tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post4382226533679204563..comments2024-01-10T19:09:52.752+10:00Comments on kbenco's projects: Butterick 5895, A Gertie topkbencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00885068563358776147noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-3285769499282368102016-09-10T21:29:43.238+10:002016-09-10T21:29:43.238+10:00I am currently working on this top, which when I r...I am currently working on this top, which when I ran into trouble, prompted me to search for reviews online, and here I am. I am a very experienced dressmaker, and I find the "very easy" label on this pattern laughable. The instructions for the collar and neckline are complicated, and unclear. I too love the styling of Gerties patterns, but this is the last time I swear! I have had similar issues with other patterns of hers. I always have to lengthen tops, and my midriff is not in any state to be showing off to the world, so I did go to the trouble of lengthening all the pieces. It still looks really short, despite having added 6.5cm in length, but I will reserve judgement on that till I have it completely finished. Another thing I notice, is that it is very narrow across the back at the hem. Surely it should be roughy half of the finished garment measurement? Yet CB to ss is much smaller than cf to ss. Weird. Will go back to it after a good nights sleep I think.Miss Daisy Makeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13142036947028530670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-50105469071554547272016-03-23T00:00:56.660+10:002016-03-23T00:00:56.660+10:00This is so helpful!! i have been stuck on the back...This is so helpful!! i have been stuck on the back of the collar for a while now and need to have a cuppa break before I have another go after looking at your images!<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing this, it looks amazing in that fabric by the way, like an original rather than a re-make :) <br /><br />lovely! xoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-25082521928841887922015-05-06T07:13:24.803+10:002015-05-06T07:13:24.803+10:00Thank you for going into depth about the changes t...Thank you for going into depth about the changes that would need to be made for this piece. Your changes are probably the most thorough I've come across so far.<br /><br />Great work, by the way! It looks fantastic on your daughter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030145182404564153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-9044608077304512252013-11-03T20:37:27.036+10:002013-11-03T20:37:27.036+10:00This is so helpful - thank you! I was going to be ...This is so helpful - thank you! I was going to be cheeky and skip muslin, but I won't now. I don't think I'd be too quick to blame the designer, though, if Butterick patterns are usually like this. I've made a number of garments from Gertie's book and each one has come out beautifully, with minimal adjustment. I think this is a big pattern company thing, and it makes me wish sometimes that Gertie had gone down the indie pattern route (a la By Hand London, or Colette). <br /><br />ps No relationship to Gertie here either! But I will say I have learned a lot from her vis her blog.lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803974098934443459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-57714613257399158752013-07-03T01:56:01.625+10:002013-07-03T01:56:01.625+10:00This is really interesting. I literally just made ...This is really interesting. I literally just made this top up in muslin to test the fit. Terribly disappointed. It sits so high up on the waist and there is so much ease around the bust, it's silly. I doubt I'll bother to rectify this pattern, just not worth it to me as the time it will take to sort that, I will draft it up. Thought this looked easy but the fit is just ridiculous. Glad you managed to sort it out though, it looks really cute on your daughter and definitely what I imagine was the designer's intention. Clare Szabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040518282671477254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-57968475584272259812013-04-08T05:38:24.526+10:002013-04-08T05:38:24.526+10:00You did a wonderful job with this top, your daught...You did a wonderful job with this top, your daughter looks beautiful and happy with it ... only see that look of happiness .. and you forget entire job.Sewingadictahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083124271608615951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-42078104849743193782013-04-07T12:19:20.596+10:002013-04-07T12:19:20.596+10:00Sounds like it took quite a bit of work but you ha...Sounds like it took quite a bit of work but you have certainly ended up with a cute top which fits your daughter very nicely. It's odd the way ease is built into the Big 4patterns. I find some of them have way too much and others way too little. I have had better luck with some of the independent pattern companies. Like the new look of your blog, BTW.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12637967537791662394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-26807272068231407342013-04-06T23:24:06.794+10:002013-04-06T23:24:06.794+10:00Very nice top for your daughter!Very nice top for your daughter!Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384050927297629715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-63212972108719658252013-04-04T19:32:11.535+10:002013-04-04T19:32:11.535+10:00You did a great job of making this into an adorabl...You did a great job of making this into an adorable look :) Jillybejoyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010866113928621691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-39412491142182139232013-04-04T18:22:40.694+10:002013-04-04T18:22:40.694+10:00Both the blouses you made for your daughter are ul...Both the blouses you made for your daughter are ultra cute. Thank you for this very helpful review :) Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156106727490224625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-87874323672466782672013-04-04T17:18:40.777+10:002013-04-04T17:18:40.777+10:00really cute top on your daughter - oh to be slim a...really cute top on your daughter - oh to be slim and young again. I mirror your comments on Butterick sizing. Having just completed the Pippa dress for one of my bridesmaids, if I took the pattern measurements she should have been a size 12 but decided to cut the next size down, and I still had to take it in again.pdiddlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231666147175522583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-70345653539061582502013-04-04T13:32:12.410+10:002013-04-04T13:32:12.410+10:00You did an excellent job with this top as it has t...You did an excellent job with this top as it has turned out gorgeous and looks fab on your daughter.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14691687252337993643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-21696392318027282552013-04-04T09:49:56.344+10:002013-04-04T09:49:56.344+10:00Lovely top. As to the excessive ease issue, I agre...Lovely top. As to the excessive ease issue, I agree that Butterick patterns often have this problem. I've struck it quite a few times. I don't often sew from the Big 4, and Butterick in particular, for this very reason.Paolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472129226320589172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-35139116979379769292013-04-04T07:32:05.084+10:002013-04-04T07:32:05.084+10:00It's a really cute top, and it looks lovely on...It's a really cute top, and it looks lovely on your daughter. Great job with solving the issues.Steph Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00049714887862407863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-9856549330183965672013-04-04T06:04:55.222+10:002013-04-04T06:04:55.222+10:00Sorry, I didn't mean to imply at all that you ...Sorry, I didn't mean to imply at all that you were scratching anybody's back. That was not aimed at you at all. And Butterick's patterns may be like that too. I don't know. I don't use them. I am a Burda fan, myself (which is why I come by and check out your blog sometimes). But I stand by what I said about her lack of expertise and that this is exactly what I would expect from a pattern from someone with little experience or training - that also doesn't say much for Butterick, though.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170406331272601890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-7551680994484206102013-04-04T05:44:56.898+10:002013-04-04T05:44:56.898+10:00How frustrating to make something so simple and ne...How frustrating to make something so simple and need to alter the heck out if it. I find a lot of Butterick patterns boring as well so I can understand why they would not normally appeal to a teenage girl. The finished product looks lovely and the seersucker is the perfect choice.<br /><br />fabric epiphanieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315635356310954354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-5298672136613883772013-04-04T01:07:04.725+10:002013-04-04T01:07:04.725+10:00This is really cute on your daughter. I laughed a...This is really cute on your daughter. I laughed at your description of fudging the needed alterations. I do that too! Butterick has worked for me, but I have to say Vogue patterns are my fave.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03517527498809073174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-60051074874598630152013-04-04T01:04:33.011+10:002013-04-04T01:04:33.011+10:00It's an adorable top. Will I ever be able to ...It's an adorable top. Will I ever be able to wear something like this again?! *Sigh* Sorry. I'm just sitting here waiting on this baby to get out of my belly. Safe to say I'm a little moody these days ;) And hot. I really love the blouse. I don't make a lot of Butterick patterns for the same reasons you discuss, but this is one I'd like to try... one day.liza janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916364137307894200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-90610706919025681972013-04-03T21:29:52.686+10:002013-04-03T21:29:52.686+10:00Great Job! You created a really cute top. I dont t...Great Job! You created a really cute top. I dont think I am going to buy the pattern, but there is a similar blouse with set-in-sleeves in the april Burda mag that i fancy...Katharinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579863088632300164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-83301344891923332302013-04-03T21:01:33.564+10:002013-04-03T21:01:33.564+10:00In reply to Ruth, I do not think Gertie designing...In reply to Ruth, I do not think Gertie designing for Butterick is a problem. In my opinion, Butterick patterns are rife with design, drafting and grading issues such as misplaced bust darts without any input from Gertie. However, without Gertie, there are no cute looking garments for which my daughters beg me to buy the patterns.She has an eye for appealing outfits and styling, and she writes very well, which is great advertising for her patterns, I agree. As far as my blog post being written in a "you scratch my back manner" I have not commented on Gertie's blog for several years and have no connection to her what so ever. I do not feel that I am scratching her back because she has a blog, but providing a description of my experience with her pattern in the same way I write about other patterns. Personally, I prefer Burda to any other pattern line, but principally, I like to sew new things. This was fun to sew. kbencohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885068563358776147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-10131835835664714312013-04-03T20:40:58.467+10:002013-04-03T20:40:58.467+10:00That is super cute!!!That is super cute!!!Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074339341919661384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-28972226414409611162013-04-03T20:08:16.458+10:002013-04-03T20:08:16.458+10:00Your story is why I stick with Burda. Very cute to...Your story is why I stick with Burda. Very cute top though.<br />-SewingelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-27735995419270064702013-04-03T19:51:51.244+10:002013-04-03T19:51:51.244+10:00I think other sewers will appreciate your thorough...I think other sewers will appreciate your thorough investigation and detailed review! Cute top. Kudos to you for pulling it off.katherine hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314030133556269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-13171487699474766482013-04-03T19:49:26.619+10:002013-04-03T19:49:26.619+10:00It is cute but it shows the problem of sewing some...It is cute but it shows the problem of sewing something designed by someone with absolutely no formal training in dressmaking or design and less than five years' self-directed experience, but loads of self-marketing skills. Most obviously, the designer still hasn't a clue about the function of bust darts, where they are supposed to end and why. Obviously blogland is all about linking (I.e. "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"), but frankly blogland's "experts" are usually nice people, but anything but truly expert.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170406331272601890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-39771615155511008292013-04-03T19:12:27.154+10:002013-04-03T19:12:27.154+10:00It is cute on your daughter. Thanks for the thoro...It is cute on your daughter. Thanks for the thorough review!Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06551387452771116176noreply@blogger.com