tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post2156527004911584314..comments2024-02-25T08:24:32.822+00:00Comments on Confessions of a Sewing Novice: Finished: Washi Dress with Birdswestmoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-73284276835461663972016-02-19T14:51:04.613+00:002016-02-19T14:51:04.613+00:00Thank you! Gosh, I haven't thought about that ...Thank you! Gosh, I haven't thought about that dress in ages. Alas, it has longed ceased to be part of my wardrobe.westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-88285290866906445462016-02-19T14:23:43.135+00:002016-02-19T14:23:43.135+00:00This dress is beautiful! Your placement of the fa...This dress is beautiful! Your placement of the fabric pattern is just genius. I want to make one now!Lettybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07104753115192317987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-47401834255577555972013-07-25T08:49:21.586+01:002013-07-25T08:49:21.586+01:00It took me SO LONG to get the original princess se...It took me SO LONG to get the original princess seam thing I did to fit -- like literally 8 hours one day and another 4 the next -- that I am very glad to be able to use it like this! <br /><br />It's true I won't be in a position where I'll be wearing the same thing as four other women in the room, but on the downside, it's quite possible someone could say "wow, that dress looks like my bedsheets!" which would be pretty terrible.<br /><br />westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-75804713245712191072013-07-24T20:36:30.923+01:002013-07-24T20:36:30.923+01:00I'm still not that great at using my sloper fo...I'm still not that great at using my sloper for other types of patterns, but you seem to have cracked it! Well done, great dress! And it's funny, most times when you buy something in Penney's, you have to be prepared to see the same thing on other people all the time. No so, in this case!Ms. McCallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190263303526887994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-28751448273650200462013-07-17T22:41:27.968+01:002013-07-17T22:41:27.968+01:00I love it. I didn't notice the bird until you ...I love it. I didn't notice the bird until you mentioned it, and I am one of <i> those </i> people who notice things like this, and can find a every spelling mistake on a page by glancing at it. So believe me when I say it isn't noticeable. <br /><br />Great use for a Primark duvet cover. I loved Primark when I visited the UK several years ago, she said wistfully.ElleChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656569539140359204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-59399289043270770122013-07-16T20:07:59.890+01:002013-07-16T20:07:59.890+01:00Thank you! I think it's my favourite as well! ...Thank you! I think it's my favourite as well! :Dwestmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-59195101283170168792013-07-16T20:07:40.320+01:002013-07-16T20:07:40.320+01:00It was such a great moment of success, when I mana...It was such a great moment of success, when I managed to get good fit from something that I could NOT get to make sense fit-wise AT ALL previously. I'm so sold on princess seams as well, they are just so great for my figure type. :Dwestmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-42186136102972760252013-07-16T19:34:58.233+01:002013-07-16T19:34:58.233+01:00This is wonderful! I think it's my favorite of...This is wonderful! I think it's my favorite of your makes. Carlyhttp://awaywesew.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-54261961310026765452013-07-16T18:36:03.214+01:002013-07-16T18:36:03.214+01:00Hooray for working with your sloper to make the pa...Hooray for working with your sloper to make the pattern bend to your will! I love the dress - and wouldn't have noticed the bird if you hadn't pointed it out. Happy sewing. JuliNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11522562002454342787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-76270452674362797952013-07-15T06:47:59.831+01:002013-07-15T06:47:59.831+01:00Thank you! The only problem is that the border pri...Thank you! The only problem is that the border print on duvet covers can be very big, both in terms of the scale of the pattern and the height of the print from the edge of the duvet to potentially the middle of the bed. There were quite a few options I had to think twice about because of the scale of the print in particular. And even with a smaller scale print, you definitely need a pattern with a long drape in order to make the most of the print.westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-69891242517346794482013-07-15T06:42:53.936+01:002013-07-15T06:42:53.936+01:00Thank you! The sun decided to come out around mid-...Thank you! The sun decided to come out around mid-day, and I lazed around in it for the whole afternoon :Dwestmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-71130465729717484662013-07-14T23:03:13.255+01:002013-07-14T23:03:13.255+01:00That is gorgeous - and you know I love a border pr...That is gorgeous - and you know I love a border print but find them difficult to come by - now I am going to look at duvet covers (or doona as we call them). Great work. Brilliant.BeaJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071033898844018967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-9252649287306652862013-07-14T19:46:29.465+01:002013-07-14T19:46:29.465+01:00I LOVE this dress! So much good came out of thin ...I LOVE this dress! So much good came out of thin air! Amazing really! Especially the fabric source - I'm doing that too at the moment. <br />Great dress - hope the sun comes out again for you to wear it.Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029381870073249449noreply@blogger.com