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Tres bien ensemble

C'est la fin.

7/14/2015

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WowWee! Eight Archers.  Eight Butterick See&Sew 5076 skirts. Sixteen separate garments to mix and match. My closet is happier for it.  I hope I haven't bored you too much. I tried to push through as quickly as I could, photographing in between torrential downpours. I think we're having record rainfall this year. No joke. 
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The last 'uniform' in my series is another sleeveless Archer. I made the same changes I did on my previous version, narrowing the shoulders by two inches and tapering the side seams from the under arm out towards the hip. Now that we're finally having warmer weather, I wish I would have made a couple more sleeveless Archers. And, I probably will. Just not right now. 
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Right now, I've turned my focus to summer dresses and planning my sewing projects for PARIS. Naturally, I want to sew ALL THE THINGS to take with me and wear while I'm there. In reality, I'll be lucky to finish the short list of projects I narrowed down. Thank goodness I have a pile of blouses and skirts to fill in the gaps! ;-D 
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It's difficult to see in the photos, but this skirt is sewn using a white embroidered cotton. I picked it up at my local Joann after realizing how badly I wanted a white skirt and that I had zero appropriate fabric in my stash.  There are large scale flowers embroidered on the fabric. It is lightweight and a little bit translucent, so I lined it with a white cotton/rayon blend.
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I don't have anything left to say, at least nothing I haven't said before. Getting through these projects has given me a huge sense of accomplishment and a lot of confidence in my sewing, and I feel like I'm making real progress on my goal of a completely me-made wardrobe.  
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RECAP:
1. Eight Days a Week
2. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
3. The Illusionist
4. Waverly
5. A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock'n'Roll
6. An Extra Fifty Cents
7. Sun's Out, Guns Out
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11 Comments
Alicia link
7/14/2015 02:48:17 am

I adore this combo, what a great outfit. I really love those sleeveless Archers on you, perfect uniform!

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crab&bee link
7/14/2015 02:52:14 am

Cheers, Michelle! What an accomplishment. I'm excited to see how these pieces mix and match with whatever you sew next, too.

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Miss Crayola Creepy link
7/14/2015 03:44:47 am

I enjoyed following along with this series, it is such a great idea! I bet you have those sewing directions memorized by now :P

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zilredloh link
7/14/2015 05:14:14 am

I'm loving this white skirt of yours. I have such a hard time pulling "whites" off - I think it's all in my head.

I'm sad to see these posts of your go, but I'm totally stoked by your sweet sundresses that are coming up & can't wait for more. :)

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Meg
7/14/2015 05:36:23 am

I have absolutely loved following this series! Your Archers and skirts are all so lovely - I can't wait to see how you mix up the pieces in your day to day wardrobe!

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Lynn
7/14/2015 09:07:04 am

Great wardrobe! Can't wait to see what you have planned for Paris!

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Marie link
7/14/2015 06:07:20 pm

Wow Michelle! What an epic journey...I've loved every minute of it! You have so many gorgeous staples to mix and match now, so many different outfit possibilities! I must do a similar exercise myself soon!

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Gina link
7/17/2015 04:38:40 pm

Isn't cutting out a bunch of stuff at once awesome? I really liked having a bunch of stuff cut out so I could just sew whenever I wanted.

So how many Chicago-area sewing bloggers are going to Paris this year?! I hope you all post lots of details so I can be a copycat one day!

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Heather link
7/18/2015 06:52:23 am

I love these two too! I'm not bored at all! I've loved these posts and I think it's so great you are sewing things you love and that you'll wear, and I think they all look like pretty versatile pieces.

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Sezza link
7/25/2015 11:06:26 am

Wow! I love your newly filled out wardrobe, what an achievement!

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steph link
8/4/2015 05:28:02 am

another GREAT outfit!!!! As always, I'm in awe over your skills!!! PARIS???! I've obviously missed some posts here.....!!!! :)

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