tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post7561069116217254634..comments2024-03-26T18:05:43.951-07:00Comments on Lilacs & Lace: Red Velvet, The RevealLaura Maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01288197213619181028noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-73304683084004743382014-04-01T09:30:43.588-07:002014-04-01T09:30:43.588-07:00This dress is really, really gorgeous! It fits you...This dress is really, really gorgeous! It fits you perfectly! Great work on the construction.Michellehttp://www.tresbienensemble.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-6117684154428049812013-01-02T09:09:34.189-08:002013-01-02T09:09:34.189-08:00Just beautiful on you!Just beautiful on you!Justine of SewCountryChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818220592978383305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-74262693592074589182012-12-21T16:44:47.221-08:002012-12-21T16:44:47.221-08:00LOVE this on you - it looks fab! Red is such a gre...LOVE this on you - it looks fab! Red is such a great colour :-)Eszhttp://kittysdrawings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-84931042325547741832012-12-17T14:06:01.552-08:002012-12-17T14:06:01.552-08:00Stunning frock, you look so Christmassy (in a good...Stunning frock, you look so Christmassy (in a good way!). I am with you for mending, tedious tedious tedious. Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907455480139667042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-21240596111984343382012-12-16T17:19:17.870-08:002012-12-16T17:19:17.870-08:00You look fabulous! I love the addition of the sle...You look fabulous! I love the addition of the sleeves.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00921019040904627834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-33562482262068421102012-12-16T00:42:31.387-08:002012-12-16T00:42:31.387-08:00HOT dress!! The brooch is gorgeous with it. Hmm i ...HOT dress!! The brooch is gorgeous with it. Hmm i want to sew with velvet now... Oh yeah, I agree, mending is the pits. ZoSewshttp://www.zosews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-34200182803982997382012-12-15T14:43:19.259-08:002012-12-15T14:43:19.259-08:00Wow, it looks amazing! That cut is very flattering...Wow, it looks amazing! That cut is very flattering on you :)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870435785776540136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-43124153646079784442012-12-15T03:19:56.575-08:002012-12-15T03:19:56.575-08:00Wow, to think this was an abandoned project in a f...Wow, to think this was an abandoned project in a former life. I'm always amazed by your construction techniques. So inspiring. Mainelydadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718855427399616514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-15937636617504527912012-12-15T02:05:22.837-08:002012-12-15T02:05:22.837-08:00That is a stunning dress, beautiful That is a stunning dress, beautiful pdiddlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231666147175522583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-31661741331423770612012-12-14T21:08:14.472-08:002012-12-14T21:08:14.472-08:00Great dress. And I LOVE that coat...what a SCORE!...Great dress. And I LOVE that coat...what a SCORE! Me, I don't mind mending...it's very satisfying to "put something right", especially if I was going to end up with a coat like THAT one! Sheesh, you gotta wonder how it ended up like it did! But, in my day I have been given many a COOL thing that people didn't want anymore simply because it needed some fixing! I was perfectly happy to take it off their hands, knowing I could quickly restore it to its former glory!Sufiyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-78662383530688773462012-12-14T12:24:49.221-08:002012-12-14T12:24:49.221-08:00Oooh yeah! This is absolutely my favorite of yours...Oooh yeah! This is absolutely my favorite of yours so far. Stunning!!Kimbersewhttp://seamstresskim.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-12692332120086681942012-12-14T11:13:24.631-08:002012-12-14T11:13:24.631-08:00This is one of the loveliest things I have ever se...This is one of the loveliest things I have ever seen. What an incredible fit. YOU should be the pattern model on the Butterick website. I actually think the whole dress is much improved by those elegant sleeves.<br />I can't stand mending, no matter how quick or small the job. I will let dozens of things pile up until they they take up so much space that I just can't get on with my creative work, then I will furiously hem things and sew buttons on for a full day.<br />I wore my grandmother's faux Persian lamb coat for years without any buttons. I just recently sewed on two buttons finally, and find that I never use them anyway.Katrina Blanchallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300264690284771712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-90331335863613108412012-12-14T09:50:50.962-08:002012-12-14T09:50:50.962-08:00Hot Mama!!! I love how this turned out. I wasn&#...Hot Mama!!! I love how this turned out. I wasn't so sure when you first showed the pattern, but it turned out amazing! I'm with you on mending. I would rather start from scratch than do mending. Not sure why. I think the only mending I enjoyed was earlier this year when my son, visiting from faaaarrrr away (lol) needed a button sewn on his suit jacket. I think it just felt good to be able to do something for my "little boy" again! :)Cactusneedlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063893333954556967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-60140673698328600802012-12-14T09:28:35.356-08:002012-12-14T09:28:35.356-08:00Wow! That has turned out so well and is very flat...Wow! That has turned out so well and is very flattering on you. I think that your pale coloring suits the style perfectly! Well done to you, you are sure to be the belle of that ball!twotoasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04432778966553987105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-38270424145982720012012-12-14T09:15:08.576-08:002012-12-14T09:15:08.576-08:00This is just stunning! I absolutely love the cut a...This is just stunning! I absolutely love the cut and fit! It's simply fantastic!!<br /><br />I totally know what you mean about looking like a vampire in daylight! The same thing has happened to me!<br /><br />xoxo<br />-JaneyJaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179447682223205557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-85536132515117661932012-12-14T08:44:14.734-08:002012-12-14T08:44:14.734-08:00GIIIIIRL, you look amazing! Va va voom indeed! I a...GIIIIIRL, you look amazing! Va va voom indeed! I actually like the addition of the longer sleeves better than the original version... and to be honest. I didn't care much for the original version anyway until I saw your version. The fit is SPOT ON. Work it!LLADYBIRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409560091790703554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-22427872870176589422012-12-14T08:02:49.650-08:002012-12-14T08:02:49.650-08:00So so so so beautiful!So so so so beautiful!Alaskapsychnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-71018700822085639722012-12-14T07:54:10.775-08:002012-12-14T07:54:10.775-08:00My stars, you - and this gorgeous dress - look bre...My stars, you - and this gorgeous dress - look breath-takingly ravishing. It's such an incredible, feminine, alluring piece. Top-notch work on it, dear gal.<br /><br />♥ Jessica <br /><br />*PS*<br /><br />Love how your paired it with black nylons, great call. Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-74209642843611811792012-12-14T07:29:52.615-08:002012-12-14T07:29:52.615-08:00Beautiful dress. And coat. I actually like reconst...Beautiful dress. And coat. I actually like reconstrusting and revamping thrift store items. I like think of them as already half done not as mending projects. Like making a cake from a box mix instead of from scratch. chesneykathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533697168294117101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-17286244625333829892012-12-14T05:26:25.969-08:002012-12-14T05:26:25.969-08:00Laura Mae,
What a resourceful reinvention! You a...Laura Mae,<br /><br />What a resourceful reinvention! You are certain to become a cocktail party legend; the smart money is wagered on the very moment you enter a room.<br /><br />Great hat!<br /><br />TestosteroneTestosteronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09245196401139770369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-41918944798434849912012-12-14T05:23:37.263-08:002012-12-14T05:23:37.263-08:00Oh, Laura Mae, oh my goodness! You look stunning,...Oh, Laura Mae, oh my goodness! You look stunning, and the jacket is the perfect touch!Aunt Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07177403277574517748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-59691342374273659842012-12-14T04:31:51.304-08:002012-12-14T04:31:51.304-08:00What a gorgeous and stunning dress. What a gorgeous and stunning dress. Rosesredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350934564131264621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-59862439258771759622012-12-14T03:49:38.122-08:002012-12-14T03:49:38.122-08:00Another triumph! I so enjoy your creations. And ha...Another triumph! I so enjoy your creations. And have come to enjoy mending, by the way, so a change of heart is not impossible. :-)<br />Looking forward to what you will bring us in the next year. For now Happy Holiday wishes.Moniquenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-5458338056387403792012-12-14T03:42:48.748-08:002012-12-14T03:42:48.748-08:00Dear Laura,
1. it is not you who looks like a vam...Dear Laura,<br /><br />1. it is not you who looks like a vampire, it is the sunlight that is too strong (light makes it all in a photo...). At another time of the day, it would have rendered otherwise.<br />2. this dress is defenitely stunning, it is very flattering on the neckline and absolutely not baggy! And I love the effect of the waist-line ribbon, it so highlights the waistline and the hips and gives a nice V-shape to the upper body.<br />3. to answer your question, yes, I find new projects much more fun than mending, but I try to be reasonable and I try to keep my mending basket empty before starting on new projects (hence little new sewing in the past months, but lots of small bits done with!). I hope to have more time next year to get on with new projects.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485789623374360585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4823578805242157520.post-24024592077056441862012-12-14T03:36:10.973-08:002012-12-14T03:36:10.973-08:00Va Va Voom! You will every eye in the room focused...Va Va Voom! You will every eye in the room focused on you in this stunner of a dress. You look stunning in it and the fit is fabulous. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.com