tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post7908024445923689654..comments2024-03-27T20:05:01.726-04:00Comments on Rebecca Grace Quilting: 50 Hours In, and Here's What I've Got to Show For MyselfRebecca Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-45793087092551216792016-07-14T14:25:32.744-04:002016-07-14T14:25:32.744-04:00Thanks, Janice! This is an old post; this dress w...Thanks, Janice! This is an old post; this dress was finished last fall. So yes you CAN see pictures of me in the finished dress here: http://cheekycognoscenti.blogspot.com/2015/12/victorian-caroling-costume-mind.html <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br />Rebecca<br />Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-7685400627240934022016-07-14T12:31:58.002-04:002016-07-14T12:31:58.002-04:00Wow! Rebecca, I am so impressed by what you are ta...Wow! Rebecca, I am so impressed by what you are tackling! Outstanding! I can't WAIT to see you in this! You are going to model for us, aren't you? Janice Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803878601842686593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-24313726904886227062016-02-16T16:46:49.752-05:002016-02-16T16:46:49.752-05:00Hi, Nadine! Several reasons. First, I am not a b...Hi, Nadine! Several reasons. First, I am not a big fan of pants and don't plan to sew them any time soon. Second, if you get the half leg form, you have less flexibility with adjusting the torso length as you pad out the form. You have to start at the bottom and work your way up because the crotch is a fixed point. Whereas on a traditional dress form you can shift the waist and hips up or down with padding to create either a tall or a petite torso and it all works out. But I confess that my primary reason for not going with the half leg form is that aesthetically I prefer the way a traditional dress form looks as a decorative accessory in my studio. I don't like how the pole is off center on the half leg form, even though I know this makes the dress form more versatile.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and good luck with your dress form adventures!Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-81727000734157071442016-02-15T09:14:12.030-05:002016-02-15T09:14:12.030-05:00I noticed that you didn't choose the form with...I noticed that you didn't choose the form with the half leg.....reason? I'm considering the Fabulous Fit form and would like your input please. BTW, your 2/15/16 post is fabulous! I too have a number of WIP....variety keeps us fresh! And yes, there are different weights of vellum, just like paper. You can buy pkg of foundation papers that feel like tissue paper and some that are a light weight newsprint. Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12036742248142617197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-58546536834932862362015-11-25T09:57:58.428-05:002015-11-25T09:57:58.428-05:00Can you imagine doing this by hand??? The labor a...Can you imagine doing this by hand??? The labor alone now or then would be prohibitive I would think. The dress is lovely. Where will you be singing? You'll have a beautiful finished dress but oh the hours in it! Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758275644964547751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-86665272752570812372015-11-24T09:48:54.935-05:002015-11-24T09:48:54.935-05:00I'm so impressed that you know how to do all t...I'm so impressed that you know how to do all this stuff and that you're sticking with it. Sorry to say that I would have thrown in the towel long ago!Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18194780994321674349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-48683900592409275452015-11-23T20:59:09.568-05:002015-11-23T20:59:09.568-05:00A true labor of love Rebecca! It sure gives me an...A true labor of love Rebecca! It sure gives me and even deeper appreciation for the labor and skill that went into sewing these dresses by hand... with silk no less. We just made a silk lined bag so i know exactly what you mean about it disintegrating before your eyes. Lara B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-74223576318021886202015-11-23T16:07:24.546-05:002015-11-23T16:07:24.546-05:00WOW! This is some dress. I think she'll be bea...WOW! This is some dress. I think she'll be beautiful when completed. I used to make my clothing and my daughters' when she was little. I never made anything like this though. Blessings, GretchenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-60924751859853120222015-11-23T12:43:16.169-05:002015-11-23T12:43:16.169-05:00Yikes, Helen! I can't even imagine... But it...Yikes, Helen! I can't even imagine... But it's taking so long for me because I'm learning everything as I go along. Like when the pattern says to under stitch the facing, I have to go look up "what is under stitching" before I can do that step. And today I will have to get out my machine manual and read about buttonholes, and do a lot of practice, before I can see the buttonholes on my dress. There have been a number of screw-ups and do-overs along the way as well, and that definitely slows things down. If I was more experienced with dressmaking, my dress would probably be completely finished by now!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by,<br />RebeccaRebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-91973058472263002512015-11-23T12:04:32.760-05:002015-11-23T12:04:32.760-05:00I wonder how long it would take to sew completely ...I wonder how long it would take to sew completely by hand.<br /><br />The outfit is really coming together nicely.<br /><br />HelenChurn Dashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060909536864106475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-48360595626262361772015-11-23T09:46:04.067-05:002015-11-23T09:46:04.067-05:00Impressive! Deb sent me over and I am glad she did...Impressive! Deb sent me over and I am glad she did. It is just amazing. I used to sew a lot -- mostly clothing items and not quilts but since my vision has gotten so poor I just don't enjoy it anymore. Get the new contacts today and maybe all of that will change. That bodice really is beautiful!Grandma Kchttp://amaraland.com/memoriesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-86695631515597489002015-11-23T07:46:36.849-05:002015-11-23T07:46:36.849-05:00This is amazing and you are amazing to tackle it. ...This is amazing and you are amazing to tackle it. deb @ frugal little bungalowhttp://www.frugallittlebungalow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-28926786533595076752015-11-23T03:21:19.822-05:002015-11-23T03:21:19.822-05:00Whow! Great project so far!Whow! Great project so far!P11otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16786160536069379636noreply@blogger.com