tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post1170993035392521946..comments2011-03-21T13:49:14.026-04:00Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-32964350464163389252011-03-21T13:48:40.507-04:002011-03-21T13:48:40.507-04:00Btw, I&#39;m looking for that pattern on eBay now...AshleyDollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624361869796919484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-67759745674665715132011-03-21T13:47:18.374-04:002011-03-21T13:47:18.374-04:00No--I&#39;m the weirdo that blurts out I MADE IT to anyone standing near me! It&#39;s related to the fact that I like to talk about myself.AshleyDollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624361869796919484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-52461696425329153472010-03-16T20:56:25.307-04:002010-03-16T20:56:25.307-04:00OMG! I just discovered your blog and have been reading the back posts. I made this pattern when it originally came out, when I was in high school!! Fabulous pattern, mine was made from a floral with contrasting white bands. The 70&#39;s was when retro really started to come on the scene--mostly 1930s and 1940s looks due to movies like Chinatown and Bonnie and Clyde. But I can definitely see the 1950s influence on this one.Nancy (nanflan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00609215745927535353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-42034700533168928032009-10-30T17:42:07.472-04:002009-10-30T17:42:07.472-04:00I tend to tell people &quot;I made it&quot; but I don&#39;t blurt it out immediately. I wait for them to completely finish their compliment and then if I think they might be interested in the details I tell them. For example, I&#39;m using a purse right now that I made and it has fabulous fabric (geishas, skulls, snakes, vivid colors etc) and if I think they&#39;ll appreciate the bunches of pockets inside, I tell them so I have an excuse to show them. But so many people who sell on etsy say that this is the most effective way to sell handmade goods if you showcase them in your everyday life and then tell people who liked them that you made it. That way you have a perfect segway into how they can purchase whatever from you (like in the case with my purse...)<br /><br />I discovered this blog today (thank you google!!) and I LOVE what you&#39;re doing. I love the old books and I think home sewing really is beginning to be a dying art. I&#39;m just beginning my quest for more knowledge, and since I&#39;m an odd size and can&#39;t alter patterns for my damned life, I&#39;m teaching myself to draft my own. So far I&#39;ve got a princessline shirt dress that seems fairly accurately sized to myself and the flaws I can get away with because it&#39;s a Halloween costume.<br /><br />I&#39;ve been searching for blogs like yours where people areactually making things and showing off their results! So THANKS. And your burda how tos are great.<br /><br />KristenKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730623235884693134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-6977704383060423352009-10-02T01:42:57.396-04:002009-10-02T01:42:57.396-04:00I ALWAYS blurt out &#39;I made it&#39;! I went to a book signing a couple of years back for an author who I&#39;m totally in love with. When I finally got to the front of the queue, he complimented me on my jacket and even then I blurted &#39;I made it&#39;! It stems from a pride linked to childhood I think, when you show your mum something you made at school!Zoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893813529679767893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-38781419435045569872009-08-20T01:13:17.965-04:002009-08-20T01:13:17.965-04:00what a great fitting dress. very nice.jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291061982706600311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-2477944760241076442009-07-05T00:57:30.286-04:002009-07-05T00:57:30.286-04:00You rocked it! And the colour is great, too; for some reason, not many gals go for green, but tend to stick with the ubiquitous red and white or black and white. And I LOVE your lateral thinking re lining the bodice with a store-bought bra, and leaving the bra-band and hooks intact - kudos!Maisy Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278556700239951069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-38931527968127046442009-07-03T19:08:20.790-04:002009-07-03T19:08:20.790-04:00Your dress turned out beautifully! Fabulous dress, based on a terrific pattern. Definitely take the credit!!Midvale Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04076826830708811495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-41896379379602532642009-06-30T02:41:31.969-04:002009-06-30T02:41:31.969-04:00Yeah, just make sure that the people with you know that you made it and they&#39;ll pipe up with that info almost everytime. It&#39;s cool, you don&#39;t have to pay them a thing for free advertising!lsaspaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058968076601943527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-73702473755850351352009-06-26T12:32:42.424-04:002009-06-26T12:32:42.424-04:00The one time I sewed a dress that I wasn&#39;t ashamed to wear out, I probably told people who DIDN&#39;T ask that I had made it!Grateful Grammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310852803178143191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-55959927217969706242009-06-25T21:01:15.729-04:002009-06-25T21:01:15.729-04:00Good for you two! I need to get over my complex about it. I&#39;ll let you know how it goes. :)Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-42933296653497854352009-06-25T11:02:32.121-04:002009-06-25T11:02:32.121-04:00Oh, I love it! I just love that 70s retro look (ie, things that were retro back in the 70s). I have a 70s pattern I made up into the perfect little 40s-style dress, very Biba.<br />I used to be shy about telling people I made something, but my husband always blurts it out for me if I do! Now I tell people, it&#39;s a great way to start a conversation. People are fascinated by sewing your own clothing and especially doing it well!Saraihttp://www.sweetsassafras.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-66591992180104226952009-06-25T08:05:58.642-04:002009-06-25T08:05:58.642-04:00hiya gertie, <br /><br />i always tell people when i&#39;m wearing something i made and they compliment it! It doesn&#39;t matter who or where, on the tube, at work, on the street - but i admit, it seems to bamboozle people, &quot;what do you mean, you made it?&quot; ! emilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com