Patty Van Dorin

May 17, 2013

kitty toes

happy friday

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May 15, 2013

When my local thrift store has their $1 sale, I look specifically for clothing with good buttons to reuse.
I found these daisy buttons a couple of months ago.
The buttons were cute, the jacket they were on - not so much.
A bit of bulking up the metal buttons and they are perfect for the jacket I am working on.

A 60's Chanel style jacket needs classic Chanel buttons.
This vintage pattern was a pleasure to make, it is drafted so nicely with all the pieces fitting together like a dream.

spray painted 1" drapery rings with black matte spray paint
cut a 2" circle from black silk fabric
gather along the edge of the circle for the drapery ring
make a small hole in the center to accomodate the button shank

still have to make the buttonholes and put the lining in but I am close to finishing

Love the fit and love the buttons, more later.

** fabric from EOS **

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May 09, 2013

retro

this season, I my attention is drawn to vintage patterns, mostly the 60's era
this 1961 Vogue is my latest
I am thinking of a summer weight linen
but I am still undecided as to fabric
this project may warrant a trip into the city for some fabric shopping since I am excited to start this pattern

on the topic of fabric, I want to use these curtains by either remaking them or finding a use for the fabric

In my last house, I was able to use them as curtains but I only have one pair
and my current house all the rooms have several windows
One idea was to recover a chair but since it is a mural type fabric, it is hard to use
Maybe by having it out of the fabric cabinet, something will come to mind.

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May 08, 2013

itsy bitsy fabric

cleaning my studio, a pile of tiny fabric scraps started to accumulate
before long, I forgot all about cleaning and this fabric panel formed
it is made by sewing small scraps of fabric onto a base cloth
which I then quilted heavy in a quilting graffiti type of work

there wasn't a plan on how to use this panel it just kept growing
I am now thinking I need to make another and use it as material to make a vest

the fabric panel is dense so I think it may be best used this way