clothesline - Show and Tell Gallery

Show & Tell Gallery

Show us what you've got! Send us a photo of the Clothesline project you've made to carmen@clotheslinehangout.com.

Please mark email subject title " Show and Tell. " We's especially love to see you wearing your Clothesline project. Photos may be used for promotional purposes, so if you don't want to be seen online please let me know.

Here are some variations on the It's a Wrap! skirt.

Tie at sideTie at backTie at front

Wear it with the ties at the front, back or side.

Cut it short. Here ties have been made by cutting off a diagonal piece from the pillowslip. Now that you've made the waist narrower, there's no need to stitch the darts.

To make use of contrast panels on the pillowslips, cut each pillowslip into two pieces before you join them. As you join the 4 pieces into a tube, you can insert the ties where you like.

I told you Clothesline patterns are easy to sew! Even an I.T. guy who hasn't touched a sewing machine since year 8 can do it. Find out why Craig made this Ally top here.

Pirated this photo from Craftster.org where LuthienBlack has made a Tash dress in the most beautiful fabric!

Cailin A. adds an extra layer under her Halle dress, plus tights and boots. Nice work!

Congrats to Nicole L who won $100 Gift Voucher from Funky Fabrix for sending us a snapshot!

This tunic is made following Tash dress instructions - the only difference is where you decide to position the waist shirring.

This the real Asha wearing an Asha top variation that omits waistline shirring. (She's only 10, so you can see our size range will fit little girls as well.)

Dora the mannequin sporting a variation on the Lizzie apron.

Because the Lizzie apron is quite small and more decorative than practical, I wanted to make it a little wider. I cut the pattern larger, but then found it doesn't wrap round the body so well. I stitched 2 tucks in the waistband and hey presto, it has this neat pleated look.

What a cute pair! My niece Tash made a Halle dress and my sister Jeannie tested out an Ally top.

Tash's tip - if you're above average height ( say 5'6 or 167cm) you may like to cut your dresses a little longer or add a ruffle to the bottom of the dress.

Jeannie's tip - she took in the sides of her top to make it closer fitting -see blog entry for May 12 2009 to learn how.

This version of the Tash dress has an added ruffle (use instructions as for Maz skirt) and an extra long belt (cut out the Halle belt twice, join the short ends and sew as instructed.)

Here's another Maz skirt - A word of warning when making a stripey Maz skirt - Before you cut fabric, check to see which way the stripes will end up.

(Technical talk: For 115cm fabric layout, pattern is cut out on crosswise grain instead of more usual lengthwise grain - to save on fabric.)

I wanted vertical stripes, so I bought extra 115cm wide fabric (1.2m) and cut out on lengthwise grain.

Look familiar? Yes, it's the exact same Tash dress from the back cover of In the Beginning. Add a deep ruffle, (use Maz skirt method and an extra half metre of fabric), tie on a double length Halle belt and put on your party shoes. Your first maxi dress!