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Deckchair-Striped “Coco”!
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Creative Chaos
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Julia's Creative Year
my year of trying to be more creative in different ways
Lilly My Cat
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Red W Sews
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So Sam said...
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The Quilted Snail
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Anne Lawson Art
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The Material Lady
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A Tailor Made It
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Lynette Anderson Designs
Sewing, crochet, crafts, accessories, baking, tutorials,
thecraftycreek
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DesertSky Quilting
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SewAndrew
here’s what I’m sewing...
Sew sleep deprived
Lesley blogging about her sewing projects
Latham Interiors Georgian design blog
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Tea Rose Home
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North Cheriton Village Blog
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wakeymakes
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Sewn From The Heart
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Made by Toya
a blog about making things
Wild Daffodil
the joy of creativity
BrawHem : Upcycling My Year
My challenge: One year - I will not buy clothes - I will upcycle to make what I need - everything from underwear to evening wear! Join me for tips, exclusive BrawHem makes, and inevitably some hilarious disasters...
Power Tools with Thread
Go Sew Something
Sewchet 
April 18, 2018 at 7:09 am
It looks fabulous!
I have a question – I always see clothes with stripes going round – I think I would prefer stripes going down – vertical. Is there a reason why they don’t ever seem to be made that way?
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April 18, 2018 at 9:47 am
Well, if you think of our feminine curves with vertical stripes, they would stretch the stripes out of shape more than horizontal stripes and the stripes would be wider at the boobs, focussing the eye there. I don’t know about you, but I don’t need any more attention drawn to that area!
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April 18, 2018 at 9:54 am
Ah, yes , so if the material was not stretchy or it was a looser fit, it would be ok to have stripes going up and down.
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April 18, 2018 at 12:21 pm
I suppose so, you would just get more visible movement of the stripes than if they were horizontal.
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April 18, 2018 at 9:21 am
Gorgeous. This should be very useful K xXx
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April 18, 2018 at 9:48 am
Thanks, I’m wearing it today with flip flops! And cropped trousers, obviously 😬
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April 18, 2018 at 9:40 am
I echo Sandra’s question. That is a beautiful piece of work – I’m off to see if it is one piece of fabric or if you sewed bit together …… 🙂
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April 18, 2018 at 9:49 am
Thank you – here’s my response to Sandra:-
“Well, if you think of our feminine curves with vertical stripes, they would stretch the stripes out of shape more than horizontal stripes and the stripes would be wider at the boobs, focussing the eye there. I don’t know about you, but I don’t need any more attention drawn to that area!”
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April 18, 2018 at 10:07 am
Good point!! 🙂
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April 23, 2018 at 11:19 am
Fabulous top, and so perfect for summer. It works very well with the light coloured trousers. 🙂
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April 30, 2018 at 6:13 pm
I love the way the wide aqua band wraps in the middle. This looks like a fun addition to your wardrobe. As for the black fabric flaw, it gives you an interesting story to share when you wear it. Nicely done, Sheila.
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