tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post5259017398724660126..comments2024-01-10T19:09:52.752+10:00Comments on kbenco's projects: BurdaStyle 11-2010-117 dress. My failure as a sewing teacher.kbencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00885068563358776147noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-51726904110901801262011-01-09T21:05:34.138+10:002011-01-09T21:05:34.138+10:00Great dress - you certainly did not fail as the se...Great dress - you certainly did not fail as the sewing teacher - how funny - the way she commented to your parents! Another week of rain across Eastern Australia - hope you're still high and dry!Gay McDonellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150699751738725615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-84688121107462373282011-01-09T16:23:32.480+10:002011-01-09T16:23:32.480+10:00There must be something about summer holidays and ...There must be something about summer holidays and teenage daughters and sewing. I've just coaxed my daughter to the machine too this week, via her cousin asking for lessons.<br /><br />Your daughter did a great job and she looks great in that dress.<br /><br />SewingelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-87007490170924961812011-01-08T18:57:47.526+10:002011-01-08T18:57:47.526+10:00You both did a fantastic job with this dress. She...You both did a fantastic job with this dress. She looks just lovely in it. And well done you, for being a wonderfully inspiring Mum! <br />I love your blog posts, you are such an entertaining writer and your dry humour always gives me a chuckle.<br />You might not have to wait until she's in her 30's. I was still sewing a lot in my teens and twenties, and my own 18yr old daughter is sewing a lot too...<br />I'm glad you haven't been flooded, although I did guess as much from your photos out on the verandah. We have had appeals here for both Queensland and Carnarvon flooding victims, as higher up here in WA there has been devastating flooding also. And thankyou for the wish of rain! If only the rain could have been more evenly distributed across the country...Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156106727490224625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-21910086410590826912011-01-08T08:15:19.537+10:002011-01-08T08:15:19.537+10:00I love this post! I think I would be so sad if I h...I love this post! I think I would be so sad if I had a daughter that wasn't immediately, passionately in love with sewing. If it helps, I totally got into it in my 30s. So, you're prediction may be correct. She looks so proud of herself!cidellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762649326538041094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-65558818871623455182011-01-08T06:31:39.195+10:002011-01-08T06:31:39.195+10:00I loved the comment that you forced her to make it...I loved the comment that you forced her to make it herself. <br /><br />I may follow your lead. My teenager just asked me to make a skirt for her. I think I will encourage her to make it herself. I must be a glutton for punishment... Like you said - "Anything for a sewing convert!"Debra Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503806859943136527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-27902245154668769422011-01-08T02:33:38.371+10:002011-01-08T02:33:38.371+10:00LOL, love her comment! But forced to sew or not, ...LOL, love her comment! But forced to sew or not, the huge sense of accomplishment you get from making your own dress is not to be underestimated! I suspect she'll be back at the sewing machine soon enough.The Slapdash Sewisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668474749166329852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-75449043836998831342011-01-07T20:47:34.513+10:002011-01-07T20:47:34.513+10:00Rssss, mesmo que hoje ela pense que foi obrigada, ...Rssss, mesmo que hoje ela pense que foi obrigada, um dia ela ira lhe agradecer. É um belo vestido e la o fez muito bem.<br /><br />Te desejo boa sorte.<br /><br />Eilane - BrasilVida Costurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456839097496085448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-4615931405039325332011-01-07T18:31:15.097+10:002011-01-07T18:31:15.097+10:00It is such a lovely dress and she must be so proud...It is such a lovely dress and she must be so proud of her achievements, even if she was *forced* to sew it!<br /><br />Good job Mum and daughter! Mum for providing the encouragement and practical support and daughter for giving it a crack.Mary Nannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02577449410716501317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-84942199423073183662011-01-07T11:57:41.188+10:002011-01-07T11:57:41.188+10:00The dress is VERY cute. Even more appealing than t...The dress is VERY cute. Even more appealing than the cover photo, I think. Despite the complaints, I'm sure your daughter is pleased with her efforts. Having a great result is bound to be motivation to try another garment sometime.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756048999067152284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-15512131260055244542011-01-07T11:40:59.821+10:002011-01-07T11:40:59.821+10:00She looks beautiful. The dress is lovely. My dau...She looks beautiful. The dress is lovely. My daughter keeps asking me to teach her to sew- she's nine. I finally gave in and brought her into the sewing room to lay out and cut a pattern for a dress for her. She lasted about 15 minutes. Oh well, maybe in a couple more years.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021958528271756631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-34363357500236923382011-01-07T10:32:56.078+10:002011-01-07T10:32:56.078+10:00Very pretty dress and your daughter looks so pleae...Very pretty dress and your daughter looks so pleaesd with it, aren't teenagers great.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14691687252337993643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-58177594843178952902011-01-07T09:01:50.129+10:002011-01-07T09:01:50.129+10:00She (you all) made a beautiful dress.She (you all) made a beautiful dress.Faye Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781186043996633965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-42672654225533984562011-01-07T08:55:18.143+10:002011-01-07T08:55:18.143+10:00It turned out well. She'll appreciate the les...It turned out well. She'll appreciate the lesson in the future, if not now. I was wondering how your fared in the rain. It's been raining here for about 3 months now. I was flooded in for three days over christmas, which I quite liked and I may well get flooded in again tonight. My whole 23 acres is boggy, I have three waterfalls cascading down the hills that I've never had before and the delicate underground stream that feeds the waterhole next to my house is a raging torrent taking up half of my east paddock and roaring over the top over the waterhole. Needless to say my grass is a metre high and there is no chance of mowing in the near future. At least I'll get some sewing done.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274649006496918800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-71516792519983251462011-01-07T08:35:52.636+10:002011-01-07T08:35:52.636+10:00Pretty dress and good for you for "making&quo...Pretty dress and good for you for "making" her do it!<br /><br />Glad to hear the flooding isn't as bad near you as elsewhere - I was wondering, but you were posting, so I thought you weren't completely underwater.BetsyVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14824251716471351275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-9533876497666774422011-01-07T08:35:06.479+10:002011-01-07T08:35:06.479+10:00Very pretty - she'll want to sew more later, y...Very pretty - she'll want to sew more later, you'll see.Little Hunting Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581836733935812927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-31862969059141637382011-01-07T08:17:19.143+10:002011-01-07T08:17:19.143+10:00Lovely dress and daughter! Congrats to you on gen...Lovely dress and daughter! Congrats to you on gently helping. That is my policy--I will not help the oldest unless asked and my tongue is very sore from being bitten so frequently! She is sloppy, incredibly so. The seams on the things that she's made have started to pull out and she has no interest in fitting at all. <br /><br />But, that is all okay since she does know how to sew and one day either she will or won't take it to the next level and that's fine, too. My mother was one to grab something out of your hand and "show you how to do it" (really she just did it for you and she was a sloppy sewist, too).<br /><br />This is too long! Being a role model is a big encouragement all on its own. Keep up the good work!<br /><br />Thanks for the flooding update! Hope it gets better soon!sewing spotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532791199723063051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-54024202440000271882011-01-07T08:06:20.776+10:002011-01-07T08:06:20.776+10:00There are clear advantages to raising kids in the ...There are clear advantages to raising kids in the country. My daughter would like this dress, but would insist that was cut much much shorter. All hail to your daughter for learning to sew for herself.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622769905155059570noreply@blogger.com