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| Braemar | 6/2/09 | Beautiful skirt. Very flattering. |
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| Leslie in Austin | 6/2/09 | I loved seeing this skirt on you in person, Deepika. Seriously flattering and sexy in an understated way. You have a smokin' figure and this skirt took it to super hot! Any chance this pattern is in some issue of BWOF? |
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| RLL | 6/2/09 | What a lovely outfit. Beautiful job on both the skirt and top and great color on you. |
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| Rhonda in Montreal | 6/2/09 | Very pretty skirt!! ON and off you, Deepika!! Thank you for the very helpful tips. |
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| redhotpepper | 6/2/09 | You deserve to show it off because it is so darned cute! Great tip about the petersham. Now that I think about it, I do have some RTW skirts with this treatment. |
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| maryfrana | 6/2/09 | You are fabulous in this skirt, which we saw at PR Weekend. It fits so perfectly. I don't think it needs to be any shorter. Beautiful as is. |
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| Krystal aka Pirouette | 6/2/09 | This skirt is very cute, and the panels make it so flattering! I need to find this pattern now! |
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| Joan1954 | 6/2/09 | Beautiful, beautiful! :) That fabric is amazing. BTW, if you're interested in adding a tiny bit to your "sitting down" room, I always sew Burda seams at 1.5 cm quite religiously, because Burda drafts in metric and 5/8" is about 1 mm wider (eight seams X 2 sides each would give you 16 mm, i.e. about 5/8" added to the total). Or you can ignore all of the above and just enjoy the extra "hug." ;) |
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| Tiner W | 6/2/09 | Gorgeous--so flattering! |
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| Christas | 6/2/09 | I cannot believe this fabric was $3.00 a yard ... what a find! What a GORGEOUS outfit your skirt makes with your top ...... quite worth not being able to sit down easily! Thanks for the petersham tip. |
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| Heidi Ho | 6/2/09 | Great skirt! |
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| TalyQ | 6/2/09 | I love the look of that skirt. It is really pretty. |
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| cathy hansen | 6/2/09 | oooh- petersham, huh? So where can a girl find it? I imagine Joann's and Hancock's don't carry it, so anyone know of any online sources? By the way- it is a simply gorgeous skirt in person as well as in the photos! |
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| clin | 6/2/09 | Stunning - I think you need to have a figure like yours to carry this off. |
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| Sweetiebop | 6/2/09 | I've had this pattern for years and hadn't made it but it is SMOKING on you. Great skirt and fabric. |
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| FreyaStark | 6/2/09 | A lovely skirt. Well done. |
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| sewbehind | 6/2/09 | Okay, Deepika, you sold me on this pattern. It is so flattering on you. Much better on you than a tablecloth. Great handpicked zipper too. A very flattering combination. |
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| Patti B | 6/2/09 | Woohoo, what a skirt! When I look at the patterns for gored skirts, I wonder if they are going out of style. Then I see how fantastic they look and think, "no way!" |
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| homejewel | 6/2/09 | I hope you figure out how to comfortably sit down because this skirt is gorgeous. Thank you for the Petersham recommendation. I've never heard of it and looked it up. It sounds like a much better alternative to twill tape. |
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| Gold | 6/2/09 | Very cute! |
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| donna mel | 6/2/09 | beautiful tablecloth...i mean skirt! i'm not sure all of us can pull it off quite as well as you! |
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| Ann Smith | 6/2/09 | This is so flattering on you. Make more, more, more. Oh good, I already have this pattern. |
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| EleanorSews | 6/2/09 | You look lovely in this skirt, even if sitting in it is a challenge! Good reminder about the petersham. Gee, I can recall when you could actually find this is your local fabric shop....so long ago.... |
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| JanJanB | 6/2/09 | They must have made this pattern especially for you! Your whole outfit looks absolutely gorgeous on you! |
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| PVA | 6/2/09 | Deepika, a smashing look on you! Who wants to sit down when they look like that standing-up? Perfect with the top! Thanks for a great review, I'll have to check out that Susan Khalje class -- I've never done the hand-picked zipper. (Hmmmmmm . . ) |
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| Amanda S. | 6/2/09 | Okay, I don't wear long skirts, but I think I need this pattern! It is so pretty and figure flattering. The whole outfit is really stylish and summery. Great job! |
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| persevering | 6/2/09 | Deepika, Thank you for making this skirt and reviewing it. Your whole outfit is beautiful and the skirt is stunning. Please tell me, Can you walk comfortably in this skirt? |
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| Kathi Rank | 6/2/09 | The fabric is really stunning with the large embroidered dots ... a very rich looking garment so who cares if you have to stand up! thanks for the review |
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| Hilary | 6/2/09 | Gorgeous skirt!! I t looks wonderful on you, and I too love the fabric~well done! |
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| Schnauzer | 6/2/09 | What a gorgeous skirt, Deepika. |
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| Raye Ann | 6/2/09 | thank you for highlighting this pattern! your skirt is absolutely beautiful. |
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| Sewnknit | 6/2/09 | Wow! Very beautiful. The skirt is a great fit and with the top - what a perfect combination! |
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| VtMartha | 6/2/09 | Perfect! |
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| Elke | 6/2/09 | Fabulous skirt...very cute on you! |
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| Deepika | 6/2/09 | Wow, you all give me such a big ego boost. Thank you for such nice comments and if being able to wear this skirt means that I don't gain even an inch, then so be it. I will starve but I will wear it :) Leslie I've never seen this particular skirt in the Burda Mags. But you can buy it here. Joan Thanks for the tips on adding ease to the skirt. I will use it the next time I make it. Cathy I bought my petersham from The Sewing Place. Josephine's in Portland had a few colors and so did Fabric Depot. persevering Yes, I can walk comfortably. However I won't be running any marathons in it any time soon :) |
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| Christina Sonja | 6/3/09 | I saw this in Portland too so I can vouch for how fabulous it is - the fit is perfect :) what we all strive for! And the Jalie top is a great coordinate. |
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| thirteenstitches | 6/3/09 | Thank you for a great review and for the tip on petersham. I am not curently familiar with this product BUT will be soon! You look TOO cute : ) |
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| Kellie R. | 6/3/09 | Lovely skirt! You have the perfect figure for this style. Thanks for the helpful review; I've never heard of Petersham. I hope this means more skirts to come! |
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| snapdragonfly | 6/3/09 | This is fab, dare I say better than the pattern photo? yes indeed... |
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| persevering | 6/3/09 | Deepika, Thank you very much for your reply. I was previously hesitant about making this because of some earlier reviews. However, your answer makes it a go ahead for me. I bought this pattern after seeing it (at least a couple of years ago) being worn by 3 employees at Fabricland in Toronto - the one with the average weight figure looked stunning in an understated elegant way like Deepika, and the other 2 looked very good. The 3 told me that they were very happy with the skirt (they stand at their jobs). Only at that time I didn't know to ask the question Deepika thankfully answered for me. |
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| kerrynw | 6/3/09 | Great skirt and top. Beautiful fit! |
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| Jali | 6/3/09 | What a beautiful skirt! The skirt had caught my eye in the PR Weekend photos referred to in the latest PR newsletter. I recognized the top from your previous review and thought how well coordinated the whole look was. And now to see that you made it so splendidly...awesome job! |
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| AdaF | 6/3/09 | Beautiful skirt! It does complement your figure very well! Congrats on finally using a 5 yo stash item! |
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| loohoo44 | 6/3/09 | this was so gorgeous on you Deepika! |
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| AdaF | 6/3/09 | Beautiful skirt! It does complement your figure very well! Congrats on finally using a 5 yo stash item! |
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| CynthiaSue | 6/3/09 | You guys, Deepika looked so awesome in this skirt. She sewed it perfectly and the fit was amazing. Deepika, your butt looked amazing in this skirt!!! And thanks for the awesome awesome Petersham tip. that will be SO helpful in the future. Also those side panels look so well sewn and your fabric shows them off! |
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| sew2little | 6/3/09 | I noticed this beautiful skirt in the Portland PR weekend pics and wondered why we hadn't seen a review--because it is FABULOUS! |
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| Barbara3 | 6/4/09 | Deepika, I can't believe I almost missed your review. I told you that you were just stunning in that skirt at PR weekend, and everyone else seems to have agreed. Of course, your beautiful figure doesn't hurt either. I haven't looked at skirts in years, but this one on you really caught my attention. I bought the pattern and have been waiting for any tips you might have to share in a review - so thanks! If you make another up in a denim, do you think it would work well to use one with just a bit of stretch? I was thinking about doing that but wouldn't want the stretch to change any of the beautiful lines. Anyway, thanks for sharing the inspiration with us at PR weekend and here! |
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| Deepika | 6/4/09 | Barbara, actually I was just thinking that. The denim I have is from Textile Studio. It has just a little bit of stretch and I think that would work well. Report to follow later. |
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| Barbara3 | 6/5/09 | Looking forward to hearing how it goes with the TS denim. Maybe just a little bit of stretch will help us all sit down in that skirt! |
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| KarenMG | 7/20/09 | Deepika, did you shorten the skirt from the hem? I'm 5' tall and I wonder would it be worth it to make this skirt? |
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| Deepika | 7/21/09 | Karen, I am 5'3". I shortened the skirt by an inch but I did it at the shorten line up on the panels. But if I make it again and I will, I will certainly shave off some more inches both from there and from the hem. Be careful of taking out too much from the hem. You dont want to distort that lovely trumpet shape. Hope this helps. |
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| nehozack | 10/6/09 | This is so pretty on you... I am not usually a fan of long panel skirts, most of the time they look kind of stuffy, but you look amazing. I hope you ended up making your wool one! |
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