tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175767.post7793877577589357469..comments2023-09-24T05:26:07.981-07:00Comments on The Secret Cave of the Sugar Mama: Vintage dress loveSugarmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425625624997484305noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175767.post-41186067869932092942008-03-12T19:06:00.000-07:002008-03-12T19:06:00.000-07:00Kikikatt, that's so funny! I love that print--jus...Kikikatt, that's so funny! I love that print--just finished making it into a nice skirt, in fact. Thanks for the story!Sugarmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04425625624997484305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175767.post-65529543265831786852008-03-12T17:18:00.000-07:002008-03-12T17:18:00.000-07:00Third fabric down in your stack: I HAVE that same...Third fabric down in your stack: I HAVE that same fabric! Bought it when it was new! I was in my teens then, I'm in my 50's now. AND I STILL HAVE THE SCRAPS! too funny...thanks for the chuckle...kikikattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175767.post-69462876753100103412008-03-05T10:04:00.000-08:002008-03-05T10:04:00.000-08:00Welcome, SunMoonStar, and thanks for the explanati...Welcome, SunMoonStar, and thanks for the explanation. It was crystal clear and I already even have the carbon paper and wheel. I just picked them up a couple days ago but haven't attempted a pattern yet. I should just take the dresses apart--or at least my favorite and most ragged one...but can't quite bring myself to do it. I did love them so...Sugarmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04425625624997484305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175767.post-35610734911849964132008-03-05T08:18:00.000-08:002008-03-05T08:18:00.000-08:00Hi I popped over from sewmamasew. Just wanted to ...Hi I popped over from sewmamasew. Just wanted to help you with your question. If you really don't want to keep your dresses taking them apart is probably the easiest way to duplicate them. If you don't, you can trace them. I am a "fashion designer" (never really worked. got married and stay home with my three little ones). In school they would have us copy garments using carbon paper (i think thats what it is called) and a tracing wheel. You put you paper on the table, then the carbon papers and go through the lines of your dress. when you are done you just make them look nice with a ruler.<BR/>hope this wasn't too confusing, good luck with your project.SunMoonStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10191693117055112269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175767.post-24895239642566703252008-03-04T12:21:00.000-08:002008-03-04T12:21:00.000-08:00oohhhhh. . . i can't wait to see the recreations!!...oohhhhh. . . i can't wait to see the recreations!!! how fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175767.post-90454255392255113652008-03-01T14:53:00.000-08:002008-03-01T14:53:00.000-08:00Love the prints! I'd take apart the dresses (sinc...Love the prints! I'd take apart the dresses (since you aren't going to wear them anymore, anyway), trace a pattern from the parts, and then you can either reassemble them, or make napkins from them. Of course, I don't have any clothing sewing experience, either, but I do remember a website I used to frequent when I had more time to consider it suggesting that. <BR/><BR/>Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175767.post-51163998536155299612008-03-01T08:35:00.000-08:002008-03-01T08:35:00.000-08:00sugar, now THAT"S a project!!! Now, I canmake dol...sugar, now THAT"S a project!!! Now, I canmake doll clothes, but actual people clothes?....um, just for myself, cuz I don't care about mistakes!!<BR/><BR/>what I would do is probably take them apart at the seams and use that as my pattern. Be sure and mark everything tho, so you don't get confused! Can you tell that, maybe that has happened to me before?! :)<BR/><BR/>I love the retro prints. I am all about the retro prints!! I can't wait to see the finished product!!Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245554563405436101noreply@blogger.com