tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post933421423109919689..comments2024-03-28T23:19:53.362+00:00Comments on A colourful life: sewing alongChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-36804033459408168932015-04-18T20:44:13.499+01:002015-04-18T20:44:13.499+01:00I love, love, love Annie's dress!!!! And I nee...I love, love, love Annie's dress!!!! And I need to go an a dress making course. I made myself a few tops last summer but with my own makeshift patterns. They're very basic. No darts, etc. I want to be able to follow ready made patterns. There are a few garments I'd like to make. Anyway, enjoying sewing. I can't wait to hear about Annie's sewing adventures. XAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08208986782111545220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-79883555387196844302015-04-17T14:41:36.685+01:002015-04-17T14:41:36.685+01:00It's fabulous, what a great job you've mad...It's fabulous, what a great job you've made of it. Annie is quite the model too. How wonderful that she's going to be taking some lessons, I agree about sewing being on the curriculum. I got taught sewing for one term at school and that was it, needless to say I don't know where to begin now. Eleanor took textiles as an option and took a GCSE in it so she knows the basics but I think every child should be taught at school. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-64479300614707803382015-04-16T11:33:36.921+01:002015-04-16T11:33:36.921+01:00Your sewing adventure turned out much better than ...Your sewing adventure turned out much better than mine. Annie looks perfect in that dress, it suits her so well. Love the fabric and the design. You are a sewing superstar!<br />Hugs,<br />MeredithMereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-47908966034030396602015-04-15T16:20:21.724+01:002015-04-15T16:20:21.724+01:00Really pretty and fits her well. Love the pattern...Really pretty and fits her well. Love the pattern of the material.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-13085622503882718752015-04-15T13:12:07.735+01:002015-04-15T13:12:07.735+01:00It looks great and if nothing else, I shall take a...It looks great and if nothing else, I shall take away your words "cotton is not just cotton". I detested sewing at school but looking back, I'm glad I was taught the basics (even if my mother did quite a lot of finishing off out of class).Annehttp://www.annewheaton.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-22354082724073941732015-04-15T11:32:56.849+01:002015-04-15T11:32:56.849+01:00The dress looks really great and a good fit in my ...The dress looks really great and a good fit in my opinion. It's good that Annie is going to learn to sew. When I was at school we had to do sewing lessons and I think it is a very good skill to learn.Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234219836891799676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-21245997158345905272015-04-15T10:57:59.194+01:002015-04-15T10:57:59.194+01:00Annie's dress looks great, Christina. Thanks f...Annie's dress looks great, Christina. Thanks for the tip about the understitching, I had to look to see what that was, looks like it makes all the difference xx Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007583111181817717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-15460623677424022562015-04-15T10:46:54.534+01:002015-04-15T10:46:54.534+01:00Hey Christina,
What a pretty girl your Annie is! B...Hey Christina,<br />What a pretty girl your Annie is! Bravo for her wanting to learn to sew. I broke every machine at school. They wouldn't let me in the needlework room in the end.<br />Leanne xxLeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-28924783312123871242015-04-15T08:34:37.716+01:002015-04-15T08:34:37.716+01:00What a great success for a first-time sewer - it f...What a great success for a first-time sewer - it fits beautifully and looks very good. I never feel like sewing much in the winter either, but as soon as the sun comes out and the days lengthen then I think we just feel more energised and inspired to be more creative. Lucky you having daughters to sew with and for! Judy.Judy Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04135432482969136086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-43264441711816626332015-04-15T08:33:45.479+01:002015-04-15T08:33:45.479+01:00It's so good your daughter is learning to sew....It's so good your daughter is learning to sew. Few kids get any tuition in this at school now and my daughter can't even sew on a button, nor has any interest in learning. Eleanor Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992824265499784461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-60539107772709916822015-04-15T00:42:41.566+01:002015-04-15T00:42:41.566+01:00Oh! This turned out so well. I love the print and...Oh! This turned out so well. I love the print and the pinafore -styling. I've haven't sewn for myself in ages, but my home and daughter get lots of freshly made stuff! I've been thinking for trying another skirt for me. I have a pattern that has worked for me in the past, but I have changed sizes since then ( smaller, thankfully!) so I wonder if I can get the fit right. Thanks for the inspiration!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214669651632289883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-42278314612204123462015-04-14T23:54:55.190+01:002015-04-14T23:54:55.190+01:00This dress is wonderful, Christina. It looks great...This dress is wonderful, Christina. It looks great on Annie and it must have been really nice to work on it together. I agree with you, this should be taught in school. I was probably at the tail-end of the era when they still taught basic sewing in school and I've always been thankful for the fact that I had a chance to learn.Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-38359001965174377322015-04-14T23:52:04.489+01:002015-04-14T23:52:04.489+01:00Love the jumper, it turned out really cute. The fa...Love the jumper, it turned out really cute. The fabric is great!This little lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859706368261093981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-50686235557540179582015-04-14T23:10:10.652+01:002015-04-14T23:10:10.652+01:00The dress looks lovely, and it's great that An...The dress looks lovely, and it's great that Annie is going to take some lessons. Dressmaking is one of those things that with confidence and practice is like riding a bike - you might not always use it but you never forget and you never know when it will come in useful! xxWinwick Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175666787916920144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-8357432265752347122015-04-14T21:16:35.346+01:002015-04-14T21:16:35.346+01:00How fabulous!! Annie looks lovely in her dress!! ...How fabulous!! Annie looks lovely in her dress!! I think the choice of fabric is lovely for a young lady. xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-30277189692550153432015-04-14T20:48:01.096+01:002015-04-14T20:48:01.096+01:00What a lovely summer dress! No wonder Annie is thr...What a lovely summer dress! No wonder Annie is thrilled - she looks wonderful in it - you've done a wonderful job! I have mentally made a note too remember your timely phrase "there is no rush, is there?" You are so right but so often I find myself going at things against the clock when actually there is no need. Have a lovely evening Christina and enjoy your next sewing project too - I think you might be on a roll! E xThomasina Tittlemousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574272724724663796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-51839430189009937432015-04-14T20:45:39.111+01:002015-04-14T20:45:39.111+01:00So pretty ! Annie looks really lovely in it. XSo pretty ! Annie looks really lovely in it. XPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174324346613155013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-52009805545207475412015-04-14T19:34:59.882+01:002015-04-14T19:34:59.882+01:00We learned the very basics of sewing at primary sc...We learned the very basics of sewing at primary school but nothing at secondary and I wish we had ....I am teaching myself by trial and error, with a lot of error! XAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968900339224439602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-45822561643896380032015-04-14T19:00:08.945+01:002015-04-14T19:00:08.945+01:00It is fantastic that your daughter is interested i...It is fantastic that your daughter is interested in learning to sew. Unfortunately, I think it is something that not many younger people are interested in. The dress is a really cute design - well done!Life With The Crewhttp://lifewiththecrew.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-46370274759614485362015-04-14T18:47:53.353+01:002015-04-14T18:47:53.353+01:00Gorgeous dress, beautifully made. Dressmaking is ...Gorgeous dress, beautifully made. Dressmaking is on my very long list of things I want to learnChickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-81500785707398516552015-04-14T18:30:18.319+01:002015-04-14T18:30:18.319+01:00You are more accomplished than you let on, that is...You are more accomplished than you let on, that is a fantastic dress. Keep sewing Chris. I have an invisible zip foot too and they make it an easy peasy job.Thanks for the shout out. Jo xJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668713514058875484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-72975916781808832662015-04-14T18:18:18.926+01:002015-04-14T18:18:18.926+01:00It looks absolutely lovely and such a pretty fabri...It looks absolutely lovely and such a pretty fabric.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-30640453720744568102015-04-14T18:09:27.311+01:002015-04-14T18:09:27.311+01:00Such lovely fabric and you did such a good job.
Ro...Such lovely fabric and you did such a good job.<br />Rosezeeta<br />primrosesattichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413782888139380761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-74969063572512732752015-04-14T17:51:53.253+01:002015-04-14T17:51:53.253+01:00It's brilliant, well done you. A real shame t...It's brilliant, well done you. A real shame that useful things like sewing aren't included on the curriculum. I learned to sew at home mostly, although I did do a few terms of school sewing as well. I remember a lovely navy and white striped nightshirt in particular. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-26355174853844113512015-04-14T17:14:18.671+01:002015-04-14T17:14:18.671+01:00Such a lovely dress what a great job you did, Its ...Such a lovely dress what a great job you did, Its great you have arranged for her to go to sewing classes a really useful skill to have. :-)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.com