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November 4, 2008 in Friends, Other Sewing Projects, Pattern Reviews, Simplicity 2981 by Caitlin | 9 comments

Simplicity 2981 again!

Simplicity 2981 again!

Proper post to follow – but I thought I’d show you The Dress – sewn yesterday!

Not bad, hey?  The cotton was jsut a DREAM to work with – I will finish the Dress from Polyester Hell, but not just yet.

Do you like my hat?

I love hats!

I love hats!

My hat - made last night!

My hat - made last night!

I was inspired to try the zipper roses by Outsapop Trashion – a Finnish girl who makes gorgeous stuff from zippers.  I bought the shell (?base? the sinamay straw shape thingummy) at Spotlight; covered it with a double layer of black silk organza, and then used separating jacket zippers to make the roses.  A few ribbon leaves and fripperies, some black veiling – ta da!!

Karen, Caity, and Sue at the lunch

Karen, Caity, and Sue at the lunch

And now I think I’ll just go have a little nap – the wine was lovely but now I’m REALLY TIRED!

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9 comments

  1. Gwen’s avatar

    Gwen on November 4, 2008 at 21:48

    Super cute! And I LOVE the hat! I don’t look good in hats, so I am always envious of people who can wear them… Now I have someone to be even more envious of – someone who can MAKE them AND who can wear them! ;)

  2. Sharon’s avatar

    Sharon on November 5, 2008 at 03:43

    LOVE that hat! Actually love the entire ensemble and you definitely have the attitude to pull the look off. Fabulous!

  3. Maree’s avatar

    Maree on November 5, 2008 at 08:07

    Your hat is gorgeous Caity. I have such curly hair wearing hats is hard – not to mention the glasses. :-)

    YOu did well to make up the dress in such a short time. The whole outfit is great.

  5. JulieZS’s avatar

    JulieZS on November 6, 2008 at 10:03

    oooh that hat is cute! Or what did they used to say back in the day? Smart! That hat is smart. So’s the dress, you look very put together.

  6. Christine’s avatar

    Christine on November 7, 2008 at 03:39

    I love the dress, and the hat is SO fun! :D

  7. kirsty’s avatar

    kirsty on November 7, 2008 at 06:00

    You. Look. FANTASTIC!!!!!

    Go, Caity!

  8. Karen’s avatar

    Karen on November 10, 2008 at 18:36

    LOL! I look like either
    (a) I’ve had 1 too many glasses of champers,
    or
    (b) I’m halfway towards blinking.

    hopefully it was b

  9. Tany’s avatar

    Tany on November 12, 2008 at 08:32

    The dress is BEAUTIFUL, congratulations!!

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