Kay Y said... What a great looking dress! Enjoy it. 6/18/11 8:27 PM
1betsy1 said... Very nice dress. And what a Great review! Thanks 6/18/11 8:38 PM
Sallygirl1 said... I just finished looking at your dress on the Summer Dress Challenge. It looks like a purchased jean dress. 6/18/11 9:15 PM
bananaoil said... Your topstitching is excellent! I have one of these on my to do list. Have yet to track down just the right lightweight denim. Get yourself a thimble that fits your middle finger. Use it to push the needle through anything. I suffered till I learned to sew with a thimble. Now hand sewing is actually pleasant. 6/18/11 9:29 PM
Patti B said... This is such a classic and cute too. Nicely done! 6/18/11 9:47 PM
Lynnelle said... Thank you all for the comments. To get the topstitching even, I use my machine's blind hem foot to sew the line closest to the seam. Then I switch to the zigzag foot and move the needle over a bit (1.0 on my machine). In both cases, I set my machine's speed to sew slowly; this gives me the greatest amount of control. 6/18/11 9:47 PM
SheBear0320 said... Love your denim dress and the fit is fabulous -- a denim dress is on my future sewing list ... I'll definitely be keeping this pattern in mind. Thanks for a great review. 6/18/11 10:53 PM
Q Valley Mary said... I wasn't overly impressed with this pattern till I saw what you did with it. Great dress! 6/18/11 11:15 PM
RobinE said... You did a great job-- it looks beautiful on you! Thanks for the great review. 6/18/11 11:29 PM
Cathy Loves Fabric said... I love your shirtdress. The topstitching looks very professional and the button choice really works. This is my choice of pattern for a shirtdress too so I'm going to tuck your review away for future reference. Thanks. 6/19/11 0:00 AM
Terri A said... Fabulous dress! 6/19/11 0:52 AM
Knitters Delight said... It really does look like you picked it up at a store. Nothing homemade about this dress! 6/19/11 1:57 AM
Scheryka said... Great job! You could not have bought it better! 6/19/11 7:53 AM
jbrewer said... How clever to make the dress out of denim! I'm really impressed with your perfect topstitching and your fitting. The belt adds a lot too. Great job! 6/19/11 9:27 AM
becca a said... What a great shirtdress! Your topstitching is gorgeous, and your fit is perfect. 6/19/11 10:56 AM
RLL said... Nothing better than a shirtdress in denim. It will never go out of style! 6/19/11 11:12 AM
Margaret said... Looks great on you, excellent fit! The topstitching is really nice! 6/19/11 11:16 AM
Sigrid. said... Beautiful, perfect topstitching. Love it on you as well. 6/19/11 3:25 PM
Erin D said... Your alterations really paid off-the fit of the dress looks great. Love the topstitching! 6/19/11 6:34 PM
michellep74 said... The dress looks great, and it fits you perfectly! I'm glad that you're making more of these. 6/19/11 9:42 PM
cmcarr said... I love your dress. The fit is perfect. I recently made this dress but I have to work on the fit. I have another cut and ready to go. Very comfy. 6/19/11 10:43 PM
ArtAttack said... Adorable! Looks great on you... 6/19/11 11:56 PM
Ruth Designs said... You did a great job! 6/22/11 5:40 PM
Steffie said... This dress looks even better in person -- I have had the pleasure of seeing it. You did such a great job on this one, Lynn. Very nice! 7/4/11 8:12 AM
AndreaSews said... Your dress is fabulous! A great fit, and great construction. It's making me want to run out and get this pattern! 7/20/11 10:52 PM
What a great looking dress! Enjoy it.
6/18/11 8:27 PM
Very nice dress. And what a Great review! Thanks
6/18/11 8:38 PM
I just finished looking at your dress on the Summer Dress Challenge. It looks like a purchased jean dress.
6/18/11 9:15 PM
Your topstitching is excellent! I have one of these on my to do list. Have yet to track down just the right lightweight denim. Get yourself a thimble that fits your middle finger. Use it to push the needle through anything. I suffered till I learned to sew with a thimble. Now hand sewing is actually pleasant.
6/18/11 9:29 PM
This is such a classic and cute too. Nicely done!
6/18/11 9:47 PM
Thank you all for the comments. To get the topstitching even, I use my machine's blind hem foot to sew the line closest to the seam. Then I switch to the zigzag foot and move the needle over a bit (1.0 on my machine). In both cases, I set my machine's speed to sew slowly; this gives me the greatest amount of control.
6/18/11 9:47 PM
Love your denim dress and the fit is fabulous -- a denim dress is on my future sewing list ... I'll definitely be keeping this pattern in mind. Thanks for a great review.
6/18/11 10:53 PM
I wasn't overly impressed with this pattern till I saw what you did with it. Great dress!
6/18/11 11:15 PM
You did a great job-- it looks beautiful on you! Thanks for the great review.
6/18/11 11:29 PM
I love your shirtdress. The topstitching looks very professional and the button choice really works. This is my choice of pattern for a shirtdress too so I'm going to tuck your review away for future reference. Thanks.
6/19/11 0:00 AM
Fabulous dress!
6/19/11 0:52 AM
It really does look like you picked it up at a store. Nothing homemade about this dress!
6/19/11 1:57 AM
Great job! You could not have bought it better!
6/19/11 7:53 AM
How clever to make the dress out of denim! I'm really impressed with your perfect topstitching and your fitting. The belt adds a lot too. Great job!
6/19/11 9:27 AM
What a great shirtdress! Your topstitching is gorgeous, and your fit is perfect.
6/19/11 10:56 AM
Nothing better than a shirtdress in denim. It will never go out of style!
6/19/11 11:12 AM
Looks great on you, excellent fit! The topstitching is really nice!
6/19/11 11:16 AM
Beautiful, perfect topstitching. Love it on you as well.
6/19/11 3:25 PM
Your alterations really paid off-the fit of the dress looks great. Love the topstitching!
6/19/11 6:34 PM
The dress looks great, and it fits you perfectly! I'm glad that you're making more of these.
6/19/11 9:42 PM
I love your dress. The fit is perfect. I recently made this dress but I have to work on the fit. I have another cut and ready to go. Very comfy.
6/19/11 10:43 PM
Adorable! Looks great on you...
6/19/11 11:56 PM
You did a great job!
6/22/11 5:40 PM
This dress looks even better in person -- I have had the pleasure of seeing it. You did such a great job on this one, Lynn. Very nice!
7/4/11 8:12 AM
Your dress is fabulous! A great fit, and great construction. It's making me want to run out and get this pattern!
7/20/11 10:52 PM