I'm going to make it from a French lace that has been aging in my stash for several years. I bought it wanting to make a Burberry-Prorsum style trench, but all the patterns that I've found for trenches just didn't do it for me. Then I saw this one and was intrigued. I have never sewn a Colette pattern, so I'm making a muslin of the size 8 to check it out. I'll post my progress.
Speaking of this pattern, there is a sew-along starting up using this pattern on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing. I'm not going to officially participate in the sew-along. I can't commit to sew-alongs because I can never tell if I'll be able to finish it in the timeframe, but I will be following it and maybe even contributing a little bit here and there!
I've also been working on doing some preliminary editing on a book (not mine - I'm really just helping the author out). But as soon as I can tell you about it, I will, because it is going to be amazing!Also, did you know that there is a Huge Labor Day Sale going on at Gorgeous Fabrics? Well there is! Every fabric, except muslin and swatches, is marked down until next Monday (Labor Day, September 6). So get your bad self over there and snap up some bargains! We're selling out a bunch of the new fabrics; don't wait if you've been eying them. They aren't going to last.
Parting Shots - Sewing Machines on Newbury Street
Today we took the kids to Newbury Street in Boston. Newbury Street is the high-end shopping street in town. Though it's disheartening to see how many shops are closed up and how many "For Rent" signs there are. I hope this recession ends soon.
Anyway, we were walking down the street, between Dartmouth and Exeter Streets, when we came upon a store whose windows were chock full of GORGEOUS antique sewing machines! I had to snap pictures from my phone. Sorry for the reflections off the glass. I tried to get pictures at angles that would minimize the reflections, but it was impossible with the phone. But still, this was amazing display. I want to call the store tomorrow and find out if they would be willing to sell any of the machines!
Le sigh... Happy sewing!
13 comments:
great photos of the sewing machines. My mum said she saw something exactly the same in a shop window in Manchester, England.
I wonder if it is the same chain?
And that coat is gorgeous....
There is a shop on Lincoln Rd on South Beach that has the same display. The interior is totally amazing. It is an English clothing chain with the word "Spitlefields" as part of the name. The interior has walls of machines and sewing machines are part of the clothing displays.
Gillian, that was the store! I'd never heard of them before. We didn't go in. It looked rather like Abercrombie style clothes. But I like their displays much better!
That's a popular coat pattern - should be great - very cool window display - what a clever idea!
I could spend a day in front of that window display! Thanks for sharing, and good luck with the trench, it's lovely!
I recently cut out a picture from a magazine that showed a shop window like that, shown from the inside. I wonder if it is the same one? Very cool!
I *love* that display!
There's a shop on Diversey, near Broadway, in Chicago that has an old Singer treadle in the window...complete with vintage boxes of bobbins and attachments. Really neat.
Hi - following your blog from Scotland, and you know, there is a shop in Glasgow with the same window display (yes, I also took pictures). I wonder how many years the designer of that chain (I assume?) have been snapping up these beautiful bargains, or rescuing them from the dump!
What at cool display.
Marvelous display! Reminds me of several years ago when I had some sewing friends over for a dessert buffet . . . I set up my Singer Featherweight on the dining room table and wound a strand of little Christmas lights around it. It was a huge hit!
The pattern looks great.
Love that window. Great idea to display our oldies but goodies.
Is that store All Saints by any chance? They have the exact same
(permanent) window display at their Covent Garden location here in London.
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