tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post588875057557059311..comments2024-03-25T10:03:49.844-05:00Comments on Stitched Together: Because it was time for another Hanamirachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000794959264304528noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-13015669183465742882014-02-27T10:35:00.933-06:002014-02-27T10:35:00.933-06:00Yes, I had been listening to a lot of Christopheru...Yes, I had been listening to a lot of Christopherus audios, but I’ve also been listening to a lot of audios from a church in Portland called Imago Dei. http://www.imagodeicommunity.com/ I’ve been loving them! The lead pastor there started the Advent Conspiracy movement, which is a movement we’ve loved since it first came out. Their community is currently reading the Bible in a year, as am I, so their audios correspond with that and have been fascinating. http://www.imagodeicommunity.com/sunday/sermon-archive/ I also thoroughly enjoyed their series, “Your Questions about the Bible.” http://www.imagodeicommunity.com/sunday/sermon-archive/series/your-questions-about-the-bible/ They asked hard questions, and they didn’t give pat answers and I loved that! Inspiring!rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000794959264304528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-31817993292157324412014-02-26T20:32:47.705-06:002014-02-26T20:32:47.705-06:00I bet the new floors are gorgeous. Thanks for sha...I bet the new floors are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your behind the scenes. Hearing these stories always makes accepting my own dates with the seam ripper that much easier. So, what podcasts do you listen to? Maybe lately it's all been Christopherus =)Rachel at Stitched in Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187626491695441387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-25103946693254241122014-02-25T06:37:10.861-06:002014-02-25T06:37:10.861-06:00What a beautiful dress! I love sleeveless dresses ...What a beautiful dress! I love sleeveless dresses anyway. It's always fast and easy to sew in my head. The reality is usually different ;) Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512549905259433501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-14904229702176744792014-02-24T19:01:02.961-06:002014-02-24T19:01:02.961-06:00It's so beautiful! I just love the colors. You...It's so beautiful! I just love the colors. You know, when I made my piped geranium, I was just going to pipe the waistline, but when I did that, I wasn't happy with it. It needed something. Like, you know, a TON more piping. So I pulled the whole thing apart and piped the armholes AND neck, and back button placket. Sometimes you just gotta do it. Now I just love that little dress, and I'm so glad I did that. I've forgotten all about the picking and grumbling.<br /><br />Living in a construction site is the WORST. And yes, the dust is awful. So glad the worst is over and you are on the road back to "normal" now.Inder-ifichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724667602427496583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-5660270831374284512014-02-24T16:59:08.350-06:002014-02-24T16:59:08.350-06:00A lovely dress, worth the effort! And all your be...A lovely dress, worth the effort! And all your beautiful hanamis are tempting me to try this pattern. I'd like to learn how to put a zipper into a lined dress. Are the instructions for this clear? Now that I'm comfortable with buttons I think it's time to move on to zippers. And hooray for being back home!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892067289101529745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-16880522393161354322014-02-23T16:40:49.831-06:002014-02-23T16:40:49.831-06:00Oh, Lucinda, you nailed it with "pervasive&qu...Oh, Lucinda, you nailed it with "pervasive". Our insurance company paid of our place to be cleaned... and then the dust re-settled. So they paid for it to be cleaned again. And then it resettled again. So now we are wiping that construction dust off of every single thing we own. Every plate, hanger, book, and on and on. I find the dust to be irritating, too - itchy! If you haven't done so, be sure you change the air filter on your furnace. Ours was disgusting. Like unbelievably so. I hear if you don't, the dust will just keep blowing in through your vents. :/ rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000794959264304528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-77722240575729571182014-02-23T16:18:13.013-06:002014-02-23T16:18:13.013-06:00So impressed by your "stick-to-it-tivness&quo...So impressed by your "stick-to-it-tivness"! Your description of the finished sleeved dress was priceless, and certainly not a look that redeems hours of patient sewing:) And hurray for husbands who give us the straight-up truth, despite knowing the angst it might cause! Your finished - second! - version is just stunning and as always, your extra effort certainly paid off.<br />As for being back in your house, yay!! I know what you're saying about the pervasive dust that occurs . . . still trying to stay on top of my own here as well! And blissfully - you have beautiful new floors to show for your patience:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042868068336882455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-62691447160377804822014-02-23T15:25:35.410-06:002014-02-23T15:25:35.410-06:00This is me ! I would unpick an entire dress for th...This is me ! I would unpick an entire dress for the sake of some piping! And I'm a chronic under-estimator of time too! <br />And I've done churchy sleeves too! The dress I've just blogged over at Sewpony for her When We Were Young Series, will probably be unpicked and re-sewn. It's sleeves are definitely TOO much. Funny things sleeves!<br />Your hanami is lovely. Simple and classy.Victoria As-it-Seamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02097483997534222972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-62627549928036142322014-02-23T09:33:59.393-06:002014-02-23T09:33:59.393-06:00Ugh, the idea of having to move out with four kids...Ugh, the idea of having to move out with four kids while being pregnant and then coming home to a house filled with dust just gives me a headache (although, to be honest, my house is already filled with dust :). You are a trooper! And you're a trooper for all changes you made on this dress! They were definitely worth out because it looks fantastic! Oh, and can Dan come live with me so I can bounce my sewing questions off of him?Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329368015151415166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-23627541033240482852014-02-22T12:28:02.438-06:002014-02-22T12:28:02.438-06:00I love what you said: "In my head, sewing gar...I love what you said: "In my head, sewing garments is so much easier than actually doing it." <br /><br />That's so true for me too and I am a chronic under-estimater in determining how long my projects will take! <br /><br />rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000794959264304528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-83234746993447656662014-02-22T05:35:03.288-06:002014-02-22T05:35:03.288-06:00Oh dear. I'm on a streak of undeserved good lu...Oh dear. I'm on a streak of undeserved good luck with sewing my current project so I wish I could send some your way. I must say I admire your determination to get it right and not just pass the dress on to someone who likes the 80's puffy sleeve look. The finished dress is divine, so you know you got it right! beautiful photos too.Lightning McStitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955101913822685967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-21756399919676490072014-02-22T01:50:12.768-06:002014-02-22T01:50:12.768-06:00Oh, I can totally relate to your story! The frustr...Oh, I can totally relate to your story! The frustration is often just around the corner when I sew, especially when I'm trying new things and they don't turn out the way I hoped. In my head, sewing garments is so much easier than actually doing it. But I love it, so we keep going :-) This Hanami looks great in this simple fabric, and I must say I'm a fan of sleeveless dresses, they work both in winter and summer. And hurrayfor your new floors, I can imagine you're glad that that hurdle is almost history!eva mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377332167153405437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-4312407323638619552014-02-21T23:31:57.653-06:002014-02-21T23:31:57.653-06:00well it's completely gorgeous. your hanamis ar...well it's completely gorgeous. your hanamis are totally inspiring me, and i feel like the pattern was made for indigo - she's just beautiful in them! isn't it funny how ideas sometimes work out just as we imagined, and other times are just sort of a surprising disaster? but it always feels good to make it right, no matter how much blood, sweat, & tears it takes to get it there. i love your description of the sleeves, too. :)gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229008695751230498noreply@blogger.com