tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post3413707595689345264..comments2024-03-27T22:07:57.614-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sewing Fanatic: Denim McCalls 7095Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-86437226406049938092017-03-21T11:08:26.828-04:002017-03-21T11:08:26.828-04:00Hey, ease off: Show yourself a little compassion. ...Hey, ease off: Show yourself a little compassion. The top looks great, even if it isn't meeting the vision you had for it. If the fabric seems a little stiff for the design, in your opinion, well, you've learned something from this experiment. Good for you!Nikki Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177468823532894892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-88927237746691759372017-03-21T03:09:54.385-04:002017-03-21T03:09:54.385-04:00Great use of the fabric! I just had the same slee...Great use of the fabric! I just had the same sleeve issues as you on another pattern and did something much like you (though more hacking and less measuring!). When patterns get frustrating it's really easy for them to turn into UFO's, so good for you for finishing it and having a great finished garment. Hope I can do the same with mine!AllisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431369603470575306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-70931318634297528492017-03-19T17:01:37.107-04:002017-03-19T17:01:37.107-04:00It looks awesome U did a great job :)It looks awesome U did a great job :)Twinkle Terriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14066948053622078820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-26617230662000144352017-03-18T10:46:19.382-04:002017-03-18T10:46:19.382-04:00Well, the end result is fab even if the process wa...Well, the end result is fab even if the process wasn't so fun! I've made that pattern a few times and it has a really tall sleeve cap. I made it in a drape-y gauze and it worked but I figured if I ever made it with sleeves again I'd have to alter the sleeve cap. Love the fabric!liza janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916364137307894200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-50420740369986462422017-03-18T09:29:14.705-04:002017-03-18T09:29:14.705-04:00Love this! That fabric is amazing and I think your...Love this! That fabric is amazing and I think your top shows it off much better than the Vogue jacket.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-31387500065385136352017-03-17T21:15:52.333-04:002017-03-17T21:15:52.333-04:00I saw this fabric on Fabric.com and at the time th...I saw this fabric on Fabric.com and at the time there was still in stock. I ended up buying another piece with ivory embroidery as a border. I was thinking of making a tunic, just not sure which one as I have a couple in stash. With all your trials with this fabric, I like how it looks!Linda Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655695696943452993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-27672422963436651892017-03-17T10:47:02.058-04:002017-03-17T10:47:02.058-04:00I like it too! Love how you handled the print and...I like it too! Love how you handled the print and the tunic looks like it'd be a comfortable, stylish wear. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872753120191298033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-61439453096031356582017-03-17T09:10:56.305-04:002017-03-17T09:10:56.305-04:00Eeek! I love this! I saw it scrolling on IG and fo...Eeek! I love this! I saw it scrolling on IG and forgot to come to the blog to see the details. <br /><br />You may like it more when Spring has sprung. It's an amazing use of the fabric.KS_Sews (Dressmakingbacles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04687503853838975877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-45538912262378284612017-03-16T21:09:15.069-04:002017-03-16T21:09:15.069-04:00I really enjoyed reading about your many dilemmas ...I really enjoyed reading about your many dilemmas with this project, and admire your refusal to give up. Of course, the fabric deserves all of the attention and care you gave it, and you were rewarded with a wonderful outcome. Actually, your experience is familiar to me, and probably to all of your readers, because everyone has experienced snags and frustrations. Not everyone perseveres, but the end is all the sweeter for those who do. You have at least three reasons to love this tunic: 1) You overcame obstacles to complete it, 2) you proved that you are a problem solver, and not a quitter; and 3) Your tunic does justice to the fabulous embroidered fabric. Bravo! By the way, I have asked Fabric.com to notify me when the fabric becomes available again. I didn't even notice that jacket in the new Vogue Patterns, until you pointed it out. Now, I absolutely must make myself something with that fabric. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02324115621048719512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-38381728326733158512017-03-16T20:10:21.225-04:002017-03-16T20:10:21.225-04:00I think its a great top, not what you expected bu...I think its a great top, not what you expected but nice none the less. Great save. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-90006839315873856892017-03-16T11:08:36.865-04:002017-03-16T11:08:36.865-04:00It was definitely worth all the trouble coz it tur...It was definitely worth all the trouble coz it turned out so beautiful. Looks great on you.The Sewing CPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597071745117856780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-65025606910222999602017-03-16T06:35:54.531-04:002017-03-16T06:35:54.531-04:00Robin - there are a couple of Telio pieces on fabr...Robin - there are a couple of Telio pieces on fabric.com that I want. Just trying not to buy them because I don't need them!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-5395915346720412662017-03-16T00:58:56.164-04:002017-03-16T00:58:56.164-04:00Beautiful fabric and a great save . I really hope ...Beautiful fabric and a great save . I really hope you get to feel the love for your tunic after all your work . It seems to be a piece that fits in with your current work wardrobe - good casual. Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384221374769122673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-13181124933615715522017-03-16T00:55:58.585-04:002017-03-16T00:55:58.585-04:00It's got a sixties vibe. I like it. I've b...It's got a sixties vibe. I like it. I've been eyeing that fabric on Fabric.com too. Oh well, guess I'll wait till the 31st. Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11688809657787883372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-16091165613803530752017-03-15T22:55:52.851-04:002017-03-15T22:55:52.851-04:00I think your tunic top is gorgeous! All the troub...I think your tunic top is gorgeous! All the trouble you went to to fit it and it is absolutely stunning! I've been sewing for a long time so I know what is involved in fitting and ease. Don't be so hard on yourself. It is definitely a keeper.dogloverlaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990106646397150285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-10395486178510604902017-03-15T19:03:34.772-04:002017-03-15T19:03:34.772-04:00Your tunic top is beautiful!Your tunic top is beautiful!winniesgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247575146826326352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-28663631946303919592017-03-15T18:54:12.678-04:002017-03-15T18:54:12.678-04:00I like tunics like that and I would be happy in it...I like tunics like that and I would be happy in it. I have had the same problem in several patterns so that I came to the conclusion that they use the exact same sleeve pattern piece in all patterns. I am spatially challenged so I have been working years to try and develop skill with sleeves. Blogs like this help me learn.janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637808893882629744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-10245451136274310492017-03-15T18:31:36.388-04:002017-03-15T18:31:36.388-04:00You're right because I think that jacket is st...You're right because I think that jacket is stunning! My tunic is nice but I guess I had higher expectations.Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-56424522796072381212017-03-15T18:08:53.544-04:002017-03-15T18:08:53.544-04:00It was pricy and I waited until it was 20% off on ...It was pricy and I waited until it was 20% off on Black Friday when I bought mine so I understand why you didn't get any. I hate UFOs and I've been sewing long enough that I thought I should be able to fix the things that weren't working. I'm glad it's done though! *LOL*Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-609511590731375902017-03-15T17:50:42.305-04:002017-03-15T17:50:42.305-04:00I think it was the trauma of sewing it. I hate whe...I think it was the trauma of sewing it. I hate when simple/easy projects become huge epic projects that you have to figure out challenge after challenge. I don't mind that on complicated projects because I expect it but it drives me nuts on the easy ones.Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-50817468006203158332017-03-15T13:29:25.147-04:002017-03-15T13:29:25.147-04:00Isn't taste just so individual! To me, your to...Isn't taste just so individual! To me, your top is fun and youthful (in a positive way, befitting your personality - as it's shown in this blog at any rate!) whereas (to me) the magazine photo is a bit off somehow... I hope you come to love this after some percolating because it looks fab on you: so fun and approachable!the craftytravellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00122562999314308422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-62013869092968761072017-03-15T13:14:18.698-04:002017-03-15T13:14:18.698-04:00Great top, you look lovely in it.
Great top, you look lovely in it.<br />sew.mad5https://www.blogger.com/profile/08837448362348301899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-9308670519650278702017-03-15T12:44:38.261-04:002017-03-15T12:44:38.261-04:00I love your tunic! I think it so pretty on you! ...I love your tunic! I think it so pretty on you! And way to go persevering and making it work. I don't always have that kind of patience to fix the problems I encounter.<br /><br />I saw that fabric at the Vogue Fabrics booth at the Sewing Expo and was very tempted, but I couldn't think of anything to do with it and the price was just a bit above my comfort zone to buy with no clear plans. darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14791911934006642372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-88176984250876458352017-03-15T11:56:49.025-04:002017-03-15T11:56:49.025-04:00This is a garment that needs to go into the "...This is a garment that needs to go into the "magic closet" for a season. When you get it out in 6 months or so, you won't remember the irritation or the nitpicky problems you had with it. This happens to me SO OFTEN. We are our own worst critics.Amanda S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05591040347020137293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-40496798895960415742017-03-15T11:32:38.385-04:002017-03-15T11:32:38.385-04:00All that trouble, but such beautiful results. Very...All that trouble, but such beautiful results. Very nice indeed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13182807705021975004noreply@blogger.com