tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post7597787133318470620..comments2024-03-28T09:14:59.192-04:00Comments on La Sewista!: Answers and IdeasBunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-2522406408411495722010-07-22T09:55:32.702-04:002010-07-22T09:55:32.702-04:00Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions....Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. I don't have a sewing blog. Maybe some day soon. I would love to share my sewing with you and the other ladies. I had never heard the word waddie till the other day. It tickled me that those sewing failures actually had a name. It was even funnier that after sewing for 2 days a dress for my DGD and it turned out to be a disappointment, I had a name for it. Bunny, I don't have a pleating machine. I just ordered the iron on dots. If you don't mind hand sewing it works just fine, it just takes a little longer. I wanted to be sure I enjoyed smocking before I invested in a pleater. Thank you again for your help with choosing patterns to incorporate smocking.jlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651256944533233700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-144228327568316932010-07-22T07:46:57.063-04:002010-07-22T07:46:57.063-04:00Thank you for showing us that smocking is not just...Thank you for showing us that smocking is not just for small childrens garments! You continue to give me something to work towards!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126043161321731207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-57256868037880002492010-07-21T15:57:11.764-04:002010-07-21T15:57:11.764-04:00I learned how to smock 22 years ago right before m...I learned how to smock 22 years ago right before my daughter was born and was amazed at how easy it is to do, compared to how complicated it looks (that's for Lindsey). And Bunny, thanks for sharing how to incorporate smocking into adult garments. I love the look, but haven't tried it yet, and must admit that my smocking skills are a bit rusty.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191713016037761271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-21282214598061355732010-07-21T12:22:38.880-04:002010-07-21T12:22:38.880-04:00I am in awe of your talent!I am in awe of your talent!Bonniedoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855862057933978330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-74819830509936451302010-07-21T09:30:03.783-04:002010-07-21T09:30:03.783-04:00This looks so delicious. I've done this befor...This looks so delicious. I've done this before, but need to get back to it to "hone" my smocking skills! But you dropped a little tidbit there - who and what is Stauffer's...sounds like a place I need to know about.ClaireOKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794385586295229490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-13847549390502415062010-07-21T08:14:48.574-04:002010-07-21T08:14:48.574-04:00I have long admired your beautiful smocking. My mo...I have long admired your beautiful smocking. My mother smocked our dresses when we were young and then she made some for my daughters when they were young.I have kept these incredible works of art.<br /><br />Bunny, my mother lives back in AUS , could she teach me on her next visit or should I augment these lessons with any other classes? I am a decent sewist, what would you recommend?<br /><br />Thank you for the many trips down Memory Lane.<br /><br />JoanneMJoanneMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218217151372072602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-23412309682450946462010-07-21T07:16:07.741-04:002010-07-21T07:16:07.741-04:00I want to add that many sewists pick up smocking l...I want to add that many sewists pick up smocking later in life, including myself. I started with the birth of my first grandaughter, about 6 years ago.Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-79191887889979406692010-07-21T07:14:57.198-04:002010-07-21T07:14:57.198-04:00Lindsay, you need to do what is called "figme...Lindsay, you need to do what is called "figment smocking". You are sewing for a figment of your imagination. The styles are timeless. Put them away in a box for a day in the future that will surely come.Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-82540946979617860062010-07-20T22:14:28.895-04:002010-07-20T22:14:28.895-04:00I want to make smocked garments for my future gran...I want to make smocked garments for my future grandchildren. But who knows when they'll arrive (hopefully not too soon!). Do you think I can pick up smocking later in life? It seems so complicated.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245730088359572839noreply@blogger.com