tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001783866310871038.post4629565859946839880..comments2023-08-03T06:16:37.887-05:00Comments on viola & pearl: Simplicity 3678Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07954919072956349087noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001783866310871038.post-6524327117342211742009-11-05T08:03:24.097-06:002009-11-05T08:03:24.097-06:00Am I supposed to be reading something into your dr...Am I supposed to be reading something into your dramatic sighs, Larissa???Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954919072956349087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001783866310871038.post-62333879582717457492009-11-05T07:15:49.776-06:002009-11-05T07:15:49.776-06:00sigh. SIGH.sigh. SIGH.Larissa Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901400647777521741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001783866310871038.post-36089306995503503622009-11-04T08:39:06.831-06:002009-11-04T08:39:06.831-06:00Hey, Randi, thanks! And thanks for visiting my blo...Hey, Randi, thanks! And thanks for visiting my blog!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954919072956349087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001783866310871038.post-35708406576479877162009-11-04T08:30:03.253-06:002009-11-04T08:30:03.253-06:00I love this dress. The shape is very flattering!I love this dress. The shape is very flattering!randihttp://ihavetosay.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001783866310871038.post-20552138141823223682009-10-05T15:59:31.395-05:002009-10-05T15:59:31.395-05:00Hey, thanks, ladies. Wow, LaKaribane, that is some...Hey, thanks, ladies. Wow, LaKaribane, that is some good information. I do refer to Pattern Review some times, but 1) I'm too cheap to become an actual member (so far), so that limits my access to reviews, and 2) I'm a kind of jump-right-in, fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants seamstress, so advance research rarely happens. That approach works out for me about half the time. :) Thanks again for the tips!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954919072956349087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001783866310871038.post-63961271611128851122009-10-05T14:23:26.920-05:002009-10-05T14:23:26.920-05:00Well, according to Sandra Betzina's Fast Fit, ...Well, according to Sandra Betzina's Fast Fit, for Simplicity and McCall, go by High Bust Measurement (under armpits, above breasts) and for Vogue, New Look and her line, go by Bust Measurment as listed on the pattern.<br /><br />I never used to like how my Big 4 patterns turned out, either! I still prefer European pattern magazines like Burda, Patrones or KnipMode.<br /><br />Oh, and apparently, the sizing on the patterns envelops is actually the REAL sizing, RTW changed theirs to "vanity sizing" in the 70s or something. I'm a RTW 6, patterns size 10-12.<br /><br />The nasty surprises are somewhat defused by reading reviews at Pattern Review. I've dodged quite a few bullets.<br /><br />LaKaribane aka Miss-Know-It-All...Not!LaKaribanehttp://fashionmate.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001783866310871038.post-64303132256352134142009-09-30T21:04:37.998-05:002009-09-30T21:04:37.998-05:00Here's another Robyn to say that I think it tu...Here's another Robyn to say that I think it turned out great! Those sizing issues with clothing patterns is one of the reasons I never wear the one dress I completed and why I haven't finished another. Maybe one of these days I'll tackle it.Robynhttp://www.simplythatsillygirl.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001783866310871038.post-71503988297934473872009-09-30T18:38:55.723-05:002009-09-30T18:38:55.723-05:00first of all, it is really cute! Looks great on yo...first of all, it is really cute! Looks great on you. I'm so jealous of your sewing another cute dress for yourself when all I've had are disasters. You look too skinny to have just had a baby also, so that really annoyed me. :-)<br /><br />Secondly, you are my hero for persevering through all the trials and errors. I'll be using this valuable information when I finally break into the world of knits someday.<br /><br />Thirdly, you have quite the little photographer there. he's ready for some serious work.Larissa Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901400647777521741noreply@blogger.com