tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post1028105290484131770..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: About Butterick 5882: Straps, Etc. Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-91328750611631296722013-07-05T00:00:34.806-04:002013-07-05T00:00:34.806-04:00Hi Gertie -- quick question about this pattern. I&...Hi Gertie -- quick question about this pattern. I'm newer to sewing with a pattern, since I started out as a quilter. It says to cut the strap in both the contrast fabric and the main fabric, but as far as I can tell, only the contrast fabric is used for the strap. Or am I missing something? Can you provide some guidance? Making this dress for my rehearsal dinner and I want to get it right! Thanks so much! :)Corihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117156360260347721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-33259192357812978932013-06-09T12:58:40.064-04:002013-06-09T12:58:40.064-04:00thanks admin good blog and text. mirc indir mevlan...thanks admin good blog and text. <a href="http://www.mirc-indir.net" title="mirc indir" rel="nofollow">mirc indir</a> <a href="http://www.mevlanasozleri.org" title="mevlana sözleri" rel="nofollow">mevlana sözleri</a> <a href="http://www.kapaksozler.net" title="kapak sözler" rel="nofollow">kapak sözler</a> <a href="http://www.abiyemodeli.net" title="abiye modelleri, elbise modelleri" rel="nofollow">abiye modelleri</a> <a href="http://www.canlikadin.com" title="moda sitesi" rel="nofollow">moda sitesi</a><br />Siberbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07964696345098510838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-46123451740109194082013-05-10T18:00:58.699-04:002013-05-10T18:00:58.699-04:00I like how Butterick photoshopped the picture of t...I like how Butterick photoshopped the picture of the dress on their website once they found out they didn't photograph the strap turned down as you intended! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-86942092605596475472013-04-12T15:27:12.383-04:002013-04-12T15:27:12.383-04:00Just want to congratulate you on your line of patt...Just want to congratulate you on your line of patterns.<br />I just found out about you and your blog today.<br />Just wanted to say how beautiful this pattern is as I don't wear dresses hardly(prefer skirts and cute tops). Now I think I will make one for myself!<br />Best wishes and can't wait to see your upcoming patterns.<br />erikaErikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218945618696620888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-57500940603613044692013-03-24T00:52:13.709-04:002013-03-24T00:52:13.709-04:00I ended up doing just a little hand-sewing. http:/...I ended up doing just a little hand-sewing. http://thesewinglab.blogspot.com/2013/03/butterick-5882-review.html. Thanks for the pattern! I really like how it turned out. Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659088364165367101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-7196459783032204092013-03-21T16:44:39.901-04:002013-03-21T16:44:39.901-04:00I just picked up this pattern and fabric last week...I just picked up this pattern and fabric last week. I'm glad I came across this before making the dress, now I can make sure that the strap sits correctly. I thought it looked a little off in the Butterick image. Overall it's a stunning dress and I'm psyched to make it!Laura Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-47638896790895731042013-03-12T23:07:32.942-04:002013-03-12T23:07:32.942-04:00Gertie, I am just finishing sewing this dress and ...Gertie, I am just finishing sewing this dress and I have to say, I love it! I am just having trouble with one thing... the strap under the bust. It is pesky and wants to flip up (like in the Butterick photo). Did you do any hand-sewing to keep it behaving? How do you keep it in place?<br />BTW - I took your Bombshell course and LOVED it, too. I am in Phoenix and can't wait to hear where you are doing an appearance. Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659088364165367101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-68182495761577180132013-03-10T08:37:28.553-04:002013-03-10T08:37:28.553-04:00Very excited by this pattern. Do you know when th...Very excited by this pattern. Do you know when this pattern will be available in Australia and does the sizing run true to size? julliamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786911907927197585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15243635255950533342013-03-06T22:25:11.598-05:002013-03-06T22:25:11.598-05:00I'm thinking about getting this pattern (after...I'm thinking about getting this pattern (after there are instructions for a FBA!), and I just wanted to clarify something: the bias band is supposed to sit at your underbust, right? It looks like it hits just below the fullest part of the model's bust.itsamutinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03680737884160107162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-79816648153936804502013-03-06T17:04:49.851-05:002013-03-06T17:04:49.851-05:00Do you think this would work in seersucker or a ni...Do you think this would work in seersucker or a nice quilters cotton?Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241228619911949995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40832995926691144702013-03-04T10:13:03.926-05:002013-03-04T10:13:03.926-05:00You made that one? It's gorgous! I just picked...You made that one? It's gorgous! I just picked it up to make some time soon. :)Geosominhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-27715267922935687772013-03-01T01:15:19.615-05:002013-03-01T01:15:19.615-05:00Thank you Thank you Thank you in advance for doing...Thank you Thank you Thank you in advance for doing a FBA for this pattern! I'm an H cup and I tried on a dress very similar to this with the shelf bust at Trashy Diva. They were sold out of the color I wanted and I suspect that the shelf is supposed to go under your breasts rather than somewhere in the middle. I need to get this pattern now!Cicada Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797068590341485400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-54737809134317366822013-02-28T20:26:23.660-05:002013-02-28T20:26:23.660-05:00Thanks for the feedback, all! Could not agree more...Thanks for the feedback, all! Could not agree more about the pattern sheets. We're looking at other options for book 2, I'm really hoping one will work out financially.<br /><br />Neurula, yes I can comment on that. Craftsy classes only require teacher participation for a year. After that, they generally appoint an assistant teacher. Gertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-44667044190902811932013-02-28T20:23:04.510-05:002013-02-28T20:23:04.510-05:00Yep, I just flipped the bias band down. It should ...Yep, I just flipped the bias band down. It should stay there on its own, but you can also tack it in place if you like. Gertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-36079839850249755082013-02-28T20:22:25.651-05:002013-02-28T20:22:25.651-05:00There was some sort of glitch, but it seems to hav...There was some sort of glitch, but it seems to have been fixed now!Gertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-43759227937880495662013-02-28T19:50:08.701-05:002013-02-28T19:50:08.701-05:00Hi Gertie,
Your Bombshell class is still available...Hi Gertie,<br />Your Bombshell class is still available on Craftsy. As you mentioned you don't participate in the Starlet class because it isn't offered any more, can you comment on why your support has been withdrawn from the Bombshell class?<br />Thanks.neurulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02050259622678438962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-1422892661749910352013-02-28T14:06:13.787-05:002013-02-28T14:06:13.787-05:00My pattern is sitting in my mailbox right now! I c...My pattern is sitting in my mailbox right now! I can't wait to sew this dress - gorgeous! www.thatssewamy.comThat's Sew Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17546851097582418674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-72120485755772072092013-02-28T03:22:38.068-05:002013-02-28T03:22:38.068-05:00I'm a newbie sewer but am continuously drawn t...I'm a newbie sewer but am continuously drawn to all the vintage vocue patterns,(I now have 2 dresses and a coat with about 6 more patterns cut and ready to be made up.) <br />Having discovered your blog I have gone straight onto Amazon to grab your book and am looking everywhere for your Butterick patterns but can't find them. Are they being sold in the UK at all as I really really really want to make this dress?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140180604983475648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-47870624210501280102013-02-27T21:58:42.322-05:002013-02-27T21:58:42.322-05:00Dear Geoffrey,
I don't have Gerties expertise,...Dear Geoffrey,<br />I don't have Gerties expertise, but I would highly recommend starting with a used Singer in good condition. I picked mine up for a song when computerized machines became the rage. True, it only does four different stitches, but I have never found the need for more. It hasn't broken in fifteen years, and I do the maintenance myself. Just like with cars, the less computerized elements, the less to break down. I use it for apparel sewing, mostly vintage, so it fits :) I also repair my husbands canvas camping gear with it, renewing seams and adding patches. Hope you find the perfect machine! You might try a local sew and vac repair,they often have these great older machines.Nora Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05175032416558574885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-65813131524370285472013-02-27T18:15:23.250-05:002013-02-27T18:15:23.250-05:00im looking for a sewing mach. and dont know what t...im looking for a sewing mach. and dont know what to buy i would like to make clothes but my husband wants it for more heavy duty things such as tents and camping gear. do you have any suggestions?GDBStudioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938355804170585727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-28316595131718001302013-02-27T13:30:25.923-05:002013-02-27T13:30:25.923-05:00I think it looks perfectly beautiful with or witho...I think it looks perfectly beautiful with or without the twist! And whooohooo, $1.88 patterns> Thanks for the tip! I am heading over to Butterick.com now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-1282109944236063692013-02-27T13:00:13.708-05:002013-02-27T13:00:13.708-05:00it is beautiful and very nice i like this thank yo...it is beautiful and very nice i like this thank you so much =)خياطة وتفصيلhttp://sewingbreakdown.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15406686973076633302013-02-27T09:06:45.201-05:002013-02-27T09:06:45.201-05:00Thanks for the sale tip ;) I went ahead and bought...Thanks for the sale tip ;) I went ahead and bought all your pattern, in both sizes :D I always do that since you never know when you'll need bigger or smaller.<br /><br />To make your version, did you just flip the bias tape down and it stay there?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687032833048408921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-74737583259278261482013-02-27T01:44:50.368-05:002013-02-27T01:44:50.368-05:00The shelf bust dress pattern is completely out of ...The shelf bust dress pattern is completely out of stock already! I was all set to order it, too!<br /><br />paloverdenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-67382064757610944852013-02-27T01:14:57.032-05:002013-02-27T01:14:57.032-05:00I love the dress, but it's a lot smaller than...I love the dress, but it's a lot smaller than I am. Will Butterick ever issue it in larger sizes?<br /><br />I am trying to get through your Craftsy course too. I feel I need more time than anything. I watch and re-watch the videos until I get cross-eyed, but when I watched it all through and take a break, I come back and it makes more sense, or at least, I can see another way I can do it that makes sense to me. I hope to be done the dress before the End of Time.<br />I'm really looking forward to your casual dress book. I'm hoping it will be an easier, kinder, gentler version of your couture book for the sewing doofus that is myself.EbonyFaeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207375048764454794noreply@blogger.com