Some nicely done stuff:
call for pattern matchers
Jul 03, 2009
85 Replies
Wow.
Lovely work, isn't it.
That made me think of Beverly. They are beautiful.
Emily
Awesome!
Beverly, mulling over the thought that my doppelganger is real....
Not even *I* would go so far as the thousand-piece-striped-dress....
Beverly
But you could do it if you wanted, right? :-P
Well, yeah, probably, if I WANTED to, but why would I? I mean, my own O/C is enough to drive me nuts...
Beverly
Not to mention the rest of us......
Darn, I missed. Did you see that pair of pinking shears go whizzing by your head?
Beverly
Blunt tips on pinking shears. They bounced off the plaster wall, didn't even leave a ding.
I get this mental image of something like a Quilt Block of the Month Club, only it's a Perfectly Matched Seam of the Week club, and at teh end of the year you have your whole dress put together. ROTFL
This was a pair old, rusty, beat up ones I salvaged from Goodwill, and they have a nice heft to them. Must have left a good sized smear of cruddy rust? (Surely you didn't think I would throw a pair of my *good* ones, did you?)
Beverly
At present I am making a printed, medium weight silk jacket. The print is a muted houndstooth (actually more like a Glen Plaid, it looks a lot like:
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of navy and pale blue on a cream background.The center fronts match, both horizontally and vertically. The center back is on the identical part of the print as the CF. The sleeves will match the horizontal stripes of the fronts, and have the dominant stripe running down the outer centers. The bits of fabric for the covered buttons were cut from the exact part of the print where they will be sewn to the left front. I may (or I may not if I run out of time) add rounded patch pockets, which will exactly match the placement on the lower fronts. Etc..... Beverly, OC? (Looking around) who, ME???
A plan is beginning to form. When (and not if) I or one of you finally meets Beverly in RL (real life), what we need to do is to stare at a seam. When she asks what's wrong, we will say, "Nothing." But continue to stare. If she asks again, we just shrug and say, "You did the best you could." Before doing this, make a note of the closest exit, and when she goes ballistic, take the exit quickly.
ROTFLOL!!! Better be able to show proof. ;-)
Beverly
No need. You'll beat yourself up, going over and over it, looking for one thread out of place.
Oh, ye of little faith.
I am not that easily bullied by the likes of you. Let's see you put some of YOUR projects on the web for scrutiny by one and all. C'mon, Joanne, put up or shut up. ;-þ
Beverly
Hey, I would never do that. My projects would not bear scrutiny. I operate on the "man on a horse galloping by" standard. If that man wouldn't notice, it's good to go. ;-)
Excellent! I will save this for future reference. :)
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