tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post4085290684036412418..comments2024-03-27T22:07:57.614-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sewing Fanatic: Spring Trends - Gingham in McCalls 6506Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-38498371998643390012015-04-19T03:29:21.719-04:002015-04-19T03:29:21.719-04:00Oh I love this on you. I think it's a very you...Oh I love this on you. I think it's a very youthful look for you and works... not a trying too hard look though. Can I tell you my very first thought....(meant in a really good way just to be sure)... I immediately thought "you look like a girl". I think this so works for you ... says fun, casual, happy to me. I hope you do wear it... and I love the yellow belt with it. Summer Flieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092393256871735567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-68440684524074968332015-04-18T19:19:27.698-04:002015-04-18T19:19:27.698-04:00Mountain Woman try McCalls 6654. It has an elasti...Mountain Woman try McCalls 6654. It has an elasticized waistline for a straight and flare skirt and goes up to a size 22. If you need a larger size it should be pretty easy to adjust. Hope that helps!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-53561557108567852742015-04-18T03:46:49.711-04:002015-04-18T03:46:49.711-04:00I like it! It's a going out to lunch on Saturd...I like it! It's a going out to lunch on Saturday kind of dress.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491973265980875773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-52061625923158806152015-04-17T16:38:02.893-04:002015-04-17T16:38:02.893-04:00I appreciate that your blog shows outfits where yo...I appreciate that your blog shows outfits where you don't feel you look as good, or sewing fails, etc. Sometimes it's hard to know what we look like in something until we take photographs. The fitted clothes do look good on you, and that's helping me finally get away from my typical sewing project -- the "tons of fabric will hide what I look like" outfit. I had a lot of voluminous,long drapey jackets, and I thought they looked good on me. Then I saw a photo, and I looked like an entire row of fabric from JoAnn's. I'm finally going to try a fitted skirt like you wear so successfully. If I can only find a TNT elastic waist pattern! Mountain Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928260982025523084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-19033405876644759612015-04-16T21:41:54.350-04:002015-04-16T21:41:54.350-04:00Pretty dress and I think you look great wearing it...Pretty dress and I think you look great wearing it!Levonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834652050097719369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-38610205734817536872015-04-16T20:28:04.338-04:002015-04-16T20:28:04.338-04:00If you learn something , it is never a waste of ti...If you learn something , it is never a waste of time. And we both did. I suppose I could have spent time in stores trying on similar styles. But I want to sew, not snoop shop. Now we can move on to another dress knowing it will fit our style better.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02456682504724814242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-41978755205777017732015-04-16T19:44:16.944-04:002015-04-16T19:44:16.944-04:00This dress screams spring and I love it. I get wha...This dress screams spring and I love it. I get what you mean about it not being you. It's much more casual than your normal glorious tailored corporate makes! <br />I'm not a fan of full skirts either. I think it's a combination of body shape ( rectangle not hourglass) and lifestyle for me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-14331715551308489012015-04-16T12:05:35.057-04:002015-04-16T12:05:35.057-04:00Carolyn, I think this dress looks great on you! I ...Carolyn, I think this dress looks great on you! I agree with the others who have said that it makes you look youthful, but in a good way, not in a "trying too hard" way. I do realize that it's outside of your comfort zone, but put it in the "magic closet" for a couple of weeks and see how you feel about it as a running-around-town-on-the-weekend dress after that. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940774293224434567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-66539946173640356332015-04-16T10:48:38.553-04:002015-04-16T10:48:38.553-04:00I too like the fit and flare, full skirt style...o...I too like the fit and flare, full skirt style...on other people. I think a lot of it has to do with the general body shape. Even plus sizes look great in it if they are a definite hourglass shape. That is not me. I would describe myself as a retangle with not a lot of waist definition. Even when I was thin this was the case. I perfer a body skimming silhouette on myself. I have to keep myself from getting sucked into those cute full skirt styles. I think the addition of the sweater/jacket is a better look for you with this dress. To thine own silhouette be true.mkhugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905321220042516085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-11023451209519683882015-04-16T10:35:08.281-04:002015-04-16T10:35:08.281-04:00I really like this dress, but I can totally unders...I really like this dress, but I can totally understand the feeling of making something that other people like on you but you just don't feel comfortable in. Your spring-y photo shoot makes me smile- you look amazing and happy and it's nice to see so much lovely green grass behind you! Yay spring!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-57085161998267738242015-04-16T10:00:16.493-04:002015-04-16T10:00:16.493-04:00I really like this dress on you. Sometimes it'...I really like this dress on you. Sometimes it's good to break out of our (self-imposed) comfort zone and try something different. I must admit that I like it without the cardigan though.Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03421067881169794828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-24755197808923171052015-04-16T09:48:05.030-04:002015-04-16T09:48:05.030-04:00I really like this look on you! What a great casua...I really like this look on you! What a great casual weekend dress. It's so great to finish a UFO!tanyamailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765305177681518461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-40989058859925549412015-04-16T09:03:25.397-04:002015-04-16T09:03:25.397-04:00I liked your response about sometimes you just nee...I liked your response about sometimes you just need to sew up a different trendy style to realize that it doesn't really work for you. I do this a couple times a year and I agree that it's not a waste of time. I learn from every garment I sew - successful or not. Enjoy the process! Karensewingkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747001697655177474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-7260823348270006502015-04-16T07:51:42.232-04:002015-04-16T07:51:42.232-04:00It's a very pretty summer dress. I like how yo...It's a very pretty summer dress. I like how you used a solid for the top half and the gingham on the bottom. I love gingham, but always think *kitchen curtains* or *little girl dress* when I look at the lovely lilac gingham I've been hoarding/stashing for at least 3 years. Going solid on top might be a way to make the dress I know the fabric wants to be and not just cop out and make a skirt.Beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04174131184077586495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-85985604298765029312015-04-16T07:50:21.272-04:002015-04-16T07:50:21.272-04:00I think the dress looks great on you, but you have...I think the dress looks great on you, but you have to be happy. It has such a sweet and swishy summer feel to it. Rhonda Busshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240737918954576573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-67019683054422725652015-04-16T07:30:39.796-04:002015-04-16T07:30:39.796-04:00Fun dress and totally understand when one prefers ...Fun dress and totally understand when one prefers a particular style. However, I think having a few garments out of the norm doesn't hurt. The dress looks cute on you and screams, I'm having fun.. makes for a great summer dress and love the cardi with it.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147972770505263481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-19351699132756251532015-04-16T06:48:30.394-04:002015-04-16T06:48:30.394-04:00I too get pulled into the fashion trend with full ...I too get pulled into the fashion trend with full skirts for shirtdresses and I am liking this style. Yet I think if I go there in the end I will not like it much because I am used to a more fitted style. <br /><br />I do think it looks good on you and like the yellow belt. Like you if you don't like it, it will not get much wear.Linda Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655695696943452993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-29088762370776999932015-04-16T03:38:35.419-04:002015-04-16T03:38:35.419-04:00It's great you finished this and I personally ...It's great you finished this and I personally think it looks fresh, fun and cute. But you have to love it otherwise you just won't wear it. I love the belt with it too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-10752069967739983402015-04-15T23:57:20.378-04:002015-04-15T23:57:20.378-04:00I think this dress looks great - but I know what y...I think this dress looks great - but I know what you mean about - if you don't feel great in it you won't wear it. I do hope it gets worn a few times, it's darling. Reading your reply - you do look happy in the photos - I know what you mean about having fun when taking the photos. Jay and I are getting better at it - thanks for all the tips. ggMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04301526396026815132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-2131028641568801052015-04-15T23:15:19.073-04:002015-04-15T23:15:19.073-04:00It's funny that everyone has commented on how ...It's funny that everyone has commented on how happy I look in these pics but that's all my daughter! She makes me laugh so much when we're doing these photo shoots that even though I'm perfectly capable of doing them by myself, I wait for her. She won't let me take myself to seriously, keeps shooting when I'm acting silly, and constantly making me challenge myself. The best photos are the unposed ones and why I love doing this with her!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-35138421325821257532015-04-15T23:06:02.795-04:002015-04-15T23:06:02.795-04:00(But I certainly agree with other commenters that ...(But I certainly agree with other commenters that mentioned the spring look and how happy you look!!! Though not your usual fit...it does say summer!!)freshcityfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629994521768032230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-62972703728348402532015-04-15T23:04:08.946-04:002015-04-15T23:04:08.946-04:00I'm so glad you shared both this dress and you...I'm so glad you shared both this dress and your thoughts about it. It's clear that you have a very specific look. I am less clear about my "look" so I continue to explore different styles/cuts and fabric combinations. I had thought I was just missing the boat completely with that particular pattern (in my stash and not being seen up and worn) but I really see what you talked about. The slimmer cut definitely looks just exactly right on you...& that's my general consensus about what looks best on me too. Thank you for saving me from doing a bunch of work that would no doubt have not looked nearly as fabulous as it would've been in my minds eye!freshcityfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629994521768032230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-76614374774827283452015-04-15T22:45:36.130-04:002015-04-15T22:45:36.130-04:00Jenny - I really like gingham so I have a couple m...Jenny - I really like gingham so I have a couple more garments made from it coming this summer! Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-89827923211878065812015-04-15T22:41:46.793-04:002015-04-15T22:41:46.793-04:00Patricia - that's the funny thing about sewing...Patricia - that's the funny thing about sewing. Many times you have to sew something to determine that it's really not you. I guess it could be considered a waste of time but I did get a decent dress out of it that I will probably wear once or twice this summer. But this dress definitely confirmed to me that this look isn't me. So glad that my journey helped you too!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-56876105803183531582015-04-15T22:33:02.785-04:002015-04-15T22:33:02.785-04:00Thanks! My daughter said that I looked really you...Thanks! My daughter said that I looked really young in the dress too. I think it's because it's shorter than I normally wear!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.com