tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post4682852221930299416..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: All the News from St. Paul!Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-29433827501130570662012-02-19T22:25:58.819-05:002012-02-19T22:25:58.819-05:00I LOVE LOVE LOVE the dress! I can't wait to m...I LOVE LOVE LOVE the dress! I can't wait to make my very own.Kaciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898727787406150969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-3125182227971689022011-09-26T11:09:14.360-04:002011-09-26T11:09:14.360-04:00Would love to know where you got the clogs-they ar...Would love to know where you got the clogs-they are very cute!<br /><br />Anna W.<br />annasplaceofholding@gmail.com<br />www.annasplaceofholding.blogspot.com<br />@FELTitCampbell or @FELTit or Designs by Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111507293715893127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-13795980321327712162011-09-26T01:22:43.979-04:002011-09-26T01:22:43.979-04:00Well that's all very interesting, Gertie. But ...Well that's all very interesting, Gertie. But those clogs...Where did you get them? Please tell. Will a pattern on how to make them be in your new book?<br /><br />Good luck on Project Runway. You are my hero.Chapeuzinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051026485897082957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-86367396997647509562011-09-18T12:08:12.944-04:002011-09-18T12:08:12.944-04:00I love your skirtdress. So elegant, feminine, retr...I love your skirtdress. So elegant, feminine, retro and yet modern, I love the pattern. I made one similar my self, and put it in my blog: http://mertxeshomesewing.blogspot.com/<br />I also like your clogs. Wooden clogs ara one of my favourite...<br />Congratulations for your art, and cheers...Mertxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-1506870078323871512011-09-18T06:38:57.137-04:002011-09-18T06:38:57.137-04:00Teasing me with a tantalizing picture of the conve...Teasing me with a tantalizing picture of the conversation clogs but not saying where they are from - tell me, tell me please! :)Lisa Margreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875226561825201639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-24601363711461274752011-09-17T00:54:15.439-04:002011-09-17T00:54:15.439-04:00I am taking your online course now and my sister j...I am taking your online course now and my sister just told me that she met you yesterday. Small world. I wish I would have known. It would have been wonderful to meet you in person.Tammi Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-50794016049736317252011-09-16T13:10:24.177-04:002011-09-16T13:10:24.177-04:00Hi Gerty, Sounds like you are having fun in the g...Hi Gerty, Sounds like you are having fun in the good ol' Mid-West! I have a question for you, was wondering if I could have your experienced input... I am looking for a new sewing machine. I have been learning how to sew with sew-alongs, books ect. Your sew-alongs are really my favorites because I learn the most and they are easy to understand. <br />Anyway, I'm looking to spend $500-800 dollars and need a machine that is easy to use for a beginner like me but will last me a long time. <br />I know you're a very busy girl but if you could weigh in that would be great! Thanks!Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08535571308754445553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-80783688789481840642011-09-16T12:27:28.499-04:002011-09-16T12:27:28.499-04:00OMG, I love that shirtdress! It really is the perf...OMG, I love that shirtdress! It really is the perfect version. That dotty fabric is pretty awesome as well.Sarah A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12778293635800340382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-88094280461578740672011-09-16T12:18:11.559-04:002011-09-16T12:18:11.559-04:00My first thought when I looked at this post was, &...My first thought when I looked at this post was, "I LOVE that dress. I wonder if I could make one?" Absolutely divine! Have a great time in Minnesota and best wishes on finishing that book!Meg the Grandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505371880343451606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-91546375413749386542011-09-16T10:37:00.248-04:002011-09-16T10:37:00.248-04:00Cute outfit in the photo.
It's not usually ...Cute outfit in the photo. <br /><br />It's not usually this cold this early here in the Cities. It's like Mother Nature flipped the fall switch. It was really warm here last week. So minus the weather, hope you are having a wonderful time here.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097441437159417314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-92903186755009412011-09-16T08:47:49.160-04:002011-09-16T08:47:49.160-04:00As someone in the publishing biz, I want to warn y...As someone in the publishing biz, I want to warn you and your readers about something called "page proofs."<br /><br />To y'all, there's writing, rewriting, creating the images to display the ideas (in the legendary "one picture is worth 1,000 words"), then tweaking the images, revising text to work with the images, and working back and forth with your editor to put together a book that's going to best express your ideas in a form that's most likely to engage your audience.<br /><br />But having hopped that hurdle, suddenly an overnight package arrives that must be returned within a day or so. That package contains the "page proofs" -- your last chance to correct anything horrible that's gone astray in the process.<br /><br />Something will have gone astray in the process. Whether the printers have used the wrong file for a photo or the font is wrong in one section, or revisions weren't incorporated correctly, you, the author, will have only this one final chance to fix the problem.<br /><br />It will be stressful, no matter how error-free the page proofs really are. You will feel overwhelmed by the idea that your <i>book</i> depends on your ability to catch every flaw (I'm re-iterating this for your followers, Gertie, even though I know you've been in the publishing biz -- and for you because this will matter to you no matter how many times you experience it because it's suddenly <i>your</i> book.<br /><br />So there will be other disruptions in this blog -- but only so that we can order your finished book in all its glory.<br /><br />Congratulations on the work you have completed and best wishes for what lies ahead!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-4130543286344081952011-09-16T08:40:49.608-04:002011-09-16T08:40:49.608-04:00Love the dress! I stetched one up a lot like that ...Love the dress! I stetched one up a lot like that one in the Spring but haven't drafted the pattern yet. Maybe I'll just wait to get your book;)<br /><br />I'm so glad you asked the question because I'm about to pop. I'm making three dress shirts for my husband, a pair jeans for me and I'm teaching a pants fitting and construction class tomorrow. Okay, I feel better now...Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09591939499006051921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-62171147674281305052011-09-16T08:19:39.825-04:002011-09-16T08:19:39.825-04:00I LOVE the dress, and the fabric it's made fro...I LOVE the dress, and the fabric it's made from! Ah, the tease of knowing little snippets about your book! Hope you're having a fab time and it's going well in St Pauls!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-27622953613809866862011-09-16T07:30:08.289-04:002011-09-16T07:30:08.289-04:00Hi Gertie,
I am an ex-twin cities person, living i...Hi Gertie,<br />I am an ex-twin cities person, living in Beijing China. I wish I was there to meet you and say hi. Enjoy my home state and the Mall of America!denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351379367291428763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-86846525231428550812011-09-16T06:20:17.037-04:002011-09-16T06:20:17.037-04:00Hi Gertie,
I hope you are enjoying your travels (...Hi Gertie,<br /><br />I hope you are enjoying your travels (though it does sound packed and a bit stressful). I'm sure you're learning so much and making great new connections.<br /><br />I love the dress you're wearing, as well as the fabric. Ever since your first stitch-along, I've gone on a home decor / quilting tangent (after a while of sewing only dresses). My creations are up on my blog: www.sewlavie.com. A better baby quilt is on its way, and I've got a dress half-done, with underlining and lining (not close-fitted though) which is super retro and will be so pretty. <br /><br />Thanks for keeping us posted and all the best! Waiting for your book.<br /><br />Keren (www.sewlavie.com)Keren Duchanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714455369141947796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-88738604522275399322011-09-15T23:39:56.183-04:002011-09-15T23:39:56.183-04:00Actually I'm sewing Christmas presents. I mad...Actually I'm sewing Christmas presents. I made a handbag so far and will be tackling other presents.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-77102307687190547662011-09-15T21:25:35.900-04:002011-09-15T21:25:35.900-04:00There's a Bettie Page STORE?? Aaaakk, I'm...There's a Bettie Page STORE?? Aaaakk, I'm so jealous!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098859254527196906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-27850545586173410042011-09-15T18:52:09.067-04:002011-09-15T18:52:09.067-04:00Oh, love that dress. I'm gonna have to learn ...Oh, love that dress. I'm gonna have to learn to do shirring after all. I've been avoiding it, but I have to have that dress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-51312915118643890802011-09-15T18:44:20.354-04:002011-09-15T18:44:20.354-04:00hey girl! LOVED meeting you last night at dinner a...hey girl! LOVED meeting you last night at dinner and hope to connect with you again soon ;]<br /><br />we have a roadtrip to plan. XOGussy Sewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338132607881741246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-12952681398614341752011-09-15T18:27:56.118-04:002011-09-15T18:27:56.118-04:00oooh, I forgot that this was this weekend! I had ...oooh, I forgot that this was this weekend! I had been thinking of driving up to visit the show. I live just across the MN/IA border, only about an hour and a have away. My parents live about 15 minutes from the show. We woke up today a little frosty. :) It's been cooling off the last week or so but it isn't too bad (yet). it's usually this nice until a week or so after Halloween.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-24160842302929027432011-09-15T17:32:05.149-04:002011-09-15T17:32:05.149-04:00Oh, I LOVE your dress, it totally caught my eye fr...Oh, I LOVE your dress, it totally caught my eye from the small pic in my reader. And shirring in the back for comfiness... bring it on, I'm buying your book for that alone!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255370960186659884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-91091142028002364422011-09-15T16:05:49.723-04:002011-09-15T16:05:49.723-04:00I'm guessing your adorable shirt dress is one ...I'm guessing your adorable shirt dress is one of the patterns included in your upcoming book. If so, YAY! I have a serious shirt dress addiction - I just bought another vintage pattern yesterday.<br /><br />I know you've posted the shoes before, but I get excited every time I see them. Green is my absolute favorite color. I've put off buying myself a pair because I've read that they run a bit narrow. If for some reason you have wide-ish feet and they still work for you please let me know!sparkledonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06411751213675306967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-10746557983395093392011-09-15T15:54:17.531-04:002011-09-15T15:54:17.531-04:00It is chilly! Come and visit us at the Textile Ce...It is chilly! Come and visit us at the Textile Center in Minneapolis if you have a spare minute on Friday or Saturday. http://www.textilecentermn.org<br />I work there (and I will be at work and not at the Creative Connection - sigh) and I know you'd love it.Beckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814463294248347675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-52487157352060419682011-09-15T15:46:32.254-04:002011-09-15T15:46:32.254-04:00Sounds like you are having a good (if busy and som...Sounds like you are having a good (if busy and somewhat chilly) time! I'm actually in the market for a good shirt dress pattern and haven't found anything I really loved yet...maybe yours will come out soon?! Hope so!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-88057512293372992922011-09-15T15:09:43.727-04:002011-09-15T15:09:43.727-04:00Oh man. Seriously overexcited about your book - th...Oh man. Seriously overexcited about your book - the dress is lovely! Have a great trip!Clarehttp://restlessrobot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com