tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post4773198525727948771..comments2024-03-27T22:07:57.614-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sewing Fanatic: Vogue 8935 - Tailored DenimCarolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-87353050385288332422016-11-24T10:51:47.197-05:002016-11-24T10:51:47.197-05:00Caroline,
This post has nothing to do with your b...Caroline,<br /><br />This post has nothing to do with your blog post, I have been reading your blog since the beginning and love it.<br />I have started teaching sewing at the library in my town.<br />I have two girls about 12 years old who are interested in learning to sew. They are very bright.<br /><br />I have been sewing my own tailored clothes for years I have no children. I know that you sewed for your kids growing up and now for the grandkids.<br /><br /><br />I bought a sewing machine when I was 13 at a garage sale for $10.00 and taught myself, as you can imagine I made a ton of mistakes. I think that young kids are eager to learn to sew but there is no sewing classes in schools and some kids cant afford the classes in the stores or the stores are far away.<br /><br />I would appreciate any wisdom you have on sewing for tweens or teaching them to sew.<br /><br />If you feel like doing a blog post about it, I know this is your blog it is just a suggestion, I dont mean to be presumptous. I would welcome all wisdom from you and your readers. <br /><br />Happy Holiday. Loves to sewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770017689395844148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-35847096238123660542016-11-21T20:51:30.102-05:002016-11-21T20:51:30.102-05:00Carolyn
I have also followed you for years and am ...Carolyn<br />I have also followed you for years and am amazed by what you do. Thank you for sharing your sewing adventures and your thoughts from last week. I hope the out pouring of supported brighten your day. conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17373114509130099831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-52854509009060552692016-11-20T07:17:18.530-05:002016-11-20T07:17:18.530-05:00Hallo. I m following your blog for several years a...Hallo. I m following your blog for several years and this is the first time I respond, just to let you know how your journy in your sewing cave inspired me. Groet Tracey Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694499301744376720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-52014615244717099582016-11-18T22:02:33.098-05:002016-11-18T22:02:33.098-05:00Hey Marji - I sent you an email with this info. Ye...Hey Marji - I sent you an email with this info. Yeah and I do kinda love to sew and wear ponte.Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-65808030071961796732016-11-17T20:36:33.366-05:002016-11-17T20:36:33.366-05:00That's looking nice! I like the contrast and t...That's looking nice! I like the contrast and the shaped hem.<br />Is the pattern drafted for wovens?<br /><br />I do have a question for the queen of ponte / double knits.<br />Do you line your ponte dresses and tops? I've just finished one ponte top, have another on the sewing table and yet another dress to cut. The patterns call for lining. (the top also called for a CB zipper which was totally ridiculous and unnecessary) I've made the one top without lining, have started the next wihtout lining. The dress - I want to wear it next Thursday so I need to get on the stick about making it. - but, it was recommended to me by some on the FB sewing group page to line it. So I've ordered lining, stretch power mesh. But I wanted to ask you, because you sew more Ponte than anyone else I know.<br />Marjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695305834402487163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-42877545681810640922016-11-17T11:58:49.401-05:002016-11-17T11:58:49.401-05:00Oh I LOVE that! I see you making a few more versio...Oh I LOVE that! I see you making a few more versions of that, it's a nice basic piece that you can do a lot of variations on! Schmoomomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251824918338376827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-44107888181833146132016-11-16T18:50:13.442-05:002016-11-16T18:50:13.442-05:00Lovely top and like the use of 2 different Fabrics...Lovely top and like the use of 2 different Fabrics.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688900287732221253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-37141202431860395512016-11-16T12:24:20.375-05:002016-11-16T12:24:20.375-05:00many thx, Carolyn. many thx, Carolyn. femSubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394946090142945433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-78212150660878835582016-11-16T10:03:34.659-05:002016-11-16T10:03:34.659-05:00I buy this pattern paper from Amazon because it wa...I buy this pattern paper from Amazon because it was recommended by a fellow sewing blogger:<br />https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007RH9VP4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-89753400699781766532016-11-16T10:00:42.462-05:002016-11-16T10:00:42.462-05:00Donna - what's a pocket ruler?Donna - what's a pocket ruler?Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-63881989659541740252016-11-16T08:45:19.792-05:002016-11-16T08:45:19.792-05:00By the way doll is that a pocket ruler if so where...By the way doll is that a pocket ruler if so where did you get it. I love the denim fabric too! Curvy Girls are Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05227839503610841867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-16402378232813586362016-11-16T08:33:20.196-05:002016-11-16T08:33:20.196-05:00Your looks great! This is a very easy pattern and ...Your looks great! This is a very easy pattern and you can alter in so many ways like you did! thanks for naming me in your post 💖💖Curvy Girls are Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05227839503610841867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-12463794874150458552016-11-16T04:04:24.892-05:002016-11-16T04:04:24.892-05:00Eveytime I look at your pictures with your pattern...Eveytime I look at your pictures with your pattern alterations i asked my self what kind of papper pattern/ tissue you are using. It looks different to the one we are using in Germany. Is this backing paper?femSubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394946090142945433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-4565810402796349792016-11-15T06:50:24.933-05:002016-11-15T06:50:24.933-05:00This is looking really sharp Carolyn. This is looking really sharp Carolyn. Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384050927297629715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-11661893961552135222016-11-15T06:50:07.885-05:002016-11-15T06:50:07.885-05:00This is looking lovely!This is looking lovely!Linda Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655695696943452993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-45520189195125035742016-11-14T21:35:58.308-05:002016-11-14T21:35:58.308-05:00Carolyn this top is AWESOME! I love when sewists ...Carolyn this top is AWESOME! I love when sewists get all "project runway" with the creations! I love what you've done with this pattern and made it your own! I can't wait to see you in it!Myrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359520837946001668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-69428839146212815862016-11-14T19:11:09.407-05:002016-11-14T19:11:09.407-05:00Carolyn, this is so sharp! Your adjustments give t...Carolyn, this is so sharp! Your adjustments give this make a touch of formality and fun. Can't wait to see the final result.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095407804481638515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-37402542203215927532016-11-14T15:55:29.828-05:002016-11-14T15:55:29.828-05:00Nice looking jacket, Carolyn. Hope you feel better...Nice looking jacket, Carolyn. Hope you feel better soon.schnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654348818477274270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-36050202722763015512016-11-14T14:02:39.761-05:002016-11-14T14:02:39.761-05:00Yeap, the elastic twist is being used as a button ...Yeap, the elastic twist is being used as a button loop.Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-70858962925687292212016-11-14T13:21:12.593-05:002016-11-14T13:21:12.593-05:00Are you using the elastic twist for the button loo...Are you using the elastic twist for the button loop? <br />This top is really sharp; see, it's not that hard to take Pattern A and change one part of it to get a totally different look. And that is pretty fabulousSJ Kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871599515352715171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-24361121234065564552016-11-14T11:33:05.386-05:002016-11-14T11:33:05.386-05:00What a great look you are creating! I love the co...What a great look you are creating! I love the combo of fabrics. This should look great with leggings, slacks or a skirt. Can you salvage the more professional one, to adapt to your current job, or is it still workable? I am in awe of all that you create, and your ability to change up patterns. I am still on that quest for my " perfect" blouse: back yoke, forward shoulder/yoke, and hopefully, hidden button placket a la Evan Picone's from the 80s. I must have had ten of those in solids, plaids and florals. I can easily find patterns with deep back yokes and know how to add to the back so I can gather the back softly under the yoke, but the front is a different story. I have to thank you for the on-going inspiration. Once I get the worst of these orthopedic surgical issues under control, I am going to start sewing again. Being retired and home much of the time, I need mostly casual wear but do need Church and lunch appropriate outfits too, which are woefully lacking. I have lost 18 lbs though so I am on my way to a better size. I loved your bangs. Have you given up on them? Also, thank you for the safe platform to state election feelings. I was unfriended on FB by one long-time friend and got a scathing message from another, whom I unfriended. I do not need the vitriol in my life. I love the cardis you made for the little ones! Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-22248264633531449412016-11-14T08:56:39.485-05:002016-11-14T08:56:39.485-05:00Love denim! Looks great. Love denim! Looks great. SueC56https://www.blogger.com/profile/06056215287306068267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-19836000532162268162016-11-14T08:53:32.018-05:002016-11-14T08:53:32.018-05:00Love the way this top is shaping up.
Hope that you...Love the way this top is shaping up.<br />Hope that you are feeling much, much better very soon.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960310379822122045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-801426899053663462016-11-14T05:40:28.954-05:002016-11-14T05:40:28.954-05:00I love the top :) And God is always in control, e...I love the top :) And God is always in control, even when everything seems out of control. I have to tell myself this all of the time due to my anxiety and panic disorder that takes over my life sometimes. God bless. Dk's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403488889087101483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-20894990302541489832016-11-14T05:07:53.479-05:002016-11-14T05:07:53.479-05:00Yes, grant us peace :) The top is looking good. ...Yes, grant us peace :) The top is looking good. Hope you are feeling better.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529416439720810403noreply@blogger.com