* I also made a red and white herringbone linen skirt. No pattern.
* My goodness I can give the Julie Bishop Death Stare a good go early in the morning, can't I?
* Really, I was very happy with my outfit. Happier than my face reveals.
* It's supposed to be a casual outfit for weekends but today was hot, so I thought I'd dress it up and wear it to work.
* I'm not too sure what is happening with the sides of the top. I might have to take it in and up to avoid the skirt pleats messing with the fall of it.
* I stitched the pleats down, just for something different to the nine (NINE!) other variations of Simplicity 2938 that I've made.
* I can confirm that I will be participating in Tilly and the Buttons' challenge.
* The challenge is called OWOP (One week, one pattern) where we wear the same pattern for 7 days from 24 March.
* Should be a complete doddle.
* I expect there are at least another two Simplicity 2938s in my immediate future.
* Mainly because they are already cut out. Since January.
* I have a vintage Skipper outfit which my Blythes wear that looks very similar to this outfit.
* My choice was not to deliberately to dress like a bubble headed doll from 1972.
* Honest.
* But yet, it happened.
The way I figure it, when you're on to a good thing, stick to it. I reckon you could consider a 28 day stretch wearing the same pattern, non? (just trying to push you over the line on those other two...)
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DeleteGreat post! Love your outfit. Um. Who's Julie Bishop? Is she a character in a soap?
ReplyDeleteAlmost a character in a soap, Karen! She's a politician, deputy leader of the opposition. Check out the death stare here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBgqHJSyovk
DeleteYou cracked me up with the Julie Bishop death stare!
ReplyDeleteDid you take Blythe to work and sit her on your desk for the day?
I love your JB death stare but I think you need to look meaner to totally nail it. Have been watching Julie Bishop during question time at work in the tea room and it is certainly deathly.
ReplyDeleteMind you, the JB death stare would be hard to maintain over the day while wearing such a fabulous ensemble I reckon.
I'd need to wear something uptight and comfortable to get the Death Stare down pat all day.
Deletedude you look fantabulous! great outfit =)
ReplyDeletehehe I like the executive summary format! I really like your outfit too, it looks so summery in linen.
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle, a fellow Aussie sewer and educationalist!!! I have just nominated you on my blog for the Versatile Bloggers Award. Congratulations.....
ReplyDeleteYou had me in stitches (bad pun, I know) at the Julie Bishop death stare thing. This blouse is gorgeous - I love close up shots of the details. Those stitched pleats are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteahahaha.. your funny, I can't see any resemblance to a bobble head doll .) ..nice work, and neckline detail in the top is very pretty.
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