have been revealed and you can find them here. There are an amazing 18 SWAP’s and it is going to be so hard to choose a 1st, 2nd and 3rd amongst them all.
The voting rules are up on Stitcher’s Guild and if you are a current member you can vote for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners. If you aren’t a member don’t let that stop you from having a look at the wonderful inspiration that the 18 SWAPs have to offer.
Now I have to work out who I’m going to vote for!
I mentioned the word “work” to Roscoe this morning once I got dressed and he knows that this means he is coming to the office with me for the day.
He wasn’t going to be left home by any chance, sticking close by my side until he got in the car.
Top: Kwik.Sew 3740 in coffee/grey/cream knit, worn previously on day 11
Trouser: Vogue 9537 in black wool previously worn on day 14
Accessory: Purchased pearl necklace and earrings.
Hosiery/Nylons:Voodoo Night Shade
Shoes: Black Joan & David Callalily Pumps
View from my office chair
and this is the best way to tire out a border collie when he isn’t on a farm, take him to work to greet everyone, follow them around (especially if they have food) and generally watches out for the pussy cats that wander through the yard!
I have now officially entered the Artisans Square SWAP competition for 2013.
From the 345 photos I took of the various garment combinations I had to reduce this to a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12.
Before I went to dinner on Saturday night I had emailed 12 photos, together with a brief description for each photo as well as a short paragraph describing how each collection worked to AnnR.
Here is a sneak peak at the final 11 garments in one place, more detailed photos were emailed to AnnR for the SWAP voting page.
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| Vogue 8572 brown lace top Self Draft skirt brown suede Simplicity 2603 brown mercury jersey cardigan |
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| Kwik.Sew 3740 Bronze sequins Vogue 7937 black wool skirt |
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| Kwik.Sew 3740 glittery jersey knit Vogue 7937 black wool skirt |
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| Vogue 8815 yellow peplum Vogue 1247 brown denim skirt |
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| Sewaholic Alma Tangerine blouse Jalie 2908 brown denim jeans |
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| Vogue 8572 orange linen top Vogue 1247 brown denim skirt Simplicity 2603 brown mercury jersey cardigan |
For more details on any of these items if you click on the SWAP 2013 label it will display all the posts that has had anything to do with the creation of my collection.
There are going to be some amazing SWAP’s this year and I will let you know when voting commences.
and it’s my Birthday.
I have received some lovely phone calls, cards, gifts and I’m off to dinner again with more friends.
Whilst out doing the shopping and calling into the bead shop for some supplies, I wore
Top: BWOF 02-2009-108 in a coffee mercury jersey, worn previously on Day 10
Jeans: Vogue 9537 changed to a jeans fit in black denim (blogged here)
Vest: Shona Vest knitted in chartreuse merino wool (blogged here)
Accessory: Me-made necklace and purchased earrings.
Tights: Black tights.
Boots: Betts Marathon.
Then to go to dinner:
Top: Kwik.Sew 3740 using bronze sequins (blogged here)
Jeans: Vogue 9537 changed to a jeans fit in black denim (blogged here)
Cardigan: Simplicity 2603 in brown merino wool (blogged here)
Accessory: Me-made necklace and me-made earrings.
Tights: Black tights.
Boots: Nine West black boots.
and it is back to work tomorrow 😦
This was one of the last garments I completed for SWAP and sorry it has taken a while to show you more details.
I used Kwik.Sew 3740 as this pattern is a great knit TNT for me. I found the bronze sequins at Spotlight in July last year and just had to have it as I hadn’t seen that colour before.
It wasn’t until SWAP was announced that I realised this fabric would be perfect for a little evening top.
I checked my copy of More Fabric Savvy by Sandra Betzina and it was suggested I use a Size 14 Jeans needle and a stitch length of 3 which worked out great even on the knit. I cut the fabric out with my older Sierra Sharp scissors. Now this fabric is very scratchy on the wrong side so I purchased some dark brown jersey lining from The Remnant Warehouse.
I stabilised the neckline and armholes on the jersey as I couldn’t fuse on the sequins and then constructed the sequin top and jersey lining separately and joined them together at the neckline, understitching the neckline for added stability and of course to keep the lining on the inside.
For the armholes and hem I turned under a 1.5cm hem allowance and then used a herringbone stitch to attach the sequin hem and then a slip stitch to hand stitch the lining to the hem allowances, I didn’t think I would be doing so much handstitching on a knit garment.
and here it is on
I am really happy how this top has turned out.
This morning Velosewer and I headed into the city early to take some photos and to find the bird cages that Up Sew Late had shown earlier this month.
We found them, unfortunately the delivery trucks were still around but now I know where to head back one day soon with DH.
Top: Sewaholic Alma blouse in tangerine woven poly worn on Day 4
Jeans: Jalie 2908 Jeans in brown denim (blogged here)
Cardigan: Simplicity 2603 in brown mercury jersey.
Accessory: Me-made necklace and me-made earrings.
Tights: Brown tights.
Boots: Brown Sandler Sampson’s
I am wearing my new cardigan I made for SWAP and there are two differences from this one, the sleeves are longer and I have worked out how to enclose the back neckline!
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| Old cardi neckline |
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| new enclosed neckline! |
The SWAP photos are on their way so I’m heading out to dinner to start the birthday weekend celebrations as my actual birthday is tomorrow!
The days are definitely getting cooler but during the day in the sunshine it is just gorgeous.
Thursday – Day 16
Top: Marfy blouse in lemon polyester with a self pattern through it (blogged here)
Skirt: Vogue 7937 in navy linen, worn on Day 3.
Accessory: Me-made earrings.
Hosiery/Nylons:Voodoo Celestial
Shoes: Tahari Melanie shoes.
Friday – Day 17
Top: Kwik Sew 3470 in brown/blue batik type knit (blogged here)
Skirt: BWOF 04-2009-101 in brown corduroy (blogged here)
Accessory: Me-made necklace and me-made earrings.
Hosiery/Nylons:Voodoo Celestial
Shoes: Betts Camel Flats.
Today’s photo challenge was “Hats” and I couldn’t get this one to work.
It is the end of the working week, and I’ve still got SWAP photos to take and lodge before I go to bed tomorrow night!!
It is hard to believe that we are halfway through the month of May, where has the time gone.
Top: Burda 02-2009-108 boatneck in brown/navy/green knit (blogged here)
Skirt: Self drafted skirt in a brown suede like poly/spandex worn on Day 7.
Accessory: Purchased pearl necklace and earrings.
Hosiery/Nylons:Voodoo Celestial
Shoes: Brown Joan & David Callalily Pumps
Wow the temperature has dropped, and it is trying to rain, but I think this is forecast to clear. Seeing I am heading out tonight after work I thought I had better be prepared for the cooler evening temperatures as well.
Top: Kwik Sew 3740 with the neckline raised in chartreuse/navy/grey knit (blogged here)
Trouser: Vogue 9537 in black wool (blogged here)
Jacket: Sewaholic Minoru in navy ripstop (blogged here)
Accessory: Me made Byzantine necklace with green pearls (blogged here) and purchased earrings
Hosiery/Nylons:Voodoo Night Shade
Shoes: Black Joan & David Callalily Pumps
Now these are not the pants I have been working on, they are still under construction.
Some of you are having problems viewing my photos, not sure what is going on as it doesn’t seem to be consistently across the board.
Today started off a bit chilly but the forecast was for another glorious 24 degrees so I decided I needed a bit of brightness to start the week.
Top: Vogue 8572 in a chartreuse crinkle fabric (blogged here)
Skirt: Vogue 7937 in black wool, worn on Day 2.
Accessory: Purchased necklace and earrings.
Hosiery/Nylons:Voodoo Night Shade
Shoes: Black Joan & David Callalily Pumps
Have you seen that the ASG Industry Day Booking Form for the day at Simplicity patterns in now up on the ASG Website.
I missed it in the Newsletter (I have downloaded it but haven’t had a chance to read it yet) but thankfully did see it on the ASG blog.
Petite & Sewing 