 AMby gillthecat
hey now there is an incentive,, onwards and upwards
Jul 26, 2011, 03.23 PMby Timea Schmidt
Hey, congrats! 150th, wow. Hope a nice big walk in closet comes with the gold watch:)
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Jul 27, 2011, 12.15 AMby gillthecat
i need one thats for sure i have LOTS cloths ,, but the appetite for more x
Jul 26, 2011, 12.26 PMby Douli Bee
MARVELOUS !!! I wish I could sew that good! I have to practice really hard… o.k. I’ll do it on winter. I’ll enjoy summer for now! So the gold watch is yours!!! Enjoy it :-))
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Jul 26, 2011, 12.43 PMby gillthecat
ive been sewing about 3 years, i just stumble through one project to the next and get a wee bit better every now and then,,winter nice time to sew x
Jul 26, 2011, 08.30 AMby Anne Wagenhauser
Congrats! I love the colours here, and the dress is pretty cool too.
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Jul 26, 2011, 12.42 PMby gillthecat
hey thanks i do like the fabric it was 3 dollars that makes me like it even more !!
Jul 26, 2011, 05.33 AMby freakusbzzz
You sewing maniac!!
Congratulations xxx
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Jul 26, 2011, 05.36 AMby gillthecat
hey i accept I AM A MANIAC,, x
Jul 26, 2011, 05.23 AMby Ralf Schmitz
how about a big compliment from the other side of the world: I LOVE YOUR DRESS!! it is really well made, sexy and stylish! BRAVO!
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Jul 26, 2011, 05.37 AMby gillthecat
wow im international now,, many thanks i really appreciate the comment,, there is life in the old dog yet !!!
Jul 26, 2011, 04.46 AMby kaitui-kiwi
Haha, no, but you may have a commemorative pen ;) Well done on project #150 xx
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Jul 26, 2011, 05.37 AMby gillthecat
a pen YES i have arrived,,, hows nz x