I'm embarking on making blackwork kits for my granddaughters. They're old enough to learn now. :-)
Arlys On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:04:20 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Dear list, > Since the traffic has been light, and we assume people are busy, > I'll kick > off with, are you busy making holiday gifts? > > I'm making dresses for my granddaughters--I was inspired by some > very > expensive dresses in an upscale children's shop in Las Vegas--I can > make something > like that, I said. Well, the original intent was to use what was > in my > stash, but one of the pieces of fabric was so badly off grain (it > has a printed > design) that I just couldn't use it, and what I bought instead > didn't match > color-wise, and I didn't have enough of another; so, after my 4th > trip to > JoAnn's this afternoon, I'll be about done. But I do have enough > trims in my > stash, and some usable fabrics. The dresses have a print bodice, > solid white > skirt, and dark solid sleeves--one is navy blue, one red. The skirt > has three > rows of assorted trim in white and the color, the sleeve has another > white trim > around the edge, and each also has yet another trim around the > neckline. > The red and white one is almost done and is shaping up nicely. The > navy bodice > is done, but the 4th trip to JoAnn's is for skirt fabric for it. > > After this, I'm done sewing again for a while. > > Ann Wass > > > > **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's > hottest > products. > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001 ) > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
