tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post6203739365882406968..comments2024-03-15T17:54:44.919-05:00Comments on Steam Ingenious: Spring Sewing Patterns!Violet von Mickelsburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-42091381082569640302015-06-26T11:06:35.788-05:002015-06-26T11:06:35.788-05:00Mccalls 7140!watch the kids film the secret of Moo...Mccalls 7140!watch the kids film the secret of Moonacre the main character wears this costume and it is stunningAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07449809031669435374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-2848926168532372192015-03-07T14:27:38.765-06:002015-03-07T14:27:38.765-06:00Welcome back. I'm glad to see you are feeling ...Welcome back. I'm glad to see you are feeling better.<br /><br />It might--might, I said--be fun to throw a contest to see if anyone can mod M7140 into something interesting. It almost looks like a polonaise gone wrong. Re-integrating the poufs that make a polonaise, well, a polonaise, might be a start. I'm not honestly a fan of the exposed cage look, although I respect those who can pull it off. <br /><br />On a related note, did anyone notice Simplicity 1392?J Verostkahttp://jverostka.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-66584419871126097802015-02-28T15:10:17.838-06:002015-02-28T15:10:17.838-06:00I could see doing something with an exposed cage o...I could see doing something with an exposed cage or exposed bustle, but … this is not it. Given how decorated it is, it's clearly not an undergarment, but given how unfinished it is, it's clearly not an overgarment. I have seen some really cool stuff in goth, lolita, and steampunk that relied on a visible cage, and they didn't mess around with finishing the undergarment with beads and bows.<br /><br />Actually, the longer I look at it, the more it looks like they tried to hit Easter, Downton Abbey, and steampunk in one pattern, and it is a vile, unholy mess as a result. Doing the sample in different colors isn't going to make it look less like an Easter basket.<br /><br />The Vogue pattern is nice, though; if I hadn't already bought a slightly-vintagey-feeling McCalls for a cosplay coming up, I'd grab that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-70743596261102038992015-02-27T11:31:20.314-06:002015-02-27T11:31:20.314-06:00I'm not sure how I feel about the exposed cage...I'm not sure how I feel about the exposed cage, it looks really unfinished. I also think the treatment of the front is kind of weird, like how the peplum becomes elongated and tapers downward. It seems that between 7071 and 7140, McCall's designers just didn't know what to do with the front of the dresses, they put all this jazz in the back and then the front is really blah. But I'm happy that they at least try.<br /><br />I've always wanted a 50's dress with a shelf bust but I'm hesitant to use repro patterns. I'll have to keep my eye on this Simplicity and see how successful it is with other sewists. :)Ladyfairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17402600337611206195noreply@blogger.com