I know it's been a while, but I finally got my camera working a little better and took some pictures of my sewing work. Photo's are being uploaded into my flickr account as I type.
First, I'm going to discuss my combination June Capsule Competition entry at Stitcher Guild and the simultaneous and spontaneous Advanced Beginner Competion at Pattern review. The JCC requires 4 garments and 1 accessory: at least on bottom, one may be sewn before June and one may be purchased. 
The Advanced Beginner, also running for the month of June, requires one garment that must be sewn completely in June and has one new technique. Sew.... Here are my JCC fabrics. The skirt is V8363, view C, without the side buttons. 
It is my "sewn before June" item, the fabric is a Mills Creek home dec remnent from the now closed Potomoc Mills G Street. K & I hit the Falls Creek store on Saturday afternoon and finished our JCC shopping. The lavender cotton, a quilting cotton will be the top (the other top, not shown, is a white blouse - currently at the laundry) and the stripe will be the other bottom. Maybe from the same pattern - not sure yet. Now, to add the PR AB twist: I want to make my "new skill" to be pintucks AND I want to use V8419, with short sleeves. SO that will require changing the darts and pleats to pintucks. I'll have to try it out on some scraps first. The colors on the bottom photo are the most true.
Okay, enough for one night, but I have more for tomorrow. I'm having lunch with a SG new friend and maybe another. I'm looking forward to this and I'll update tomorrow and post some new pics of other projects.The Advanced Beginner, also running for the month of June, requires one garment that must be sewn completely in June and has one new technique. Sew.... Here are my JCC fabrics. The skirt is V8363, view C, without the side buttons. It is my "sewn before June" item, the fabric is a Mills Creek home dec remnent from the now closed Potomoc Mills G Street. K & I hit the Falls Creek store on Saturday afternoon and finished our JCC shopping. The lavender cotton, a quilting cotton will be the top (the other top, not shown, is a white blouse - currently at the laundry) and the stripe will be the other bottom. Maybe from the same pattern - not sure yet. Now, to add the PR AB twist: I want to make my "new skill" to be pintucks AND I want to use V8419, with short sleeves. SO that will require changing the darts and pleats to pintucks. I'll have to try it out on some scraps first. The colors on the bottom photo are the most true.
Lovely choice of fabrics BeeBee and the skirt is darling. It fits you very nicely. You're one of those lucky people who can wear bottom prints so well.
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