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Showing posts with label ikea. Show all posts
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Sunday, November 9, 2008

And the winner is....

"A Heart for My Princess Medal Brooch" - DeepIndigo @ http://www.etsy.com/

And the winner of the which-way skirt is....

D. Big Circles Up, Blue

(but only by a hair - in fact I had to call in Himself to break the tie between b & d)
Skirt: DIY from Ikea fabric http://www.ikea.com.au/ and Butterick Pattern http://www.butterick.com/
Shoes: Diana Ferrari http://www.dianaferrari.com.au/

I'm pretty happy with the results - it's the first thing I've even sewn from scratch that I'd actually deign to wear in public - it was crazily easy to make, and only took an hour or so (even with a bit of uh-oh unpicking).

I used an el cheapo Butterick Pattern (See & Sew Pattern Number B4710, for those of you interested) and I fudged the pattern a little because as you can see it had a separate waistband, some extraneous ribbons, and the back had two panels, which looked odd with such a robust print.


In fact it took so little time to make, that I even had the chance to wear it out to the Supermarket, and no-one pointed and stared, so overall I'd have to say my experiment was a success!

Oh, and Kellytubbie - the mocha lace ones ;-)