{"id":14594,"date":"2011-05-31T00:09:28","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T04:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=14594"},"modified":"2014-12-12T01:56:44","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T06:56:44","slug":"ladybugfill-in-the-blank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/31\/ladybugfill-in-the-blank\/","title":{"rendered":"Ladybug~Fill in the Blank"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is the photo on www.allaboutblanks.com website.<\/p><\/div>\n

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It comes in pink or white in sizes 12 months to 6.<\/p>\n

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This photo is also from the All About Blanks website www.allaboutblanks.com<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u00c2\u00a0Paired up with a pair of cocktail napkins for pockets, also from All About Blanks the dress was on its way to becoming the contemporary style\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0ladybug dress above.\u00c2\u00a0 FYI, I have no affiliation with that business other than that of a satisfied customer.<\/p>\n

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The pocket embroidery\u00c2\u00a0is from Zundt Design’s Pissaro Collection www.zundtdesign.com<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 The three bugs have been rotated slightly from their due north direction.<\/p>\n

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These\u00c2\u00a0 Pissaro embroideries are very stitch intensive, so I used cutaway on the pockets.\u00c2\u00a0 I wish I had used something softer.\u00c2\u00a0 The embroidery is perfectly flat but I chose to keep the entire white area stabilized.\u00c2\u00a0 Bad decision.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0The wrinkles are very distracting.<\/p>\n

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The “L” monogram on the bodice is from Monogram Wizard 2 and \u00c2\u00a0has been modified to include the smallest ladybug.\u00c2\u00a0 This bug was extracted from the group of three, then\u00c2\u00a0reduced by 20% in BuzzSize and finally inserted into the\u00c2\u00a0“L” loop.<\/p>\n

Easter Sunday, as the children were\u00c2\u00a0lined up in their finery, Laurel asked just why it was that Robert’s collar had a sailboat and Alastair’s had a train\u00c2\u00a0but all she got was an “L”?\u00c2\u00a0 Well, I felt her pain and I\u00c2\u00a0heard her plea!\u00c2\u00a0 From now on, I will try\u00c2\u00a0 include a figure of one kind or another in her monograms so she won’t feel shortchanged.<\/p>\n

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The neck binding lines up perfectly at the button. But it was a breezy day, causing the dress to shift on the hanger.<\/p><\/div>\n

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With Elizabeth Travis Johnson’s advice ringing in my ears, I added ladybugs between the buttonholes on the back.\u00c2\u00a0 They are from Amazing Designs Ladybug collection.\u00c2\u00a0 The plastic utility buttons were replaced with mother-of pearl and sewn on with red thread.<\/p>\n

The final modification I made to the dress was to top stitch in black thread around the neckline and armholes.\u00c2\u00a0 I used 12 wt Coty thread, #90 needle and a 3.0 length to \u00c2\u00a0straight stitch right over the\u00c2\u00a0existing white topstitching that holds the bias binding in place.<\/p>\n

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The drawn thread work near the hemline is such a nice, heirloom touch to an otherwise contempory dress.\u00c2\u00a0 If this came in larger sizes, I would stock up.\u00c2\u00a0 Anyone whose time is limited would enjoy working on these “blanks.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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