tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513749333350881349.post5060262084751916263..comments2024-03-26T01:39:19.521-05:00Comments on Quietude: Swing dress sew-alongLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234162572763034574noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513749333350881349.post-59887190769681408402011-01-26T21:05:02.172-06:002011-01-26T21:05:02.172-06:00Hello, Kelly! Yes, I do remember you and your lov...Hello, Kelly! Yes, I do remember you and your lovely family. Thanks for sharing Ashley's blog. I will go take a peek! :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234162572763034574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513749333350881349.post-70587956481277342812011-01-26T09:42:54.000-06:002011-01-26T09:42:54.000-06:00Hi, Laura. I don't know if you remember me fro...Hi, Laura. I don't know if you remember me from the Smith's home. Our son married Maegan. <br /><br />Anyway, I wanted to pass on a pattern to you. Our daughter Ashley enjoys sewing vintage clothing styles. She recently started a blog: www.garmentsofgrace.blogspot.com. I really liked the frock you posted on here and so I searched for another 50s pattern to make Ashley for her birthday. The one I found was incredibly quick to make and looks cute. You can see it and the pattern info on her blog.Kelly Wagnerhttp://www.garmentsofgrace.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513749333350881349.post-73821876099970177442011-01-23T18:05:25.816-06:002011-01-23T18:05:25.816-06:00I can't wait to see how it turns out! I'm ...I can't wait to see how it turns out! I'm just finishing up the linen skirt... pictures soon :)Keturahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05406166274359218008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513749333350881349.post-26093029376498103992011-01-14T10:54:41.234-06:002011-01-14T10:54:41.234-06:00I would love if you would post on how to make this...I would love if you would post on how to make this dress good for nursing! I love wearing dresses but it's rare that I find one appropriate for nursing in. I also had wanted to join the sew a long but things are a little rough right now to be involved in another project.<br />Can't wait to see the finished product!<br />~ChelseaChelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02355025618655399550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513749333350881349.post-34381454261537518722011-01-14T07:25:05.786-06:002011-01-14T07:25:05.786-06:00Thanks, Hannah -- there's not really enough fa...Thanks, Hannah -- there's not really enough fabric to make a dress anyway so we're all safe. :-P<br /><br />Serena, your explanation here makes more sense to me than the one on the S&S board! Thanks! I puzzled and puzzled over it but could not wrap my head around what you were describing. If the method I'm envisioning ends up not working, I will try something like what you've described here. I happen to like your orange swing dress so I suppose it's all a matter of preference... I say wear what you enjoy, wear what your husband likes to see you in, and that's that! ;-)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234162572763034574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513749333350881349.post-3032321303263904792011-01-14T02:31:53.243-06:002011-01-14T02:31:53.243-06:00I made a nursing-friendly Swing Dress by slicing d...I made a nursing-friendly Swing Dress by slicing down the middle of the waistband (having it close with snaps), and having a lined waistband go over the top of that. The lined one was only attached at the right side, so I could untie it and have the left completely free, which made way for opening the front. (I didn't add a side zipper, since I was able to wiggle it on without it with the slit to the waist. I should probably add that I'm quite small-busted, even while breastfeeding.) I've explained that very, very badly. I can't wait to see what you do with it! <br /><br />And, I rather like the fox hunting fabric, but you might not be able to wear the dress as often as you'd like, with how much precious time you're putting into it, if you used it. This is coming from someone who has made the Swing Dress in bright orange, and who had a shop owner remark at how colorfully I was dressed the other day--the shop is one that carries ethnic clothes (bright, busy, colorful), so her saying that was probably mild to what others might have said ("garish" and "mismatched" come to mind...). I would probably use the fox hunting fabric. Consider yourself warned.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959242204818975269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513749333350881349.post-46140742782650262132011-01-13T23:02:26.432-06:002011-01-13T23:02:26.432-06:00Allow me to be the first to tell you that the &quo...Allow me to be the first to tell you that the "fox hunting fabric" would look absolutely ridiculous, not to mention entirely out of place, on a dress. And I honestly do mean that.Hannahnoreply@blogger.com