i finished mom's mother's day gift this weekend. of course i didn't finish until AFTER she left brooklyn (she came into town to see the king and i on broadway, my bday gift for her/us). i know, i am absolutely the worst. hey, i had 33 report cards due this monday. i was on serious crunch mode! (side note: i finished early! on sunday! and only at 6:30 pm! the night was my oyster!)
the pattern i used was papercut's la sylphide, a gift from shirley from like 3 years ago. so cute, isn't it? i chose the blouse version for mom and me. (my shirt still needs snaps sewn on. tonight!)
i used this beautiful black silk chiffon with silver metallic stripes, also a gift from shirley. the stripes are really narrow. never seen fabric with such delicate and close stripes. the chiffon required that i stitch this up with a walking foot, which eric gifted me for christmas, along with a bunch of other sewing machine feet! it was a total surprise! i'm such a lucky gal! because i couldn't serge this material, i french-seamed everything. look how neat:
should mom choose not to tie a bow...:
with the bow tied, doesn't this look so french?
eric helped me choose silvery grey buttons for the front. vintage buttons, in fact! there are no buttonholes though, as such thin silk would never hold buttonholes. instead the buttons are really just anchors for snaps hidden underneath!
see, secret snaps!
and around back:
happy mother's day, mommy! you're the most wonderful mother, even though my timeliness doesn't express these sentiments that well! tonight i finish my version of this shirt!
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