Sweet Dreams of Paris
On some of our travels DH allows time for shopping. Being the fabriholic that I am I always reserve time for fabric shopping. The garment that I write about today is made from a fabric “souvenir” from last years visit to Paris.
What better to make with this white tricot knit with little black Eiffel Towers than a nightie? For the gown I used McCalls 6659 dress pattern view A. The only change I made to the pattern was to shorten it by 2 inches. I found the perfect trim for it too! When I saw this black elastic made of 2 solid rows with a fine grid design and occasional rhinestones in between, I knew I had a winner. The grid pattern so closely mimics that of the Eiffel Tower its like they were meant to be(even though they came from different stores) . It did cause me a bit of a problem in that those rhinestones kept getting in the way of whatever presser foot I tried. I gave in and hand stitched it on both edges with a loose stitch and it worked fine.
Voila- a new nightie in a few hours and something that will keep my memories of Paris alive!
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| Paris Trip 2012 |
