Thank you's and some info on my J. Crew Knock-off

First and foremost, I want thank everyone for their wonderful comments on my jacket. This was a labor of love and something that actually came out the way I envisioned. Now I want to answer Toya's question

toy said...
beautiful,, love the collar, what did you do to alter the pattern?

A. Well, it wasn't that hard at all. I used M5525 which had the same lines as the J. Crew trench. I didn't use the top collar and under collar. For the ruffles I measured half of the shell from center back to front hem, which equaled 41 inches and I times that by 4. I cut the fabric making sure it was at least 5 inches wide. Because I was using scraps I had to sew pieces together so they would equal at least 164 inches in length, which wasn't a problem since many of the the seams would be lost in the ruffles. I folded the fabric in half making it 2 1/2 inches wide then did the ruffles by hand. I hope this was helpful. If you have anymore questions don't hesitate to e-mail me.

I also want to thank Mimi for Domestic Haven for honoring me with the Excellent Blogger Award. It makes me feel good to know that people are reading and appreciating my blog. I'm so happy that I've become apart of this wonderful vitual community. There are so many creative blogs that I love and think are excellent that I don't know where to start. I have to sit back and think about this.

Next up is my Carolina Pencil Skirt using Burda 12/07 123. I just have to hem it.

Off to start blog surfing.