tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post3653985908527612417..comments2024-03-10T03:36:11.761-07:00Comments on A Sewing Life: McCall's 6503 Butterfly Print DressVirginia at A Sewing Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-4590429308391898682014-03-24T07:13:24.237-07:002014-03-24T07:13:24.237-07:00Thank you so much! It is a pretty print, and I lov...Thank you so much! It is a pretty print, and I love that it's butterflies!Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-59665011627540608772014-03-24T07:12:55.029-07:002014-03-24T07:12:55.029-07:00Thanks, Gail! I really should stick with making wh...Thanks, Gail! I really should stick with making what works!Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-833844560127957712014-03-24T07:12:29.954-07:002014-03-24T07:12:29.954-07:00Thank you, Angela! I like that effect, too!Thank you, Angela! I like that effect, too!Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-13167865255218138592014-03-24T07:12:11.578-07:002014-03-24T07:12:11.578-07:00Thank you, Curtise! I should have been more clear:...Thank you, Curtise! I should have been more clear: I am wearing it with a nylon (vintage, natch) half slip, but still it clings. Slips are part of my daily wardrobe. I am amazed at how young women don't seem to even consider wearing a slip an option. I used to work at a fabric store, and I remember one 20-something who brought in a dress wanting to hire someone to line it. We told her it would be a very expensive proposition to take the dress apart and reconstruct it with a lining, and suggested that she wear a slip. Oh, no, never! She spent over $100 on lining fabric and labor to have the thing fully lined.Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-66443996008923523872014-03-24T07:08:11.982-07:002014-03-24T07:08:11.982-07:00Thank you Caramella, and thanks for commenting. I ...Thank you Caramella, and thanks for commenting. I just took a quick peek at your blog and I love it. You are toooo adorable. I will definitely be following you (though I will have to ignore the food parts--food allergies, you know).Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-75726388662949947652014-03-24T07:05:48.037-07:002014-03-24T07:05:48.037-07:00Thank you! Those boots are great favorites of mine...Thank you! Those boots are great favorites of mine--vintage dark green Ropers bought from eBay. The middle schoolers do not understand the concept of vintage footwear at all. It's so funny! They say, "You bought USED shoes?!"Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-35985499036531441822014-03-24T07:04:25.798-07:002014-03-24T07:04:25.798-07:00Thank you, Olga! I must get busy testing the vario...Thank you, Olga! I must get busy testing the various ideas shared here!Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-3381949742881358992014-03-24T07:03:43.988-07:002014-03-24T07:03:43.988-07:00Gertie made an awesome version. Also, check out ht...Gertie made an awesome version. Also, check out http://themakingsofanurbanrustic.blogspot.com/2012/05/mmm12-days-24-27the-summer-continues.html. <br /><br />She made several versions and they are all divine! This would be so cute on you!Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-9129540804419229022014-03-24T07:01:16.799-07:002014-03-24T07:01:16.799-07:00Jo, that is so interesting about navy. I am really...Jo, that is so interesting about navy. I am really trying to break the "black" habit, not because I don't like it or find it boring, but because it does nothing for me. Never heard about hairspray--good to know. Thanks!Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-25159752127473861592014-03-24T07:00:04.479-07:002014-03-24T07:00:04.479-07:00Thank you so much! The sleeves are so comfortable ...Thank you so much! The sleeves are so comfortable to wear, too!Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-59868486959580208022014-03-24T06:59:40.536-07:002014-03-24T06:59:40.536-07:00Thank you, Carolyn! Coming from you, that means a ...Thank you, Carolyn! Coming from you, that means a lot to me! Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-60688690233019724092014-03-24T06:59:02.485-07:002014-03-24T06:59:02.485-07:00Thank you so much! I appreciate your sweet comment...Thank you so much! I appreciate your sweet comment!Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-85255673459225478512014-03-24T06:58:42.011-07:002014-03-24T06:58:42.011-07:00I'm going to see if Bounce sheets come in an u...I'm going to see if Bounce sheets come in an unscented version, Jenny Mac--that might work for me. Totally agree with your comments about this style of collar!Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-1356239305073466522014-03-24T06:57:44.356-07:002014-03-24T06:57:44.356-07:00Thank you, Eileen--I'll give it a try. I'm...Thank you, Eileen--I'll give it a try. I'm very sensitive to chemicals (and therefore maybe shouldn't be wearing polyester anyway...), so I'm wary of sprays, but if all else fails!Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-65620296355186706222014-03-24T06:56:40.744-07:002014-03-24T06:56:40.744-07:00Thank you! I had heard the dryer sheet trick...and...Thank you! I had heard the dryer sheet trick...and forgotten it...I will try it!Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-26279393080635679912014-03-24T03:40:01.978-07:002014-03-24T03:40:01.978-07:00i love this latest version - the farbic is beautif...i love this latest version - the farbic is beautiful!Sew little timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04027164681383524032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-70007716737896793712014-03-24T02:27:33.384-07:002014-03-24T02:27:33.384-07:00Love this version. You've really hit the nail ...Love this version. You've really hit the nail on the head this time around.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622769905155059570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-23316290294946816512014-03-23T16:38:52.019-07:002014-03-23T16:38:52.019-07:00Such a pretty dress! The way the color frames you...Such a pretty dress! The way the color frames your face is especially lovely:) Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11718137744623626322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-88260818233798790662014-03-23T16:34:41.945-07:002014-03-23T16:34:41.945-07:00The dress is a beauty, I especially love the sleev...The dress is a beauty, I especially love the sleeves. And of course I like it worn with the denim jacket (since I just about live in mine!) <br />I always wear a petticoat under clingy dresses/skirts, although I must say that I have found cotton doesn't help, if you are wearing tights, anyway. A polyester/nylon slip (all of mine are vintage, picked up secondhand in charity shops for next to nothing) will do the job. Silk is even nicer, but pricier! I prefer full slips rather than waist ones, they don't drop or twist around. xxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-52365614663615746932014-03-23T10:16:48.227-07:002014-03-23T10:16:48.227-07:00How about putting a cotton petticoat under? You ...How about putting a cotton petticoat under? You look fabulous.<br /><br />www.hungrycaramella.blogspot.comCaramellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212330454015040075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-47490323753632370712014-03-23T07:01:49.569-07:002014-03-23T07:01:49.569-07:00Love it!!!!! My absolute favorite look is with the...Love it!!!!! My absolute favorite look is with the denim jacket and boots!SewCraftyChemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971798108420431518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-39578718393720363852014-03-23T06:41:35.859-07:002014-03-23T06:41:35.859-07:00You made one more beautiful dress! I love the desi...You made one more beautiful dress! I love the design and the print is so lovely. But clinging fabric? Oh, that can be so annoying! Anyway, some special sprays will help with this.Olga Ranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875044569337689314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-4733841304136960952014-03-23T06:17:15.456-07:002014-03-23T06:17:15.456-07:00These are so sharp- the pattern envelope always ma...These are so sharp- the pattern envelope always makes me reject it- it looks so homesy. Ok, I'm going to print a picture of yours and glue it over the envelope cover to make me remember why I bought this pattern in the first place! prttynpnkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16513331416653286924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-41785047834192123852014-03-23T03:20:49.411-07:002014-03-23T03:20:49.411-07:00Love the dress, especially the sleeves.Love the dress, especially the sleeves.Dk's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403488889087101483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-78145834044934130672014-03-22T23:37:32.814-07:002014-03-22T23:37:32.814-07:00Totally love your new dress and the colours are pe...Totally love your new dress and the colours are perfect. I have similar colouring to you and a friend told me during the week that I should "always wear navy" - it looks fabulous on you too! To stop the static, I find that hairspray on the thighs (over the tights) works well as does moisturising cream on bare legs and if all else fails, I wear a slip.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933684604317133907noreply@blogger.com