AUTHOR: Erin
TITLE: Today's Pattern Story
DATE: 6:00 AM
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<div style="clear:both;"></div><a href="http://www.lanetzliving.net/inc/sdetail/111063" target="_blank"><br /><img alt="Simplicity 1912" src="http://www.dressaday.com/Simplicity_1912.jpg" width="400" title="Friends don't let friends wear doilies." hspace="10" /></a><br /><br />Darla: "Oh. You're right. I do look like a walking café curtain."<br /><br />Carla: "I hated to be the one to tell you, but someone had to do it."<br /><br />Darla: "And you know ..."<br /><br />Carla: "That I look like I'm about to call "offsides!" at the World Tea-Drinking Championship? Yep."<br /><br />Darla: "Our home-ec teacher has a lot to answer for."<br /><br />Carla: "Don't worry, I already spiked the faculty coffeepot with something that causes unpleasant gastrointestinal effects, yet is non-life-threatening."<br /><br />Darla: "You rock. Also, cute shoes!"<br /><br />(Thanks to Janet at <a href="http://www.lanetzliving.net">Lanetz Living</a> for today's pattern!)<div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div><p class="blogger-labels">Labels: <a rel='tag' href="http://www.dressaday.com/labels/patternstories.html">patternstories</a>, <a rel='tag' href="http://www.dressaday.com/labels/Simplicity_1912.html">Simplicity_1912</a>, <a rel='tag' href="http://www.dressaday.com/labels/whatsthestory.html">whatsthestory</a></p>
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/13795336929483174084" rel="nofollow">Meghan</a>
DATE:Mar 4, 2010 7:00:00 AM
I always enjoy these, but this one made me laugh out loud. I think it&#39;s the &quot;oops!&quot; hand-to-mouth on poor Darla.
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/01285185619015613888" rel="nofollow">Val</a>
DATE:Mar 4, 2010 7:37:00 AM
Funny!  I wish I had your talent for coming up with clever descriptions for some of these rather bizarre outfits.
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/14313164876855565140" rel="nofollow">Latter-Day Flapper</a>
DATE:Mar 4, 2010 7:45:00 AM
Poor choice of fabric and trim, but the dress itself has potential.  I&#39;d maybe do it in burgundy, and lose the ruffle.  Nobody needs a ruffle at crotch level.  I think I&#39;d do a strip of flat bias trim.
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/06524707329523712499" rel="nofollow">onemockingbirdhill</a>
DATE:Mar 4, 2010 8:25:00 AM
I have to agree that no one rivals your creativity when it comes to these little conversations, but I have to respectfully disagree with the lace at crotch level comment...after all, EVERY girl needs a little lace here and THERE...
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon anon-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/anon16-rounded.gif" alt="Anonymous" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<span class="anon-comment-author">Anonymous</span>
DATE:Mar 4, 2010 8:53:00 AM
OMG!  I wondered why they had built-in aprons.  Are they the kitchen staff in the zeppelin fleet?  Oh, and my Mom&#39;s name was Darla.  Ha ha ha.  --Karen
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/11985172095662387958" rel="nofollow">Kathryn</a>
DATE:Mar 4, 2010 8:54:00 AM
LOL.  Even though it looks a bit like a walking cafe curtain,  it is cute and I would totally wear it.
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon anon-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/anon16-rounded.gif" alt="Anonymous" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sewingcouture.com/" rel="nofollow">Lacey</a>
DATE:Mar 4, 2010 9:07:00 AM
That was hysterical. You are so accurate in that exchange. Granted you can opt out of the lace and stripes for a better dress on a whole.  Love it! <br /><br />Lacey<br /><br />http://www.sewingcouture.com/
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon anon-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/anon16-rounded.gif" alt="Anonymous" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.coconutpie.etsy.com" rel="nofollow">Coconut Pie</a>
DATE:Mar 4, 2010 10:54:00 AM
Ah, home-ec teachers! My home-ec teacher neglected to tell one of my classmates about one way fabric before she started cutting out. At our class fashion show the poor child wore a dress made out of  toile with a huge French chateau right-side up on the front, and upside-down on the back. I was appalled.
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02749102843736418510" rel="nofollow">Im Estee</a>
DATE:Mar 4, 2010 11:59:00 AM
Love it!
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02986387347283221427" rel="nofollow">Packrat</a>
DATE:Mar 4, 2010 12:53:00 PM
You did it again.  So funny.  Love the others&#39; comments, too.  This is a very strange design.  As much as I love aprons, why would one deliberately wear this one?
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/13269184261724049476" rel="nofollow">Cookie</a>
DATE:Mar 4, 2010 2:13:00 PM
Gosh, can you imagine what an insulting anniversary gift this would make from a husband to a wife, especially if the apron part was in a contrasting fabric? <i><br /><br />(&quot;But the girl at the store said any wife would LOVE it!&quot; / &quot;You can&#39;t mean Cindy WALLIS? She&#39;s been trying to break us up for YEARS!&quot; )</i>
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/03265763475632104771" rel="nofollow">Sara</a>
DATE:Mar 4, 2010 2:25:00 PM
Hooray!  I&#39;ve missed your stories!  Love &#39;em!
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/08689743893755556076" rel="nofollow">Katie</a>
DATE:Mar 4, 2010 3:38:00 PM
You are right, this pattern does have a bit too much of the &quot;oopsie!&quot; factor. :)
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/07171619702536045694" rel="nofollow">WendyBee</a>
DATE:Mar 4, 2010 9:06:00 PM
These are always fun, and this one is really good!  Thanks for the chuckle!<br />WendyBee
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/03901400647777521741" rel="nofollow">Larissa</a>
DATE:Mar 5, 2010 1:13:00 PM
you are one funny person. these make my day.
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/00758291876556533506" rel="nofollow">RheLynn</a>
DATE:Mar 6, 2010 4:37:00 PM
Uh-huh, looks like Darla was already partaking of the coffee pot with that &#39;oops&#39; expression hand-to-face.  A little wind to inflate that apron sail?
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/06726937693687950799" rel="nofollow">LB&#39;s Sewing Sanity</a>
DATE:Mar 7, 2010 7:53:00 AM
LOVE the post! Love those vintage patterns!  Thanks for sharing.
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