tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post6498491319877805600..comments2023-10-22T04:36:44.503-05:00Comments on FlossieBlossoms: Time for a giveaway! A book on basic clothing alterations.....Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18173235828267519961noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-51996200528320543022020-04-25T02:54:20.105-05:002020-04-25T02:54:20.105-05:00I really loved reading your blog. It is very well ...I really loved reading your blog. It is very well authored and easy to understand. Unlike so many other blogs I have read which are really not that good. I also found your posts very interesting. In fact, after reading, I shared it with my friends and everyone liked it!<br />You make like my beautiful <br /><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/clothing-alterations-cbd/home" rel="nofollow">Blog on clothes alterations in Sydney </a> <br />Topstitch Clothing Alterations & Tailoringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05636278270622288476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-42256335062777783822013-06-27T11:07:04.129-05:002013-06-27T11:07:04.129-05:00I'm in the middle of altering a fully lined dr...I'm in the middle of altering a fully lined dress for my daughter. To say I could use a little help is a bit short of the whole truth:)<br />Thanks for the chance to win!Vicki @ DottyJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654184428262038009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-68448568056456987432013-06-26T15:57:03.235-05:002013-06-26T15:57:03.235-05:00This is great! I've just been looking at patt...This is great! I've just been looking at patterns again...I quit sewing clothing when it became too hard to figure out how to make the pattern fit me.<br /><br />The best was when I made a Halloween costume (saloon girl) with my architect student daughter. I would never sew clothes without a pattern, but she just started cutting and building it. The biggest thing I learned - stop being so scared, it's only fabric!Alicearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923591236184130548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-91650685530947584902013-06-24T08:49:09.155-05:002013-06-24T08:49:09.155-05:00Wow very timely, I was just thinking of my Grandmo...Wow very timely, I was just thinking of my Grandmother the other day and how most of her sewing she did was alterations , tiny waist big boobs big hips, nothing ever fit her correctly and well lets just say I do take after her ( although I got to be a good head taller than she ever was). All of my sewing has been quilty crafty and for the home and I really could use the tips on how to alter clothing, sadly my grandma isn't around any more to help teach me how to alter. Perhaps I can pick up the tips I need from this guide book .Anne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713476383565832420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-83117809334509416182013-06-24T08:29:20.473-05:002013-06-24T08:29:20.473-05:00Haha...this is amazingly timely as our son is now ...Haha...this is amazingly timely as our son is now back home and he is always altering his jeans BY HANDSTITCHING cause his mama isn't quite sure how to do it on the machine....double stitching on seams just makes me cringe!<br /><br />Also I'm about to try making a wrap skirt and I want to make it reversible...small waist...big hips....I need help!:) Thanks for the chance!!:)doloreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144615752245606045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-29829524745211498112013-06-24T05:30:57.362-05:002013-06-24T05:30:57.362-05:00Wow what a great giveaway, we all need this book t...Wow what a great giveaway, we all need this book to help us with these simple alterations that always seem to go wrong. Thanks for the opportunity Sooz.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180389817395401210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-1936388176639847162013-06-24T01:27:43.139-05:002013-06-24T01:27:43.139-05:00How generous of your friend to donate two books! ...How generous of your friend to donate two books! For me it would be THE book I am looking for at the moment. Friends who have realised that I 'sew' have started to ask me to do alterations for them. It started with shortening jeans but now it gets to shaping busts with darts and button holes in silk coats I get scared..... Help !! :-) Rafael's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09046052475100767641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-90487994131249502932013-06-23T22:29:33.301-05:002013-06-23T22:29:33.301-05:00LOL - I made myself a set of lounge pants, thinkin...LOL - I made myself a set of lounge pants, thinking I can't possibly screw up the simplest pants ever!<br />Ha!<br />I managed to make them a good four inches too small rather than the expected four inches too big. Ahem. I did salvage them but they have an extra butt shaped seam in the back on both sides....<br />I make a lot of alterations to tshirts and pants - I am too short for tall pants but too tall for various regular length pants. Sounds like a great book!yarnivoroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253817840476574619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-88927316951276761552013-06-23T18:10:09.197-05:002013-06-23T18:10:09.197-05:00Once I was making a shift-type knit dress (all str...Once I was making a shift-type knit dress (all straight lines, nothing fancy) for my sister without a pattern. I took all the measurements, cut the fabric and sewed the garment only to find out it was too small. I cut the fabric wrong! I ended up having to add panels on each side. She used this one to wear around the house. Then I made another one and luckily that one turned out perfect. Always measure twice and cut once (speaking from experience here). LOL<br /><br />I don't sew garments for myself anymore because I need to learn how to do alterations. This book would give me the necessary help I need. Thank for a great, helpful giveaway!Janaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165028950761520752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-71373257766735143132013-06-23T17:53:26.183-05:002013-06-23T17:53:26.183-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953507187157403050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-9546919941543027122013-06-23T17:53:00.290-05:002013-06-23T17:53:00.290-05:00I sewed clothing before I made quilts. Would love...I sewed clothing before I made quilts. Would love to have this book. You have neat friends.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953507187157403050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-84645364974932987812013-06-23T17:29:56.900-05:002013-06-23T17:29:56.900-05:00This looks like something I could use. I have to ...This looks like something I could use. I have to alter almost anything I make for myself. I have to make a fitted skirt for a fancy do soon and found I need to alter it before I get much farther along. The skirt is lined, so essentially I will be making two skirts plus the muslin! I can use all the help I can get!<br />Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779168612732592838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-63742344402713172992013-06-23T17:29:35.684-05:002013-06-23T17:29:35.684-05:00This looks like something I could use. I have to ...This looks like something I could use. I have to alter almost anything I make for myself. I have to make a fitted skirt for a fancy do soon and found I need to alter it before I get much farther along. The skirt is lined, so essentially I will be making two skirts plus the muslin! I can use all the help I can get!<br />Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779168612732592838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-78051023657032803582013-06-23T15:41:30.201-05:002013-06-23T15:41:30.201-05:00This looks a great book!
The last alteration I tac...This looks a great book!<br />The last alteration I tackled was shortening a dress for my son's godmother - to cut a long and painful story short it ended up as a blouse! Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608760953744169322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812906809127914231.post-29475280015683495792013-06-23T14:53:59.553-05:002013-06-23T14:53:59.553-05:00Not alterations, but you know it's time to sto...Not alterations, but you know it's time to stop when you've sewn the sleeve In The wrong way round for the third time! I speak from experience of course! Looks like a fabulous technical reference, very timely :) Trudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105739423187659152noreply@blogger.com