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Saturday 8 August 2015

My Oldie for Ffffriday

Hello Everyone
Thank you for visiting. I appreciate your time and if you can leave a comment I value every one. the weather here today is lovely and sunny. I hope it lasts because our daughter has invited the family around tomorrow for a BBQ to admire their new garden! She is coming over today to help me with the infamous dress! This project has turned into a real saga, what with having to change the size, adding length, adding pockets, not doing any dressmaking for about 30 years etc The latest problem being I wanted to add a buttonhole on the back of the pocket to thread the tubing of my insulin pump through (hence wanting pockets in the first place) I placed them on the wrong piece. Not a problem, but it meant unpicking the seam of the pocket and re-stitching. I just have two buttonholes now in each pocket. She's going to help me tweak the sizing and marking the hem - nearly there - Yay! I'm just a bit miffed with myself for getting rid of a beautiful dressmakers dummy thinking I'd never go back to dress making. If it's good enough when finished I may post a photo...
Thank you Hazel for the note about your beer cake - off to visit now

Today's oldie, inspired to post by Erika See here
A friend was giving an iPad (Family group present for a milestone birthday) and wanted an appropriate card.. I found an image on the internet of an iPad screen on the internet. I used matting basics rectangles to create a black frame which I backed with acetate. The envelope was made using a sample of black wallpaper that looked like leather


Enjoy the rest of your weekend. I haven't got anything planned for today - just dressmaking I think. OH is on a late shift so it does mean that I am in charge of the tv remote!

8 comments:

  1. Karen, what a clever idea, and so different. I bet she loved it. Oh I feel for you and dressmaking again! I have done any for so long, but it's the silly little things like putting the button hole on the wrong piece that's the pain . Hazel x

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  2. Wow-fantastic card! Perfect for the recipient. Good luck with the dressmaking.

    Michele

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  3. Wow I thought that was an ipad before I started reading, what a super card Karen.
    So realistic.
    I hope you are going to share a picture of your dress when you've finished it, it sounds wonderful. I always wish I'd done more dress making, guess it's something else to add to the wish list!

    Thanks for joining me sharing an oldie this weekend, have a great BBQ,
    hugs Erika. x

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  4. I thought like Erika, looks great, xxxx

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  5. Hi Ken,
    I too thought it was a real ipad.
    what a very great and superb card.
    Your crafting skills are amazing.
    Have a wonderful Sunday.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

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  6. Hi Karen,
    sorry that should have been Karen not Ken so sorry to have changed your sex. LoL.

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  7. Hi Karen, Only just got to yesterday's post so I hope you are now on your way to the BBQ wearing your new dress!! I feel for you. When I was younger I made all my own clothes but haven't done anything for about 40 years. Keep thinking I will get back into it as I can never find anything that fits all my lumps and bumps and I can't seem to lose weight!! best wishes Jackie xx

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  8. Fabulous Karen, looks like the real thing lol!

    Love & Hugs

    jacquie J xxx
    http://jewelscardcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

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