tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307307646389624894.post5827230734691262283..comments2020-11-09T05:50:12.402+00:00Comments on the up sew: a coat for a fiver eimearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12953042771647853865noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307307646389624894.post-27985215732360621392015-10-19T18:27:21.614+01:002015-10-19T18:27:21.614+01:00Thank you so much for your comprehensive reply Eim...Thank you so much for your comprehensive reply Eimear - that's so kind of you to offer to scan some pages for me. I'll have a look at the links you suggest and also look out for that Winifred Aldrich book. I have an old version of the Readers Digest Complete Guide to Sewing which has a section on basic blocks which I should revisit - it freaked me out when I first looked at it but I'm a bit more confident now. I think my New Year's Resolution (not that I'm really struck on them) will be to learn how to do some basic pattern drafting. Thank you :)wrongdollhttps://wrongdoll.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307307646389624894.post-33498310749295565132015-10-18T20:20:17.981+01:002015-10-18T20:20:17.981+01:00After a marathon Sunday sewing session, I am final...After a marathon Sunday sewing session, I am finally sitting down glass of wine in hand, to have a look at your post. Blimey Eimear - you sure do know what you are doing. Fantastic - you have a totally wearable item that has cost you peanuts. I love it - especially the hood! You must have such a sense of satisfaction with these re imaginings. It's propelling me to move beyond smocks .. in the far distant future! I would like to try more heavyweight fabrics in future and be more inventive. I wish you lived locally and I could hire you for some pattern drafting classes! On that subject, do you have any recommendations for books, clips about drafting your own patterns? I am always on the look out for courses but they are so expensive and usually not convenient as I work full time. Part of me is just happy I am gaining the skills to work from patterns and make minor adjustments but there is another part that would really like to create a whole thing from scratch including the design.wrongdollhttps://wrongdoll.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307307646389624894.post-38872843150430545532015-10-18T14:28:08.017+01:002015-10-18T14:28:08.017+01:00I love this! What an inspiration--and what gorgeo...I love this! What an inspiration--and what gorgeous work. Now if it would just get cool enough in our strange hot fall for me to wear a coat.Lynn Mallyhttp://www.americanagefashion.comnoreply@blogger.com