tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post3910247478939011816..comments2009-12-20T06:55:46.102-05:00Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-74685366926411361372009-12-20T06:55:46.102-05:002009-12-20T06:55:46.102-05:00Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and an even better 2010. I look forward to reading about your sewing adventures next year too!!Serenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059421038728240674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-51430402870728365792009-12-19T21:35:02.564-05:002009-12-19T21:35:02.564-05:00I&#39;m loving your blog from Australia. I love the information, humour, pictures and just the right amount of &#39;you&#39; and your life that you put into it. Merry Christmas Gertie and a Happy New Year.Sandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176327423535141568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-19395957119355348482009-12-18T18:16:57.079-05:002009-12-18T18:16:57.079-05:00What a fabulous year! Thanks for sharing and starting your fabulous blog. I look forward to every new post and I&#39;m sure there&#39;s a bit of a following here in Australia.<br /><br />You&#39;re a great poster girl for bringing back sewing in a cool sassy kinda way.<br /><br />Have a great Christmas and I look forward to more of Gertie in 2010.<br /><br />regards<br />Colette (Sydney Australia)Colettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803987910368624424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-67086085679644614932009-12-17T12:49:19.434-05:002009-12-17T12:49:19.434-05:00This is a great gallery for one year. I don&#39;t know if Jeff looks for handsome every year, but the whole family is:<br />Re. Henry, are you sure you were holding him? And not him holding to you :-)<br />ANyway, thanks for sharing this gallery with us, as well as your experiments. I find them very inspiring.<br />Re the patterns of the post (wrap dresses) they ring bells in my memory and I&#39;m sure I had one dress like the last one, as a kid...verobirdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968111905760607177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-69054487256447759842009-12-17T07:59:19.539-05:002009-12-17T07:59:19.539-05:00Great pics and stories to go along with them. Glad your year turned out well and have a Happy Holiday Season. :-D~mimi ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03308969238826902872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-58670330746631996832009-12-17T06:44:08.386-05:002009-12-17T06:44:08.386-05:00Sounds like a full year, to me!!! :D (With lots of sewing: something that is always proven to make a year that much better, imho. ;) I enjoyed reading all your comments and looking at the photos!<br /><br />I&#39;m totally going to nick the idea off you for a year-in-review type post, if you don&#39;t mind! :D<br /><br />♥ Casey<br />blog | elegantmusings.comCaseyhttp://elegantmusings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-81556587865764187752009-12-16T23:23:17.222-05:002009-12-16T23:23:17.222-05:00A nice year end blog post!! It has been fun getting to know you in blog world!Kathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152942097072530468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-24844791653796700072009-12-16T20:46:57.034-05:002009-12-16T20:46:57.034-05:00Love the family photos and the pictures of Pip and Henry. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your home with a stray cat.barbara balihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17162677333519646908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-921762342796498352009-12-16T18:57:17.020-05:002009-12-16T18:57:17.020-05:00I LOVE your blog! Fresh and sassy and full of inspiration! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-47275518233269566812009-12-16T18:46:17.058-05:002009-12-16T18:46:17.058-05:00Thanks so much, Gertie, for sharing your year with us! I&#39;m a blog-reading fiend, and yours is such a gem (as are you).<br /><br />I&#39;ve been tossing up starting my own sewing/ vintage blog for a while (having been struggling with semi- unemployment, and using my sewing/ designing to ease the tediousness/ trama). So, until then, thanks for the inspiration!Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01724327681909814567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-2286842392897722562009-12-16T18:21:16.473-05:002009-12-16T18:21:16.473-05:00Thank you for having us! Your blog has been wonderful. I love it. Thank you for sharing.KARIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016716965565229162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-2029424236972521962009-12-16T17:44:39.305-05:002009-12-16T17:44:39.305-05:00What a nice look back over the year. I love your version of the macaron dress. I bought the pattern the other week and it arrived yesterday. I can&#39;t wait to make it!Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04152509228698416413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-67145190163842066842009-12-16T17:33:09.523-05:002009-12-16T17:33:09.523-05:00I was just thinking how pretty your eyebrows are as I was looking through your pictures. :)Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935784010475995690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-68226325225317785822009-12-16T17:12:53.608-05:002009-12-16T17:12:53.608-05:00Skeptical cat is hilarious! :-)wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325131782150858859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15192781591802429792009-12-16T16:47:21.245-05:002009-12-16T16:47:21.245-05:00So lovely to see all your pics of family and furry friends. Hope next year is equally happy and successful, with enough time in the day for your daily staple of sewing and blogging!Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11570545194570856281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-46875561026067113912009-12-16T16:28:40.983-05:002009-12-16T16:28:40.983-05:00You are so cute and your eyebrows are perfect!<br />Thankyou for the blog this year. When did you start it? I just found you a couple of months ago and love reading. I learn so much and enjoy your way of teaching.<br />SandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-61055995100326495032009-12-16T16:24:58.199-05:002009-12-16T16:24:58.199-05:00Good post and great year, baby! Love you!jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15358790876179003623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-12877620946468693722009-12-16T15:59:12.269-05:002009-12-16T15:59:12.269-05:00Oh, I love Henry Higgins even more now that I know his story. Thank you for sharing and Happy New Year.<br /><br />Your dresses are knock outs!elizabethenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-6761888730776827992009-12-16T15:08:52.290-05:002009-12-16T15:08:52.290-05:00heartwarming pics - thanks for sharing! I got teary at the Henry story though - would have done the same and taken him in.Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11068859188360245469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-64334583187216427182009-12-16T11:21:01.359-05:002009-12-16T11:21:01.359-05:00Love your pictures, what wonderful memories. I&#39;m glad I found your blog!Omegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13827393706314408940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-42803883573792061732009-12-16T11:15:47.212-05:002009-12-16T11:15:47.212-05:00What a lovely post! You have indeed had an interesting year. Thanks for inviting us to be a part of it!Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487281083171155430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-54709707025742285622009-12-16T11:05:11.684-05:002009-12-16T11:05:11.684-05:00Great photos from a great girl with a lovely family and cats! May the next year be as happy and as productive as this one!Eugeniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07584571701550775408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-65075487761759168392009-12-16T10:47:57.018-05:002009-12-16T10:47:57.018-05:00What great photos and memories! Thanks for sharing them with us!Pattern Junkiehttp://patternjunkie.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-32883679315689396632009-12-16T10:31:31.751-05:002009-12-16T10:31:31.751-05:00So glad to have &quot;met&quot; you during such a banner year, gorgeous Gertie!Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05316749500678318719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-56753018213188377922009-12-16T10:26:29.384-05:002009-12-16T10:26:29.384-05:00Wonderful memories. You two look so happy together. Thanks for sharing.Trudy Callanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11649677045881448393noreply@blogger.com