tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post5868257495337339091..comments2024-03-27T22:07:57.614-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sewing Fanatic: Starting with Simplicity 8888Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-29452122069720347692020-06-03T18:10:13.659-04:002020-06-03T18:10:13.659-04:00Pretty, you and the dress.Pretty, you and the dress.Cennettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109335050044632749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-43420707659290281062020-05-26T10:13:10.211-04:002020-05-26T10:13:10.211-04:00LOVE your maxi dresses and how you place your prin...LOVE your maxi dresses and how you place your prints. Gorgeous!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-82106418108058393502020-05-17T16:34:38.972-04:002020-05-17T16:34:38.972-04:00Oh, that dress is SO pretty! Your makes are always...Oh, that dress is SO pretty! Your makes are always amazing, & I usually just lurk, but again, just so pretty 😍Laurindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030089204314474281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-55053773315437429922020-05-14T23:26:38.030-04:002020-05-14T23:26:38.030-04:00You are the queen of border prints !You are the queen of border prints !Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10200577910464442478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-58775833519140451302020-05-12T22:28:09.770-04:002020-05-12T22:28:09.770-04:00You look beautiful, and I have enjoyed seeing your...You look beautiful, and I have enjoyed seeing your maxi dresses!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02426270867775857048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-42784420051786368072020-05-12T20:40:10.989-04:002020-05-12T20:40:10.989-04:00I love the way you handled the border print on the...I love the way you handled the border print on the bodice. So pretty!Carol in Denverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14040851935970426022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-23847114033509030772020-05-12T17:56:06.982-04:002020-05-12T17:56:06.982-04:00Yes, I will be using the pattern with the changes ...Yes, I will be using the pattern with the changes I've made for the next one. And thank you!!!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-53720468771007662132020-05-12T16:08:05.330-04:002020-05-12T16:08:05.330-04:00It's a great dress and a spectacular fabric. ...It's a great dress and a spectacular fabric. Your changes make sense with this fabric. Will you keep them for the next one? Anyway, you always surprise me.Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-20473056195802608722020-05-12T13:51:54.638-04:002020-05-12T13:51:54.638-04:00I love how you went 'rogue' with this patt...I love how you went 'rogue' with this pattern and made it your own. It turned out so striking and the walk away factor is fabulous. I sometimes wish I had your eye to see how things are going to come out. Beautiful dress!gMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04301526396026815132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1743320451840747022020-05-12T13:15:14.840-04:002020-05-12T13:15:14.840-04:00HI, Love how you show your thought process and adj...HI, Love how you show your thought process and adjustments based on them. Really helps clarify what I need to do. Thank you!<br />Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08950216367342738678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-34517307570338117672020-05-12T13:03:06.491-04:002020-05-12T13:03:06.491-04:00This is really a great dress and it looks wonderfu...This is really a great dress and it looks wonderful on you! Constance SpauldingCoastal Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663433288775281968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-57137859292733244262020-05-12T12:47:52.372-04:002020-05-12T12:47:52.372-04:00K - Definitely change up the skirt so that it work...K - Definitely change up the skirt so that it works for you! I rarely use the maxiskirt pattern pieces because they either don't have enough width OR they have too much!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-11546519154287990542020-05-12T12:46:45.492-04:002020-05-12T12:46:45.492-04:00Sorry - I forgot your question. That front facing ...Sorry - I forgot your question. That front facing is interfaced and the pattern offers the option of adding a loop and button closure at the neckline. My fabric has some weight to it so I'm not worried about it going limp. However, it's something I will definitely have to think about in my next lighter weight version.Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-81821569323277869212020-05-12T12:44:32.059-04:002020-05-12T12:44:32.059-04:00Curious Daylily - actually I was just thrilled to ...Curious Daylily - actually I was just thrilled to be outside, taking pictures and engaging in a little pre-Corvid-19 activity.Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-28285674422274271022020-05-12T12:41:47.726-04:002020-05-12T12:41:47.726-04:00I always love a border print and you find such pre...I always love a border print and you find such pretty ones, perfect summer dress.Beth (SunnyGal Studio)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08891740887743925587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-50609776005215659542020-05-12T12:34:36.271-04:002020-05-12T12:34:36.271-04:00Catherine, I hope you will share yours. I want to ...Catherine, I hope you will share yours. I want to make it again in a solid colored rayon or linen to see how it hangs with a softer drape.Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-47127076908712326232020-05-12T12:31:32.182-04:002020-05-12T12:31:32.182-04:00Deb - with the number of seams, I think the bodice...Deb - with the number of seams, I think the bodice would be easy to enlarge. Especially if you add an FBA due to larger breast mass. The skirt of my dress is just two pieces of 45" fabric but it seems to me that if you used 54, 55 or 60" wide fabric you would have more than enough to fit your body. I mean that's 108, 110 or 120" of fabric going around your body. This is an easily adaptable pattern.Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-66499935936469947682020-05-12T10:56:01.064-04:002020-05-12T10:56:01.064-04:00I love the border print!! I have a dress I want to...I love the border print!! I have a dress I want to make whose skirt uses WAY too much fabric and was thinking of just making panels and gathering. Think I'm gonna go for it!<br /><br />KS_Sews (Dressmakingbacles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04687503853838975877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-33836003974971904892020-05-12T10:54:39.998-04:002020-05-12T10:54:39.998-04:00You look so happy in that dress! I love it, too! ...You look so happy in that dress! I love it, too! I really like the neckline on this. Is it supported in some way so that it doesn't go limp with washing?Curious Daylilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563899107855768199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-46565116813500761792020-05-12T09:56:00.606-04:002020-05-12T09:56:00.606-04:00love that fabric and how you used it in your lovel...love that fabric and how you used it in your lovely dressNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799575119758376380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-76510379994885024742020-05-12T08:38:33.325-04:002020-05-12T08:38:33.325-04:00Great dress and fantastic fabric. You always acco...Great dress and fantastic fabric. You always accomplish such wonderful things with border prints. I have this dress in my sewing que for this summer, too. Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008621469199227976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-28392924684649390042020-05-12T08:26:02.644-04:002020-05-12T08:26:02.644-04:00Another beautiful creation. Love it!Another beautiful creation. Love it!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811710853322438164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-21813776561595767112020-05-12T06:27:48.235-04:002020-05-12T06:27:48.235-04:00Love the border print and the pattern itself. It&...Love the border print and the pattern itself. It's a lovely dress. Wish the pattern went bigger than XXL.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849854835978598628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-57268184460548301842020-05-12T03:00:12.242-04:002020-05-12T03:00:12.242-04:00As always, you do beautiful things with a border p...As always, you do beautiful things with a border print, and over the years there have been quite a few clever variations. I see what you mean with that pattern and they look like very sensible alterations. I like the little side gathers too, but you could try that on any suitable skirt. What a lovely dress you have made and so perfect for the Summer which can't be far away.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-22997671001066216852020-05-12T00:40:04.554-04:002020-05-12T00:40:04.554-04:00Oh...I really like your dress. I seldom purchase ...Oh...I really like your dress. I seldom purchase border prints because I am not as creative as you are when you sew with them.patsijeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362426384481772370noreply@blogger.com