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Thanx onnari. Pls, the ankara fabric will be how many yards? Also, what will be the size or length of the short zipper?

Hi guys.... It's as if this september project is complicated and confusing as there are many designs.
I humbly suggest that the moderators choose a design to enable us embark on this project.
Thanx all.

yodiyokun: I love that jacket... @cheries where did you get that picture I beg? I'd like to see the description of the fabric used.

I can't really say, dear. It has been in my laptop for ages

Please guys, let's start voting. We don't have time again. Today is the 9th day. Please

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jackets

EFOSA VAL: Oh thanks, i loved your black dress too i even cliked like on it.

Thanx dearie......Pls voting should start so that we will get our materials ready for the September sew-along.

EFOSA VAL: Just call him to find out dear

My pictures up for voting

Efosa.....ur pics are lovely. I love Jackie's cloth and also the last one i.e the pink and white traditional gown.

Another pic

wizb: @Onnari, can we do a jacket for the september sew-along? Ankara jackets are in vogue now and I think it flatters almost all kinds of body shapes.

I agree with u.

Hello everyone, this forum is soo quiet. What's our next project? I can't wait for the September project.

onnari :
O! Here's the actual dress.

@ Onnari, i have to work on this dress again. With my experience now, i believe that it will come out nice.

onnari :
Hmm cherries! U picked red like ur name abi! The dress in polka dot is so pretty n feminine, looks very vintage. Please do white buttons! Can't wait to see it with buttons! Too cute!

Hope you guys would permit me to show off ur lovely dresses on burdastyle. U guys rock!

Thanx Onnari. I will definitely go for the white buttons. U are the brain behind it, so u can post it wherever u wish.

wizb: @cheries, I like your dRessz, Its perfect. Well done.

@ wizb, thanx. U also did a nice job.

Hi all, i have uploaded my dress though the buttons have not been attached but i'm enjoying it. Thanx Onnari and Efosa. U guys really rock!!
My July project will be uploaded later. Thanx once more to all the members of this forum.

My dress

@ Efosa, I can't wait for ur finished work.

@Efosa and onnari, pls I'm still waiting for the back bodice illustrations. Thanx for all ur efforts so far.

Efosa, pls i need more clarification on princess cut(pls use drawings and makings, if possible) for easier understanding

@Efosa, i love ur pics but pls, what is the measurement from the shoulder to where the princess cut starts?

Please like Temitayo, I have no idea how you used your measurements to arrive at the numbers for your cut. How did you calculate?. I'm afraid of cutting the wrong thing.

Also how do you know how wide and long the fold of the fabric should be. How do you know how deep the curve should be? Did you use the shoulder measurement. Did you add seam allowance?[/quote]@onnari, this is exactly the question that i want to ask.

@onnari pls, is this pattern only for the front, or both front and back.
Also the pattern is not well-detailed though the measurements were outlined. For a beginner, how will the cloth be measured i.e the shoulder, armhole, burst, waist, neck before using this pattern

@onnari & Efosa, when is the work starting? We are already on the 3rd day....I can't wait to wear mine to work.

@Efosa & onnari, thank u guys for keeping this thread alive. I have finished the first project and my little sis loved it and bought it from me. I will post the pics later.
Pls, does anyone know where i can get da-viva or excellence shop here in the east cos i'm based in Onitsha. Also, how many yards will be adequate for the yellow dress. I am tall and slim.

I'm in.....I vote for the yellow dress.

devour129: i used to be bothered by this when my hubby does but not anymore.i channel my mind and time to other things.agaracha must come back.in fact that's the best time to ask him for things cos for his mind he dosent want to talk to you at all so he gives you whatever you want so can leave him alone.

That is true. I so much agree with u.

My birthday mate......carry go

The dress is lovely.

I'm in and i love the first orange dress.

Thank God for your life.

Dear All,

Very informative and a MONEY-SAVER! !!!!!!!!! !!
This is our own little contribution to the reinvestment program.

PETROL TIPS - info!!
With Petrol expected to reach N141 per litre by end of 2012 these tips that I received from a friend might come in handy.       

TIPS ON PUMPING PETROL

I don't know what you guys are paying for petrol,  . I am paying up to N97 to N100 per litre. My line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every Litre:

Here at the Shell Pipeline where I work, we deliver about 4 million litres in a 24-hour period,

Only  buy or fill up your car or truck in the early  morning when the ground temperature is still  cold.
Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the petrol, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening, your litre is not exactly a litre. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role.

A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

When  you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of  the nozzle to a fast mode.
If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. You  should be pumping on low mode, thereby  minimizing the vapours that are created while  you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.
So, stop running to Fuel stations were their metres pump faster because you are in a hurry. Take your time and get good value for your hard earned Naira.

One of the most important tips is to fill up when  your Petrol tank is HALF FULL. The reason for this is the more Petrol you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space.  Petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine.  Petrol storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the Petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every litre is actually the exact amount.
Another  reminder, if there is a petrol truck pumping  into the storage tanks when you stop to buy  Petrol, DO NOT fill up; most likely  the petrol is being stirred up as the Petrol is  being delivered, and you might pick up some of  the dirt that normally settles on the  bottom.

To  have an impact, we need to reach literally  millions of Petrol buyers in Nigeria. It's really simple to do.

I'm sending this note to about thirty people. If each  of you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 =  300), and those 300 send it to at least ten more  (300 x 10 = 3,000) and so on, by the time the  message reaches the sixth generation of people, we  will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers  !!!!!!! If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted!
If it goes one level further, you guessed it,
THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!