tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post6237716314692309979..comments2024-03-28T07:31:16.882-04:00Comments on Stitches and Seams: TNT, or is it?Debbie Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601675304884019607noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-6553646598100482292009-01-17T13:13:00.000-05:002009-01-17T13:13:00.000-05:00Wow, I REALLY like it. I just think the sorta-squ...Wow, I REALLY like it. I just think the sorta-squared-off tie is cute. But I would not accept an unfinished edge on the tie, either. Thanks for the warning.a little sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086285440873869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-23541908701841472008-12-30T19:38:00.000-05:002008-12-30T19:38:00.000-05:00Debbie debbie bo bebby bananafana fo febby fe fi f...Debbie debbie bo bebby bananafana fo febby fe fi fo febby....Debbie! <BR/><BR/>Hope your holidays were smashing oh girlfriend of mine! Miss your blogging, snif snif.angie.ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575366388194033626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-60947097522797405712008-12-19T21:09:00.000-05:002008-12-19T21:09:00.000-05:00I bought this pattern as I was attracted to the gr...I bought this pattern as I was attracted to the green top. The green one looks like a top I saw in Macys or perhaps Target. Your review is helpful. I had not thought about making the tie top and will probably stay away from it for sure now.Linda Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655695696943452993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-201964307494101622008-12-16T12:18:00.000-05:002008-12-16T12:18:00.000-05:00I agree with you about the raw edges but think the...I agree with you about the raw edges but think the top looks good on you. I made the other view with tucks at the neck and the fabric was so stretchy it wanted to grow right off my shoulders. I saved it by adding neck ribbing and a couple of button tabs at the neckline with cool buttons that echo the polka-dots in the fabric. My sleeves came out to be just below elbow length because my fabric was not wide enough to cut full-length ones. The sleeves do fit more closely than usual but the fabric is stretchy enough that was not a problem for me. I am tall, so the extra length was great for me, lol.<BR/><BR/>Glenda in MissouriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-81143765582422840722008-12-15T10:25:00.000-05:002008-12-15T10:25:00.000-05:00The top looks great on you ... did you decide to w...The top looks great on you ... did you decide to wad it? The raw edge would bother me as well ... this may be a good pattern for onionskin fabric. To finish the tie edges, the sleeves would have to be doubled. I have quite a bit of lightweight knit/onionskin that I always put back on the shelf because it's too thin for a top, but would be perfect for this pattern. Imagine it faced with a contrast color, so it's seen when you tie the front? :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-19392635192861820532008-12-14T02:33:00.000-05:002008-12-14T02:33:00.000-05:00Its great , when you took the picture it doesnt gi...Its great , when you took the picture it doesnt give the top the pride that it should have , however when you wear the top it looks very rich and like something picked up in a top department store :) You made a great job on the top.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-75802676241654011782008-12-04T05:03:00.000-05:002008-12-04T05:03:00.000-05:00I'm with Sandra--it looks cute on you! Europeans ...I'm with Sandra--it looks cute on you! Europeans wear closr-fitting clothes and that my American eye is used to it, I like the fit of this top on you. It shows off your womanly curves. I like the unfinished edges too, they're soft and floppy on the tie. Vote: beauty is in the eye of the beholder.BrusselsSprout_Katharinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519588924579208409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-22375830483639632632008-12-02T06:46:00.000-05:002008-12-02T06:46:00.000-05:00What a shame they left the neck edge unfinished! W...What a shame they left the neck edge unfinished! What were they thinking?<BR/>The shape is very pretty though, with the cut-on sleeve, and looks nice on you.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647360160775311798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-39965813843839640222008-12-01T19:50:00.000-05:002008-12-01T19:50:00.000-05:00I, too, almost bought this pattern, but didn't bec...I, too, almost bought this pattern, but didn't because I'm not a raw edge kind of gal. I considered taking a risk and buying it, but now I'm glad I didn't. Thanks for the review!I am Arizona; a person, not a place.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18162117959024394009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-32470727785742969862008-12-01T17:57:00.000-05:002008-12-01T17:57:00.000-05:00You know, I just tried to make the Mission jacket ...You know, I just tried to make the Mission jacket from The Sewing Workshop. And come to find out when I was almost done, there is NO way to hem the jacket without the wrong side showing on the shawl collar???? What??? I left it hanging in my sewing room for a month trying to figure out a solution and finally gave up and stuffed it in a bin where I couldn't see it. And those patterns are $$$$$. Live and learn!celaine53f@comcast.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09862375349482547102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-70820373500460403372008-12-01T16:55:00.000-05:002008-12-01T16:55:00.000-05:00Interesting pattern, the way the tie is done and t...Interesting pattern, the way the tie is done and the neckline left unfinished. I've never noticed it before.Sew-4-Funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03340344934860568228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-84945400721426127732008-12-01T16:28:00.000-05:002008-12-01T16:28:00.000-05:00I like the way it looks on you, better than on Zil...I like the way it looks on you, better than on Zillie, but I can see why you don't love it. Maybe try it in another fabric and see what you think.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274649006496918800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-33621063699806775452008-12-01T14:30:00.000-05:002008-12-01T14:30:00.000-05:00I guess I'm the odd ball here because I think it l...I guess I'm the odd ball here because I think it looks really cute on you. I can't really tell the edges are raw from the picture and I guess it wouldn't bother me that they were either unless they didn't wash and look well. I agree with what a couple others said and could you sew a lining piece to it so that they aren't raw or do a rolled hem on them to give them a finished look before you sewed the tie on. What size is it? You could send it my way. I'd wear it. LOL.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576506420482747439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-73414538339806877042008-12-01T13:47:00.000-05:002008-12-01T13:47:00.000-05:00I hate it when high expectations for something are...I hate it when high expectations for something are so rudely dashed. I also don't like fabric wasting patterns. I find myself obsessing as to how I could change it to work out better, where it would be really better to just toss and restart. Sorry this didn't work out to your satisfaction, although it doesn't look bad at all on you.Marjiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950085029835332900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-12384899584165414052008-12-01T11:05:00.000-05:002008-12-01T11:05:00.000-05:00It's a cute idea, but unhemmed edges on RTW are on...It's a cute idea, but unhemmed edges on RTW are one of my pet peeves so the thought of doing it on purpose myself... I do like it better on you than on Tillie. I recently made a tee with cut-on sleeves- didn't like it at all. Next time I'll use the idea with a TNT (true not trash!) pattern.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-27366782168930130842008-12-01T10:34:00.000-05:002008-12-01T10:34:00.000-05:00On a positive note, the top looks much nicer on yo...On a positive note, the top looks much nicer on you than on Tillie! Good thing you had the "unloved" fabric to experiment on.Elarayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487492651398001387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-33285131663172622282008-12-01T10:26:00.000-05:002008-12-01T10:26:00.000-05:00I just cut this exact pattern out last night. Talk...I just cut this exact pattern out last night. Talk about awkward layout. I think mine will be too long on me too.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245730088359572839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-80521166020127439662008-12-01T10:25:00.000-05:002008-12-01T10:25:00.000-05:00Wow! Thanks Debbie for the review. I have this p...Wow! Thanks Debbie for the review. I have this pattern and had read the same thing on PR (I think?) and thought you could get around it by doubling the tie area...it's looking like that's not an option from your pictures!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-612881214064051642008-12-01T10:11:00.000-05:002008-12-01T10:11:00.000-05:00The unfinished edges were an odd choice for the pa...The unfinished edges were an odd choice for the pattern drafters. Other than that, it looks really cute on you! But I agree about the issue of waste. I hate that! I'm a very economical cutter.Gretchen the Household Deityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882578423517346342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-38947118326859723382008-12-01T09:58:00.000-05:002008-12-01T09:58:00.000-05:00I came close to buying this pattern also. I am no...I came close to buying this pattern also. I am not a fan of unfinished edges either.BeckyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978486228919306813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-53185849067464601822008-12-01T09:39:00.000-05:002008-12-01T09:39:00.000-05:00I really liked that view of the vogue pattern too....I really liked that view of the vogue pattern too. Can the tie/neck piece be faced somehow?Sherrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682899485401222209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-82913479654604019532008-12-01T08:56:00.000-05:002008-12-01T08:56:00.000-05:00I almost bought this pattern last week; glad I did...I almost bought this pattern last week; glad I didn't.NancyDaQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609215745927535353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-12257578194165958132008-12-01T08:19:00.000-05:002008-12-01T08:19:00.000-05:00Thanks for the review! I have this pattern and was...Thanks for the review! I have this pattern and was considering making it up soon. I was debating which view and now I think I'll do the one with the pleats. I hate fabric waste!Mandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516738115981145861noreply@blogger.com