tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61400161650363435822024-03-14T04:05:07.946-05:00Ruby Jean's ClosetModern Sewing Patterns with Vintage AppealWho is Ruby Jean?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02326339187525090114noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140016165036343582.post-45523438130750456142014-07-24T10:39:00.001-05:002014-07-24T10:56:30.587-05:00Before<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">
<span style="font-size: small;">This is a reprint of a blog post I made a couple of years ago when I blogged at <a href="http://lindycottagehill.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cottage Hill</a>. I'm re-posting it now because I will be revamping my sewing area in the next couple of weeks and wanted to share my starting point. It was lovely. I miss it already.</span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We're really almost there. Well, I was anyway until I realized I had an awkward buttonhole at the top of my apron which I covered with an awkward tab. ~:O)</span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have a confession. Adele was one of my first patterns. That was over a year and a half ago. I've learned a few things since then so there are some things I would certainly do different now. I plan to use the Sew-Along as a starting point for revamping this pattern - tweakin' it here and there. I think I'll add the apron and the maxi views as well. </span></span><br>
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All my craft/sewing stuff is organized, with cubbies and baskets - everything has a place and (almost) everything is in it.<br />
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I have 157 sketches for new patterns. Yes, ladies...1.5.7. and I'm adding more everyday. I counted them and organized them. (I'll have to blog about how I'm doing that sometime) There are ideas for boys, babies, ladies and accessories as well as the center of my attention now, girls. Of course, not all of them will make the cut but I feel like at least half are worth doing. If I live to be 100. <br />
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So, after spending the day looking at my Ruby Jean projects to see where I stand, I have discovered, for one thing, that I have 9 patterns in the works - all in different stages of completion, but all pretty far along. That's 8 too many. Good grief. I know I should approach this job one pattern at a time but that's just not me. That's the "changing gears in midstream" part. I do think that putting them on a list will help me check them off.<br />
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1. <b>Forget-Me-Knot Dress</b> - This dress just needs a little work on the instructions and to be tested. I wanted something a little different in a knot dress. A "Knot cho Mama's Knot Dress". I'm excited about this one. I pushed it ahead of several other projects because I was in the mood. See how this works?<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting! -- Ruby Jean</div>Who is Ruby Jean?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02326339187525090114noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140016165036343582.post-31283384893283434402012-12-20T15:28:00.000-06:002012-12-20T15:49:48.990-06:00Thanks to all!!!<br />
Last year, this time, I'd been working on the first six pattern ideas I had floating around in my head for months. I had already put a lot of time into the project. It was a huge learning curve for me and there were so many times I just wanted to give up. And, besides, I thought, what if no one liked them when I was done, anyway? What if I became an Etsy reject? Oh, the pain...<br />
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But, here we are a year later, and I think I can say Ruby Jean's Closet has had some level of success. Not just because sales have been good, but because it has been fun.<br />
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I have "met" some of the nicest people. I can't wait to check my email each day. I never know what I will find but it's always something good - a new customer, a sweet comment, or a shared picture or two. I love getting questions from beginners as well as advice from seasoned sewers. I love what I do.<br />
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I have decided, sewers are just nice people. I want to say thanks to all of you. I can not tell you how much your support and words of encouragement have meant to me.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. A full/queen blanket from Dollar General (it was big enough to make 2 throws)</span><br />
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The Sunny Flower Pillowcase Dress pattern makes a cute little poinsettia dress for Christmas. I found all three fabrics at JoAnn's, on sale, in one trip. Lucky me! The body of the dress is a lightweight suiting fabric. It's the perfect weight and I love how "flow-y" it looks.<br />
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These two versions of the Adele pattern were made from men's shirts. If you look closely you can see the skirt and apron still have the curved bottom edge and front buttons. Upcycling at its best! </div>
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...being my grandmother, today. It's the second time this week. First, I folded a slightly used piece of tinfoil and stuffed it in a drawer for another day. Now, I've ripped a zipper from an old skirt to use again. As much of a "upcycle - a - holic" as I am, I have never done that before. </div>
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It made me think of my grandmother and the sewing basket I inherited from her. It's not really a basket at all. It's an old cookie can that's well worn, for sure. It's full of buttons and thread and odds and ends. Ever so often, I open it up and poke around. I always seem to find something new, something I never noticed before. </div>
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I've never had the heart to use anything out of it even though I know she'd want me to... </div>
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