edube said... Beautiful..and inspiring. I've got to get going on my own now! 6/5/07 4:58 PM
Mufffet said... Lovely fabric. This is a muslin?! It looks very very nice on you. Definitely wearable. 6/5/07 5:05 PM
Annette1 said... Oh, boy, you have a new career: fashion model! This top looks REALLY nice on you, and it REALLY ticks me off, because I made this for myself and ended up throwing it out (I think). :o) I made mine out of a black horizontal ribbed (very small ribs) silk and tied it with a black/white polka dot ribbon. Mine just looked awful on me ... droopy, shapeless ... but yours (even your muslin) is a definite keeper. Maybe I'll try again -- ha! -- in a smaller size. :o) Thanks for the inspiring review! 6/5/07 5:32 PM
Judy Wentz said... This is so beautiful. 6/5/07 5:41 PM
narcissaqtpie said... This is really pretty. I cant believe it's a muslin, I love the fabric. 6/5/07 6:26 PM
CarolynGM said... I would have never guessed that this is a muslin. It looks great. Wear it! Can't wait to see the next one. 6/5/07 6:35 PM
hildy said... I think you guys read her comment in correctly. I believe she said that she made this out of polyester and also bought inexpensive muslin. The muslin probably was for the test run. Am I right Clin? 6/5/07 7:03 PM
Englebert said... Beautiful! 6/5/07 8:04 PM
jlongo said... I have been eyeing this pattern...looks great on you, nicely sewn and so glad you put a shot of the back up...it makes the jacket...PS your backside isn't ample! 6/5/07 8:22 PM
nicegirl said... I love your jazz hands in the back pic. `-) I think this style is really nice on you. 6/5/07 9:29 PM
Sew4Fun said... Beautiful top! I think your fabric really makes it. 6/5/07 9:31 PM
sewbehind said... That is so pretty on you. A keeper for sure. 6/5/07 10:44 PM
Helen near Sydney said... I love what you've done with this pattern, clin; it looks great - front AND back! 6/6/07 3:01 AM
Danvillegirl said... My first reaction to the pattern was "bleh". But seeing your jacket made up in it as opened my mind to rethink this as a potentially nice pattern. Perhaps it is the fabric but this is very nice. Lovely fabric, so summery looking. Looks good on you. 6/6/07 5:58 AM
Karen8320 said... Clin, this really is lovely. I think the fabric you've chosen gives the garment a floaty, feminine look that will be perfect for summer. You have nothing to worry about with your back view - there is nothing ample there at all! Your review is very helpful and has certainly given me some inspiration. Yes, I also think this pattern has possibilities for being creative and I can't wait to see what else you do with it! 6/6/07 6:37 AM
2BSewing said... Wow...beautiful! Your muslin turned out great. Love the fabric. :) 6/6/07 8:47 AM
xela said... Very smart looking-cool and flowy. Just what I'm looking for for summer. Thanks for a great review. 6/6/07 9:15 AM
moss said... wow! that looks really fantastic! Front and back are both very flattering! 6/6/07 9:20 AM
chrisquilts_2 said... this looks great on you. very very nice. I see what you mean though, it definitely lets the fabric choice shine. For the fall, you would definitely want to increase the fabric wt. 6/6/07 10:03 AM
carolynw said... Hildy this is the muslin - the fabric I picked up for next to nothing and decided to use for a test run on this pattern - it worked out well enough so it is a "wearable muslin"
Annette I will bet anything you cut yours in L or XL making it way too big for you and resulting in the shapeless thing you say you got. Am not kidding this is loose - I can overlap the CF by at least 4" before it even starts to touch my waist - I think I could cut a S and get away with it. Hope you can find your pattern and try again. 6/6/07 2:27 PM
Cheryl Reeves said... This is very lovely and feminine. It looks great on you. 6/6/07 6:45 PM
jhansby said... I love your jacket! Looking at the pattern I wouldn't have expected your result, but the fabric choice is great and it looks absolutely lovely!! Nice job!! 6/7/07 7:38 AM
AnneM said... I've not particularly liked that style, but I guess I was wrong. It looks very nice. Great job. 6/7/07 11:06 AM
Frozzy said... This looks like it came out of an expensive RTW catalog - great paired with pretty top underneath. Beautiful! 6/7/07 11:17 AM
Beautiful..and inspiring. I've got to get going on my own now!
6/5/07 4:58 PM
Lovely fabric. This is a muslin?! It looks very very nice on you. Definitely wearable.
6/5/07 5:05 PM
Oh, boy, you have a new career: fashion model! This top looks REALLY nice on you, and it REALLY ticks me off, because I made this for myself and ended up throwing it out (I think). :o) I made mine out of a black horizontal ribbed (very small ribs) silk and tied it with a black/white polka dot ribbon. Mine just looked awful on me ... droopy, shapeless ... but yours (even your muslin) is a definite keeper. Maybe I'll try again -- ha! -- in a smaller size. :o) Thanks for the inspiring review!
6/5/07 5:32 PM
This is so beautiful.
6/5/07 5:41 PM
This is really pretty. I cant believe it's a muslin, I love the fabric.
6/5/07 6:26 PM
I would have never guessed that this is a muslin. It looks great. Wear it! Can't wait to see the next one.
6/5/07 6:35 PM
I think you guys read her comment in correctly. I believe she said that she made this out of polyester and also bought inexpensive muslin. The muslin probably was for the test run. Am I right Clin?
6/5/07 7:03 PM
Beautiful!
6/5/07 8:04 PM
I have been eyeing this pattern...looks great on you, nicely sewn and so glad you put a shot of the back up...it makes the jacket...PS your backside isn't ample!
6/5/07 8:22 PM
I love your jazz hands in the back pic. `-) I think this style is really nice on you.
6/5/07 9:29 PM
Beautiful top! I think your fabric really makes it.
6/5/07 9:31 PM
That is so pretty on you. A keeper for sure.
6/5/07 10:44 PM
I love what you've done with this pattern, clin; it looks great - front AND back!
6/6/07 3:01 AM
My first reaction to the pattern was "bleh". But seeing your jacket made up in it as opened my mind to rethink this as a potentially nice pattern. Perhaps it is the fabric but this is very nice. Lovely fabric, so summery looking. Looks good on you.
6/6/07 5:58 AM
Clin, this really is lovely. I think the fabric you've chosen gives the garment a floaty, feminine look that will be perfect for summer. You have nothing to worry about with your back view - there is nothing ample there at all! Your review is very helpful and has certainly given me some inspiration. Yes, I also think this pattern has possibilities for being creative and I can't wait to see what else you do with it!
6/6/07 6:37 AM
Wow...beautiful! Your muslin turned out great. Love the fabric. :)
6/6/07 8:47 AM
Very smart looking-cool and flowy. Just what I'm looking for for summer. Thanks for a great review.
6/6/07 9:15 AM
wow! that looks really fantastic! Front and back are both very flattering!
6/6/07 9:20 AM
this looks great on you. very very nice. I see what you mean though, it definitely lets the fabric choice shine. For the fall, you would definitely want to increase the fabric wt.
6/6/07 10:03 AM
Hildy this is the muslin - the fabric I picked up for next to nothing and decided to use for a test run on this pattern - it worked out well enough so it is a "wearable muslin" Annette I will bet anything you cut yours in L or XL making it way too big for you and resulting in the shapeless thing you say you got. Am not kidding this is loose - I can overlap the CF by at least 4" before it even starts to touch my waist - I think I could cut a S and get away with it. Hope you can find your pattern and try again.
6/6/07 2:27 PM
This is very lovely and feminine. It looks great on you.
6/6/07 6:45 PM
I love your jacket! Looking at the pattern I wouldn't have expected your result, but the fabric choice is great and it looks absolutely lovely!! Nice job!!
6/7/07 7:38 AM
I've not particularly liked that style, but I guess I was wrong. It looks very nice. Great job.
6/7/07 11:06 AM
This looks like it came out of an expensive RTW catalog - great paired with pretty top underneath. Beautiful!
6/7/07 11:17 AM