12 Layered Shirts V2 (Requested)

Hello!

I got a request to remake these Layered Shirts V1.

You can see the original shirts here and here.

In total there's 12 shirts that I divided into 2 sets.

Each set contains 6 shirts in one row.

+ Don't forget to download the mesh +

Enjoy and Happy Simming!

NewOne

12 LAYERED SHIRTS V2

SET 1
Young Adult & Adult

Everyday I Sleepwear I Athletic

3 Recolorable Parts - 2 Channels

Sleeves - Shirt - Neckline

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12 LAYERED SHIRTS V2

SET 2
Young Adult & Adult

Everyday I Sleepwear I Athletic

3 Recolorable Parts - 2 Channels

Sleeves - Shirt - Neckline

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SET 1
SET 2
MESH
[Club Crimsyn]



Models by Me:

Adam
Ashton
Dexter
Ethan
Fallen
Hayden
Jiro
Tyler
Viktor
Zack


Custom Content by Me:

Skinny Jeans
Tattoo


Custom Content I Used:

Skin - Brows - Blush by Subaxi
Eyes by Escand
Piercing by Astray Sims
Cross Earrings by Lemon Leaf
Eye Lashes by Arisuka
Facial Hairs by Kitty Klan
Hairs by
Patia, NewSea, Cazy,
Anubis360, Club NetShow
Pattern by Ravenessa 


Credits:
Aikea for the mesh
All creators above for creating cool CC. Thankies!
My Boys for modelling these shirts
[Thank you so much! Love you all! <3]

BURBERRY PRORSUM PRE-COLLECTION FALL 2010

Christopher Bailey returns with his BURBERRY PRORSUM PRE-COLLECTION FALL 2010.

Some really nice pieces of clothing here, not too simple and not overboard in terms of textures, fabrics and colour.

click on images to enlarge

Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot The Son Of Chico Dusty (Album)

TRACKLIST
01. Feel Me (Intro) (Produced By Malay)
02. Daddy Fat Sax (Produced By Mr. DJ)
03. Turns Me On Ft. Sleepy Brown And Joi (Produced By Organized Noize)
04. Follow Us Ft. Vonnegutt (Produced By Salaam Remi)
05. Shutterbug Ft. Cutty (Produced By Scott Storch Co-Produced By Big Boi)
06. General Patton (Produced By Jbeatzz And Big Boi)
07. Tangerine Ft. T.I. And Khujo Goodie (Produced By Knightheet And Big Boi)
08. You Ain’t No DJ Ft. Yelawolf (Produced By Andre 3000)
09. Hustle Blood Ft. Jamie Foxx (Produced By Lil’ Jon)
10. Be Still Ft. Janelle Monae (Produced By Royal Flush)
11. Fo Yo Sorrows Ft. George Clinton, Too Short And Sam Chris (Produced By Organized Noize)
12. Night Night Ft. B.o.B. And Joi (Produced By DJ Speedy Co-Produced By Big Boi)
13. Shine Blockas Ft. Gucci Mane (Produced By DJ Cutmaster Swiff Co-Produced By Big Boi)
14. The Train Pt. 2 (Sir Lucious Left Foot Saves The Day) Ft. Sam Chris (Produced By Organized Noize)
15. Back Up Plan (Produced By Organized Noize Co-Produced By Big Boi)

Follow link to download

http://urbanmusicdaily.net/external-destination.php?url=http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C1LGDF6H

Almost...but not quite

Readers, this Twenties dress -- which seems to have been so long in the making I was in my Twenties when I started -- is nearly done.  The sleeves went on without much trouble and the belt was easy to make, though still needs tweaking.  Need to hem, too.




The sleeves are not underlined, and the seams at the armsyce are delicate, particularly where semi-sheer chiffon sleeve meets sheer chiffon yoke.  I stitched the armscye twice but haven't serged the seam allowance because I don't want a thick seam that might show through the fabric.  I thought about using bias tape to reinforce it and then pressing this under to the sleeve side, but decided against it -- too bulky.  Stitching can strengthen a seam but can also weaken a fabric.  No one's going mountain climbing in this dress, after all.

I'm not sure how a seam like this would be finished on a commercial garment; some garments are delicate and that's that.  I'm used to thicker, more durable fabrics.  Chiffon deserves a chapter all its own.

Meanwhile I am still recovering from the high drama that is "Susan Slade," a little-known  (never released on VHS) tearjerker from the early Sixties directed by Delmer Daves, a sort of second tier Douglas Sirk.

If you enjoy tales of teen romance, unwed mothers, and family secrets (grandmother posing as mother) and love movies where the female characters wear matching stiletto heels with every outfit, you'll love "Susan Slade."  Great early Sixties fashion and Troy Donahue too!  And did I mention the sumptuous cinematography and Max Steiner score?

I could write a blog about old movies but you know, I'd rather write about making things myself than about what others have made -- much more fun.

Today I return to pattern drafting, hopefully, and pulling Cathy's ensemble together for our next shoot.  Never a dull moment.

Cathy took a red-eye from Los Angeles last night and is in a deep beauty slumber as we speak.  The life that girl leads...  Thank goodness for concealer is all I can say.

Have a great day, everybody!

For those who missed it the first time...

3 NEW TRACKS BY PHARRELL

Pharrell - Prettiest Girls

http://www.mediafire.com/?evzqmmlymfm

Pharrell - Fun, Fun, Fun

http://www.mediafire.com/?tfidylzmmzi

Pharrell - Rockets Theme

http://hulkshare.com/c6u0vz99ylsh

CORRECTION: Watermelon

Friends, I owe you an apology. 

The color of my McCall's Twenties dress is not frappe di fragola, strawberry parfait, Slightly Spam, or whatever I'd been calling it up to now.  It is the color of that most thirst-quenching of summer fruits, watermelon.

Now before you run off to your local Whole Foods, Piggly Wiggly, or roadside stand to pick some up, let me tell you about my dress.

Things are going well despite the fact that this pattern has no formal written instructions as we've come to know them.  It shows you what's attached to what and then you're on your own.  Presumably women sewing in the 1920's were up to the challenge and let's face it: this is a shift dress with a yoke and a sash.



I wouldn't have minded some hand holding though.  I'm underlining for the first time and I have never worked with poly chiffon before (let alone two layers) and it has presented some challenges.

I cut the yoke out of the solid sheer chiffon I purchased on Saturday and needed to finish the slightly scooped neckline.  I'd intended to finish it with bias cut from either the dotted or the sheer solid (self) chiffon but neither takes a crease very well and I didn't think it would look clean.  So I used the cotton/poly Wright's bias tape I'd bought and, while I generally don't like the stuff, it came out great. 



Yesterday I found just the right color Gutermann thread and I was able to top-stitch the tape very discretely.





I wanted to finish other edges -- like the attached drape -- with my rolled hem foot.



Generally I have good results with this foot, especially with cotton shirting and with the aid of some of Susan of Spare Time's fantastic tutorials.   Poly chiffon is simply too shifty for the task, however.  My test samples looked like this -- or worse:



So I improvised.  I've serged the edges, folded them over once and stitched (You're only going to see the outside).





In a perfect world I'd have serged with pink thread but this isn't a perfect world, not nearly.

I'm reinforcing most seams with Hug Snug rayon bias tape, especially where there are gathers.  The sleeves are my next challenge.

So there you have it.  I'm hoping to finish this up later today and then maybe treat myself to a large iced coffee and an hour with Connie Stevens in "Susan Slade."  Keep it simple, that's what I always say.

Another 90+ degrees here in NYC.

If you'd like to read a highly romanticized view of what it's like to shop with me in the Garment District, pay a visit today to In the Heyday.  Of course, it's mainly about Shona, but still interesting!

Have a great day and wait -- is this indeed watermelon???

Tisha

     

Bangladeshi Top Actress Purnima

        

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Bangla Model Hot Photo Shot

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Most hot Of the bd Model Nawsheen

Merman Monday + GOALS!

Good morning, sewers from all my favorite continents! 

We have a very special guest at MPB this morning -- Miss Ethel Merman!  Ethel's a big fan of Male Pattern Boldness and I told her she could come and watch this morning as long as she didn't break anything.

I hope everyone is feeling bright and chipper and ready to stitch today; I know I am.  There's so much to do.  My little McCall's Twenties frock is still hanging on its body form unsewn.  I seem to be experiencing a mild case of chiffon-itis -- it can creep up on you when you least expect it, apparently. 

But I am excited to see how it turns out: based on your comments Cathy will look like either Louise Brooks or Estelle Getty, may she rest in peace.  Of course I'm hoping for the latter since it won't be long before Cathy is sharing a condominium with three septuagenarians herself.

With no further delay, a brief review of the past week:

1. I bought fabric for my Twenties dress.  And then again.  And then again.   And then a little bit more.  Let's just leave it at that. 

2. I drafted a decent top, Lesson 4 in my pattern drafting book.   Next up is Lesson 5 - Overblouse (otherwise known as a shirt).  This lesson gets us into sleeves and collars, so should be quite a thrill ride.  I discussed some of my shoulder and back issues with Michael, who teaches the Alexander Technique, and he assured me that, rather than fuss with alterations to my sloper, I could have him teach me how to improve my posture quite easily.  After nearly eight years don't you think he might have addressed that already?   Better late than never!

3. Even more exciting than my posture, however: savvy sewist and blogger extraordinaire Mikhaela has given birth to a lovely baby girl!  It seemed like she was pregnant for about three years, but the results are so worth it.  Please visit Mikhaela at Polka Dot Overload and see lovely Cartoonist Baby "Z."  (Here's hoping that "Z" stands for Zoe and not Zsa Zsa.)

But enough about Mikhaela, what will I be giving birth to this week?

1. Must. Finish. Twenties. Dress.

2. More Pattern Drafting  (I'm trying to use different sheets to keep it interesting for you.)

3. Friends, how's this for lazy: I think I'm going to turn my self-drafted pants into shorts after all.  I never did get around to making myself shorts last week and that stretchy faille, or whatever strange fabric it was I made the pants out of, has a maddening tendency to twist below my knee in that ugly way that puts the inseam 180 degrees west.  Not pretty and not easily tamed. 

4. I have two weeks before my Fire Island trip and two complete resort wardrobes to create.  And that's just for the dogs.  Seriously, it's time to make my first Cath-kini!

And what of you?  Did you create any new life this past week? (Keep it clean please.)

Mom2five: How's the shirt coming along?  LauraD: Is your sewing machine out of the shop yet?  Toby: Congratulations on your navy skirt -- and the chicken tractor -- but don't get complacent.  Ruth: Any quilt updates to provide?  Sewforward: When do we get to see the "Shorts! Shorts! Shorts!"?  Melanie Jade: Are you almost done with the wedding gown?  Is the groom wearing anything?  Shona (In the Heyday): How is that Hawaiian dress is coming along?  Can't wait to see it!

I'm actually very happy with your progress, folks, or maybe it's just the coffee kicking in or Mikhaela's new baby;  I am experiencing one of those rare moments of peace.  Life is good and sewing makes it better.

Have a great day everybody and don't forget to say hi to Ethel on your way out; it means a lot to her still.

And what's on your sew-genda this week?

2010 BET AWARDS

If you want to see some of the performances from the 2010 BET Awards

Follow this link

http://www.mrworldpremiere.net/2010/06/2010-bet-awards-live-performances.html

These are my personal favorite performances from the night

Kanye West - Power

Chris Brown - MJ Tribute

Trey Songz - Yo Side Of The Bed/ Purple Rain

Khuli Chana - Freshe

One of my fav local tracks right nw! BIG UPS

Just another Sunday at our house...

Happy Sunday, readers!  Here's what's happening at this very moment at Chez MPB:

Michael is in an iPhone 4 trance from which he should emerge any day now.  In his defense, he just received it.

At his feet, Willy and Freddy nap and digest their morning meal.  Can't last long enough!

And what of me?

Studying, studying, studying for the big exam!

Yesterday I went back to the fabric store in search of the perfect poly chiffon for the yoke of my McCall Twenties dress.  But my favorite fabric dive was closed!  So I had to shop elsewhere.  I realize why people shop at normal fabric stores.  You ask for pink poly chiffon and that's exactly what they show you; you don't dig among the remnant bolts and hope for the best.  But you pay for the convenience.

I bought one yard of this:



It's a salmony pink sheer poly chiffon (Or is it poly organza?  Is there a difference?).  It's diaphanous but also quite sturdy, with lovely drape.  In fact, I'm thinking of doing not only the yoke with it, but the sleeves as well.  Do you like that idea or should I do the sleeves in the dotted chiffon?



Nice, right?  (The sheer chiffon photographs bluish there but they match extremely well in normal light.)

I've been experimenting with a lot of different seam finishes.  First, I tried various commercial double-folded bias.





These were too heavy.  Self-fabric bias works best.



I think if I use any bias, rather than fold over and topstitch, I'll stitch it to the outside, right sides together, fold it over, and then catch stitch it by hand on the inside.  I don't like topstitching, even with matching thread, for this dress.  (We're talking primarily about the neckline.)

I also like this (see below), which is just folding the edge over and stitching, leaving a clean raw edge on the inside.  Would that make me a bad person?   I like it because it's light, especially for that extra panel under the waistline that creates the lovely drapey effect, as well as the long sash.



I'll probably reinforce critical seams with rayon Hug Snug stay tape if need be.

As for the main seams, I'm not sure.  The front and back panels have underlining, and I may just have plain seams and finish them in a simple and light way; nothing fancy.



That's it for today, readers!  Michael seems to be emerging from his stupor, so I should check in with him; at least to say hi.   Hopefully I'll make some progress on "Polly Chiffon" today.

Have a great day, everybody!

Little librarians, take heed...