tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post5467585817219406671..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Making a Muslin from a Vintage PatternGertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-69909952274572053682011-09-20T16:15:35.256-04:002011-09-20T16:15:35.256-04:00This was a very helpful post. Thank you :). Btw, ...This was a very helpful post. Thank you :). Btw, I watched all the bombshell dress lessons (soundless, at work) and thought they were great! I already used a couple of techniques you showed for other projects.JuliNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11522562002454342787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-49883400885826249812011-09-13T13:33:38.353-04:002011-09-13T13:33:38.353-04:00What a great and useful post! I have a question, ...What a great and useful post! I have a question, though, for all you experienced muslin-makers out there. What do you do with printed patterns?Betty Crafterhttp://www.bettycrafter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-17194909103600681162011-09-12T19:45:24.923-04:002011-09-12T19:45:24.923-04:00Hello Gertie, I have been lurking around your blog...Hello Gertie, I have been lurking around your blog for a while now, getting excellently motivated to do an outfit for the Melbourne Cup, the pinnacle of our Spring (horse) Racing Carnival (in Melbourne, Australia). <br /><br />I have always used this method for muslins (we call them toiles or calicos over here) for both vintage and contempory patterns. The only hiccup being is that when keeping the toiles for future use they can get a bit cumbersome to store. I can also report that toiles are an excellent use for old sheets rather than buying new calico (or toile fabric of choice). I like to think I am doing my bit for the environment and sheets are often really cheap from op-shops (thrift stores).<br /><br />Lookign forward to more beautiful VoNBBS sewing!Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907455480139667042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-23062056501318926322011-09-11T23:12:32.022-04:002011-09-11T23:12:32.022-04:00Thanks Gertie, this is just the nudge I needed to ...Thanks Gertie, this is just the nudge I needed to get going on a sweet asymmetrical Marian Martin pattern from the 40's I purchased recently. Back then I guess it was just assumed that everyone knew what to do with the blank tissue. Figuring out what size this pattern is will be my next issue.LunaLoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548922359553685477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-36566296620082867672011-09-11T12:47:54.245-04:002011-09-11T12:47:54.245-04:00Good idea, I'm always terrified of messing up ...Good idea, I'm always terrified of messing up my vintage patterns. Thanks for the post!Evelyn Borcherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06236208407931107543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-52162126919089223792011-09-08T23:52:42.488-04:002011-09-08T23:52:42.488-04:00Hmmm..I have yet to try a muslin, but I do have a ...Hmmm..I have yet to try a muslin, but I do have a perforated pattern that I need to tweak the size on. This may be a good place to start!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098859254527196906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-8617237012753257992011-09-08T17:15:30.248-04:002011-09-08T17:15:30.248-04:00Very helpful. And nothing is too obvious to me, wh...Very helpful. And nothing is too obvious to me, when it comes to sewing!Denise Calhounhttps://thebluegardenia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-74775767469952076482011-09-08T16:51:13.293-04:002011-09-08T16:51:13.293-04:00Very helpful; thank you!Very helpful; thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309882076935158169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-47227580588542006202011-09-08T14:22:34.979-04:002011-09-08T14:22:34.979-04:00This is timely and very helpful. I just pulled a c...This is timely and very helpful. I just pulled a couple of 40s patterns out of the stash and they are completely crumpled up into wads of paper, so there will be some work before I can even get them to lie flat. I will definitely transfer them to muslin so in the future have to handle the paper as little as possible. <br /><br />My process is similar to yours; the only difference is that my pattern weights look a lot like tuna fish cans.Katrina Blanchallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300264690284771712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-46833528948387246402011-09-08T12:50:25.455-04:002011-09-08T12:50:25.455-04:00As a newbie I am grateful for the tip - great way ...As a newbie I am grateful for the tip - great way to use the muslin pieces as future pattern pieces - I have thrown them away in the past!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-35280928630479751952011-09-08T11:29:30.017-04:002011-09-08T11:29:30.017-04:00I got a great vintage pattern from Debi but I didn...I got a great vintage pattern from Debi but I didn't knew how to start... Great post.House of Pinheirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665402078342817113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40818308072162749662011-09-08T10:05:23.179-04:002011-09-08T10:05:23.179-04:00I've just started doing that too! I love the f...I've just started doing that too! I love the fact that you can alter the muslin so easily/right away and still use it as a pattern piece! Thanks for sharing!Saihttp://www.chance-of-rain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-79852575355124256852011-09-08T09:13:11.845-04:002011-09-08T09:13:11.845-04:00Great tip! I generally trace all my patterns first...Great tip! I generally trace all my patterns first, just because I like to have a newer copy of them, but this could certainly save time with some of my unprinted patterns when I'm in a bit of a sewing crunch! :) Thanks for the how-to!Caseyhttp://elegantmusings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-87018165509368232652011-09-08T09:05:31.572-04:002011-09-08T09:05:31.572-04:00Oh! So this is the next VoNBBS project! Exiting!Oh! So this is the next VoNBBS project! Exiting!Isabellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-334183766642559762011-09-08T08:06:08.644-04:002011-09-08T08:06:08.644-04:00Nothing to add to this: I use similar method, exce...Nothing to add to this: I use similar method, except I cut all the paterns pieces from the muslin.<br />Pascale<br />Sorry to have publied this comment under my husband name first: Xavier.Pascale from Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16281433696574699537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-13705334547817981822011-09-08T08:01:37.512-04:002011-09-08T08:01:37.512-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Xavier Blondelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00631792631901620691noreply@blogger.com