Oranje is officially finished! I basted the zipper in by back-stitching in two lines down each side of the zipper, and I didn't bother sewing it. I used to quilt all the time so my hand sewing skills are pretty good.
If I feel at some point the zipper is coming loose, I can always take it for a visit to the sewing room. I could not take any pictures outside as it is still too hot and humid, but I was able to take a few inside with the air conditioning. Disclaimer: pictures that include me in them are not always that great. Be warned. I am not to blame if you go blind. HA!
neck detail/closed zipper
open zipper sleeves down
closed zipper/sleeve detail.
You'll notice I made the sleeves long enough so I could turn them up and show the lining if I wanted to. Love long sleeves (better to cover up my man hands.... bwaaa).
Someone walked by me and said, "Hey, those are Cincinnati Bengals colors." I froze. What?!
By way of background. . . I may live in Columbus, but I am originally from Cleveland and we are all about the Browns. In Columbus you root for either Cleveland or Cincinnati, and definitely the Ohio State Buckeyes. I know these are the colors of a sports team (hockey?) in Canada named the Oranje, right? But can they also be Bengals colors? If that is the case, good thing I am in Columbus. DOH!
and with that, Oranje is finished...
and I am off to find a summer tee that hopefully I can finish while it is still summer. chortle.
YAY!!!! It looks great!
Posted by: Toni | July 14, 2011 at 06:53 PM
Love it! Great job!
Posted by: Walden121 | July 16, 2011 at 04:06 PM