tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26612998066556859462024-02-18T17:38:44.919-08:00Sew SimpleCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16219184173427817302noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2661299806655685946.post-86998358011497986432010-01-29T08:23:00.000-08:002010-01-29T08:23:21.635-08:00Dresses, dresses, and more dresses!<div style="text-align: center;">I am now fnally able to update due to the fact that I actually have pictures! Since there is so much, I shall start from the very beginning. I first attended The Bonnie Blue Ball which was a civil war theme. My dress was lovely and borrowed from a dear friend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihK6h9zCCr_kzpBIsgxmTbFn2c1Umoo1D9Cx9lwJ4qfsSnWgnnzXvLjaDXjoCsKXm8qt8O2karUmMNVirsnOHSmlKlnsNU4mOQ48xfWf3xtQvF4htVbawfZ-0O7HuDEHaLOx9P1m6bMkE/s1600-h/civil+war.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihK6h9zCCr_kzpBIsgxmTbFn2c1Umoo1D9Cx9lwJ4qfsSnWgnnzXvLjaDXjoCsKXm8qt8O2karUmMNVirsnOHSmlKlnsNU4mOQ48xfWf3xtQvF4htVbawfZ-0O7HuDEHaLOx9P1m6bMkE/s320/civil+war.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After that, I attended the Harvest Dance in November. It was lovely and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. My dress I made myself and finished as we were walking out the door for the ball. lol. Slightly stressful ;) but im so glad I finished it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brooke and I:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLseoDbEhJac-PBYGnbZ_wK742hEbU794MJl20hRwz8YqooU4NSqpWY7Q_CMvKmSn9Q7PklWG9vqGdA4yEkAFTVgUyU2CqFnUKdfJE-0Bi07BwyVvMT99F4BfKPLfDXw5zw6S9onJJPRo/s1600-h/ball+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLseoDbEhJac-PBYGnbZ_wK742hEbU794MJl20hRwz8YqooU4NSqpWY7Q_CMvKmSn9Q7PklWG9vqGdA4yEkAFTVgUyU2CqFnUKdfJE-0Bi07BwyVvMT99F4BfKPLfDXw5zw6S9onJJPRo/s320/ball+2.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Emily and I (both in stripes! her dress inspired me to make mine):</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfoiYChq_tZwvXjJj-X1VpTEpeVEf1HW36bS60iA87Dz_tHfDqETVfaxO7H6bBuJACrYBIsIsuSPd1mnz4NpXptOcbSK4n0pOHdpo2UkKH7dqC4APF0mtR-V28vOYxr0T1qy623CdTuA/s1600-h/ball+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfoiYChq_tZwvXjJj-X1VpTEpeVEf1HW36bS60iA87Dz_tHfDqETVfaxO7H6bBuJACrYBIsIsuSPd1mnz4NpXptOcbSK4n0pOHdpo2UkKH7dqC4APF0mtR-V28vOYxr0T1qy623CdTuA/s320/ball+1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Collin and I:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CArW8I8rqCpcvtA2_XHG1Gb_Kl52H_WvCSbPDImjqqP63sbtnn7az2py3ouuRvUpyZGIWN9gatJMdNyTV8UMgK3AKBN9IKTD2ai5jsi-Alm6ApEjYoKe0Xq0FEu0zRkKa5byHVmfk0o/s1600-h/ball+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CArW8I8rqCpcvtA2_XHG1Gb_Kl52H_WvCSbPDImjqqP63sbtnn7az2py3ouuRvUpyZGIWN9gatJMdNyTV8UMgK3AKBN9IKTD2ai5jsi-Alm6ApEjYoKe0Xq0FEu0zRkKa5byHVmfk0o/s320/ball+3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So there you have it. Now for the ball to be! I teach swing dancing (which i enjoy greatly) and I am right now in the middle of planning a ball of my very own. It will be called "Swingin' In The Rain". Here is the dress pattern I will be making:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvqI_KqsTz_9LNz_ZRm9O-HmvdvYj_G0fSiHSAcRJXmhka4ViudDtVg_wfR5iHVoIxJPImR_mUgWmKXWhqXvQGtUVGqleC82hQvdGw0pwIbA0V0n-Lkmw_EXgQS-NkhBav_r5J2vI_jc/s1600-h/V2902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvqI_KqsTz_9LNz_ZRm9O-HmvdvYj_G0fSiHSAcRJXmhka4ViudDtVg_wfR5iHVoIxJPImR_mUgWmKXWhqXvQGtUVGqleC82hQvdGw0pwIbA0V0n-Lkmw_EXgQS-NkhBav_r5J2vI_jc/s320/V2902.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">It Vogue's pattern (V2902)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a color very similar to what I am going to use. Although the fabric I am actually looking at has more gray in it.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WhAm3aJo-K2Yry8ZaGCPZK3B0NVQs-E4RO8epnUUitlvmeLETt8oKCVMJqsf5PZpRKg7r8u0sUxc6p394bgEPl5b4K1RfdU2-aWymylg0fDFsU8ryuxwwGNuGPm6cwavgSMH_IhqWtg/s1600-h/main-205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WhAm3aJo-K2Yry8ZaGCPZK3B0NVQs-E4RO8epnUUitlvmeLETt8oKCVMJqsf5PZpRKg7r8u0sUxc6p394bgEPl5b4K1RfdU2-aWymylg0fDFsU8ryuxwwGNuGPm6cwavgSMH_IhqWtg/s320/main-205.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I will also be adding a large sash for around my waist and it will tie into a big wonderful bow in the back! I havent decided if I want this bow to be the same color as the dress or black. Black is what I will be using for the hem and the straps.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So hopefully pictures will be up soon of the finished product! I am going to make a mock-up this weekend to see what changes and alterations need to be made. I might upload some pics of that.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Until another day.....</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16219184173427817302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2661299806655685946.post-41612275256049880352009-10-25T15:32:00.000-07:002009-10-25T15:32:58.602-07:00Swing Dancing and dresses<div style="text-align: center;">So as some of you know, I teach Swing Dancing! I'm in the process of planning a ball for sometime in March and some of my friends and I are wanting to go in 1950's style costumes. The other young ladies who attend will be in formals, and the gentlemen in tux's or nice suits. I have been searching for some dress ideas, and here are some that I came up with ^.^:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">But I must say, this one is my all-time favorite. I would love to find a pattern similar to it:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">For the ball, I need some decoration ideas. I would like it to be a retro/1950's-ish style. Any of your ideas for the decorating and/or dress patterns are very welcome!<br />
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</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16219184173427817302noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2661299806655685946.post-70754047465359742932009-10-24T11:41:00.000-07:002009-10-24T11:47:21.911-07:00back to the land of the living<span style="font-family:verdana;">Hello dear friends, I am back! I'm hoping that I will be much more successful at keeping this blog updated :).</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Right now I'm working on a colonial dress for the Harvest Dance (English Country Dancing) I'll be attending. So far, I have the dress almost completely finished, and my stays are almost done as well. So all that will soon be left is the petticoat and the chemise....which is good considering I only have about 3 weeks left ;). I'll post pictures as soon as I can! </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16219184173427817302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2661299806655685946.post-68301219607553503292009-01-27T17:55:00.001-08:002009-01-27T18:05:11.163-08:00??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31mrGwcB8B5xdJnS8h6ck0pc6udN0gZNuGBnw3K5SBR40m3k7SdHp_MT3gQFEMqQikKhI5W-h6pVNabfFCaps_tCGVeVKCUFjkxuX-AsCusRWom2nvq5CRr6qDAzUbb_nsVDdFaXDX78/s1600-h/William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_(1825-1905)_-_Sewing_(1898).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296159731315736082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31mrGwcB8B5xdJnS8h6ck0pc6udN0gZNuGBnw3K5SBR40m3k7SdHp_MT3gQFEMqQikKhI5W-h6pVNabfFCaps_tCGVeVKCUFjkxuX-AsCusRWom2nvq5CRr6qDAzUbb_nsVDdFaXDX78/s400/William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_(1825-1905)_-_Sewing_(1898).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Im not quite sure whether I'm going to continue with this blog or not, it's more like a test I guess...lol. Let me know what you think. I was thinking about having it as a sewing discussion blog where you can express patterns/thoughts/whatever sewing related :)! Im just beginning to sew and I love to hear what others are working on and the such! Also, if you have any ideas as to what this blog could be for i'm quite open for ideas :)</span></div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16219184173427817302noreply@blogger.com6