tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70615586319031724722012-02-16T11:42:45.393-08:00mel-onoreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061558631903172472.post-11626380078518323592010-03-04T13:05:00.001-08:002010-03-04T13:47:18.225-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_887IvCfpTQw/S5AiajaL1kI/AAAAAAAAAEI/Tfq5OXCboFI/s1600-h/Vacation+168.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_887IvCfpTQw/S5AiajaL1kI/AAAAAAAAAEI/Tfq5OXCboFI/s320/Vacation+168.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444889789067941442" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Going to Tokyo in exactly a week. So much to do, eat, see, buy...</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm terrible at posting regularly. I have tons of completed sewing projects to share but getting around to modelling and taking photos is always on the bottom of my to-do list. I'll try to do better.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In the meantime, here's a </span><a href="http://floatingworld.typepad.com/floating_world_views/2007/05/fabric_shopping.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">link </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">to all the fabric shops I'm going to hit up. Check out the ridiculously awesome map. Groovy.</span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7061558631903172472-1162638007851832359?l=stitchlikeagirl.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mel-onoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061558631903172472.post-13885914172084449122010-02-22T07:43:00.000-08:002010-02-22T07:57:37.506-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_887IvCfpTQw/S4KoUzulPpI/AAAAAAAAAEA/bQ2G-T0gS9s/s1600-h/Random+Belgium+072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_887IvCfpTQw/S4KoUzulPpI/AAAAAAAAAEA/bQ2G-T0gS9s/s320/Random+Belgium+072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441096375253417618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> This is my dream dress. I followed the <a href="http://www.colettepatterns.com/shop/macaron">Macaron Pattern</a> by Colette Pattern and used Liberty fabric from an awesome <a href="http://julijasshop.blogspot.com/">shop </a>I found in Antwerp, Belgium. What's even more awesome about this dress are the two hidden pockets in the front pleats. Hurray! Since we're on the topic of macarons, I should share that I tasted my very first macaron when I visited Paris last weekend. I bought them from the beloved <a href="http://www.laduree.fr/">Laduree </a>shop. Check out the site because that music in the background is what you hear when that sweet macaron touches your lips.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7061558631903172472-1388591417208444912?l=stitchlikeagirl.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mel-onoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061558631903172472.post-24959824509086933652010-02-15T07:29:00.001-08:002010-02-15T08:04:02.371-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;">My first attempt at making a collared, button-up shirt using Heather Ross fabric from her <a href="http://heatherross.squarespace.com/far-far-away-for-kokka-of-japa/">Far Far Away collection</a> (orange frogs!) along with Amy Butler's <a href="http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/patterns_display.php?id=43">Liverpool </a>pattern. Most definitely using this pattern again. Clear instructions, easy to follow, and the fit was perfect.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_887IvCfpTQw/S3lsaB--YLI/AAAAAAAAADw/CatGkfKbxGE/s1600-h/Random+Belgium+061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_887IvCfpTQw/S3lsaB--YLI/AAAAAAAAADw/CatGkfKbxGE/s320/Random+Belgium+061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438497219491553458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_887IvCfpTQw/S3ls4SjnEUI/AAAAAAAAAD4/pMmzFyrahbU/s1600-h/Random+Belgium+085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_887IvCfpTQw/S3ls4SjnEUI/AAAAAAAAAD4/pMmzFyrahbU/s320/Random+Belgium+085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438497739336257858" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7061558631903172472-2495982450908693365?l=stitchlikeagirl.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mel-onoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061558631903172472.post-54729219070450553682010-01-22T02:01:00.000-08:002010-01-24T10:20:39.235-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">But I'm not the only one. Check out this Flickr <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/712284@N20/pool/">pool</a></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here are a couple tunics I made using fabric from the </span><a href="http://www.kokka.co.jp/so-ing/collection/index01.html" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">2009 collection</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> purchased from </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Matatabi" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Matatabi</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">From Stylish Dress Book - Dress G</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_887IvCfpTQw/S1yOa0dg1GI/AAAAAAAAADQ/EV4IjRWjd8M/s1600-h/Mechelen+130.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_887IvCfpTQw/S1yOa0dg1GI/AAAAAAAAADQ/EV4IjRWjd8M/s320/Mechelen+130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430371842112148578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My first buttonhole. Booyah!</span> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_887IvCfpTQw/S1yOyADjX9I/AAAAAAAAADY/QDU-wmCafl8/s1600-h/Mechelen+126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_887IvCfpTQw/S1yOyADjX9I/AAAAAAAAADY/QDU-wmCafl8/s320/Mechelen+126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430372240361480146" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">From Stylish Dress Book 2 - Dress B </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_887IvCfpTQw/S1yPJDZyyEI/AAAAAAAAADg/SziM-iX0R0Y/s1600-h/Mechelen+036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_887IvCfpTQw/S1yPJDZyyEI/AAAAAAAAADg/SziM-iX0R0Y/s320/Mechelen+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430372636397062210" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7061558631903172472-5472921907045055368?l=stitchlikeagirl.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mel-onoreply@blogger.com1