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Events / Birmingham Rag Market Meet #4 [and #5 if requested]
« on: May 20, 2017, 10:19:53 AM »
Whitsun week approacheth at a rate of knots, so is anyone looking for a trip to Brum to search for goodies?

If so, this native guide is more than happy to meet, and lead you to find all the delights [including lunch]

Any takers?

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In the wardrobe / Shrek trousers
« on: May 18, 2017, 19:46:02 PM »
I done made me some trouziz

Style Arc Misty with a few modifications + green stretch denim.  Worn all day to work, hence creases.  Fast make, comfy, could have been a tad longer, and I had waistband issues. [See blog post]

I like 'em though!

https://thedementedfairy.wordpress.com/2017/05/18/misty-just-holding-your-hand/



 

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In the wardrobe / Latest two makes
« on: April 24, 2017, 20:09:10 PM »
I bin and sewed up 2 more of the 14 cut outs...

Style Arc Taylor skirt, fast and easy, and Vogue 1405, Tracy Reese dress.  A much slower project, but I love it.
Blog posts here
<a href="https://thedementedfairy.wordpress.com/2017/04/24/reese-un-to-be-cheerful/" target="_blank">Blog post here[/url]
https://thedementedfairy.wordpress.com/2017/04/24/taylor-made/

And a quick peek


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In the wardrobe / Style Arc Annika and Issy tops.
« on: April 22, 2017, 20:49:20 PM »
The first three tops from my 14-pattern cutting out spree this week.  [I've also posted them on Pattern Review.]
'Issy' Top
https://thedementedfairy.wordpress.com/2017/04/22/issy-fit/
'Annika' tops
https://thedementedfairy.wordpress.com/2017/04/22/annika-annika/

From Spring Greens, I've moved into the Red Zone.  Politics?  Yes!

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Your Favourite Suppliers / Large scale printing
« on: April 05, 2017, 12:10:40 PM »
HELP! :angry: :angry: :angry:
I've been waiting months to get a PDF pattern sent to me, for a bit of voluntary pattern testing...

It's arrived, it's on two PDF sheets [not tiled] measuring 50" x 33.1" and 50.2" x 33.1"

From what I can see, that's slightly longer than AO, and there's the problem.  Although I hear that it should be easy to get a local printer to use a plotter roll to print them, I have contacted FIVE today, all over the UK, and all say they don't do it.  I'm getting really cheesed off- any suggestions before I abandon the project?

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Events / Birmingham Rag Market Meets #1 #2 and #3
« on: March 25, 2017, 22:06:12 PM »
Well hello!
Fairy led tour of Birmingham Rag Market, Fancy Silk Store and Barry's warehouse.  Lunch at one of the many local nom-nommeries [Japanese nosh at Mount Fuji being a great favourite] and many drinkies and haul comparisons at the pub afterwards.
Roughly 1030-5 for the faint of heart, ever onwards for the boozers.

I am proposing three possible dates during the Easter break, with future meets at Whitsun and in the Sumemr if wanted.

I'm tied to college holidays, so the Easter batch will be
Tuesday11th April
Tuesday 18th April
Saturday 22nd April

Let me know if you want to join the happiness and spend all your dosh!  Prices range from £1/m with all sorts of fancy high end stuff if you want to go crazy.  Bring a trolley...

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Previous sewalong entries / SWAP
« on: March 11, 2017, 22:22:15 PM »
Anybody else taking part in this year's Stitchers' Guild SWAP compretition?  I don't know how many of you are also members there, but maybe some of you might be interested in seeing my entry for last year.  I'm inordinately proud of it, and blogged the whole process quite thoroughly between December 2015 and April 2016 when the competition closed.
I came first equal!  I never won anything, so I was very very happy.  Can you hear me blowing my trumpet still?
If you didn't see it, and want to, here are links to my blog post where I showed the entry pics, AND the full album of our photoshoot on IMGUR.
Blog:
https://thedementedfairy.wordpress.com/2016/05/15/shoot-to-kill/
IMGUR album:
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Hi, I'm new... / C'est Moi!
« on: March 03, 2017, 18:33:36 PM »
 :devil:
Have you missed me dear ones? I'm still around, still blogging, still stirrin' up some mischief and whacking away with the fish-slapping where it's needed.  Bunting?  NO!!!

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