tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post4683137125711659720..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Decisions, decisions...Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-3149806021826694562011-04-23T02:21:49.699-04:002011-04-23T02:21:49.699-04:00A bit late to the party, but Happy birthday! Taff...A bit late to the party, but Happy birthday! Taffeta and scheming about new dresses is totally the best way to celebrate.<br /><br />I am voting for the Advance pattern in the red taffeta! I think the Advance could totally be a diamond in the rough sort of a pattern and I am loving the color on the red taffeta!<br /><br />Also, makes me think of the most strange and fabulous thing I saw in the fabric store the other day - stretch taffeta. It was so so strange. And so crazy stretchy. And yet, it was still taffeta. Perhaps I have been living under a rock, but I have never seen the like before and couldn't think of what to do with it and didn't get any at the time, but now I can't get it out of my mind. And a recent pattern I have been playing with simply begs to be made from the stretch taffeta. Your recent purchases inspire me and I just may have to go back and pick some up...T. Sedaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09684101466551796470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-29098558072109023362011-04-22T10:03:34.360-04:002011-04-22T10:03:34.360-04:00Happy Birthday, Peter,and many more! I love irides...Happy Birthday, Peter,and many more! I love iridescent taffeta--one thing I always forget is to cut the pattern pieces all going the same way so the color is the same (sort of the same kind of thing with a napped fabric). When you're feeling flush, check out iridescent silk dupioni--Cathy will swoooooon!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895625114035965626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-82289833892645833522011-04-22T09:17:55.717-04:002011-04-22T09:17:55.717-04:00The taffeta all looks so wonderful. You make we w...The taffeta all looks so wonderful. You make we want to buy some, but I can't wait to see what you work up next, but I like the Butterick pattern. Man-o-man, that red number is fierce.Sbb1 Wellnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969745146022392092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-64174013990546738672011-04-22T04:17:39.503-04:002011-04-22T04:17:39.503-04:00Happy Birthday!
Make the Butterick! I think those ...Happy Birthday!<br />Make the Butterick! I think those gathery bits will create awesome shine and shadow effects in the taffeta!Sheryllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460472835794108787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-37921943505527274092011-04-21T23:13:41.519-04:002011-04-21T23:13:41.519-04:00Happiest of Birthdays, Peter! (I made it in right...Happiest of Birthdays, Peter! (I made it in right under the wire.)<br /><br />I do hope you have a cocktail dress sew-along; I haven't made anything like that for a long time and think it would be great fun.<br /><br />Now, just to figure out which of my friends will get the most use out of a sexy little cocktail dress...Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03303921118797999599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-3657149270084436052011-04-21T21:52:09.706-04:002011-04-21T21:52:09.706-04:00Thanks, again, all! Edsel, we want pics!
Chris...Thanks, again, all! Edsel, we want pics! <br /><br />Christopher, that looks like a decent mechanical Brother that should get the job done. Can't comment on the price in NZD, of course, but I think it's probably a decent starter machine that will serve you well.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-67221967769053724542011-04-21T20:41:12.519-04:002011-04-21T20:41:12.519-04:00Happy birthday to the delightful duo (of Peter and...Happy birthday to the delightful duo (of Peter and Cathy, of course)! I really like the burgundy taffeta and think it would make a great dress, like the vintage gem dress you found on Etsy.fangaroninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-3562468494217790282011-04-21T20:40:37.053-04:002011-04-21T20:40:37.053-04:00Decisions decisions... if you were to come across ...Decisions decisions... if you were to come across a Brother LS2160 advertised for $NZD190, would that be a good buy for someone who has never sewed before and really, just wants to learn how to make men's long/short sleeved shirts cause my heart just sinks looking at shirts in the stores... bleuck.Christopher in Aotearoa NZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-8559331309699992232011-04-21T17:28:15.098-04:002011-04-21T17:28:15.098-04:00OMG! I made a knock-off of the Dior dinner dress w...OMG! I made a knock-off of the Dior dinner dress with "cummerbund" for the guest artist of the Portland Gay Men's Chorus holiday show last December! And on a bare-bones budget, too; no wool crepe or silk faille, alas. Still, she loved the dress and looked amazing, at least from stage!<br /><br />You've insprired me to start making some cocktail dresses: the jeans can wait!Edselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03111541133082475751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-86931443175887215242011-04-21T15:25:26.476-04:002011-04-21T15:25:26.476-04:00I've been blogstalking you for quite some time...I've been blogstalking you for quite some time, but always kind of wondered; have you ever considered getting a corset made as underpinning for some of Cathy's outfits? <br /><br />I know you've recently picked up some lovely vintage undergarments, but it just seems to me that some of these narrow-waisted and highly structured dresses might benefit from a little bondage, if ya know what I mean. :)Rachellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-40098554959011346912011-04-21T15:25:15.936-04:002011-04-21T15:25:15.936-04:00Happy Birthday Peter!Happy Birthday Peter!Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644227779193317549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-46976447403336766132011-04-21T14:39:08.936-04:002011-04-21T14:39:08.936-04:00Great fabric find, I'm envious! I love the But...Great fabric find, I'm envious! I love the Butterick too, it would look devine on Cathy. Nothing wrong with having a thing for cocktail dresses, it's springtime and the right time for getting out and about!<br />Happy Birthday!Steph Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00049714887862407863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-61579808652494621272011-04-21T14:18:15.428-04:002011-04-21T14:18:15.428-04:00OMG, Eli, you are right. Now if only I could find...OMG, Eli, you are right. Now if only I could find a gazebo...Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-11177278357504377932011-04-21T14:06:07.060-04:002011-04-21T14:06:07.060-04:00The shape of the patterns you show in today's ...The shape of the patterns you show in today's entry remind me of some of the costumes in THE SOUND OF MUSIC movie; the ones Maria makes out of the drapes (Liesl's dress?) and even some of the dresses Julie Andrews wears (not the dirndls).<br /><br />http://www.movieposter.com/poster/MPW-6725/Sound_Of_Music.html<br /><br />No? Similar? Am I just obsessed with THE SOUND OF MUSIC?<br /><br />I find it interesting that the shape is reminiscent of the 50s though the story in THE SOUND OF MUSIC takes place in the late 30s... probably because Liesl could not have done all those fantastic grand-jetés in the gazebo in 1930s garb.<br /><br />Happy birthday!Eli Franzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840158093205625055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-53653664078107266282011-04-21T13:28:26.205-04:002011-04-21T13:28:26.205-04:00I would like to see you make Butterick 8975 in any...I would like to see you make Butterick 8975 in any fabric. Happy Birthday to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-81259271448559397642011-04-21T12:53:17.801-04:002011-04-21T12:53:17.801-04:00Thanks, everybody! No decisions have been made ye...Thanks, everybody! No decisions have been made yet; still trying to make a choice.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-68044245065249483672011-04-21T12:39:52.818-04:002011-04-21T12:39:52.818-04:00I have a miserable cold this week, but I can manag...I have a miserable cold this week, but I can manage to type: Happy Birthday!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03124759791502821282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-24359905975673291402011-04-21T12:31:54.776-04:002011-04-21T12:31:54.776-04:00I know that feeling well. In fact, I have a close...I know that feeling well. In fact, I have a closet full of fabric and a good portion of it came to me because of fabric.com's $35+ ships free policy. I'd rather get $7 worth of fabric than $7 shipping. In fact, as we speak, I have some $1.95 organdy coming my way as well as some $1.95 organza that will probably end up as little girls' dresses...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-63471718477372636472011-04-21T12:27:20.378-04:002011-04-21T12:27:20.378-04:00Make the butterrick with the taffeta...it'll b...Make the butterrick with the taffeta...it'll be awesome. I want, WANT, the advance pattern, but I think it would look better in a polished cotton. Ahhhhh the rustle of a crinoline...nothin like it. EnjoyRegenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305723527884801037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-70458968964145769102011-04-21T12:03:47.102-04:002011-04-21T12:03:47.102-04:00happy birthday, Peterhappy birthday, PeterWearinbeadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175752039767898951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-73159496760732431742011-04-21T11:48:43.016-04:002011-04-21T11:48:43.016-04:00Happy birthday! The Butterick pattern in either th...Happy birthday! The Butterick pattern in either the oyster or steel with the black lace overlay would be gorgeous.lwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731797783816953087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-10272239603962499832011-04-21T10:51:31.238-04:002011-04-21T10:51:31.238-04:00Happy Birthday! I love the last dress pictured in...Happy Birthday! I love the last dress pictured in the red at the bottom of the post. I know you don't have a pattern for it. But it is awesome. And think of what you could do with that little underskirt. And the fabric you bought looks stiff enough to do what it is told around the neckline. Just a crazy thought.sewistafashionistahttp://sewstorebought.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-44474122307265898712011-04-21T10:26:56.585-04:002011-04-21T10:26:56.585-04:00Happy Birthday Peter! I love your idea of "mo...Happy Birthday Peter! I love your idea of "monastic." No I'm imagining the Christian Brothers in Burgundy.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179368473383373302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-21308805704243248552011-04-21T10:20:18.503-04:002011-04-21T10:20:18.503-04:00A very happy Birthday to you!
I like the Butteric...A very happy Birthday to you!<br /><br />I like the Butterick, that one fell swoop of cloth down the front, with the skirt folding down around the panel, is just "ooooohhh". I see it in the burgundy fabric. It calls for a clean line, no lace overlay for this dress I feel.<br /><br />The steel would look excellent with an overlay of that black lace.Treadle27noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-78954847845469817132011-04-21T10:07:45.806-04:002011-04-21T10:07:45.806-04:00Beautiful blessings on this day of your birth. You...Beautiful blessings on this day of your birth. You are the same age as you-know-who!! Both looking pretty spectacular at 49!Sassy Lassies Vintage Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537761367611783397noreply@blogger.com