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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

new project (along with unfinished ones)

I have started a couple of new projects and this is one of them...


I know it doesn't look like much right now but what it is... is my favorite shirt and I have taken it apart to make a pattern. I love this shirt in fact I need to get busy on creating a new one. Now this is just one way to make a pattern out of a garment that you seriously love... there are other methods and maybe I will do a series on that method too but, for this one you actually take apart the garment. Of course this being a shirt I only need one front and the back I cut in half because I will place it on the fold. My next steps are to transfer this shirt on to pattern paper or the pattern "interfacing" I will call it that you can get at the fabric store. I went to fashion design school many many years ago and they had the pattern paper which I cannot find anywhere... it is great stuff. So this week end I am going to start turning this into a pattern so I will take more photos on the process so you can see.

Well thanks for stopping by, off to work I go now. Have a great day!



4 comments:

  1. I haven't been sewing for about ten years. Been longer since I made a pattern from a favorite something or another. Challenging, but awesome when you manage to get it right. Whoohoo!! Plane to get my machine out pretty soon. Actually had it cleaned and oiled, so there's no excuse. ;)

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Rita... Glad to hear you are getting your machine out... you will have to update us on your blog what project you will be doing...

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  2. Now is creativity ~ taking apart a shirt for a pattern ~ brave woman ~~namaste, carol ~ linked w/CED

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    1. It is brave when you haven't done it in a while... an I have to go by memory to put it back together again... :)

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