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Blue Linen Jacket

The sloper's not dead, she's just restin'. The sloper has been laid aside temporarily whilst I attempt to sew something that actually fits. I've got my Unique Jacket partially cut out of some dark blue linen blend. This version will have no collar, no pockets and will be about 5" longer so as to cover my curvaceous booty. Me wearing my last version of this jacket, at my dd's wedding holding my neice.

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Anonymous said…
It's lovely! Did you make your neice's dress? It looks like a perfect match.
July 01, 2005
Lori said…
Beautiful! Nice work on the jacket.
July 01, 2005
Unknown said…
Beth and Lori, thank you! As a matter of fact, I did make my neice's dress--out of silk noil, no less! Ah, well it was a special occasion. And she wore it the next week on Easter Sunday so she got 2 wearings out of it. The little sheer overskirt on her dress was made out of the lavender chiffon that draped the canopy at her mother's (my sister's) wedding, so it really is a special dress. And we stuck the sweetest little purple bow on her head, and sewed little matching fabric flowers on her sockies....oh, dear--long answer---but we had fun dressing that baby!
July 01, 2005
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