carolynw said... I realy like this Nancy - been looking for such a dress but wasn't too turned on by this pattern - now I see it made up am glad Vogue is on sale in my area!! Big plus - no Spanx necessary - oh my !! 7/29/09 8:23 AM
cindyann said... Great dress Nancy. I would have passed this pattern by but after seeing yours made up I think I might pick it up. Your fabric made all the difference. 7/29/09 10:04 AM
Twinset said... You look great in your beautiful dress - it is flattering and simple at the same time, in a great way. Like the jewelry. 7/29/09 10:14 AM
EleanorSews said... You hit the nail on the head ~ it is "just a terrific summer dress ... chic and not too young". Like the others, I might have to watch for Vogue patterns on sale. 7/29/09 10:16 AM
Sewliz said... Gorgeous dress, I love it on you! Yours is much more stylish than the pattern envelope. 7/29/09 10:20 AM
CynthiaSue said... i totally agree, i wanted this pattern but was scared it would "fall flat". you made me want to buy it! Your print and fit make it really high end looking!! LOVE that print! 7/29/09 10:50 AM
Debbie Cook said... Great dress on you! 7/29/09 11:00 AM
Sigrid. said... Perfect summer dress Nancy, good fabric too! 7/29/09 11:00 AM
persevering said... What a lovely dress! Thanks for your review. 7/29/09 11:02 AM
Izzie said... Love your dress on you! Yours looks much better that the envelope. Thanks for the tips on fit, did you chose your size based on high bust measurement? 7/29/09 12:41 PM
MaryLynn in Long Beach said... lovely dress, just cool and lovely 7/29/09 1:20 PM
sewbehind said... Beautiful, Nancy. You look fabulous. 7/29/09 1:40 PM
Birgitte said... Gorgeous! 7/29/09 2:31 PM
VeryPrairie said... Spectacular dress! The print you chose is really cool, too. 7/29/09 5:02 PM
nellc said... Lovely dress, it looks great teamed with the glads, such a stylish look for the summer! 7/29/09 5:36 PM
Rhoda K said... Very nice dress and looks great. After looking at the pattern, I would have passed, too, as it looks like it would be too much like a tent, BUT you definitely proved that wrong! Thanks for your review. 7/29/09 7:19 PM
SheriF said... Love this dress on you. Makes me want it. 7/29/09 7:21 PM
DorothyK said... A perfect summer dress. Looks great on you. I love the fabric. 7/30/09 0:31 AM
Pam~Off The Cuff~ said... Lovely dress! 7/30/09 4:54 AM
Auntie Allyn said... This IS a fun little summer dress, isn't it? Doesn't take a whole lot of fabric and is comfy to wear . . . what more could you ask? I found that it ran a little large myself. Looks great on you! 7/30/09 7:51 AM
christinawo said... I love the dress! You look great. It's a pattern that I've considered several times. Now, I'll take the plunge. Thanks! 7/30/09 11:02 AM
Heatherrique said... Nancy, you look grooooovy-licious! You look fab in this style and print! 7/30/09 11:06 AM
barbcl said... Beautiful dress. I'm waiting for the next Vogue sale at J's to get this one. 7/30/09 1:02 PM
waltzqueen said... I think your dress on you looks much better than the pattern photo! Nicely curved to you without clinging and in a fun fabric. Thanks for the great review! 7/30/09 3:44 PM
Athene said... Love your dress and of course you look fabulous in it. 8/3/09 2:34 AM
Erica B. said... Gorgeous Nancy! That fabric is incredible! 8/31/09 12:04 PM
Mahler said... I love both version, Those are two great fabric. I like the fit on you. 8/31/09 2:15 PM
emelle said... Inspired by Carolyn and you, I now have this pattern in my stash and it's a great look on you both. Thanks for your tips....they will help with my attempt. 8/31/09 3:26 PM
HawkeMorningStar7 said... Lovely, Nancy, you look so cool and comfy. Beautiful garden too !! 8/31/09 4:49 PM
sew2little said... Both of your fabric choices are inspired! 8/31/09 10:14 PM
Rebecca D said... What a helpful review. Both versions look smashing. 9/1/09 7:24 AM
cindyann said... Another great dress from this pattern! 9/1/09 9:17 AM
Annieq said... Oh, I really like this. You look great and this is a great simple shift! 9/1/09 11:43 AM
quixoticpixels said... I really like both versions! Can't wait to see it paired with your leather jacket. 9/1/09 1:02 PM
LollyVee said... This version is dead gorgeous on you! Love the fabric! 9/1/09 2:05 PM
nancy2001 said... Great looking dress. I love the way you placed the print. 9/1/09 7:10 PM
Renren said... Beautiful dresses and nice placement of print. Thanks for an informative review, too. The green jungle-like backdrop with the animal print fabric makes a perfect photo. Growl! I would not have looked twice at this pattern, but you have made it quite enticing! 9/2/09 0:55 AM
Janet R said... Fabulous. Dress is great (better than pattern) but it's the whole look that does it. 9/2/09 8:08 AM
Mufffet said... WOW...love it on you! GREAT fabric! 9/2/09 5:06 PM
Barbara V said... Your dresses are lovely and well made. The bold prints are fabulous and I can see why you like to wear them often. 9/3/09 10:25 AM
Athene said... Love the animal print and love the background for your photo - you are looking like one hot kitty. 9/17/09 0:23 AM
pterion said... Wonderful new dress and new look! Love it! 7/16/10 3:19 PM
RLL said... Wow, this dress definately works for you and you got your money's worth out of the patter! 7/16/10 4:20 PM
Beek said... You will look stunning in this lovely dress - even with the 90% humidity! 7/16/10 5:12 PM
Elona said... Cool-looking dress! And I love the haircut, too. 7/16/10 6:07 PM
Auntie Allyn said... This is such a great pattern and looks terrific on you! Love the animal print! 7/16/10 6:38 PM
Nancywin said... both dresses look good. Isn't it nice when you have something you wear over and over again? I have a KS dress like that that I really must make again. You look great in your new dress! 7/16/10 7:19 PM
carnelian said... Marvelous placement of pattern, brilliant! 7/16/10 9:26 PM
Rhoda K said... I like all your dresses, they look so good on you. I purchased the pattern after your first review; best get it made up ;-) 7/17/10 7:19 AM
sandramary said... That is a brilliant tip for finishing the facing edge by sewing the interfacing before fusing, genius! That would never have occured to me, thank you! 7/17/10 7:49 AM
marec said... You look gorgeous in the dress, with your chic new haircut. 7/17/10 10:48 AM
Athene said... Great looking dress and I love your new hairdo also. 7/17/10 8:01 PM
Annette1 said... Very flattering, and especially nice with the prints you've chosen. :o) 7/17/10 9:06 PM
norma kerr said... this dress looks great on you
well done for knowing a dress that really flatters 7/20/10 5:20 PM
I realy like this Nancy - been looking for such a dress but wasn't too turned on by this pattern - now I see it made up am glad Vogue is on sale in my area!! Big plus - no Spanx necessary - oh my !!
7/29/09 8:23 AM
Great dress Nancy. I would have passed this pattern by but after seeing yours made up I think I might pick it up. Your fabric made all the difference.
7/29/09 10:04 AM
You look great in your beautiful dress - it is flattering and simple at the same time, in a great way. Like the jewelry.
7/29/09 10:14 AM
You hit the nail on the head ~ it is "just a terrific summer dress ... chic and not too young". Like the others, I might have to watch for Vogue patterns on sale.
7/29/09 10:16 AM
Gorgeous dress, I love it on you! Yours is much more stylish than the pattern envelope.
7/29/09 10:20 AM
i totally agree, i wanted this pattern but was scared it would "fall flat". you made me want to buy it! Your print and fit make it really high end looking!! LOVE that print!
7/29/09 10:50 AM
Great dress on you!
7/29/09 11:00 AM
Perfect summer dress Nancy, good fabric too!
7/29/09 11:00 AM
What a lovely dress! Thanks for your review.
7/29/09 11:02 AM
Love your dress on you! Yours looks much better that the envelope. Thanks for the tips on fit, did you chose your size based on high bust measurement?
7/29/09 12:41 PM
lovely dress, just cool and lovely
7/29/09 1:20 PM
Beautiful, Nancy. You look fabulous.
7/29/09 1:40 PM
Gorgeous!
7/29/09 2:31 PM
Spectacular dress! The print you chose is really cool, too.
7/29/09 5:02 PM
Lovely dress, it looks great teamed with the glads, such a stylish look for the summer!
7/29/09 5:36 PM
Very nice dress and looks great. After looking at the pattern, I would have passed, too, as it looks like it would be too much like a tent, BUT you definitely proved that wrong! Thanks for your review.
7/29/09 7:19 PM
Love this dress on you. Makes me want it.
7/29/09 7:21 PM
A perfect summer dress. Looks great on you. I love the fabric.
7/30/09 0:31 AM
Lovely dress!
7/30/09 4:54 AM
This IS a fun little summer dress, isn't it? Doesn't take a whole lot of fabric and is comfy to wear . . . what more could you ask? I found that it ran a little large myself. Looks great on you!
7/30/09 7:51 AM
I love the dress! You look great. It's a pattern that I've considered several times. Now, I'll take the plunge. Thanks!
7/30/09 11:02 AM
Nancy, you look grooooovy-licious! You look fab in this style and print!
7/30/09 11:06 AM
Beautiful dress. I'm waiting for the next Vogue sale at J's to get this one.
7/30/09 1:02 PM
I think your dress on you looks much better than the pattern photo! Nicely curved to you without clinging and in a fun fabric. Thanks for the great review!
7/30/09 3:44 PM
Love your dress and of course you look fabulous in it.
8/3/09 2:34 AM
Gorgeous Nancy! That fabric is incredible!
8/31/09 12:04 PM
I love both version, Those are two great fabric. I like the fit on you.
8/31/09 2:15 PM
Inspired by Carolyn and you, I now have this pattern in my stash and it's a great look on you both. Thanks for your tips....they will help with my attempt.
8/31/09 3:26 PM
Lovely, Nancy, you look so cool and comfy. Beautiful garden too !!
8/31/09 4:49 PM
Both of your fabric choices are inspired!
8/31/09 10:14 PM
What a helpful review. Both versions look smashing.
9/1/09 7:24 AM
Another great dress from this pattern!
9/1/09 9:17 AM
Oh, I really like this. You look great and this is a great simple shift!
9/1/09 11:43 AM
I really like both versions! Can't wait to see it paired with your leather jacket.
9/1/09 1:02 PM
This version is dead gorgeous on you! Love the fabric!
9/1/09 2:05 PM
Great looking dress. I love the way you placed the print.
9/1/09 7:10 PM
Beautiful dresses and nice placement of print. Thanks for an informative review, too. The green jungle-like backdrop with the animal print fabric makes a perfect photo. Growl! I would not have looked twice at this pattern, but you have made it quite enticing!
9/2/09 0:55 AM
Fabulous. Dress is great (better than pattern) but it's the whole look that does it.
9/2/09 8:08 AM
WOW...love it on you! GREAT fabric!
9/2/09 5:06 PM
Your dresses are lovely and well made. The bold prints are fabulous and I can see why you like to wear them often.
9/3/09 10:25 AM
Love the animal print and love the background for your photo - you are looking like one hot kitty.
9/17/09 0:23 AM
Wonderful new dress and new look! Love it!
7/16/10 3:19 PM
Wow, this dress definately works for you and you got your money's worth out of the patter!
7/16/10 4:20 PM
You will look stunning in this lovely dress - even with the 90% humidity!
7/16/10 5:12 PM
Cool-looking dress! And I love the haircut, too.
7/16/10 6:07 PM
This is such a great pattern and looks terrific on you! Love the animal print!
7/16/10 6:38 PM
both dresses look good. Isn't it nice when you have something you wear over and over again? I have a KS dress like that that I really must make again. You look great in your new dress!
7/16/10 7:19 PM
Marvelous placement of pattern, brilliant!
7/16/10 9:26 PM
I like all your dresses, they look so good on you. I purchased the pattern after your first review; best get it made up ;-)
7/17/10 7:19 AM
That is a brilliant tip for finishing the facing edge by sewing the interfacing before fusing, genius! That would never have occured to me, thank you!
7/17/10 7:49 AM
You look gorgeous in the dress, with your chic new haircut.
7/17/10 10:48 AM
Great looking dress and I love your new hairdo also.
7/17/10 8:01 PM
Very flattering, and especially nice with the prints you've chosen. :o)
7/17/10 9:06 PM
this dress looks great on you well done for knowing a dress that really flatters
7/20/10 5:20 PM