tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post7159459749182208607..comments2024-03-27T22:07:57.614-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sewing Fanatic: A Chilly Day Outfit - Part 1Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-70436435941925211972009-01-06T15:07:00.000-05:002009-01-06T15:07:00.000-05:00Gorgeous jacket and style! I love it! Well done, C...Gorgeous jacket and style! I love it! Well done, Carolyn!!Tanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01073735708031525696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-84211202026762853272009-01-05T10:47:00.000-05:002009-01-05T10:47:00.000-05:00Lovely jacket and I like the details. Fleece soun...Lovely jacket and I like the details. Fleece sounds like a wonderful idea for those chilly Mondays. I had to look at the photos again after I read your post as I didn't "read" fleece the first time around. Very nice.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-46016895522588363842009-01-03T20:24:00.000-05:002009-01-03T20:24:00.000-05:00Nice job! I couldn't believe that was fleece. Can...Nice job! I couldn't believe that was fleece. Can't wait to see the rest of the 'fit.TeeThymeDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430209960900969289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-81622662742573678472009-01-03T18:38:00.000-05:002009-01-03T18:38:00.000-05:00It's a fine looking jacket.The reason it's always ...It's a fine looking jacket.<BR/><BR/>The reason it's always cold on Mondays is because most buildings turn the heat down to 50 on Friday afternoon, and it takes a long time to come back up to 68 or so. Planning to stay warm was an excellent program!Marjiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950085029835332900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-48714940854090910542009-01-03T18:25:00.000-05:002009-01-03T18:25:00.000-05:00I love the fabric...hard to believe it is fleece.....I love the fabric...hard to believe it is fleece...it should really be great for that chilly office<BR/><BR/>TinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-12280152684859062732009-01-03T17:18:00.000-05:002009-01-03T17:18:00.000-05:00Love the color! Who would have known it was fleece...Love the color! Who would have known it was fleece. Very impressive ms.c!Still Patricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354178083853153422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-30706046441502563582009-01-03T16:56:00.000-05:002009-01-03T16:56:00.000-05:00Oooo . . very nice! I think you're the first pers...Oooo . . very nice! I think you're the first person I've known that can make fleece look chic. The print and the binding are just right.Summersethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364235843222794829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-33181150540149373642009-01-03T16:17:00.000-05:002009-01-03T16:17:00.000-05:00Nice jacket! I'd never know that was fleece! Like ...Nice jacket! I'd never know that was fleece! Like the way you finished the binding on the sleeve hems.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-5048962488655642372009-01-03T09:57:00.000-05:002009-01-03T09:57:00.000-05:00Very impressive to have the first garment of the y...Very impressive to have the first garment of the year! Looks great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-17955719479868991652009-01-03T09:35:00.000-05:002009-01-03T09:35:00.000-05:00Great jacket! I love the binding - it adds such a...Great jacket! I love the binding - it adds such an elegant touch.<BR/><BR/>Glad to see you easing back into the sewing!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109120743751725861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-17974653035053577152009-01-03T08:25:00.000-05:002009-01-03T08:25:00.000-05:00Looks great, Carolyn! Thanks for the tip on pressi...Looks great, Carolyn! Thanks for the tip on pressing fleece.<BR/><BR/>Most offices are cold on Mondays in the winter; building management turns the heat down over the weekend, same as most of us do overnight, or when we leave the house empty all day and go to work, or leave on a winter vacation.BetsyVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14824251716471351275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-54031709220965689222009-01-03T07:56:00.000-05:002009-01-03T07:56:00.000-05:00Love your jacket!Love your jacket!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-80594518164761473932009-01-03T07:43:00.000-05:002009-01-03T07:43:00.000-05:00I really love this jacket! Very nice looking flee...I really love this jacket! Very nice looking fleece. I love the colors as well. <BR/><BR/>Best wishes for 2009!Linda Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655695696943452993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-10877545731528355152009-01-03T03:28:00.000-05:002009-01-03T03:28:00.000-05:00This jacket is fabulous. It's classy and stylish....This jacket is fabulous. It's classy and stylish. Love it!senaSewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098578400327734399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-69013022980564080692009-01-03T03:24:00.000-05:002009-01-03T03:24:00.000-05:00I can't believe you made that with fleece! It's s...I can't believe you made that with fleece! It's so elegant looking.Claudinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364637676915085292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-64745447373797873222009-01-03T01:00:00.000-05:002009-01-03T01:00:00.000-05:00Very clever with the ribbon facings!I really need ...Very clever with the ribbon facings!<BR/><BR/>I really need to get off the computer and go sew, but all my sewing blog friends are so inspiring that it's hard to break away!neighbourhood.galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312982850571575165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-4066349700434843322009-01-03T00:50:00.000-05:002009-01-03T00:50:00.000-05:00I love this jacket - the fabric is perfect for it!...I love this jacket - the fabric is perfect for it!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023115170916061414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-87707468376525270052009-01-03T00:43:00.000-05:002009-01-03T00:43:00.000-05:00WOW!!! This jacket is beautiful. I'm dying to se...WOW!!! This jacket is beautiful. I'm dying to see the whole outfit. I would never have thought that fleece could be so...so...so...elegant as others have said. I will look more closely at the fleece next trip but I doubt that Joann's has anything as nice.<BR/><BR/>TeresaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-78015117376966801472009-01-02T23:17:00.001-05:002009-01-02T23:17:00.001-05:00I can't believe that is fleece, looks fantastic. ...I can't believe that is fleece, looks fantastic. Where did you get the foldover braid?Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229406683301436266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-23052503976357281682009-01-02T23:17:00.000-05:002009-01-02T23:17:00.000-05:00You did such a wonderful job on this. So professi...You did such a wonderful job on this. So professional. I've never seen fleece like that. I learned something new today!Manecoarsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251993123212008736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-6682915533455817322009-01-02T22:56:00.000-05:002009-01-02T22:56:00.000-05:00Great jacket Carolyn! Love the houndstooth!Great jacket Carolyn! Love the houndstooth!Erica Bunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023668349294387098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-18139635696219330312009-01-02T22:17:00.000-05:002009-01-02T22:17:00.000-05:00I love the jacket, I didn't know it was fleece unt...I love the jacket, I didn't know it was fleece until I started reading, and thanks for the ironing tip I made two fleece jackets and ironed both, thankfully I didn't burn them but I will use a pressing cloth in the future. The future being tomorrow I'm working on a hot pink fleece jacket. It should keep you very warm.Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305569483103134078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-28244205748945806082009-01-02T21:46:00.000-05:002009-01-02T21:46:00.000-05:00I cannot believe that's fleece--it looks too coutu...I cannot believe that's fleece--it looks too couture! You have a great eye for fabric and mad skillz!NancyDaQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609215745927535353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-43555049339378757152009-01-02T21:44:00.000-05:002009-01-02T21:44:00.000-05:00Your new cosy jacket turned out as an elegant one,...Your new cosy jacket turned out as an elegant one, never would have guessed it was a fleece fabric. The fold over braid matches perfectly. I only wonder why you sewed the buttons in a vertical way while the buttonholes are sewed horizontally.<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-70307761420147023482009-01-02T21:35:00.000-05:002009-01-02T21:35:00.000-05:00Wow! I didn't know that fleece could look like th...Wow! I didn't know that fleece could look like that! great job on the jacket. Thank you for showing the details!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782386414185682598noreply@blogger.com