Thursday, 5 January 2012

Up Sew Late in 2011

Over the weekend I went back through my 2011 sewing. I was more productive than I would have guessed! It looks like it was a good year. Among the "ups" were participating in Sherry's RTW sewalong (even though I didn't finish my jacket), taking part in Zoe's Me Made March 2011, and becoming part of a terrific and very kind sewing community (thanks readers and commenters!)  

Now probably more for my sake than anyone else's, here's a pictorial round-up from this blog - I've tried to include everything made in 2011 that I also blogged in 2011 (including a couple of not-quite-finisheds), but I may well have missed something. The pictures click through to a larger versions in Picasa but don't link back to the original posts.

Dresses



Jackets / Suits / Coordinates



Skirts / Pants



Tops / T-shirts



Kids Clothes / Costumes / Cushions



It would be true to say I like a bit of colour!

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Now for anyone interested in how I inserted the above tables of clickable images that doesn't already know how, it's all about the html code, and it's not hard.  I hadn't ever had anything to do with html code before this evening, although I do the occasional bit of programming in other languages for work - but really, it seems easy to copy the structure of the html code.

Click the Edit HTML tab at the top of your draft post instead of the default COMPOSE tab, and you'll see your post as it looks in code.

The basic html structure you need to use for a 3 x 3 table is as follows - you type this when you're in the Edit HTML view:

<table>
<tr>
<td>Row 1 Col 1; </td>
<td>Row 1 Col 2; </td>
<td>Row 1 Col 3 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row 2 Col 1; </td>
<td>Row 2 Col 2; </td>
<td>Row 2 Col 3 </td>
</tr>
</table>
 
Try this in the Edit HTML view, and see what it gives when you click over to the Compose view - you should end up with this:

Row 1 Col 1; Row 1 Col 2; Row 1 Col 3
Row 2 Col 1; Row 2 Col 2; Row 2 Col 3

To insert clickable links instead of text, you need to type in html addresses for your photos. I'm not going to provide you with my photo addresses, but this example is the one I really learnt from... 

My photos were in Picasa. For each photo I wanted to include I selected the photo, then clicked "link to this photo" in the RHS pane, then selected size (eg Small) and link properties, then copied the html code generated under "Embed image". For each photo you get a unique piece of code which looks like this:

<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XelQhjnbNmP-Nocx85XS2Z29sxFvL0bHS71vkIlVgXQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifF4zThwLmPKNgiPwvymHJJwZH03BxypBzCjfzI1fV0xGwhG_vuBUI3JBa9XnP2WNI864qe4DoG-bnarsRxtvRJtf07ANocdJdIxbytKuqn6o5POAxrmSqf_lMkhtAgwLTHc5t7L9ykeo/s288/V1128_AnneKleinNY_top%252526pants.jpg" height="288" width="273" /></a>

To include the photos in the table, you just insert these crazy pieces of html code into the basic structure above. Done!

Sunday, 1 January 2012

A Last Project for 2011

We've just got back this evening from 5 days away, staying at the kind of beach house where going to the beach is a matter of a short bush walk (take a different path, end up at a different beach...)



I knew there would be no room for a sewing machine while we were away, but a piece of linen was calling to me - it wanted to come too.  Some fast overnight sewing turned it into a skirt just before we set off, and here it is outside the beach house:




This is the same pattern as my last skirt - Vogue 1174 (bodice left off), this time in a straight size 14. The only changes were a little more length, selvedge instead of hem at the front, simple waistband, and stitched down pleats. This latter is not a great idea as it means the pockets take on the job of providing the wearing ease. But not to worry...

I'm pleased to report this was a very comfortable, useful beach skirt.




We got back from the beach this evening just in time to race out and see the 9 o'clock "kids" New Year's Eve fireworks over Sydney Harbour.  They said it was "so amazing" [daughter] and "just like 3D" [son].  The midnight fireworks and party looked to be even more exciting... Can great fireworks possibly be a sign for a spectacular year ahead?

On this hopeful note, Happy New Year to you all!  I wish you lots of everything I want - patience, satisfaction and success with your sewing, and peace of mind, happiness and even more patience in the rest of life. See you soon!
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