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The dress & coat look amazing, but I would like to see a picture of you wearing them on the day!
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Matching bag as well......
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Oh I am sure you will Wendy. Weddings are always photo happy
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I had a nice example of that yesterday. One of the extended family in Oz posted a pic of herself wearing the dress she bought for Harry and Janet's wedding 24 years ago. It still fits perfectly and she is just as beautiful as she was then. I proved this by sending her a pic of herself on the day. That went down very well!
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Two attempts and 18 months later, own pattern based on a 1940s style. Many thanks to my lovely sewing teacher Maxine for her help and encouragement in times of despair


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A work of art Sue.
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Thank you Wendy, blood , sweat and a few tears went into it, but I have never been one to give up
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This was the original, that I sort of copiedImage
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Very impressive Sue and worth all the effort! Love the colour.....
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Thank you Stanley
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:biggrin2:
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We have Isla with us for the day so our Carla can go to school today for prep work. Sally is showing her how to make a skirt. They have measured up and are into the first bits of machine sewing. We have a fully functional Singer hand cranked machine which is being used to teach Isla basic material control and how to machine sew in a straight line. Isla has done the cutting out and hand tacking as well. She is eager to learn but has chosen a Navy Blue fabric, probably one of the worst colours to sew! I will put a photo up when they have finished.
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Not the best picture but shows Isla's first machine sewing attempt. Straight skirt with elasticated waistband and decoration. Very good for an 8 year old with a little help from grandma :smile:

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An eight year old made that? Amazing.......
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Well done indeed, Isla.
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I have a question, who was the skirt for? The model is extremely well developed for an eight year old!
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Trick of the camera Stanley, that indeed is our Isla, she has a baggy blouse on and the skirt is sat a little lower on the body than it looks. hand cranked Singer machine Maz under the expert eye and guidance of grandma. :smile:
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If I had a grandchild, (boy or girl), I'd be happy to teach sewing, cooking, gardening, knitting etc
And if they didn't like any of that, we could learn something new together - that would be fun.
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:good:
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