tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post8729596167936524928..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Coral and BlackGertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-49323600956867766602012-05-27T18:53:48.743-04:002012-05-27T18:53:48.743-04:00I'm pretty late on this post but I needed to t...I'm pretty late on this post but I needed to take a break from reading your blog from the beginning on and what better way than to leave you some praise and compliments? I have read almost every entry so far (bookmarking the video entries for later use and even going off to some of your recommended links for extracurricular reading) and am fascinated. I am trying to take the plunge into sewing clothes for myself (I have made myself a blouse and a dress, neither one fitted very well, so my next sewing venture will start with a muslin) and your blog is full of inspirations. And may I say, I really, really love this particular outfit. It looks lovely on you. I don't know about making a high waisted skirt for myself (I have a really short midsection, whatever goes past "natural rise" will touch my boobs), but I adore your blouse. I'm hoping to find a pattern like it when I feel comfortable around knit fabrics.caracolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11740416144130346324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-71694974616424539582010-02-11T23:52:57.747-05:002010-02-11T23:52:57.747-05:00I love the color coral!!! this blouse is beautiful...I love the color coral!!! this blouse is beautiful! and the skirt is divine!! The blouse sort of looks like the sencha... I have that pattern... looks like I know what I will be making :)Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798218808241696303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-19730224313958049972010-02-10T15:43:39.758-05:002010-02-10T15:43:39.758-05:00This is absolutely gorgeous! I love the covered b...This is absolutely gorgeous! I love the covered button details.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245149881656326385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-72223567717871321612010-02-10T05:37:54.021-05:002010-02-10T05:37:54.021-05:00http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1486_cout...http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1486_couture/create.php<br />Above is a link to the Victoria and Albert Museum Golden Age of Couture exhibit. The particular link is to a couture dress pattern which can be downloaded and made up. It really is extraordinary. The exhibit site itself is very beautiful and well pulled together.<br />I thought you might like to have a look and I also want to thank you for your enthusiasm as I have been in a sewing funk for months now and what with reading your blog and vlogs I'm beginning to get my sewing mojo back. I am slowly getting back to sewing again and remembering why I love it so much. Thank you.p.s. I adore the coral blouse - I adore all things coral; I believe it should be right up there with black, white and beige as a colour basic.LeftyLuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878728257032134390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-84777280616589638362010-02-09T17:15:43.523-05:002010-02-09T17:15:43.523-05:00That colour is great on you! I love this outfit a...That colour is great on you! I love this outfit and I love that you wore lime shoes.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274649006496918800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-65449704804548064602010-02-09T13:42:49.111-05:002010-02-09T13:42:49.111-05:00I absolutely love this outfit! But I have to ask--...I absolutely love this outfit! But I have to ask-- do the buttons hurt when you lean back in a chair?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742733376287342144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-91500611239006097992010-02-09T11:48:34.338-05:002010-02-09T11:48:34.338-05:00Adore! I really cannot get over how awesome the ba...Adore! I really cannot get over how awesome the back dip is in the skirt. Such a lovely design detail. :)amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029076436322883513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-46710745621410536162010-02-09T09:43:12.253-05:002010-02-09T09:43:12.253-05:00I tuck my shirt into my garter belt! They are good...I tuck my shirt into my garter belt! They are good for something!<br /><br />The coral looks gorgeous on you, wish I could find some fabric in that colour!Miss Emmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251628463640473391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-57523323096494945572010-02-09T09:11:56.687-05:002010-02-09T09:11:56.687-05:00Oh man, I LOVE Paron. I've gotten some of my m...Oh man, I LOVE Paron. I've gotten some of my most prized fabric from there... and now I've banished myself back to the Midwest, so I can no longer peruse designer remnants. Ah well. You wear coral beautifully!Jess Snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707110699580712919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-77961888824440775872010-02-09T07:32:05.455-05:002010-02-09T07:32:05.455-05:00It's ana absolutely adorable outfit. The lines...It's ana absolutely adorable outfit. The lines of the skirt are so beautiful and the color of the blouse is awesome!senaSewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098578400327734399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-81954152019021544672010-02-09T03:30:10.946-05:002010-02-09T03:30:10.946-05:00You look amazing in this outfit! I especially love...You look amazing in this outfit! I especially love the skirt. I've been meaning to sew myself a high-waisted skirt, but haven't managed yet. Your post made me want to do it straight away. Thanks for all the inspiration!Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221086992029388880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40950602366746624512010-02-09T02:04:59.696-05:002010-02-09T02:04:59.696-05:00Such a gorgeous outfit! I love the detail on the b...Such a gorgeous outfit! I love the detail on the back waistband of the skirt.<br /><br />Completely agree that the bow makes the blouse. I love blouses and sweaters with pussy bows so much that I ignore my self-imposed ban on all things high-necked for them on a regular basis!<br /><br />That blouse pattern is beautiful, btw. I love both versions you've made!GirlNextDoorVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754617128433510514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-25744626549872792562010-02-08T20:54:13.495-05:002010-02-08T20:54:13.495-05:00Gertie - the complete outfit with the cardie is be...Gertie - the complete outfit with the cardie is beyond adorable. I love love love it!Erinhttp://www.plume-etoile.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-52093536017846738932010-02-08T20:13:42.939-05:002010-02-08T20:13:42.939-05:00Gorgeous outfit! I do wish I could have seen it wi...Gorgeous outfit! I do wish I could have seen it with the lime green shoes. <br /><br />How did you hem the blouse? I'm trying to figure out the best way for hemming silk. Yours looks so clean and neat.Sickofitcindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14453877357334702545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-71870347451745413412010-02-08T19:50:14.669-05:002010-02-08T19:50:14.669-05:00The coral blouse is absolutely beautiful! The skir...The coral blouse is absolutely beautiful! The skirt is awesome too. Kudos!!scarycallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904774431877838316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-87103585150398796612010-02-08T19:02:05.195-05:002010-02-08T19:02:05.195-05:00Total rapture over that skirt! The blouse is grea...Total rapture over that skirt! The blouse is great too; doesn't Jeff like your blue one? Anyway, the look is great; I really like your new glasses with the outfit too. Sometimes to balance an ultra-feminine thing like a big bow you need something just a skooch badass. Which is not how I ever thought of those glasses before but I think they bring that here. <br /><br />I'm so glad you solved the skirt problem- how great to have something with such great style/design that it's really a work of art, and at the same time it can be an absolute staple of your wardrobe!Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01324854929065302634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-51124633187814636122010-02-08T18:49:11.135-05:002010-02-08T18:49:11.135-05:00I love that blouse and the detail of the skirt.I love that blouse and the detail of the skirt.Faye Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781186043996633965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-74372261557737012592010-02-08T17:00:12.753-05:002010-02-08T17:00:12.753-05:00Love the colors! Love the skirt! Love it all!
An...Love the colors! Love the skirt! Love it all! <br />And since you don't have the permanently pinched, "I'm going to make you suffer" facial expression of Chloe's character - don't worry about the hair. It looks wonderful.Jesslynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419526534244244546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-76813505230727448302010-02-08T15:31:28.486-05:002010-02-08T15:31:28.486-05:00I absolutely love the outfit! You look great in co...I absolutely love the outfit! You look great in coral! I agree that the bow definitely makes the shirt, too, lol.<br /><br />As for the rumply-uppy bit in the back: When I was in CAP (Civil Air Patrol) we wore shirt garters to avoid that very same issue. They worked for us! Some of them are made to go clear from the bottom of your shirt to the top of crew socks, but I'm sure you can get shorter ones, or shorten them, or make them altogether. In my opinion they aren't any more fussy than a regular old garter belt.<br /><br />(love your whole blog, too btw ;) )Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08488525942798078317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-50458389727749688172010-02-08T15:14:36.470-05:002010-02-08T15:14:36.470-05:00My significant other definitely does not get bows ...My significant other definitely does not get bows and other embellishments... he usually tells me I look like a sailor, and I usually ignore him. Do you have a tute or a link for the bound buttonholes? I'm thinking of trying it out on the next blouse I'm making. I love the skirt, too!centrallyisolatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08823356747586145225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-29652589111191531842010-02-08T15:07:06.805-05:002010-02-08T15:07:06.805-05:00Did you, by the way, use the Threads way of doing ...Did you, by the way, use the Threads way of doing the bound buttonholes? I've been going into former posts... I see that I have so many things to learn, and the bound buttonholes look amazing! I'm still very impressed and you inspired me to come up with an idea for a pencil skirt! Thanks!frk.bustadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905037626664748421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-58490821144058804142010-02-08T14:38:00.903-05:002010-02-08T14:38:00.903-05:00Great outfit! Love that blouse!!Great outfit! Love that blouse!!Ms. B @ Millie Deelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08017849348031677122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-32943611062627706482010-02-08T14:33:26.319-05:002010-02-08T14:33:26.319-05:00Your outfit is awesome, including your victory rol...Your outfit is awesome, including your victory rolls. You look gorgeous.<br /><br />I just did my first "What I'm Wearing" post. I'd love for you to take a look and let me know what you think and if you think I should do more of these.Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649677045881448393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15878024895948149962010-02-08T14:04:47.275-05:002010-02-08T14:04:47.275-05:00Men are clueless when it comes to compliments. I ...Men are clueless when it comes to compliments. I just finished an awesome pair of wool trousers and fully lined them with satin. I made 3 muslins to make sure I had the fit right, and did all sorts of neat tailoring tricks. Took forever. My husband's comment: "The swish of the lining makes it sound like you have hairy legs!".<br /><br />Anyhow, love the skirt-that dip in the back waistline is SO sexy! And the blouse looks very cute with it (bow and all)...Katelyn Allershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02292607641718368499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-49827291946043556352010-02-08T13:50:23.565-05:002010-02-08T13:50:23.565-05:00It's so stylin! I love the bow and no I don...It's so stylin! I love the bow and no I don't think it's clownish! I'm beginning to think more and more that we women dress for each other than for men. Ha ha ha. The coral is simply sensational and the fit of that skirt is so fabulous! I love it!Sunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380215145775412897noreply@blogger.com