tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post4980187780586439908..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: I Defeated the Background Dress of Doom!Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-74183966453829147092010-08-31T14:26:02.393-04:002010-08-31T14:26:02.393-04:00I'm a fan! =DI'm a fan! =DMiunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-18292185515885942102010-07-13T08:46:07.253-04:002010-07-13T08:46:07.253-04:00your dress is beyond beautiful, but what has caugh...your dress is beyond beautiful, but what has caught my eye even more are the paintings behind you. that little girl holding the music horn thingie, who's the painter? :OOOOO I'm in <3dostoievskaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09133406481880973225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-50904547938129657022010-07-09T12:19:02.459-04:002010-07-09T12:19:02.459-04:00I was just looking back at this dress and thinking...I was just looking back at this dress and thinking how very good it looks. Do you wear it much? It would be interesting to know how much you actually wear the VoNBBS items you've made.Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-68334424589987684332010-05-21T04:59:48.891-04:002010-05-21T04:59:48.891-04:00Love, love, love that dress. The buttons are aweso...Love, love, love that dress. The buttons are awesome. It's a stunning dress!senaSewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098578400327734399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-62007721361501930292010-05-14T19:10:07.380-04:002010-05-14T19:10:07.380-04:00That is the greatest looking dress!
Be proud of y...That is the greatest looking dress!<br /><br />Be proud of yourself!RoseAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360864547510178832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-33608037548464353192010-05-13T17:14:49.909-04:002010-05-13T17:14:49.909-04:00Congratulations! It looks amazing.Congratulations! It looks amazing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362226224055401890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-28896993151213455972010-05-13T16:40:25.563-04:002010-05-13T16:40:25.563-04:00Brava! Beautifully executed down to the very tiny ...Brava! Beautifully executed down to the very tiny details.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807743649365159492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-60065529983912473002010-05-13T11:25:33.985-04:002010-05-13T11:25:33.985-04:00Looks amazing on you! Congrats. Good work.Looks amazing on you! Congrats. Good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-72795199552901488472010-05-13T10:35:20.535-04:002010-05-13T10:35:20.535-04:00Looks FABULOUS!!Looks FABULOUS!!Jesslynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419526534244244546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-14394590569062607592010-05-13T09:38:22.624-04:002010-05-13T09:38:22.624-04:00Wow, I love this on you! I've been trying to ...Wow, I love this on you! I've been trying to find this pattern, no luck. It's out of copyright, correct? Any chance of buying copies from you?Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563059941491859748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-54838972431559306202010-05-13T03:49:51.415-04:002010-05-13T03:49:51.415-04:00It's gorgeous, but why is it called a "ba...It's gorgeous, but why is it called a "background dress"?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661965780832055117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-5047218322011832502010-05-13T00:07:55.292-04:002010-05-13T00:07:55.292-04:00Oh, Gertie!! It's so beautiful and looks amazi...Oh, Gertie!! It's so beautiful and looks amazing on you! I love the scarf, too. It's all so lovely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-86223027340395993812010-05-12T23:44:57.976-04:002010-05-12T23:44:57.976-04:00I love everything about this dress! It fits nicely...I love everything about this dress! It fits nicely, the color is awesome, and it is sexy but not revealing. Love love love.Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125150545604675692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-61188722196705436122010-05-12T22:47:56.010-04:002010-05-12T22:47:56.010-04:00That dress is gorgeous! I love the way it turned o...That dress is gorgeous! I love the way it turned out in that fabric. It looks so versatile to dress up or down. I can see why it is billed as the perfect background to dress up however you want. The end result definitely looks worth the effort.The Retro Seamstresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188780924576026963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-83948530669900256192010-05-12T21:50:17.909-04:002010-05-12T21:50:17.909-04:00SO excited to see this- just gorgeous! I absolute...SO excited to see this- just gorgeous! I absolutely love it- there is something so unusual, special, one-of-a-kind about it- I know that can be said about so many of the things you make, but I don't know how else to express it. You must be so elated to have it finished!Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01324854929065302634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-54135707806215052972010-05-12T21:43:17.473-04:002010-05-12T21:43:17.473-04:00that color looks fabulous on you.
Congratulations...that color looks fabulous on you.<br /><br />Congratulations!Shilohttp://www.yikesmachine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-35221293104301537912010-05-12T20:53:32.994-04:002010-05-12T20:53:32.994-04:00Oh, so lovely! Congratulations! Not only did you...Oh, so lovely! Congratulations! Not only did you TRIUMPH over a project of doom, you now have a lovely dress! Can I use more exclamation marks?! I think I could!!Kaviarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409825601485451978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-35980134659868192852010-05-12T20:48:25.335-04:002010-05-12T20:48:25.335-04:00This dress is sensational! Please do show us how ...This dress is sensational! Please do show us how to do those lovely buttonholes! And thanks for continuing to inspire me in my sewing efforts. :) MissyMissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134375092497023831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-49132569542979955352010-05-12T19:50:20.020-04:002010-05-12T19:50:20.020-04:00The dress looks lovely! I love the color and the ...The dress looks lovely! I love the color and the adjustments you made to modernize it. I'm wondering if you would perhaps do a post on the general things you learned from this project. I know you've got a new bound buttonhole post and a scarf post in mind, and I know that a big part of the difficulty was in the fitting, but I'm wondering if there were other things that you got from doing this project, or some way to sort of summarize...<br /><br />Either way, the pictures are wonderful and I love how the dress has customization built right in! That double knit hangs beautifully but has a wonderful body to it, too. Way to finish it well!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282918406712219229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-34229461842931985062010-05-12T19:20:10.916-04:002010-05-12T19:20:10.916-04:00oops! they are they ivory/tan shoes - aren't ...oops! they are they ivory/tan shoes - aren't they!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-12191646205305453792010-05-12T19:18:38.490-04:002010-05-12T19:18:38.490-04:00ooooh! this is just devine! I'm not a purple ...ooooh! this is just devine! I'm not a purple girl, but I LOVE this on you. It really works! Beautiful bound button holes and so many intricate features. You call this the background dress, yet it is very easy for this fabric and style to look ill-fitting and poorly constructed, not a background dress for all the worng reasons, BUT YOURS IS PERFECT!!!<br /><br />I do like the scarf, but writing this I've been thinking Glee, and a cotton sateen or raw silk large white bow. It might hide your incredible buttons, but could look a treat with light coloured shoes (or an ivory scarf with the shoes you were looking at!)<br /><br />LxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-85618511981678474952010-05-12T19:14:54.508-04:002010-05-12T19:14:54.508-04:00Looks excellent! You showed that dress who's t...Looks excellent! You showed that dress who's the boss and the results are splendid. I love it with the scarf tied in a bow, gorgeous!Tasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073834888315981225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-44058700949723606352010-05-12T18:16:28.734-04:002010-05-12T18:16:28.734-04:00This dress is so gorgeous, I am officially on a hu...This dress is so gorgeous, I am officially on a hunt to find it! Thank you so much for your blog, it has inspired me, not only to start sewing, but to start sewing well!Bethany Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-2101479324200770172010-05-12T17:55:06.827-04:002010-05-12T17:55:06.827-04:00Fantastic work. Great finishes. You are really tal...Fantastic work. Great finishes. You are really talented.Silvianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15669248118304315892010-05-12T17:25:02.042-04:002010-05-12T17:25:02.042-04:00defeat doesn't seem a strong enough word for t...defeat doesn't seem a strong enough word for this achievement... it looks fantastic, really good shape and colour - enjoy itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com