While she watched me make it from beginning to end,
she won't know that I actually made it for her until she sees this web page!
can be found in the July 2001 No. 95 issue of Threads Magazine.
The website for Threads Magazine is:
http://www.taunton.com/th/index.htm
have been mis-labeled.
If you fold up the bodice waistline seam allowances
and match those pattern pieces to the skirt waistline seam allowances,
you will find that they do not match the skirt pieces for which they are intended.
the backside was flat, and the front was gathered and very rounded.
I removed the skirt, turned it around, and it fits much more nicely.
of the pattern in the magazine.
At first I thought this size would be too tall,
but I am pleased with it.
a) stay-stitch all seam lines of cut pattern pieces; or
b) mark the pattern on the fabric, embellish, and then cut out and assemble.
However, the wool that I have is very dark, and since the white fabric
was translucent enough for the dark wool to show through,
I stuffed it temporarily with polyester batting.
Polyester batting (which is suggested in the pattern)
is not good for pins and needles--it wicks moisture and will cause rust.
I intend to remove the bottom piece and resew it to remove some gathers,
and at that time
I plan to replace the polyester batting with light colored wool.
and 1-1/4 packages of Petals Spring Green for the leaves.
I used DMC floss for the stems and lines on the buds.
The feather stitches were also made with DMC floss in a softer green color.
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