It's all Sharon's fault!!!

Oh, that rotten Sharon!!! She made you do it!!

Yes, she FORCED me to match the fabric along the CFs. Boo, hoooooo.... She's such a meanie.

There was an article in this month's V/B/McC maga zine that was about pattern matching. I thought of you when I read it...

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Re: It's all Shar> Pog>> > I just spent three hours laying out the pattern for the

BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are just now realizing this?????? All you had to do was ask my kids. They would tell you I'm horribly mean. (least wise they would if I've recently been on a "clean out that pig sty of a room" rant.) LOL!!

I'm glad you had enough fabric to match it. You know it would have made you crazy otherwise, and you would have left it hanging in the back of the closet, rarely worn.

I really did it for your own good. You might not realize that now, but in a few years.......

;)

Sharon Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the pig.

Ok, Mom.....

You are so right, I would never have been happy with it had I not made the effort to match the pattern across the fronts.

"... I hope you have a child just like YOU..."

Yeah, BTDT, HTTS ;-)

Beverly

I'm ready to go cut it out this morning, I'll be putting pics up as I go.

Beverly

You forgot to add "This hurts me more than it hurts you."

See????? I knew it. ;)

Too late. ;) You've seen pictures. You know she Looks like me. ;) Personality matches too a lot of the time. And that doesn't cause us to butt heads or anything at all.... LOL

Sharon

singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.comhttp://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/Not a chance of me saying that!! She's the one with the pinkingshears. I never use the word "hurt" around an armed woman. LOL

Sharon

Yay!! Can't wait to see it. :)

Sharon

Not only did I match the center fronts, but my finger slipped when I ordered, I had three yards to play with, so I placed the same part of the print on the center back, and I was able to keep the same horizontal design going all the way around including on the sleeves (which also have the CF-CB design centered on them). No one will ever notice but me. ;-)

Today I did the final pattern lay-out, cut everything out, sewed and pressed the darts and shoulder seams and fused interfacing to the facings. Tomorrow I have an appointment to have my car serviced, so I won't be sewing until mid-afternoon.

I meant by my "...I hope you have..." to add to the litany of things we all say to our children. If ever you get the chance, watch Bill Cosby's 1982 concert "Bill Cosby: Himself". He has some pretty funny takes on parenthood and natural childbirth.

My older DD and I look enough alike that 15 years ago when we were out together, folks took us for sisters. I thought it was funny and charming. DD....not so much. ;->

Beverly

singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.comhttp://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/>> Not a chance of me saying that!! She's the one with the> pinking

Ah, Sharon, Sharon, Sharon... I would never use my good pinking shears as weapons. But don't antagonize me if I'm holding my 9" dressmaker shears. ;->

Beverly

Patience, Grasshopper.

Beverly

But surely you are the most important person in this instance. After all, you are the one who will have to (literally) stand behind your work all the time.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

I knows just how ugly I are I know that my beauty's no star But I do not mind it For I am behind it It's the ones out in front get the jar

You are correct of course. I cannot do shoddy work, it's just not in my nature. I take great care for whomever I sew, including myself. ;-)

Beverly

Does this ring a bell with you?

Beverly

You could write one.