tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post6953377073985737672..comments2024-01-30T00:14:34.034-05:00Comments on Making It With Help: From a Jumper (UK Pinafore?) to a SkirtSandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00299401116107179331noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post-77990030501194975922013-07-17T09:15:30.641-04:002013-07-17T09:15:30.641-04:00Hi Joy, There's always more to learn about sew...Hi Joy, There's always more to learn about sewing. I think that's one of the reasons I love it! Yes, rounding the edges makes it so much easier to get through the casing. And if it shreds a little, who am I to tell. It will never show. Oh, and I really stitch the ends together; there's no chance of it coming apart.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299401116107179331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post-41465850204568444222013-07-16T22:16:51.088-04:002013-07-16T22:16:51.088-04:00I learned something new! I have often wanted to d...I learned something new! I have often wanted to do this, but thought the elastic would shred. Cutting the end into a rounded shape, that is. I will certainly do that from now on.<br /><br />Great tutorial. I KNOW how long it takes to do all of that.<br /><br />Thanks! JoyJoyreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post-57834300830243808112012-10-24T20:23:07.079-04:002012-10-24T20:23:07.079-04:00Karen, Thanks for leaving me a comment. I especial...Karen, Thanks for leaving me a comment. I especially appreciate your letting me know that you like the level of detail in the tutorial. I've got a couple of ideas for more tutorials, but first I need to complete the black denim skirt (it will be a lot like this blue one). Thanks again!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299401116107179331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post-83205303015077123112012-10-24T17:51:23.319-04:002012-10-24T17:51:23.319-04:00Thanks, Emily, for your comment. "Smack, smac...Thanks, Emily, for your comment. "Smack, smack." was my favorite caption, too!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299401116107179331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post-38542065797115961162012-10-23T14:07:03.413-04:002012-10-23T14:07:03.413-04:00Great job on the tutorial. I enjoyed the detail fo...Great job on the tutorial. I enjoyed the detail for I learn so much when small items are well discussed. Thanks so much for taking the time to enhance our sewing experiences. <br /><br />Karendee on SGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post-56953336422694981512012-10-23T13:38:59.336-04:002012-10-23T13:38:59.336-04:00I really enjoyed reading this tutorial. Although I...I really enjoyed reading this tutorial. Although I'm not much of a seamstress (more of a mender), I believe that this would be quite useful to one who machine sews and has a real, regular, uneven-in-places, non-model body. Which is pretty much everyone. Favorite caption: "Smack, smack." Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351397283347459271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post-64611287877481128032012-10-22T09:24:30.390-04:002012-10-22T09:24:30.390-04:00Alison, thanks for leaving a comment, and one that...Alison, thanks for leaving a comment, and one that's so useful. Regarding skirt length, I know that the best length depends on the fullness and drape. I've never tried using the camera. One thing I learned from this tutorial is that my camera "tells it like it sees it" (darn it! Where's that slenderizing feature?) and I will use it to assess the hemline in my next project. I know that I like to be able to sit down and still have the skirt cover my knees, just so that I don't have to think about how I look to someone across from me.<br /><br />I seldom wear denim! But I like this skirt and will get a lot of use out of it. Thanks again!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299401116107179331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post-84017680185037712362012-10-22T09:18:51.884-04:002012-10-22T09:18:51.884-04:00Theresa, thanks so much for appreciating my creati...Theresa, thanks so much for appreciating my creativity about the pockets. After I cut off the skirt portion, I stated at the bodice and wondered, What can I do with this? Is there any way I can use the finished neckline? The darts, when unstitched, imposed limitations, but that's how it usually is with creativity. Thanks for leaving such a helpful and complimentary comment.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299401116107179331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post-7968541274496538752012-10-22T09:16:05.330-04:002012-10-22T09:16:05.330-04:00Haha, silk purse out of a silk purse for a taller ...Haha, silk purse out of a silk purse for a taller person. Thanks for the chuckle. I have already done the "deconstruction" of the black denim jumper, so I'm going to go ahead with it. I wear a lot of skirts, so I won't mind having two that are so similar. Plus, I have a few things I'd do differently, so I am going to go ahead with it. I think my next tutorial will be shorter -- I covered a lot of things in this one, but I did totally enjoy it (not counting the taking photos of myself). Thanks for your lovely comments!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299401116107179331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post-64673397196572476162012-10-22T09:12:01.529-04:002012-10-22T09:12:01.529-04:00Thanks, Linda, for stopping by and commenting. I w...Thanks, Linda, for stopping by and commenting. I wore the skirt all day yesterday, adding an apron when I cooked. (I usually change out of my wear-out-of-the-house clothes the minute I get home, so this was an indication to me of how comfy I felt in it.)Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299401116107179331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post-35119218330944913282012-10-22T00:45:41.496-04:002012-10-22T00:45:41.496-04:00I do not think that this tutorial is too long; bec...I do not think that this tutorial is too long; because clearly explaining things does take time and space. I like what you did with the conversion and am particularly taken with your use of the bodice to pocket idea, very creative!<br /><br />I find it hard to tell what is the "best length", personally, but have read that one can try moving a skirt through various lengths an inch at a time, and taking pictures, or just looking in the mirror, and there will be some lengths that just look better than others.<br /><br />If you like narrower skirts, you might not only take in the other jumper/pinafore more, but make a center back slit to allow for walking ease? Two different silhouettes in denim I would find quite versatile as "wardrobe workhorses" but then I wear a lot of things that coordinate with denimAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994300004330705947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post-63352799761345864302012-10-21T19:30:17.600-04:002012-10-21T19:30:17.600-04:00Great tutorial, and I like the skirt better also! ...Great tutorial, and I like the skirt better also! VERY clever to use the neckline for the pockets. I've never thought to round off the elastic before feeding it through - genius! Just made a skirt for R today and that could have come in handy. Thanks for sharing your project!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post-46114704581478132262012-10-21T17:52:47.344-04:002012-10-21T17:52:47.344-04:00Wow, Sandra, what a great post. You sure made a si...Wow, Sandra, what a great post. You sure made a silk purse out of, well, a silk purse for a taller person. Your denim skirt (remade) is wonderful and suits you perfectly. I enjoyed following along in the process with you. <br /><br />I'm wondering for the second jumper that you can just keep the jumper idea and take more tucks to shorten as desired. Do you really need two skirts? Just wondering...<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed writing your first sewing tutorial 'blog post as much as I enjoyed reading it.Kathryn, aka fzxdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765109817196426864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159801020499199925.post-37596920990148691962012-10-21T17:35:20.513-04:002012-10-21T17:35:20.513-04:00This is a fabulous post! Congratulations on your n...This is a fabulous post! Congratulations on your new blog. I like this much better as a skirt than a jumper. <br />--LindaCLindaCnoreply@blogger.com