RACHEL'S RAMBLINGS

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Rachel GA-12-E

Hey girls, have you tried sewing? It's not as easy as it looks, and takes a bit of time, but it's lotsa fun, and there are side benefits. After I picked my hysterical laughing, choking children off the floor, I cranked out some terrible creations and finally some really good skirts for Kathy (my wife). Now it's the kids who are wantin' something made for them.

Kathy now has a beautiful ultra-sexy wrap-and-tie type evening gown she says she will wear bra-less (I hope) to our neighborhood holiday party. I'm going as her macho husband in my finest male clothes. (Why not if you have a wife as lovely as mine? Anyway I'll get my chance at it also.) The entire cost was $16 in sexy black Qiana nylon and was finished in only an hour (less cutting). It also fits me in several wraps without falsies and several others in a halter bra with falsies.

One look through the Simplicity or McCalls book at all those lovely feminine clothes in all those modern sheer and sexy fabrics will con- vince you to try. It's a good way to get a size 12 dress with a size 16 waist, alter store bought clothes or get longer sleeves in a nice blouse. You can modify a basic slack, skirt, dress or blouse pattern to fit you perfectly and use your creative genius to add decorations. Get Simplicity's How to Sew book with a whole flock of shortcuts.

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