tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post3478208121689286545..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: The New Look-Inspired SuitGertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-8148525046581916522010-08-03T14:35:07.479-04:002010-08-03T14:35:07.479-04:00I'm blown away! I just found your blog via Jez...I'm blown away! I just found your blog via Jezibel, and as someone interested in sewing, vintage and style, this site is a goldmine.<br /><br />Thanks and I'll be reading.<br /><br />-Hardkork.Hardkorkhttp://korkaart.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-39325468296885473672010-07-26T08:44:27.250-04:002010-07-26T08:44:27.250-04:00Magnicent, ilove it, and u're so nice wearing ...Magnicent, ilove it, and u're so nice wearing it. Congratulation, very nice vintage jacket and skirt!sensoussihttp://www.sensoussi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-45742034004522824072010-07-14T22:59:54.083-04:002010-07-14T22:59:54.083-04:00Oh! So pretty! I knew it would come out nicely, bu...Oh! So pretty! I knew it would come out nicely, but I think you really outdid yourself this time. It makes me want to go right to my machine and start sewing, but I can't really keep my eyes open at the moment (it's been a long, hot day) But tomorrow is another day! <br /><br />P.S. My mom and I love your blog and we were even thinking about making a mother/daughter sewing blog.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153524899423443429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-70669632587163779322010-07-12T02:00:11.048-04:002010-07-12T02:00:11.048-04:00Oh Gertie, I gasped when I saw the finished suit. ...Oh Gertie, I gasped when I saw the finished suit. The collar is so so so my favorite. Everything about the suit is perfect. Thank you for the inspiration. Simply wonderful.JulieAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037241152858632970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-42382475259512013362010-07-10T23:12:49.335-04:002010-07-10T23:12:49.335-04:00Wow! That is so beautiful. Looks great on you, a...Wow! That is so beautiful. Looks great on you, and I love all the little details!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265763475632104771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-88885587631580334662010-07-09T07:52:35.228-04:002010-07-09T07:52:35.228-04:00That is sooo pretty! I love the shawl collar, very...That is sooo pretty! I love the shawl collar, very well fitted. Your'e so inspiring! I think I will make a jacket with shawl collar too soon, because you looked so good in it....It really goes well with the full skirt...Think i'm gonna have to look up that horsebraid-thing too. Hope they have it in sweden too...<br /><br />/ OliviaOliviahttp://www.vidmittskrivbord.blogg.senoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-39784079445382779722010-07-08T17:58:57.105-04:002010-07-08T17:58:57.105-04:00Gertie that is exactly the kind of jacket and skir...Gertie that is exactly the kind of jacket and skirt I'd like to have! The collar of the jacket is just gorgeous and the skirt looks so fun :) Oh and the colour is great too!<br />Well done :)PrutsPrinseshttp://prutsprinses.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-72241657470457999612010-07-08T08:08:36.293-04:002010-07-08T08:08:36.293-04:00Absolutely stunning! Lovely work again. You are in...Absolutely stunning! Lovely work again. You are inspiring!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-39749786399384478232010-07-07T19:51:09.981-04:002010-07-07T19:51:09.981-04:00Gorgeous suit! and great save on the sleeve proble...Gorgeous suit! and great save on the sleeve problem.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06224219410776083011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-87729420613600107712010-07-07T18:29:28.155-04:002010-07-07T18:29:28.155-04:00Beautiful! And SOOO inspiring. Can't wait to t...Beautiful! And SOOO inspiring. Can't wait to try out some of those techniques. I bought the same tailoring book with the hopes of creating a one of a kind beauty like you so aptly do! <br /><br />When might be see the tutorial for the bound buttonholes you were talking about?Linneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06679820044191576223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-51577292067709173272010-07-07T18:00:14.269-04:002010-07-07T18:00:14.269-04:00Stunning! Red is a fabulous color on you!Stunning! Red is a fabulous color on you!amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029076436322883513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-38560270467272185082010-07-07T08:53:29.920-04:002010-07-07T08:53:29.920-04:00Fabtabulous outfit. Love the shape, the color, the...Fabtabulous outfit. Love the shape, the color, the lace inside. It's perfect!senaSewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098578400327734399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-88770355757330202062010-07-07T07:34:37.321-04:002010-07-07T07:34:37.321-04:00It's lovely! Well done!
And your recent post ...It's lovely! Well done!<br /><br />And your recent post on sleeve heads was <i>perfectly</i> timed because I am making a coat dress that needs them... thank you!livebirdhttp://makeitfakeit.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-64214420736850312052010-07-07T06:22:21.838-04:002010-07-07T06:22:21.838-04:00That is a gorgous suit. I am planning to make some...That is a gorgous suit. I am planning to make something similar to a red victorian inspired skirt I made last year. I am just not quite sure if I have enough of it for full lenght sleeves.<br />The buttonholes are perfect. I have only made 8 bound buttonholes since you posted your tutorial, and I did those entirely by hand, since I have more control than with my machine.<br />TaniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-52952238693360459972010-07-07T04:46:11.085-04:002010-07-07T04:46:11.085-04:00Wow!! I have been reading your blog for a couple o...Wow!! I have been reading your blog for a couple of weeks and I love the way you write and how you give such excellent advice! <br />I have been sewing for my whole life and really adore vintage patterns and sewing techniques - but currently in London looking for work (from my native Australia) and without my patterns and equipment! <br />I have an old machine and a few bits and pieces and your blog is so inspiring to me! <br />The suit looks so fabulous, and I am soooo impressed by your button holes - wooee, they must have been tricky!<br />Keep the blog coming, it's wonderful - thank you so much for doing it!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027822646205572935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-82973205406785015582010-07-07T04:45:09.892-04:002010-07-07T04:45:09.892-04:00Gorgeous suit, gorgeous Gertie. Still, you don'...Gorgeous suit, gorgeous Gertie. Still, you don't match the pattern envelope illustrations of the era- Hello! On Planet Earth, nobody does! There's lots of discussion around current media images of women, but I'm wondering how the women of the 40's, 50's and early 60's coped with the anatomically impossible images they were presented with, for example <br /><br /> http://www.etsy.com/listing/48438574/50s-wrap-dress-vintage-sewing-pattern-34Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471643987029247042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-81782902102246186822010-07-07T04:14:18.693-04:002010-07-07T04:14:18.693-04:00Lovely suit. How many hours did it take to make?
T...Lovely suit. How many hours did it take to make?<br />Thanks for the tutorials. Much appreciated, they are.Denisehttp://thebluegardenia.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-69313124464156044012010-07-06T23:55:43.811-04:002010-07-06T23:55:43.811-04:00This is absolutely wonderful! Your sewing is such ...This is absolutely wonderful! Your sewing is such an inspiration because of all the care you put into it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-65532870157156731352010-07-06T22:49:24.532-04:002010-07-06T22:49:24.532-04:00Awesome! Beautiful job and you look so good in re...Awesome! Beautiful job and you look so good in red!Omegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827393706314408940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-23831936380976503072010-07-06T22:45:37.996-04:002010-07-06T22:45:37.996-04:00And you look down right gorgeous in it!And you look down right gorgeous in it!Melaniehttp://brazenbags.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-4659261776538591502010-07-06T22:41:56.225-04:002010-07-06T22:41:56.225-04:00It's absolutely beautiful! :DDIt's absolutely beautiful! :DDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18302536778074789243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-87458699605993357542010-07-06T20:29:34.487-04:002010-07-06T20:29:34.487-04:00Incredible. It's so great to see that all thos...Incredible. It's so great to see that all those techniques put together really make such an incredible difference to garments. The jacket is so gorgeous and probably really useful too, I imagine. You could pop it over lots of things.lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803974098934443459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-9916018470344681762010-07-06T20:28:42.030-04:002010-07-06T20:28:42.030-04:00You look stunning in red! Wonderful suit and you ...You look stunning in red! Wonderful suit and you look fabu in it.Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-53648259714467994652010-07-06T20:15:45.374-04:002010-07-06T20:15:45.374-04:00So gorgeous and feminine! Love the swingy, twirly ...So gorgeous and feminine! Love the swingy, twirly skirt and the beautiful colour. And so glad you were able to save the sleeves! The lace idea is brilliant.Tasiahttp://sewaholic.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-2041850698884887732010-07-06T20:06:14.562-04:002010-07-06T20:06:14.562-04:00Ohmygoodness ~ your suit is amazing. I love it ho...Ohmygoodness ~ your suit is amazing. I love it how you manage to make modern and vintage mix so seamlessly and it comes out looking classy, chic and just right as well as unique. <br /><br />Fantastic job. :DLavender and Twillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06331125027969557539noreply@blogger.com