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10th April 07, 08:50 PM
#1
Our try at an X-Kilt
We're (my wife and kids and I) taking a 2 week vacation at my Mother's home in North Carolina. We thought this would be a great time to try our hand at an X-Kilt. My wife is both crafty and frugal, so this is waaaaay better than buying me alot more kilts. My mother was once employed running the costume shop fo a theater, ie she has the sewing skills we're sorely lacking. We picked up some poly/cotton material at fabric shop we stumbled upon in a near by town. I'm very excited!! Here are some pics from the first two days of work.
The Fabric
Me measuring and cutting the double wide fabric
My mother hemming the fabric
My wife and mother planning out the pleats
Measuring and Chalking the pleats (my wife and I did this as a team)
[center]"I like my sugar with coffee and cream." - Beastie Boys
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10th April 07, 08:56 PM
#2
Ironing the pleats
My wife sewing the pleats
The view from the sewing machine, just to show that we're not all work and no play!
[center]"I like my sugar with coffee and cream." - Beastie Boys
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10th April 07, 09:06 PM
#3
Looks like a great family project.
Convener, Georgia Chapter, House of Gordon (Boss H.O.G.)
Where 4 Scotsmen gather there'll usually be a fifth.
7/5 of the world's population have a difficult time with fractions.
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10th April 07, 09:07 PM
#4
More, please. I want to see how it turns out.
Past President, St. Andrew's Society of the Inland Northwest
Member, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Founding Member, Celtic Music Spokane
Member, Royal Photographic Society
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10th April 07, 09:54 PM
#5
What fun! ...and wow, what a setting to be sewing, too. That's some house.
I'm looking forward to seeing the results!
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11th April 07, 02:15 AM
#6
Stunning view in which to work!
Am intrigued by those "flooded" trees! 
Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)
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11th April 07, 02:17 AM
#7
can't wait to see how it turns out
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11th April 07, 07:22 AM
#8
 Originally Posted by djweso
The view from the sewing machine, just to show that we're not all work and no play!
hey, great picture; where in NC is this?
i live in the Raleigh area now, and i was raised in Shelby NC, so i am an NC boy thru and thru. this looks like it is out in the coastal plains, yes?
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11th April 07, 08:08 AM
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Thanks everyone for the encouraging comments. We're back at it this morning. We have to take tomorrow off, but will hopefully finish Friday or Saturday.
We're in Edenton, and the house is right on the Abemarle Sound. Map (Click the pink circle with a number in it). Although the aerial photo are several years out of date (happens often on google.)
I added the location to the pic after furrycelt asked the question although I do usually add them.
Last edited by djweso; 11th April 07 at 08:18 AM.
Reason: fixing the link to map
[center]"I like my sugar with coffee and cream." - Beastie Boys
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11th April 07, 10:50 AM
#10
Wow my sewing machine should have such a view!
Dee
Ferret ad astra virtus
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