tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post4708744035815520791..comments2024-03-29T08:09:16.551-04:00Comments on Rebecca Grace Quilting: Victorian Caroling Costume: The Mind-Boggling, Massive, Monstrous, Magnificent SkirtRebecca Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-33650715195395677722015-12-19T20:26:28.911-05:002015-12-19T20:26:28.911-05:00So fabulous! :-)So fabulous! :-)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561892583686450813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-22805634481108367352015-12-16T21:32:15.731-05:002015-12-16T21:32:15.731-05:00I am in awe of this dress and you! What a fantasti...I am in awe of this dress and you! What a fantastic project, and you look so beautiful in it. Congrats on such a wonderful finish! Thanks for sharing on MCM!Beth @ Cooking Up Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786023962755107152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-87215569782251370532015-12-14T17:48:05.679-05:002015-12-14T17:48:05.679-05:00I just went all around your blog and how lovely. I...I just went all around your blog and how lovely. I will return....LeeAnna at not afraid of colorLA Paylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06553491768819243802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-76660062167859151472015-12-14T17:40:42.344-05:002015-12-14T17:40:42.344-05:00you look made to wear this. What a tremendous amou...you look made to wear this. What a tremendous amount of fabric. The truly wealthy had many dresses I suppose. Lots of weaving for the weaver, lots of silk by the worms, lots of hand stitches by seamstresses. Is it heavy? It would cause women to walk differently, move differently and sit differently. So very interesting post. LeeAnna at not afraid of colorLA Paylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06553491768819243802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-19807656725987157182015-12-14T16:57:53.893-05:002015-12-14T16:57:53.893-05:00This is my first time at your blog and I just had ...This is my first time at your blog and I just had to comment. Absolutely gorgeous!! What a stunning creation. Congratulations on a monumental achievement. DeeDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008917323215114924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-67361027406997430432015-12-14T14:54:31.283-05:002015-12-14T14:54:31.283-05:00Oh. My. gosh!!!! This is like, a lifetime achievem...Oh. My. gosh!!!! This is like, a lifetime achievement creation!!! You had me at "period correct", a well loved term around our house as we prepare for primitive muzzleloading shoots....but we have never achieved your level of correctness!!! Wow! I hope you are the belle of the ball while caroling!! Have fun, you look amazingly beautiful!!!! :)SarahZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848104380274247158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-46374960347240501822015-12-14T14:34:31.591-05:002015-12-14T14:34:31.591-05:00Wonderful dress and a great team effort!! Yeah mom...Wonderful dress and a great team effort!! Yeah mom!bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968732077743225057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-30648300364410261162015-12-11T22:45:57.144-05:002015-12-11T22:45:57.144-05:00Oh MY you've been busy, but what a wonderful s...Oh MY you've been busy, but what a wonderful skirt! WOW!Esther Aliuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760874340919976083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-65558134643835378902015-12-10T23:12:15.261-05:002015-12-10T23:12:15.261-05:00It turned out beautiful. Have fun caroling!It turned out beautiful. Have fun caroling!Barbara Sindlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864004276255587051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-63710160968122962122015-12-10T18:51:50.209-05:002015-12-10T18:51:50.209-05:00Your Victorian dress is beautiful. Thanks for all...Your Victorian dress is beautiful. Thanks for all the information. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234338124364120899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-7057276107125930452015-12-09T22:16:10.314-05:002015-12-09T22:16:10.314-05:00Sitting is definitely a problem. Maybe Victorisn l...Sitting is definitely a problem. Maybe Victorisn ladies just daintily sat on little armless stools. That is a ton of fabric in the skirt, but the whole thing looks marvelous.Pam Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831447377204490314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-51077291623482451322015-12-09T21:52:02.875-05:002015-12-09T21:52:02.875-05:00I looked amazing! Great job!I looked amazing! Great job!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257355498612606506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-64175133829207972592015-12-09T21:43:44.480-05:002015-12-09T21:43:44.480-05:00Wow! Putting this all together was quite the achi...Wow! Putting this all together was quite the achievement! It's a lovely dress, and I think you look very pretty in it! ;) Enjoy your caroling.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275798275018244333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-36936165356349041482015-12-09T20:01:57.076-05:002015-12-09T20:01:57.076-05:00This dress is gorgeous!!! Great job! :)This dress is gorgeous!!! Great job! :)Quilts By Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700193608295895830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-74168937238203771232015-12-09T19:44:17.419-05:002015-12-09T19:44:17.419-05:00Just absolutely beautiful and such work! Well done...Just absolutely beautiful and such work! Well done!Grandma Kchttp://amaraland.com/memoriesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-11371753463933410712015-12-09T17:09:04.032-05:002015-12-09T17:09:04.032-05:00Congratulations to you and your mum, what an achie...Congratulations to you and your mum, what an achievement just reading how you made it left me wrung out LOL It is simply a work of art and I hope you are able to wear it many times, you were lucky to be able to sit down they weren't designed to sit in LOL just to stroll around the garden or day room and sip cups of tea and eat cucumber sandwiches. Thanks soooooo much for the tutorial it has put me off ever wanting to make one LOL. Cheers Glenda Australia. PS Now you need to make the parasol to go with it ?????Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628032303449754104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-87724578177973034772015-12-09T17:05:29.221-05:002015-12-09T17:05:29.221-05:00Never thought about how to sew a Victorian dress. ...Never thought about how to sew a Victorian dress. What a job! You have magic hands and good skills. Thanks for sharing.barborahttp://www.skalabara.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-82224237682850354652015-12-09T15:49:43.487-05:002015-12-09T15:49:43.487-05:00What an amazing job! It looks beautiful. What an amazing job! It looks beautiful. Heidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10454548524595149916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-90211567319593360542015-12-09T15:37:37.055-05:002015-12-09T15:37:37.055-05:00Your dress is absolutely amazing! Thanks for showi...Your dress is absolutely amazing! Thanks for showing us some of the steps along the way that made making it easier. As I was reading through, I was thinking the same thing as deb @ frual little bungalow... how on earth did woman do this way back when!SuperMomNoCapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12477612688870640482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-42670109536415331212015-12-09T14:12:31.453-05:002015-12-09T14:12:31.453-05:00This has been fascinating, just as Karen said. I g...This has been fascinating, just as Karen said. I got exhausted standing at the ironing board, lol. <br /><br />Seriously, what an adventure. I've enjoyed all of the posts about it and everytime you mention something that helped...a certain product or what-have-you, I wonder how in the world people sewed clothes like these a few hundred years ago. It just boggles the mind. <br /><br />You have done an extraordinary job ! :) deb @ frugal little bungalowhttp://www.frugallittlebungalow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-88302513403346971812015-12-09T12:59:27.345-05:002015-12-09T12:59:27.345-05:00Wow--the dress turned out so beautiful! Thank you ...Wow--the dress turned out so beautiful! Thank you taking us along on this adventure--it's been fascinating!Karen in Breezy Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931154097211557249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-46111385405510373952015-12-09T11:23:01.825-05:002015-12-09T11:23:01.825-05:00Amazing! Amazing! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811171348591713502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-37539767974193036562015-12-09T11:22:50.678-05:002015-12-09T11:22:50.678-05:00Bravo! Gorgeous! Stunning! I am amazed at your ski...Bravo! Gorgeous! Stunning! I am amazed at your skill, perseverance and ingenuity. It is amazing. Jenny K. Lyonhttp://quiltskipper.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-6627412614214361122015-12-09T09:13:29.952-05:002015-12-09T09:13:29.952-05:00Wow, that dress is beautiful! That is an amazing d...Wow, that dress is beautiful! That is an amazing dress. Thank you for taking the time to photo many of the steps and then write about the steps. I have a new appreciation for period costuming and will look at them with more detail when I can.<br />Thanks!<br />Lakegaldonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473542867185039796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-53354815037455355742015-12-09T08:52:58.168-05:002015-12-09T08:52:58.168-05:00Thanks, Lara! Actually, the hand sewing is really...Thanks, Lara! Actually, the hand sewing is really easy and relaxing as long as you have the right tools (sharp, strong needle, snug-fitting thimble, rubber needle grabber thingy, strong, smooth thread), and fortunately it’s my LEFT thumb that was broken (I’m right-handed!). I broke my thumb in March so it’s not still in a splint or anything, but it doesn’t bend much and isn’t very strong – that’s why it was giving me trouble with the little buttons.<br /><br />Susan, I did think of the drapery tapes for the cartridge pleats and I do have several rolls of that in my workroom stash. However, I don't think it would work well for this dress, especially if the dress was being made in a smaller size (the skirt is exactly the same width for all sizes, you just have to gather the pleats up more tightly to fit the smaller waistband of a smaller size). Even the lightest weight sheer drapery pleating tapes would have added too much bulk to get the pleats gathered up tightly enough to fit the few inches of waistband allotted to them. What's more, the drapery pleating tape needs to be sewn on by machine, and those machine stitches would be visible on the right side of the dress and would look TERRIBLE. Remember, this dress has no seam allowance to the skirt where it attaches to the waistband. Honestly, it took about 5 or 10 minutes to hand stitch the gathering threads for those cartridge pleats. And even if you used drapery pleating tape to make the cartridge pleats, you would still need to stitch the skirt to the waistband by hand.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and Happy Holidays!<br />Rebecca Grace<br />Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.com