tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73697931398296689822024-02-19T08:04:56.672-08:00bananaquiltsA blog about sewing and reading books. Now if only I could do both things at once!bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-31707170665320302062019-11-30T00:28:00.002-08:002019-11-30T01:54:27.336-08:00The saga of the sky blue satin formal dressMy daughter had her heart set on pale blue formal dress, but nothing we saw in the shops fit the bill. So we thought we would make one. We settled on a Burda pattern, burda 6519 but when I asked at spotlight if they had satin back crepe the answer was “no - but we have satin and crepe, you could maybe join them with interfacing...” .... I don’t think she got it!<br />
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The remnant warehouse stocks beautiful ex designer fabric and I found the perfect shade of blue on their website. After checking with DD that she liked the colour I bought ten metres, since they have a discount when you buy ten or more. I knew DD wanted it longer and I thought it’s best to have spare.<br />
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First I traced off the pattern, adding 15cm to the length, and made a toile for fit purposes using some lining I sourced from vinnies. The bodice was a bit long so I cut 2cm off the length; and also took it in by 1cm at CB. I reattached the skirt, installed a zip and she tried it on again - and decreed it a success. Phew. She had one more request - could I scoop out the back to make it a bit more glamorous? I said of course..<br />
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We cut out the dress on the big tables at school. Having a helper was essential as the fabric was rather heavy and kept trying to slide off the table. We needed five skirt panels, on the pattern they were identical but DD wanted a split so we added 1cm to the seam allowance of two of them. DD decided she’d like the crepe on the outside for a matte effect.<br />
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Sewing up the dress was relatively easy, apart from the weight of the fabric which tended to drag the garment out from under the needle making my seams a bit wiggly. When DD tried it on minus zip, the bodice was dragged down by the weight of the skirt and met the skirt at a place which wasn’t terribly flattering: so I took the skirt off, cut off 2cm from the length of the bodice and also brought it in st the side seams so it would fit more snugly. Once I’d made those changes I sewed the skirt back on, added the zipper and made a rolled hem with wooly nylon on the overlocker. I would have preferred a hand stitched hem but since it was the NIGHT BEFORE the formal I decided a rolled hem would be expedient. </div>
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Then she tried it on again. I was hoping after my adjustments that it would fit. However, the fabric must have been much stretchier than the lining I used for the toile as the bodice once again was stretched out towards her hips and she declared it made her look like a rectangle and could it be more figure hugging please?! Also she wanted the slit which I’d made mid thigh to start much higher - 13cm higher to be precise. Back to the sewing room!</div>
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I unpicked the zip then unpicked the skirt for the second time (well the third time if you count the toile) cut another two cm off the bottom of the bodice, removed about 3cm from CB and put it all back together. I also re did the slit. </div>
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When I reinserted the zipper I worked out the CB skirt seam needed to be redone as it had a big pucker at the base of the zip; so I unpicked that seam down to the hem and resewed it, which meant my rolled hem also had to be redone. I took a short cut - sewing the lining to the zipper SA by machine rather than by hand, then did the world’s dodgiest blind stitch to attach the lining to the SA of the skirt. It was so loose and loopy I had to warn DD not to put her fingers through it when trying on the dress! We had no more time for any further fittings since the formal was THE SAME NIGHT, so I felt Very nervous while she tried it on and ta-dah... it fit! </div>
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Slit perfect height for showing off the tan!</div>
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Back of bodice looks nothing like a rectangle!</div>
And some photos of the dress on the night:<br />
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She loved the swishy skirt and the satin on the inside felt divine<br />
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The only thing I would change was that I sent her out on a solo mission to buy a strapless bra to wear with it, and she picked a lacy one which slightly showed through. I’d have chosen a seamless type. Also, I’d added some reinforcing stitches to the original slit which turned out a bit hard to unpick, so when I remade it I wasn’t happy with the finish at that point, but you’ve got to be up pretty close to notice it so that’s ok. The kid was thrilled, and it sounds cheesy but if she’s happy I’m happy! Every time someone complimented her on her dress she told them her mum made it, so that made me feel pretty good too. ❤️❤️❤️</div>
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<br />bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-20665910687794878282019-11-16T14:59:00.001-08:002019-11-16T15:02:29.570-08:00Bettina - a swishy full circle skirt<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I made a Bettina skirt using the new pattern from Rebecca Page - here's my review: </span><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #1b1919;">A pretty swish looking, voluminous skirt. This one would be stunning in evening fabric for a special occasion, it really does have the wow factor. Instructions quite straight forward.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The skirt is made from five panels, with a waistband and an invisible zipper at centre back. I used a screen printed cotton I bought at Ikea many years ago, it has been waiting in my stash for a skirt such as this. I cut the skirt out on the cross grain to save fabric, and made sure to top and tail each pattern piece. Thank goodness the fish are not swimming in any particular direction! It does have pockets. The instructions say to use French seams, but normal seams do the job for pretty much all fabrics except the most delicate. </span><br />
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I immediately saw that this pattern is going to be very flattering on ladies of various figure types. The front princess line panel has an elongating effect, and you could tone it down by making the whole dress from one fabric if you liked. The slimline version can be made with pockets in the side front panels, and can also be made in a top length. The swing version has a lovely flowy hemline, which I am a fan of.<br />
I made my first version with some ponte and sweater knit I found at Vinnies. The ponte turned out to not have quite enough stretch, so this dress is a bit tight for my liking. I made the low scoop neck version, with the swing skirt. I was going for a more "corporate" look with this one.<br />
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Next up, I used the slimline version to make a top. I didn't have enough of the centre fabric for a dress length. The top ended up rather long, more like a tunic than a tshirt length, so I am wearing it tucked into my pencil skirt. The outer panels and cap sleeves are organic cotton lycra, and the centre is gorgeous organic french terry, both from <a href="https://zingaraorganicfabrics.com/">Zingara</a>. Alas this version was also a teeny bit tight - not at all the fault of the pattern as I think I under-estimated my measurements. Or maybe my tape stretched a bit??? Anyway..</div>
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Finally, my favourite version is this swing dress with french terry for the centre and matching cotton lycra for the rest, once again from <a href="https://zingaraorganicfabrics.com/">Zingara</a>, which is turning out to be my most favourite fabric supplier ever. It is not cheap...but worth every penny.</div>
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I thought long and hard about what to make with this blue french terry. Originally I was thinking a hoody, or tracksuit pants, but I didn't want to end up looking wider thanks to the horizontal stripe effect. It would just be "too much", you know? The Empress dress with its elegantly slimming panels to the rescue! And by now I'd got the fit right so I was confident to cut out my beautiful blue fabric. I would always advise making a toile first if you're nervous about a new pattern and don't want to waste special fabric. </div>
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If you look up close, you can see the stripes are actually conifers! And I can never say that word without singing the TMBG song, so here it is for your viewing pleasure. Thank you to Lydia for allowing me to test this gorgeous pattern, and to Beate from Zingara for keeping the beautiful fabric coming. You can buy the Empress pattern here: <a href="https://littlekiwis.co.nz/product/womens-empress-dress">https://littlekiwis.co.nz/product/womens-empress-dress</a> and it is available for girls aged NB - 12 and Ladies sized XS to 5X. </div>
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The bodice on this one is fully lined, as per the instructions, but on my later version I converted the lining to a facing - because let's face it - a lining means twice as many darts!<br />
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My daughter and I headed off down the road to the wetlands for an afternoon photo shoot. This proved challenging, as the scenery was a mixture of sunshine and shadow, plus the photographer was rather grumpy and did not enjoy being bossed around. Anyway, we didn't do too badly!</div>
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bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-70304869849449417612019-10-11T18:37:00.004-07:002019-10-11T18:37:46.247-07:00Fun with French terry I love French terry - it’s that stuff that looks like normal tshirt fabric on the outside but on the inside there are little tiny loops like a towel. The loops give the fabric an extra soft feel and add an insulating layer of trapped air. It also reminds me of the 70s when I had quite a few FT garments - shorts and a little tie top singlet come to mind.<br />
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For this beautiful FT from Zingara Organic Fabric, I didn’t want a pattern with too many pieces, sometimes less is more and a simple dress can really let the fabric design shine. The Kussecht dress from Jojolino was perfect - only one piece for both front & back, simple dolman sleeves, a facing at the neckline and it’s done. A quick and easy sew that looks good on a curvy figure (well I like it anyway!)<br />
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I used the same pattern earlier this year for a FT dress, this one has long sleeves for winter<br />
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And back in January I made a sleeveless cotton Lycra dress, which I just love </div>
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I do have a couple more French terry creations to show you but they’re patterns which are currently in testing so you’ll have to wait for them to be released for sale. Stay tuned! </div>
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All fabric from the amazing Zingara Organic Fabric online shop, based in NZ </div>
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And the pattern is Kussecht (I think means kiss?!) from Jojolino, based in Germany. Warning- you must add seam allowance! And the instructions are in German, but it’s an easy one to sew. </div>
https://www.makerist.de/patterns/ebook-kussecht-gr-32-46bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-131755041883225402019-02-22T19:22:00.000-08:002019-02-22T19:31:49.987-08:00Harry Potter Quiltalong ProgressHi folks, long time no blog!<br />
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I found a Harry Potter quiltalong somehow on Facebook and on the spur of the moment decided to join in. I thought I’d make a quilt for my brother who is the biggest HP fan in the Southern Hemisphere<br />
<a href="https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/p/harry-potter-quilt-along.html?m=1">https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/p/harry-potter-quilt-along.html?m=1</a><br />
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I had to buy a few solids and the background, but I’m mainly using scraps which makes my heart sing. Cutting said scraps into tiny squares is not so much fun, but the quilt designer is only releasing one block per week so at least there are not too many to cut.<br />
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Here’s Harry and the gang<br />
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<br />bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-43768997729737790212018-09-15T18:23:00.001-07:002018-09-15T18:23:35.806-07:00Sassy pocket skirt I love the sassy pocket skirt <a href="http://www.duckbuttdesigns.com/product/sassy-pocket-skirt">pattern</a> from Duck butt designs, and I have made several pairs both with and without shorts attached.<br />
The pattern only has one finished length, but this is great because it uses 1 metre of fabric which I consider to be quite economical, and is cut on the bias making for a lovely flowy skirt.<br />
I like to add pockets, and so far I have found the yoga style cotton Lycra waistband to be very comfy.<br />
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I have a blue dragon skirt, made an amazing print from local fabric lady<a href="http://www.heypennyfabrics.com.au/"> Hey Penny</a>. It’s a fairly thick cotton Lycra so not as flowy as the rest.<br />
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A gorgeous watercolour print with fireflies escaping from jar from <a href="https://www.cheekychopsfabric.com.au/watercolour-fireflies">Cheeky Chops</a><br />
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Light and luscious tropical print (left the shorts for this one as the bamboo stretch fabric is a little thin and I didn’t want to weigh it down )<br />
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I think this fabric was from Thread therapy but I can’t quite remember sorry!</div>
My latest one was made to wear on a cruise ship at Christmas last year, and I added shorts in case my skirt flipped up in the breeze. I just adore these roses, it is a Euro cotton jersey but it is so soft and the drape is just perfect. The brand is called “Stenzo”and I bought it at <a href="https://zebrafabrics.net.au/?product_cat=stenzo">Zebra</a> fabrics<br />
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I must confess that I haven’t been wearing my sassy pocket skirts quite so much this year as I have lost some weight and the waistbands are now a bit too loose. I have been meaning to replace them with smaller waist bands - I guess that is a good TV job since I will need to sit and unpick all the overlocking!</div>
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bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-23818400714398826272018-09-10T17:28:00.002-07:002018-09-10T17:32:31.131-07:00New shirt for spring - spots and stripesSpring is in the air and I have whipped up a quick little boat neck top to wear. I am actually practising this pattern in advance of using a very cute alpacas in hats panel - it needs to be a block-y sort of top to avoid cutting bits off the print.<br />
The print is a mystery fabric I received in a grab bag from The Art of Fabric (who seem to have gone out of business sadly). The pattern is a freebie from M<a href="https://www.mariadenmark.com/2012/05/kimono-t-shirt-pattern-free/">aria Denmark</a> and it was a quick and easy sew.<br />
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<br />bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-68197249923953428242018-09-10T03:38:00.003-07:002018-09-10T03:38:47.535-07:00The summer of skirts Last summer I made four wrap skirts using Pattern Emporium’s bohemian wrap skirt pattern I love this pattern so much! I wore the skirts on the weekends with a singlet or a lightweight shirt, and then to work with a plain coloured tshirt. It has really good coverage so I never worry about it flying open on playground duty.<br />
I can’t wait for the weather to warm up so I can wear them again!<br />
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And finally, a beautiful blue linen i bought at Vinnies and stashed for years. Just waiting for the right pattern to come along, and this was it. I had so little of this I had to piece the pocket, but I made it work.bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-24504828489021893932018-09-10T03:21:00.001-07:002018-09-10T03:21:32.052-07:00my outback wife haulSo I heard that Outback Wife, a fabulous range by an Australian designer, would no longer be produced and I freaked out and went and ordered a bit too much. <div>
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First up the beautiful Kristine in green. This is a barkcloth and it’s talking to me about Christmas with its rich red roses and green tones with accents of gold. </div>
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I snapped up a fair bit of this, and have already cut out a miss fox dress from Aus pattern designer 1 Puddle Lane. I love Kristine so much I went to the effort of making a toile of the bodice first!</div>
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Next up I ordered some more Outback wife from Darn Cheap Fabrics, and once more it arrived in pristine condition. The lovely green at the top is a blend of merino and cotton, and I plan to make a dress (just deciding what pattern to use). The green in the middle is already being made up into a Gypsum skirt from Sew Liberated, and the brown one? Well, I don’t often wear brown so I will have to think about that some more. The main think is I bought some before it all disappeared forever!</div>
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it was an agonising decision!<br />
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And some inspiration I found from other seamstresses by searching #outbackwife on insta, these are the four fabrics I chose, it is so lovely to be able to see them sewn up. I love instagram for finding sewing ideas!<br />
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bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-89592818079516513122018-09-10T02:58:00.002-07:002018-09-10T02:58:22.235-07:00DIBY club jeansI considered the sewing of a pair of jeans to be a major challenge, so much so that I avoided it for many years. When it came time to construct a complicated garment for an assessment item at TAFE I thought it was the perfect opportunity to take up the challenge. In the end, the jeans were not that hard to sew, thanks to brilliant instructions in the pattern and some gorgeous fabric.<br />
I bought the pattern and fabric together in a bundle along with the zip, studs and rivets.<br />
Of course, using an industrial sewing machine helped a lot, but I think I can happily make another pair at home just perhaps not the belt loops (they were really tricky due to the many thicknesses of fabric). Be warned - it used a whole stack of top stitching thread, way more than I had accounted for.<br />
I chose the <a href="https://doitbetteryourself.club/product/the-dauphine-skinny-jeans-pdf-sewing-pattern-misses-and-plus/">Dauphine</a> skinny jeans pattern from DIBY (do it better yourself) club. The fabric is super duper stretchy.<br />
I am thrilled with how they turn out and I am planning to make a second pair in black just as soon as I can afford the fabric.<br />
PS. sorry about all the close up shots of my bum in this post, but I’m kinda proud of my pockets!!<br />
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Pattern:dauphine skinny jeans<br />
Designer: DIBY club<br />
Fabric :medium wash comfort stretch denim from DIBYclub (made in USA and stretches about 30%)bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-29390848199758998802018-09-10T02:25:00.000-07:002018-09-10T02:39:26.587-07:00The fun tee So whenever I sew something I need to adjust the pattern to fit my bust size... that is, up until I discovered Sew by Pattern Pieces. The fun tee has different sizes for different busts. For example, while there is just one size back for size 14 you can print off whatever cup size you need for the front. It is amazing!! I have made four fun tees so far<br />
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A Euro print Cotton Lycra from Sems fabric </div>
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Sewing chaos print from Cheeky chops fabric. This one’s a little thick at 230 - 250 gsm, I think I need lighter weight fabric for my tshirts in future, but check out how cute it is up close</div>
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This is a beautiful art gallery fabrics print. I knitted a shawl to match these lovely colours </div>
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Cute coffee cups also from cheeky chops, and I used a mustard ribbing from crafty mamas on this one<br />
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I have also begun using the front from the fun tee on my other knit dress patterns as an automatic FBA. The fun tee really is lots of fun!<br />
Pattern: Fun Tee<br />
Designer: Sew by Pattern Pieces<br />
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<br />bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-53972086161464128042018-09-09T22:16:00.000-07:002018-09-09T22:16:46.853-07:00Rayon Cactus Clara Dress <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8vdY09SjIYoKqSSWKH1paomNGScEBhXXN41DxPlVv0bBcsL54o8lClSLeVe_GYczUZBg3EF-bu-f2hEg0rqO1Xk0QPnpw2P8BIYqoADouA7OHr8rD_RoCcDDgfFwBXYc3jXdPgJUbUM/s1600/287914C5-B127-46F5-B501-0030DCEFDDE2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8vdY09SjIYoKqSSWKH1paomNGScEBhXXN41DxPlVv0bBcsL54o8lClSLeVe_GYczUZBg3EF-bu-f2hEg0rqO1Xk0QPnpw2P8BIYqoADouA7OHr8rD_RoCcDDgfFwBXYc3jXdPgJUbUM/s400/287914C5-B127-46F5-B501-0030DCEFDDE2.jpeg" /></a>As a project for my sewing course at TAFE (aka Canberra Institute of Technology) I needed to sew a complicated garment. This one has pockets, buttons, a collar and bias trim at the sleeves so I figured it would be suitable. I used rayon from Spotlight, which wasn’t too hard to sew. I altered the pattern by adding a full bust adjustment, and added length to the skirt. I also made a placket for the neckline rather than finishing it with bias binding.<br />
At the moment the elastic at the waistband is a little too tight, so when I get time I will replace it with a longer length. The side effect of the tight elastic is that it keeps riding up, but it won’t be hard to fix. I really like the cute sleeves on this dress and I hope to make another one soon.<br />
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Pattern: Clara Dress</div>
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Designer: Sew Liberated</div>
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Fabric: Cimmaron Rayon from Spotlight</div>
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I wanted to make a more summery Stasia dress after completing the maxi dress, so I chose this delightful blue cotton Lycra from <a href="https://www.semsfabrics.com.au/products/pre-order-ed-florette-dark-blue">Sems</a> fabric for a shortsleeved knee length version.<br />
Sadly I forgot to add extra length to the skirt (usually I add a few centimetres to take into account my height, at 5’8” I am taller than most patterns are drafted for) and so I needed to make a very narrow hem. I think it worked out fine though, and I am looking forward to wearing it while tip-toeing through the tulips at Floriade later this spring.<br />
Pattern: Stasia<br />
Pattern Designer: Sew liberated<br />
Fabric: 95% cotton, 5% Lycra from Sems Fabric<br />
Fabric Designer: Elvelyckan (Sweden)<br />
<br />bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-30630245355303771882018-09-09T20:30:00.004-07:002018-09-09T20:30:36.624-07:00Stasia dress in bamboo rayon I love the spirit behind the Stasia dress from sew liberated- designed to feel like secret pyjamas and named after feisty Instagram star Stasia <a href="http://www.stasiasavasuk.com/">Sasavuk</a><br />
While I have plenty of tried and true knit dress patterns I was keen to give this one a go. I ordered the gorgeously slinky bamboo rayon from “hug the fabric” so I included a cheesy photo of myself hugging the fabric :) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDg-BLy-PNv-QWvSAslBl21WlrG96wTYJxIn1iZJYcLZnygDHVYvY0nq3VRmQnjqZKJhKKgu01IvlqKZaSS9CqnSFXQO7wFp_-6tqximqXCJnOIvJJgThyphenhyphenBSEg8lKQtnVjRvIhJk4i0og/s1600/64828FB8-7F23-44A5-BB33-E7046F4B6D9E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1203" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDg-BLy-PNv-QWvSAslBl21WlrG96wTYJxIn1iZJYcLZnygDHVYvY0nq3VRmQnjqZKJhKKgu01IvlqKZaSS9CqnSFXQO7wFp_-6tqximqXCJnOIvJJgThyphenhyphenBSEg8lKQtnVjRvIhJk4i0og/s320/64828FB8-7F23-44A5-BB33-E7046F4B6D9E.jpeg" width="240" /></a><br />
and to make the most of its drape I chose the maxi length version. To tell you the Truth truth I usually go for shorter skirts to show off my legs. But I do love how this looks.<br />
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<br />bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-88877840258440882132016-08-04T01:08:00.002-07:002016-08-04T01:08:22.118-07:00<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THE BLOB SKIT FROM YOUTHWORKS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Characters: Blob (wears a blob on tshirt)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Circle (needs a ball, wears a circle on shirt)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Square (needs to look like a nerd, has a square on shirt)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Triangle (needs to carry a triangle, has a triangle on
shirt)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Supershape (has a blank shirt)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blob is standing sad and lonely centre stage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">B: I am a blob. Nobody likes me. I have no friends. Boy I
wish I had someone to play with. All the other shapes are good at stuff but I
am just a blob<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In comes a Circle, bouncing a basketball. Circle seems
rather hyperactive. He does a few tricks bouncing around the blob and then
notices the blob<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">C: hey, I’m a circle, I like round things, like this ball,
see?! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(emphasises the circle on his shirt and does a few more
tricks)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">B:wow that’s cool.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">C: I was going to go and shoots some hoops, you wanna come?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">B: um, really?! Sure!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">C: let’s just see if you’ve got what it takes. Can you do
this?! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(C Bounces ball under his leg and spins it around on finger.
B tries and fails. Ball rolls away and C says scathingly:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">C: no sorry mate you can’t
play. See you round like a fruitloop (runs off chasing the ball)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">B I really am a Blob. See I told you nobody likes me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In walks the square with pants held high, glasses, pocket
protector etc. He is using a calculator and does not notice the blob until he
bumps into him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">S: oh! I did not see you there. I am a square, who are you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">B: I’m just a blob. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">S: well, we were thinking of going to Campbelltown Square to
do some Square dancing, You wanna come?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">B: Um, really!? Sure that would be awesome!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">S Let’s just see if you have the moves…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(S shows the Blob how to do a heel and toe polka type dance.
The blob stuffs it up and is really unco)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">S: Gee, you’re embarrassing. We can’t dance with you! Gotta
go (scurries off in a nerdy way looking at the calculator again)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blob looks miserable<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">B: I don’t think I will ever have any friends. Nobody likes
me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enter the triangle. Triangle looks very proud and groovy and
holds aloft a triangle. She is so busy looking at the triangle that she does
not notice the blob until she almost bumps into her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">T: oh sorry! I did not see you there. I was just admiring my
triangle, isn’t it just the prettiest thing you’ve ever seen!?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">B: yes, it is very nice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">T: say, we are one member short in my triangle trio this
afternoon, would you be able to join us?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">B: oh really?! That is so cool, I would love to play. Thank
you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">T: how about you have a go and see if you’ve got what it
takes! Just hold this and ting here like
this (ting)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">B takes the triangle but is very frustrated because he holds
onto the side and it keeps going thunk instead of ting. T takes triangle away and looks disgusted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">T: sorry buddy you just can’t play the triangle. Don’t give
up though, maybe you can play if you keep practising!?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(T wanders off, tinging on her triangle. Poor Blob starts to
cry. He is crying so much he does not notice that someone has appeared wearing
NO SHAPE on his shirt. The supershape comes
up to the blob. He taps the blob on the shoulder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">B:Go away!! (sobs) I’m a loser. You don’t want to come near
me <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SS: Yes I do, what’s up!?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">B: Nobody loves me, I am useless! First the circle said I
could play but I was hopeless so he wouldn’t be my friend. Then the square said
I could dance with him but I just kept tripping and he said I was embarrassing.
Then the triangle said I could join her band but I just couldn’t do it right
and she wouldn’t let me. I’m a failure (sobs) I don’t fit in with the circle,
the square or the triangle! So just go away and leave me alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SS: hey! I will play with you! It doesn’t matter about what
shape you are, I want to hang out with you anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Blob and SS do a happy handshake type thing and go off to
play tag or whatever)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THE END</span><o:p></o:p></div>
bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-49760118771817516772015-03-08T00:12:00.001-08:002015-03-08T01:28:11.271-08:00Queenie the BantamRecently I took my students on camp, which meant two three hour bus rides, so I had a look around for the perfect knitting project - not too complicated because I'm really only a beginner knitter but hard enough to keep me interested.<br>
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Last year I stumbled upon a news story about chooks knitted for the kids in Strathewen, a town in Victoria which was severely affected by the Black Saturday bushfires in February 2009.</div>
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<a href="http://bigstories.com.au/story/recovery/film/barbara-joyce">http://bigstories.com.au/story/recovery/film/barbara-joyce</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.isiiad.com.au/index.php/arts/nillumbik/288-the-chook-project">http://www.isiiad.com.au/index.php/arts/nillumbik/288-the-chook-project</a></div>
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First up I ordered a pattern from <a href="http://www.winterwoodtoys.com.au/">www.winterwoodtoys.com.au</a> (also available here on Etsy, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/114008128/fiber-trends-pattern-ft209-henrietta-and">https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/114008128/fiber-trends-pattern-ft209-henrietta-and</a> )</div>
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The winterwood toy shop sells kits, but I thought I'd try and find some wool locally.</div>
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The pattern showed Up in the mail, and I discovered I needed "worsted weight" wool, which Captain Google tells me is the equivalent of ten ply. Eight ply is the most common in Australia, so it was a bit of a challenge to find the right stuff. Because Queenie is felted, it needed to be "hand wash only" pure wool, not the more modern wool which can be machine washed.</div>
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My local friendly wool shop "the Crafty Frog" had just what I needed - a hank of hand dyed NZ merino, from "creative outlet" and it was on special too! Since it was only eight ply I used smaller needles than the pattern specified. I was assured that Queenie would be the same proportions but a bit smaller than the pattern, and that was fine by me. The colour is Ladybug and it is a purple-red.</div>
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You can find it online here <a href="http://www.creativeoutlet.co.nz/acatalog/creative_fibres-hand_dyed_yarn-wool-8ply.html">http://www.creativeoutlet.co.nz/acatalog/creative_fibres-hand_dyed_yarn-wool-8ply.html</a></div>
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I think I bought the last hank at Crafty Frog, so I don't feel bad about directing you to an online source.</div>
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Mum helped me cast on (see, I told you I was a beginner) and I soon found out I'd need Captain Google to help with the stitches. I learned how to wrap and turn - this was needed for all the shaping, I learned how to cast off at the end of a row and cast on again, I learned to increase by knitting in the front and back of a stitch and also how to "make 1" by picking up the bar below a stitch and dragging it onto the left needle. One thing I was a bit scared of was picking up stitches along the finished edge of the tail. You see the tail is knitted in two pieces, then those are joined together by casting them off at the same time. Then the long edge of the tail gets some more stitches cast onto it and the knitting heads off in a different direction to form the body. It took a bit to get my brain wrapped around this, and I had to knit the zig zag section of the tail piece several times because I kept getting distracted at archery and putting the zig zags on the wrong side.</div>
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The wool was lovely to knit with, by the way, I would love to knit a larger project with this stuff.</div>
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Queenie was finished in no time, and I made an orange peel shaped segment to sew onto her base. </div>
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I needed two more wool colours for the comb, wattle and beak so I went to Stitch'n Time in Phillip and asked the two friendly knitting shop ladies what they'd recommend. I ended up with some tapestry wool, which had to be doubled since it was rather thin. </div>
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I set the machine to 95 degrees and took her out after 20 minutes or so. The tapestry wool <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">didn't shrink quite so much as the main wool, so I gave it an extra bit of a massage with some soap to get it to felt some more, then put her back in the washing machine.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">When she was felted, I stuffed her with newspaper so she'd keep her shape while she dried in the sun.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I'm really happy with how she turned out. I need to find some stuffing for her, and add some baby friendly eyes. I'm going to give her to my nephew Eric for his first Easter. Oh, and her name is Queenie after a book called "Queenie the Bantam" by Bob Graham.....she's only a small chooky after all. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> In the story Queenie follows a little girl home and puts herself to bed in the dog's basket. Here's a page from the book:</span></div>
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bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-64863366377133384062015-01-22T22:17:00.002-08:002015-01-23T01:08:36.951-08:00Summer happeningsHi,<br>
I have had some holidays from my day job, so for the last few weeks I have been working pretty much full time on my Etsy shop. I signed up for a market in January and I wanted to have lots of stock, so I started sewing rompers.<br>
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2015 is the year of working smarter, not harder, so I organised myself in advance to create a batch of 20 rompers.<br>
First, I pulled out my collection of vintage sheets and fabrics, and added a few which were left over from various projects.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIJGmIhQOV_HkQwAv7qxOIGRSzKi7vX71wW7FZLJMJOHj-dCN3pbF-5ysDifT7KnhDxD_fwsoNUfwgTZmiZuKn80VojdXjm9ocub4QZ-OWomJIoioeW1drLyJaADrRaBb0cBoFXLlzUM/s640/blogger-image-1686812839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIJGmIhQOV_HkQwAv7qxOIGRSzKi7vX71wW7FZLJMJOHj-dCN3pbF-5ysDifT7KnhDxD_fwsoNUfwgTZmiZuKn80VojdXjm9ocub4QZ-OWomJIoioeW1drLyJaADrRaBb0cBoFXLlzUM/s640/blogger-image-1686812839.jpg"></a></div><br>
I cut out all the rompers on my ironing board, while watching "firefly". To avoid confusion, I immediately pinned a label on each one with its size and how many more could be made from that fabric.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQ2Te2WPXXd-AMmeVXB5cHbmbs_EvAOPItK4K_1XCUBrn0zHmi6SDLmvgXPga215mctjsMNhCXegCzbNoZPjlO-R8FbzMg5QQDtBO0W-WV0jS4PXqvFtLKWa_2jgxAao6bQC0t7pblsc/s640/blogger-image-2057734905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQ2Te2WPXXd-AMmeVXB5cHbmbs_EvAOPItK4K_1XCUBrn0zHmi6SDLmvgXPga215mctjsMNhCXegCzbNoZPjlO-R8FbzMg5QQDtBO0W-WV0jS4PXqvFtLKWa_2jgxAao6bQC0t7pblsc/s640/blogger-image-2057734905.jpg"></a></div><br>
Then I spent several hours overlocking all of the rompers and then ironing all of them.<br>
Once that was done I started to work on one of them at a time. I sewed casings in matching thread, inserted elastic and finally added matching bias binding ties. I did all the red ones and then all the green ones, and so on in order to minimise time winding bobbins and changing thread etc.<br>
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As soon as each one was finished, I snapped a photo and listed it in my shop, <a href="http://www.bananaorangeapple.com/">www.bananaorangeapple.com</a> This slowed things down a little bit, but in a good way, because people kept buying rompers online! If there was a whole sheet, then I listed a quantity of three or four and let the customer choose what size they wanted when they checked out. They are selling well, and so far have gone to Mexico, Canada, Norway, USA, as well as Australia. Someone from Spain bought one then came back later and bought a second one! It makes me very happy thinking about my sewing ending up all around the world.<br>
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The pattern is from this Etsy shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/157703815/pretty-baby-romper-pdf-sewing-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_9">https://www.etsy.com/listing/157703815/pretty-baby-romper-pdf-sewing-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_9</a> but I altered it a bit to include elastic along the neckline and bias binding shoulder ties. It's really easy to sew and I highly recommend it.<br>
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I also made a few nappy covers, since I realise boys need clothes too! I am looking out for a good boy romper pattern to use in the future.<br>
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I also have plans afoot for a winter line of pinafores (or as they call them in the States - Jumpers) made from corduroy with cute appliques on the front and bright lining. It is lots of fun thinking up the appliques! I do intend to use the same streamlined sewing process to simplify things. I plan to use my new (to me) Elna press to put on the fusible web on the back of the appliques and avoid gumming up my iron. And I understand it's pretty cold over in North America so I hope I can get them in my shop soon.<br>
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So I set off today on a mission to find some more sheets to cut up, since the rompers are still in production and I will need lots of fabric to line the winter pinafores. I visited five op-shops around town, but sadly there were no suitable sheets. I did come across some lovely seersucker in gelati colours, and some gorgeous chunky purple corduroy. This did not photograph very well, so you'll just have to take my word for it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJhMrAhI9GRohU7fgXC832XxEZ0aRgcaialRgLQ2nKELKDN9zz5DBPdYhty4DVrrCvaU8_9dhj6hbl5hh0czVry_dPEVg99tOCI2FCWnppWY8ffJAZSP_-djJ0RxL8I5EJ9DAf8Fm2mI/s640/blogger-image--120509879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJhMrAhI9GRohU7fgXC832XxEZ0aRgcaialRgLQ2nKELKDN9zz5DBPdYhty4DVrrCvaU8_9dhj6hbl5hh0czVry_dPEVg99tOCI2FCWnppWY8ffJAZSP_-djJ0RxL8I5EJ9DAf8Fm2mI/s640/blogger-image--120509879.jpg"></a></div><br>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwNBHpExizqGFLLoA3qKdjyQScCKWPNKkUevBjTfoFL7UT9ooAwsmJXyXLf9nozPjA0nEv1Le7cvRIjebt39T39rawudytVplf873iV1OIplW5xT9sCOaaakja3R0m9mv6TAqNLz9oIc/s1600/mokki.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwNBHpExizqGFLLoA3qKdjyQScCKWPNKkUevBjTfoFL7UT9ooAwsmJXyXLf9nozPjA0nEv1Le7cvRIjebt39T39rawudytVplf873iV1OIplW5xT9sCOaaakja3R0m9mv6TAqNLz9oIc/s1600/mokki.jpg" height="195" width="320"></a>I also like to update my work wardrobe, so I found myself three skirts. They were more than I usually like to pay ($9 each!!!!) but I love them so much I had to have them. I took a photo for you, as well as a close up of the groovy fabrics. There is one with big houses. I was so excited when I got it home I noticed the selvage had been left in a- and the fabric is the famous Marimekko brand from Finland. <span style="background-color: yellow;">Whacka</span>-doo!! It was made in Darwin by Raw Cloth, I tried to find their website but I think it's just a brand that sells at the markets up there. It'll look great with my red sandals.<br>
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There was also a lovely fine cotton with red and brown batik - the fabric is silky like lawn.<br>
It has three tiers and the waist band is sewn directly onto elastic, so I think it is homemade.<br>
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Finally, an amazingly cute blue skirt with a map print showing streets, houses and trees. Bits of it are embroidered in aqua thread.<br>
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So here they are for your perusal, which one do you like the best? Leave a comment if you like<div><br></div><div><br><div>
PS please ignore dopey facial expressions, and it is very humid here this afternoon which means my hair is fluffy...<br>
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Here are some gratuitous model shots my daughter took for me down at Lake Tuggeranong. The last photo shows my photographer up a tree!<br />
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<br />bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-9589695455060984442014-08-13T04:56:00.001-07:002014-08-13T05:45:03.319-07:00Thinking of spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjp2GT54tOfPNl6L3spY_jU0V_xNVliA4nTb3LoNGmB-acxkdr7s9B7cBq5zq7jKCWtb4Zwi1OO_a0kVaf2lUTSa57ou7Rn3FHciS9QXuFu-M0nw4285IloK8wECDR68d5uAme-qQPdEo/s640/blogger-image-316098896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjp2GT54tOfPNl6L3spY_jU0V_xNVliA4nTb3LoNGmB-acxkdr7s9B7cBq5zq7jKCWtb4Zwi1OO_a0kVaf2lUTSa57ou7Rn3FHciS9QXuFu-M0nw4285IloK8wECDR68d5uAme-qQPdEo/s640/blogger-image-316098896.jpg"></a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">https://www.flickr.com/photos/arterracini/13924919586/</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>I've been thinking of spring lately . We've had a run of freezing cold weather,and it is hard to get up and out the door when it's still below zero in the morning. Still I'm glad that I live in a place with four distinct seasons. The majority of Australia does not.<div>Here are some photos of my town I found on Flickr.</div><div>Btw I had my clothesline installed today, I'm so happy I'm gonna celebrate by washing the sheets on the weekend. Hoping for a lovely fine windy day to get them dry! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_IXyPWDD1odTW2Ygf6hD61VmQPYhEpeSmBQ9w7i5Pqgc6mAdT_AcVitbslGx6AcgKLpof6kHBBShZ5YuKfHkZhasTcm0dWqnAAlSmaMKf_WwvG8JKD223ke8pQm2isgo9EiJEROnSDY/s640/blogger-image-32432887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_IXyPWDD1odTW2Ygf6hD61VmQPYhEpeSmBQ9w7i5Pqgc6mAdT_AcVitbslGx6AcgKLpof6kHBBShZ5YuKfHkZhasTcm0dWqnAAlSmaMKf_WwvG8JKD223ke8pQm2isgo9EiJEROnSDY/s640/blogger-image-32432887.jpg"></a><font color="#0000ee"><u>https://www.flickr.com/photos/neofito/5182571103/</u></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#0000ee"><u><br></u></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvQOH1nDy1alC874LK3THACn9BwDAn8gM7ecRc_9sD1iNB86pOzvwFMg6E6s1SZrKTw9HGBbOBFMoDxspLttx1UR7HhtyU6NFDgqhT2w4jVFnn85d_An1niji43b65WL0JlAXIB0L8xc/s640/blogger-image--1615500127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We are surrounded by nature and beautiful mountains. It's the best place on Earth (well, it's at least up in the top ten, maybe)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Jryv0kwbMcyrRvf2sVMmff07nuISZDSt7pHb-dr0h8XR63EvNo8D4jvLTINe-SrbeaiHSta9fZcvY7kQBV_A4S-jQPwx1V9lVw7uZNBAFZDEa5cAzqK2W18G_T2yn2joXb6Q3gqAbAE/s640/blogger-image-669027510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Jryv0kwbMcyrRvf2sVMmff07nuISZDSt7pHb-dr0h8XR63EvNo8D4jvLTINe-SrbeaiHSta9fZcvY7kQBV_A4S-jQPwx1V9lVw7uZNBAFZDEa5cAzqK2W18G_T2yn2joXb6Q3gqAbAE/s640/blogger-image-669027510.jpg"></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">https://www.flickr.com/photos/cimexus/4485917174/</span></div>bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-34044358154589882922014-07-29T14:03:00.001-07:002014-07-29T14:03:16.938-07:00Winter morning<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrOe03oul2YCaMzktiG_rY46M4pN-l3HT4Cgt1pggS1HUIGzPEQxIMSRAzvdRfdzx_v7r725Lv7ucvsE365qHUagse20sxRdQ5GdPvfUTKwvVS2Ekny9mTbIXP3z-LfvCOiGBFOpXHUY/s640/blogger-image--631943750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrOe03oul2YCaMzktiG_rY46M4pN-l3HT4Cgt1pggS1HUIGzPEQxIMSRAzvdRfdzx_v7r725Lv7ucvsE365qHUagse20sxRdQ5GdPvfUTKwvVS2Ekny9mTbIXP3z-LfvCOiGBFOpXHUY/s640/blogger-image--631943750.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here's the view up my driveway on a winter morning. It's nice that the sun is rising earlier and earlier each day. Waking up in the darkness is no fun. No frost today, a light misty rain is wafting through the air. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On the right are some boulders that form part of the retaining wall we've had built. That buldgy bit is a turning circle. Eventually we plan to place a focal point there, either a giant concrete tub full of plants or a pile of boulders. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPoWqbjh-9FPOKHPGYL-tXm2G7Vy9K0fq1s29VlMogMoYjvJWjRnrZCRDPowJNTdcVe4d-FDm-kop2gRrnhBJJ0MSfQm4SjCtSH9JpxcUOb_lHdpe7yq2-b0WBtKVAMJLtgAVc32l-4Q/s640/blogger-image--1717429727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPoWqbjh-9FPOKHPGYL-tXm2G7Vy9K0fq1s29VlMogMoYjvJWjRnrZCRDPowJNTdcVe4d-FDm-kop2gRrnhBJJ0MSfQm4SjCtSH9JpxcUOb_lHdpe7yq2-b0WBtKVAMJLtgAVc32l-4Q/s640/blogger-image--1717429727.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjrl0QiXFNdeWmbxO6HdU5lVPNbJpWscTrm6HcZzWX3SDbQFalwRqmf4W9RROvj7TFFed2uLrfwrivHUK08WiaocyVLHYsU2teiVUtqg9CTNBUYfqNGQiBWXi2IinpPJpHoo4TX9LqmA/s640/blogger-image--1349645791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjrl0QiXFNdeWmbxO6HdU5lVPNbJpWscTrm6HcZzWX3SDbQFalwRqmf4W9RROvj7TFFed2uLrfwrivHUK08WiaocyVLHYsU2teiVUtqg9CTNBUYfqNGQiBWXi2IinpPJpHoo4TX9LqmA/s640/blogger-image--1349645791.jpg"></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Here is another winter's </span>morning. My dog has decided that I must have mulched this garden bed beside the garage with Lucerne hay just for her. Actually, there are white ground cover roses in there that I moved over from near the house. She thinks it's a great spot to sunbake in the mornings, and I Anticipate the roses will do much better in that position. There's an agapanthus in between each of the roses.</div><br></div><br></div>bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-13098373026290348732014-06-17T05:38:00.001-07:002014-06-17T05:38:31.533-07:00My favourite podcastsI love listening to podcasts while I sew. If you know of any good ones, please leave a comment and let me know what you love about them!<div>You can listen to podcasts on a tablet, ipad, smart phone or just on the computer. I have provided links for you to the iTunes Store but I'm not sure if they will work for you cos I use Australian iTunes.</div><div><br></div><div>My absolute number all time best ever favourite comes out every Friday and I look forward to it every week, it's called "Confessions with Simon Mayo". It's a radio show on BBC radio2. Simon Mayo reads out four hilarious "confessions" that audience members have sent in, and then a panel decides whether the person is deserving of forgiveness. It really is a hoot. There are many tales of parents playing tricks on their kids, workplace misdemeanours, holiday hijinks - really there is nothing else out there quite as funny, at least, to my warped sense of humour.</div><div><br></div><div>Here's an example.</div><div>One family on holiday in Scotland. The dad told the kids in the backseat "see those sheep up on the hill? Those are haggis. They have two short legs on the uphill side and two longer legs on the downhill side, so they don't roll down the hill." Of course mum and dad were winking at each other and holding back the giggles unbeknownst to the kids in the back.</div><div>Fast forward a few months and the kid's at school. The teacher says "can anyone tell the class what a haggis is?" Of course, you guessed it, her hand shot up and she told everyone about the wonkylegged Scottish sheep that are bred specially so they don't roll down hills. </div><div>You can imagine what embarrassment that caused the poor child.... </div><div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/simon-mayos-confessions/id505408244?mt=2</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>Another of my favourite is "Stuff you should know."</div><div>This is highly educational. A different topic each week and I have learned about so many amazing parts of our world that I would never bother reading about. The hosts Chuck and Josh do an excellent job. Many of their episodes are US centric though.</div><div><div>https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/stuff-you-should-know/id278981407?mt=2</div></div><div><br></div><div>"Stuff you missed in history class" is also good and along similar lines. I do find the voices of the hosts ever so slightly annoying, but I still want to listen and learn and find the show very interesting.</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history/id283605519?mt=2</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div>"Saw bones" is a newish podcast, hosted by a married couple, the McElroys. The wife is a doctor and the husband is a bit of a doofus, he pretends to want to know about all sorts of ailments. They explain the <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">history of the treatment of that disease or problem by the medical profession through the ages. It's gory. I love it. It's a bit like the segment on "horrible histories" where the Egyptian doctor tries to treat a modern patient using ancient techniques. It's very funny and easy to listen to.</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/sawbones-marital-tour-misguided/id665149280?mt=2</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>"Dr Karl" is a weekly radio segment on Triple J (Australia wide youth radio station run by the ABC) about science, it's a talkback show so people dial in and ask Dr Karl questions. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">People ask the weirdest questions. He has a twitter feed too which is a hive of information.</span></div><div>Disclaimer: Dr Karl is an evolutionist so his answers come from that world view but I still find his show informative and fun to listen to. For example, if someone rang up to ask "why do we have armpit hair?" Dr Karl would most likely reply that it is because we are descended from apes. Personally I don't get all het up about that kind of thing - I would say well, you might be an apeman but speak for yourself! </div><div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/dr-karl-on-triplej/id73331325?mt=2</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>"A history of the world in 100 objects" from the BBC was awe inspiring and marvellous - I was very sad when I got up to the one hundredth object and then there were no more. Each episode featured a different object from the British Museum and together they make a massive timeline of the entire history of humanity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/ </div><div><br></div><div>For Christian history I enjoyed listening to "Communio Sanctorum" which is a weekly podcast on church history. </div><div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/history-christian-church/id435665417?mt=2</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>I like to listen to Chuck Missler preaching his way through the Bible in "66/40" but for this one I tend to tune out and miss too much if I'm sewing, so it's one for when I'm listening properly. If I can't sleep st night I put this on and zzzzzzzzzzzz. Out like a light.</div><div>I figure if I'm listening to Bible teaching in my sleep I must be absorbing some by osmosis, right?</div><div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/chuck-missler-66-40-radio/id105618703?mt=2</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>For a while I listened to many and various quilting podcasts but I gave up on those, they got boring after a while. And they made me want to take on more quilting than I could ever possibly get done in one lifetime!</div>bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-84367033431463466762014-06-10T04:49:00.001-07:002014-06-10T04:49:21.479-07:00Maleficent - a movie review.I went to see Maleficent yesterday, since it was a public holiday, and DD, her bestie, and DH came too. We chose this film because we thought DD would like it, and since it was rated 'M' we thought we'd better be good parents and not send her alone or with her buddies. So far she has not been allowed to see any 'M' rated films. She's only twelve and there is plenty of time for that when she is older.<div><br></div><div>I didn't really know much about it, but I'd heard it was a dark fairy tale, and a retelling of Sleeping Beauty. Angelina Jolie stars as Maleficent. The story is narrated in true fairy tale style, but hubby thought this was a sign of a weak story, when the narrator is needed to fill in the gaps. It even starts with the Disney castle from the opening credits, which thought was pretty cheesy. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjut3iWw9CIgqa5oMIX5zGz32PkJuobwckrTVUsdcUdLvN99oXdFEn4oH7D4js_Re8lezLeDNWHE99Q3D1ayQ7gGdoQFIrAXwWTCbKTQ89WW32GSznIm3-P-AjmEM4pExTlop-essd_T2g/s640/blogger-image-284678999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjut3iWw9CIgqa5oMIX5zGz32PkJuobwckrTVUsdcUdLvN99oXdFEn4oH7D4js_Re8lezLeDNWHE99Q3D1ayQ7gGdoQFIrAXwWTCbKTQ89WW32GSznIm3-P-AjmEM4pExTlop-essd_T2g/s640/blogger-image-284678999.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Maleficent is a fairy in a fairyland called The Moors where there are no kings or queens but all the magical creatures cooperate and look after each other's needs.</div><div>Next door is a kingdom ruled by a grumpy old king. He wants to take over the fairyland just because it's there, and when Maleficent defends her land she makes an enemy for life. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFJiGMdxJs61QQqVqoIL8m6XL3hsS0sjcW8NnXqgSahS9_6astNKcREfxfFlaa68c7Xhl1AR57TJGzC413JfrbxCr1t6jyKPaOqmArq8wRcvh2A49uJEAWD4sV3EN4T_ZWTQxAEvm05s/s640/blogger-image-125027483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFJiGMdxJs61QQqVqoIL8m6XL3hsS0sjcW8NnXqgSahS9_6astNKcREfxfFlaa68c7Xhl1AR57TJGzC413JfrbxCr1t6jyKPaOqmArq8wRcvh2A49uJEAWD4sV3EN4T_ZWTQxAEvm05s/s640/blogger-image-125027483.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div>It turns out that Maleficent is the bad fairy who does not get invited to the princess' christening and who curses the child to prick her finger on a spindle and fall asleep forever. In the Sleeping Beauty story it was because was cranky at being left out that she cursed the baby, but in this version it is because she has been tortured and betrayed by the baby's father, the new king Stefan. For some crazy reason the king sends his baby daughter off for safekeeping with three ditsy little fairies to be brought up in the woods just outside The Moors. </div><div><br></div><div>There are all sorts of other details I've left out, but I don't want to ruin any surprises. But if you like fairy tales you are bound to love this one. Jolie does a great job and portrays Maleficent with sensitivity.</div><div>Like most fantasy movies these days, there is a lot of CGI. A few of the fairyland creatures look like Jim Henson creations and reminded me of Labyrinth (one of my favourites).</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtbv6JRawVI1jVZTI89L7cA2z22KI5WorKpjKWs1PuF3Z3qCygnGc25srIfH7LyVwKrHcqAwOeqEVsm8heRwmihdZF-hBabncmlB3vJ3eRG0TPPuzx4VVvrDGjmQ4J3nrqUKvuzLNL34/s640/blogger-image--924177996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtbv6JRawVI1jVZTI89L7cA2z22KI5WorKpjKWs1PuF3Z3qCygnGc25srIfH7LyVwKrHcqAwOeqEVsm8heRwmihdZF-hBabncmlB3vJ3eRG0TPPuzx4VVvrDGjmQ4J3nrqUKvuzLNL34/s640/blogger-image--924177996.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I have not seen Sleeping Beauty so I didn't really know that Maleficent had a name or a part in the Disney film. </div><div><br></div><div>DD gives the movie 4 stars. Her favourite part was the magic land of The Moors. I'm going to take her to see Neverending Story at the movies next month, I think she will love it!</div><div>Hubby said 4 and then changed his rating to 3.5. </div><div>I think I will concur with him and give it 3.5 stars too.</div>bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369793139829668982.post-47316116009470695722014-05-16T16:28:00.001-07:002014-05-16T18:00:25.302-07:00Book Review: The Midnight DressIt's been a while since I've done a book review but that was one of the main reasons I started this blog back in 2011. I guess I have been waiting for a book worth reviewing. 'Divergent'? meh. Here's a book I really enjoyed:<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtOe33uCVLG-BDVYx0Ktogj_Y1493ZlCa6aseaxl5PDQK35PJlj130Fz4Kq0wc_Xe_xsaqUVlUO6WqcTh3GAZEKn49Wh-4NZ2OgcyOIIRwuiCv-0O7jjoHXkLPsFwNTOvpKMGD1ubMWs/s640/blogger-image-882294862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtOe33uCVLG-BDVYx0Ktogj_Y1493ZlCa6aseaxl5PDQK35PJlj130Fz4Kq0wc_Xe_xsaqUVlUO6WqcTh3GAZEKn49Wh-4NZ2OgcyOIIRwuiCv-0O7jjoHXkLPsFwNTOvpKMGD1ubMWs/s640/blogger-image-882294862.jpg"></a></div><br><div>Recently I read 'The Midnight Dress' by Karen Foxlee. It was published in 2013 by QUP. I picked this book up at the library and chose it because it was about sewing, and I love to read Australian stories. It's set in tropical FNQ (that's Far North Queensland). The setting of small town, clear turquoise sea with white beaches, giant mountain with lush vegetation and streams that turn quickly into torrents, soggy cane fields and clunking cane trains plays an enormous part in the story.</div><div><br></div><div>A teenage girl and her father turn up and park their caravan at the "Paradise" caravan park. The girl, Rose, enrols at the local high school and soon makes friends with Pearl. Pearl is a very good friend to the motherless Rose, perhaps her only friend ever, and is a very likeable character whose main fault is that she is too good and trusts too much.</div><div><br></div><div>There are several stories woven through the novel. Rose needs a dress for the town's annual harvest parade so she finds a local dressmaker living in a tumbledown house at the foot of the mountain. This little old lady, Edie, tells Rose of her family history and teaches her to sew.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Rose's father is an alcoholic and part of the story is about how she reacts and deals with this problem.</div><div><br></div><div>Pearl has never known her father but is on a quest to meet him, and meanwhile has taken a fancy to a man old enough to be her father who keeps her supplied with trashy romance novels at the local book exchange.</div><div><br></div><div>Each chapter starts with a flashback - or a flash forward, if that's a thing. A narrator outside of the story is relating the tale of the disappearance of a girl on the night of the harvest parade. It is unclear at the start who the girl is and what the outcome is of the situation, but more clues come to light as the story unfolds, little by little, at the start of each chapter.</div><div><br></div><div>The author has done a fantastic job of weaving the threads of the plot together. I loved the scenes where the old lady was teaching the teenager the art of dressmaking and telling the story of her life in the town. The setting was described in vivid detail so I could imagine I was there, although I've never been further north than Brisbane in real life. </div><div><br></div><div>Here's a snippet </div><div>"Each year the wet season brings the monsoon, a vast system of rain, continent sized. The heat at the heart of the land, the dry red centre, pulls this cloud down over the top end like a shroud. Sensing its arrival the green ants build their nests and squeeze out their eggs. The lowland forest trees burst into flower, the Leichhardt pine decorates itself with pom-poms, and everywhere there is the bright aching red of the native apple. Rat-Kangaroos feast on Davidson's plumps and woompoo pigeons eat the lily pilly seeds and poop them down onto the forest floor, where they will begin to grow again.</div><div>All this does not change.</div><div>It is the preordained nature of things.</div><div>And in the schoolyard at Leonora High, it is exactly the same.</div><div>All through the wet season girls dream a plumage of dresses.....(p73)</div><div><br></div><div>And another, describing the sea</div><div>Rose gets out of bed, brushes her teeth at the tiny sink, dresses, walks down to the beach. The sea is almost still, reflecting the clouds. The soldier crabs have left their sand jewellery on the shore. Hers are the first footprints, she looks back at the as she walks toward the rocks to climb to her secret cove. (p126)</div><div><br></div><div>And describing some trees on the mountain</div><div>Upward, is what Rose Lovell says to herself. Upward. One foot in front of the other. She wishes there were rocks, not these leaves, this whispering unsettling carpet of leaves. The rose gums she finds then: a stand of them, seven or eight, so giant that she forgets to breathe. They wear russet-red skirts at their bases, and their skin is the colour of quartz.</div><div>'There you are,' she says, looking up, unable to see where they end.</div><div>She stands for a long time there, listening to the sound of falling water.</div><div><br></div><div>I enjoyed reading this book. It was suspenseful and the drip feed of clues made me want to read quickly to the end. I loved the parts about dressmaking, and how Edie could see the dress the fabric needs to be before she even starts drafting the pattern. I wanted Rose to be alright in the end and to be friends with Pearl when they were both old ladies like Edie, but of course that wasn't to be.</div><div><br></div><div>It was a sad story, but still an enjoyable read. It reminded me of Anita Shreve in that regard, so if you like those books you'd probably like this one too. It also reminded me of another Aussie author, Sonia Hartnett, in the way that it has a spooky feeling to it.</div><div><br></div><div>It would be suitable for young readers aged 15 or so up, it does have themes of murder and abuse with the disappearance of the girl alluded to throughout the story, and a few F bombs, so I give it an M rating for mature audiences </div><div>Here's a link to the publisher's details </div><div> http://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/book.aspx/1231/The%20Midnight%20Dress</div><div>I am certainly going to be reading her other books. Five stars.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>UPDATE I was checking out this author on good reads and I saw a review she'd written on 'the Nargun and the stars', by Patricia Wrightson. Oddly enough this book came to mind while I was reading the Midnight Dress, which also stars a big brooding slightly mystical rock. 'The Nargun and the Stars' has always been one of my favourites and you should check it out if you're in any way interested in great Australian stories for children.</div>bananaorangeapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986517456321125447noreply@blogger.com5