tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post8077001898992013011..comments2024-03-19T01:21:12.351-07:00Comments on Cation Designs: Returning to My RootsCation Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-17937319147007344122015-03-25T12:08:46.697-07:002015-03-25T12:08:46.697-07:00 I love to make dresses from sheets too! You alwa... I love to make dresses from sheets too! You always do such a nice job with the fitting.<br />Betsy ~ http://princesstatters.blogspot.com/Betsy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05071609733324812884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-43277181976905387722013-11-01T02:10:14.308-07:002013-11-01T02:10:14.308-07:00This is fabulous. I think you've done a lovely...This is fabulous. I think you've done a lovely job, and given that you adapted it so much I'm super impressed!<br /><br />I've inserted tiny triangles into things too, its a totally legit technique! (My logic being that you've done it and I've done it so it must be legit!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-69290095487757198622013-10-15T21:54:19.882-07:002013-10-15T21:54:19.882-07:00Hehehehehe... I'm soooooo gonna use this tutor...Hehehehehe... I'm soooooo gonna use this tutorial to make that awesome neck for my M5845!!!<br />OOP, :( Neenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805951948694378777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-38305970348750371672013-10-15T17:02:34.718-07:002013-10-15T17:02:34.718-07:00Okay, excellent! I can't decide whether to le...Okay, excellent! I can't decide whether to leave the side bust darts and just move the waist darts into the neck gathers or to move both the side and waist darts into the neck? Maybe that'd be too much gathering. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07956434663941957130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-21089267259676784802013-10-08T15:49:36.149-07:002013-10-08T15:49:36.149-07:00I think it would...I'm no expert on dart manip...I think it would...I'm no expert on dart manipulation or anything, but it seems enough like a basic bodice block to me!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-75460738225757185082013-10-07T14:23:03.973-07:002013-10-07T14:23:03.973-07:00Ah, ok, foxes, good to know. I think I am going t...Ah, ok, foxes, good to know. I think I am going to try this dart technique with McCalls Fashion Star M6554. What do you think, would it work well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-91839904728662288892013-10-05T11:17:27.670-07:002013-10-05T11:17:27.670-07:00That is an AMAZING sheet. Your dress is great too,...That is an AMAZING sheet. Your dress is great too, but you just can't go wrong with maps highlighting animals. Glad you stuck with it. Now how do you manage to find the time to sew, teach, and go to school?? Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10162742156783840500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-24718997191659772452013-10-04T23:21:47.488-07:002013-10-04T23:21:47.488-07:00Me too! I'm pleasantly surprised by how much I...Me too! I'm pleasantly surprised by how much I love it!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-35260634297803735242013-10-04T23:21:05.765-07:002013-10-04T23:21:05.765-07:00I was *this* close to not finishing it, but after ...I was *this* close to not finishing it, but after the first flop, I knew I had to persevere! Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-18911184445587116362013-10-04T23:20:30.971-07:002013-10-04T23:20:30.971-07:00I've been saving all my sheet leftovers for wh...I've been saving all my sheet leftovers for what I'd like to think will be a truly epic quilt one day. Hah! Like that'll ever happen!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-70688514903038249662013-10-04T23:19:41.562-07:002013-10-04T23:19:41.562-07:00Redwood City!! Let's hang out! We can meet hal...Redwood City!! Let's hang out! We can meet halfway across the San Mateo Bridge :)Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-60901392207587622812013-10-04T23:19:12.439-07:002013-10-04T23:19:12.439-07:00I want to manipulate the darts on everything now, ...I want to manipulate the darts on everything now, so beware! It's addicting!<br /><br />They don't have anything for Ukraine, but the closest animal to that area is a pair of foxes. Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-64653230197466452932013-10-04T23:18:08.665-07:002013-10-04T23:18:08.665-07:00Ahh, so pleated necklines *can* count as vintage!Ahh, so pleated necklines *can* count as vintage!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-3768195921090061242013-10-04T23:17:48.590-07:002013-10-04T23:17:48.590-07:00I'm glad you think so too! It was pretty tough...I'm glad you think so too! It was pretty tough going, though, unpicking all those seams...Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-62564199362985316132013-10-04T23:17:20.912-07:002013-10-04T23:17:20.912-07:00I make my rounds of thrift stores pretty regularly...I make my rounds of thrift stores pretty regularly, and there are definitely more days where I come home empty-handed than not...which is probably a good thing, actually...Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-82145482837545482172013-10-04T23:16:28.923-07:002013-10-04T23:16:28.923-07:00Aww, how sad! Well, if you ever make it out here, ...Aww, how sad! Well, if you ever make it out here, I'll be sure to overwhelm you with all the sewing talk that you've missed in your years alone in your state :)Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-82282370954195908782013-10-04T23:15:40.014-07:002013-10-04T23:15:40.014-07:00How awesome would it be if I were a World History ...How awesome would it be if I were a World History teacher! Actually, no, scratch that, I would hate myself if I were...all those essays to grade!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-36863433541723602462013-10-04T23:15:00.430-07:002013-10-04T23:15:00.430-07:00I've decided that I'm going to wear it for...I've decided that I'm going to wear it for when I talk about different cultural norms in AP Psych!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-36255879579289069152013-10-04T23:14:19.658-07:002013-10-04T23:14:19.658-07:00I thought that I would grow out of them, but nope,...I thought that I would grow out of them, but nope, one is never too old for a sheet dress!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-82415545228552580132013-10-04T23:13:39.605-07:002013-10-04T23:13:39.605-07:00I've seen quite a few map sheets, believe it o...I've seen quite a few map sheets, believe it or not, especially ones with a pirate theme, but this was the first one with animals, so I had to snatch it up, stashbusting pledge be darned!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-64065997321118199162013-10-04T23:12:44.320-07:002013-10-04T23:12:44.320-07:00Sometimes I feel like I need to point them out fir...Sometimes I feel like I need to point them out first so that people will know that I'm not unaware...I'm just odd like that I guess!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-69724890020554493482013-10-04T23:11:56.955-07:002013-10-04T23:11:56.955-07:00Thanks!Thanks!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-11551458731770913682013-10-04T23:11:49.805-07:002013-10-04T23:11:49.805-07:00Haha thanks! I love them most days too, but in tha...Haha thanks! I love them most days too, but in that one picture they looked bulgier than normal.Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-27505155136725413232013-10-04T23:11:09.629-07:002013-10-04T23:11:09.629-07:00Possibly my dress is clairvoyant. Possibly my dress is clairvoyant. Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-60956091710185988612013-10-04T23:10:47.550-07:002013-10-04T23:10:47.550-07:00There is! I actually checked for that, because it ...There is! I actually checked for that, because it is my dream to go there one day to see all the LOTR filming sites!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.com