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I'm in the running to have my stuff featured in a fashion show at my college. Because it's still the middle of winter here, I've pretty much been focused on shelling out winter-wear, but the people running the fashion show want to see a more spring/summer line. I've got a bundle of pictures of warmer weather items that I've made before, but I'm hoping to beef up my spring line before sending them the addition to my portfolio. That said, I've got a lot to do and a few questions to ask all of you guys.

1. Collars:
I've pretty much stayed clear of shirts with collars for a while because the only collars I can confidently do are hooded ones, turtle necks, and off the shoulder. Most of my spring line-up consists of tube tops or tubes with thick straps, but I'd like to expand that. I want to make a few shirts with puffed sleeves and wide-ish collars, but I'm just not really any good at making them. I found the following tutorial on making collars, but I still can't seem to figure them out.
http://community.livejournal.com/t_shirt_surgery/2050500.html
In addition to making regular, ringer type collars, I also want to make wider, as well as deeper, and even v-neck collars. Do you guys have any tutorials on those types of things, or is anyone willing to make one?

2. Inspiration
I've got quite a few designs ready to go, but I wanted to know if you guys had any specific sites or links to anything springy/summery that was a source of inspiration for you. I don't want to copy other peoples' designs, don't worry, but I do like seeing the different kinds of things people come up with and it helps to inspire me to draw things up. Anyway, if you've seen anything lately that just really strikes you as neat or something you'd really like or wish you could make, please shoot the link over to me in a comment!

3. Name Change
I've gone through quite a few name changes in the past couple of years and I can just never seem to settle on one. I've been using "Breaking Free" for a while now, but I'm just not sure how dedicated I am to it. Entering into something like this, I'd like to really be happy with my name. I'm in the midst of building a website as well, and once I pay for it, I can't change the name. I'm considering the following names, all of which I quite like:

Cherry Blossom Parade
Resistance
Blue Heart/Black Lace
Breaking Free

What are you guys' thoughts on each of them? I can't decide which I prefer out of all of them. I still like "Breaking Free", I'm just not sure if it really catches peoples' attention.



Thanks so much! I can't wait to start all of my sewing this evening. I'm going to try to make a tutorial for each piece that I do, so I'll be posting a LOT of stuff in the next few days.

Steph