I loved this embellishment when I saw it in the magazine. I think it would look great on cuffs, hemlines, lapels or even as a feature on an art quilt!

What a great idea!

This book looks fascinating and I wold love to own it.

I think the changes I have seen the most were back in the late 60's and early 70's. Let's see, first you put on your bra and panties (mostly granny style, at least at our house), then either a girdle or garter belt to hold up the nylons, then some petti-pants (I have no idea WHY we wore these) and then a slip followed by your garment. We were pretty bundled up and this was in Southern California at the time. My sister, to get away with a mini skirt, would roll up her waistband but then her petti-pants would show so she took them off whereupon her boyfriend swiped them and hung them out the school bus windows. LOL! She was also a secret makeup wearer.

Although they don't really fall under underwear, my worst memories was of nylons that were never long enough for my long legs nor were the pantyhose when they came out and the trouble of finding bras for a broad backed flat chested teen girl! Thanks for the memories!

I wish I could find things like this just to see and inspect up close. Pictures just can't show all the detail that I want to look at. Even though it isn't my style either, I can really appreciate the amazing work and time that went into this suit. Especially thinking that this was made with twill which is not the easiest fabric to work with unless this was really lightweight twill.

Gail
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When I first started embroidering back when I was a kid, I loved making flowers with stem stitches, satin stitches, French knots, etc. I even had made two sets of pillowcases for my hope chest. Then I started doing counted cross stitch until somewhere along the way I ended up with bifocals and had trouble focusing in on the holes. Now I'm back to the 'old-fashioned' stitches and love trying out the new threads especially those that are space dyed or variagated.

Practice, practice, paractice on fabric and layers that are the same as the garment or project you are making. I have heard this for many years from many sources and then finaly started doing it. It makes such a difference. That and pressing, pressing, pressing. Pressing as I go makes the grament look better but also gives me a break to move around which relieves muscle tension.

The advice I try to give everyone is read your sewing machine manual and refer to it often. With the wonderful computerized sewing machines that are out these days, they can do marvelous things that can really speed up some techniques. We have to remember that they are accessible and how to use them. We also need to take advantage of all the different stitches both utility and decorative, and the great presser feet that come with the machines and our manuals really help. Then for more info, I reach for my Threads collection or one of my reference books to expand upon what I see in the manual.

I would love any magazine with ideas on quick gifts to sew, especially if they have ideas for guys! Ideas for adult guys! PLEASE! One son is bringing a finance into the picture and the more I want to make for her, the more I feel compelled to make something equivilant for the guys. Anyone else with this problem?

I would love to win this book! During the last few months I have been learning so much about what post war Britain was going through with rationing still lasting into the 50's. To see what fashions where happening during rationing, etc. would be fascinating along with my love of sewing and study of sewing patterns of that era.

I don't watch this show, so only see what is posted here. The clothes for this competition, I doubt if Jackie Kennedy would have touched with a ten foot pole. Ugly, yucky, what was with all the bare skin?

I'm not sure what this designers are supposed to be doing on this show but it has no reality with life and what people really wear.

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Wonderful ideas and construction. I too would like to see the other pieces. I would also and I'm sure everyone joins me in this, wish so much I could borrow you for a couple of weeks to make me some clothes and show me how to sew better! I do love all your how-tos that I have seen here. They always make so much sense.

Wish I could see these gowns in person, they are lovely!

You are so right about store bought clothes needing the mending. I have rarely ever had to mend something I made in the first place. While I say I don't like mending, I have found doing it for hubby and my sons fulfilling. I found a like new shirt at a thrift store for my husband and when he put it on we realized why it was still like new. The buttons had been sewn on in the wrong spots so it couldn't be buttoned. Well I took them all ff and sewed buttons on correctly and then he had a new work shirt. I have a 26 year old autistic son that lives in his own apartment and supports himself and has to live very frugally. I am always happy to mend what I can for him so he can wear his clothes longer without having to replace them as quick. My other son who lives out of state brings home clothes for me to mend whenever he visits.

Except for sewing on buttons, most of my mending is done with my sewing machine though and I have found some interesting mending stitches to use.

I learned to sew on an old metal singer that only had a straight stitch. When my mom upgraded to a Kenmore with decroative stitches on cams I was in high school and making a lot of my own clothes. My step father wouldn't let me come near the Kenmore until I had read the entire instruction book. I think I would have loved to have had my own machine when I was young, I certainly have enough machines now!

I'm happy to hear that the Janome Hello Kitty machine works well as I am a Janome fan. whenever I saw advertisements for those 'toy' type sewing machines, I assumed that they were junk that wouldn't work. I doubt I could use a smaller machine now as I have gotten spoiled by the large throat in my machine, and with large hands and long fingers, I wouldn't want my hands feeling 'squished' when I sew.

Thanks for sharing these lovely garments!

I'm an even bigger size and as each pattern company releases their latest styles I'm saddened that no one other than Butterick's Connie Crawford line is even attempting to really address the needs of an older, larger, dare I say saggier body in a fashionable but yet wearable way.

I love to wear jumpers as they are comfy without cutting you off at the waist but hubby isn't thrilled with the look. This one is very nice with a lot of great details.

gorgeous, both the dress and baby!

If this was for the mother of the bride, what was the bride wearing??? Terrific dress.

When I saw the name Studio Tantrum, my first impulse was to think the little girl was having a tantrum in her new dress as I haven't heard of this company. The dress and girl are adorable. I love dessing girls in dresses as it is so rare any more.