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It is DONE! Front view, no hair or makeup of course. POCKETS.

Blues Capsule Project #4 – The Wood Tweed Dress. IT IS DONE.

I’m not even sure I’m ready to write this blog post, but I want to get a placeholder here and maybe I’ll

28 May
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Blues Capsule Project #4 – The Zipper Fail

This is a sad story, but it is not at its final ending. I did an incredible job of inserting the invisible zipper into the

07 May
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Blues Capsule Project #4 – The Wool Tweed Dress Returns!

I honestly wondered if I was going to leave this dress in the naughty corner forever. I had been totally stumped by the way

29 Apr
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I’m Back! Blues Capsule Project #4 – Armhole Finishing and Seam Finishes

I took a little hiatus from the tweed dress project because I was getting stressed out by the sleeves and all the other

18 Mar
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Blues Capsule Project #4 – Are We There Yet?

No, we’re fucking not. And if I ask again, I’m gonna pull this car over… I am running low on patience. Actually, I

02 Mar
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Blues Capsule Project #4 – In Which We See POCKETS Added

Yeah I did. What do dresses need? POCKETS. What does this dress have? LINED, PIPED POCKETS. They are basted shut for the time

27 Feb
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Blues Capsule Project #4 – My Kingdom for a Sleeve

I started this evening’s sewing a little past 7:30, having had a friend over for wine & chats. She amusingly compared my

27 Feb
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Blues Capsule Project #4 – Lining the Bodice

Oh sweet baby Jesus, I am getting pretty dang tired of looking at this dress. But at the same time, making progress …

26 Feb
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Blues Capsule Project #4 – Progress. Slow Progress.

Well, I knew that this dress would have to be sewn slowly because of the pattern-matching, but I did not anticipate the

23 Feb
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Blues Capsule Project #4 – Pinned Together

I haven’t gone to this length to preview a dress in ages. I’ve basically cut apart all of the fashion fabric pieces and

23 Feb

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