tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post1009625024996253700..comments2023-04-16T02:49:26.129-05:00Comments on today's agenda: (We did it!)* repeat four times from asteriskGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-44394629791631963342013-04-11T17:09:27.054-05:002013-04-11T17:09:27.054-05:00Thanks, Karen!Thanks, Karen!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-25579969755750267092013-04-11T13:09:17.494-05:002013-04-11T13:09:17.494-05:00Your v looks great! Your v looks great! KarenDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022790587742613590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-68526552651918935062013-04-11T07:39:46.857-05:002013-04-11T07:39:46.857-05:00Thanks, Sally!Thanks, Sally!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-19872624438751933192013-04-11T07:39:27.714-05:002013-04-11T07:39:27.714-05:00Don't they ever?! Four days later and it'...Don't they ever?! Four days later and it's still in my head! Arrrrgh!<br /><br />My first couple times sewing with knits were a little scary, and then I got totally into it and had a huge knits phase, LOL!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-4827195934032264972013-04-11T07:38:12.087-05:002013-04-11T07:38:12.087-05:00Hehehe!Hehehe!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-29577285632755904112013-04-11T07:37:08.970-05:002013-04-11T07:37:08.970-05:00Thank you! One of these days I ought to buy some ...Thank you! One of these days I ought to buy some solid-colored fabric - that would be perfect for a V-neck.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-12367794630373005712013-04-11T07:36:29.976-05:002013-04-11T07:36:29.976-05:00That anthropomorphic map kind of freaks me out, as...That anthropomorphic map kind of freaks me out, as does the backpack!<br /><br />Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-72549236682042945322013-04-11T07:34:40.380-05:002013-04-11T07:34:40.380-05:00I don't know if I could bear it!I don't know if I could bear it!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-33226622119599404662013-04-11T07:34:18.015-05:002013-04-11T07:34:18.015-05:00I think this is a great pattern for first time wit...I think this is a great pattern for first time with knits - the instructions are so clear!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-37623441858543439282013-04-11T07:33:44.531-05:002013-04-11T07:33:44.531-05:00Well, I've now made it 12 times (!) so I'v...Well, I've now made it 12 times (!) so I've gotten my cost per use down to $1.33 - a very good investment for me! I've never read of anyone who wishes they hadn't bought this pattern!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-56969464628563987112013-04-11T03:26:25.070-05:002013-04-11T03:26:25.070-05:00Your v is so neat!!! Well done!!
I love the fabri...Your v is so neat!!! Well done!! <br />I love the fabric too - I've been making do without Renfrew... maybe I should invest?!Truly Myrtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546389402524629209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-54285741702354925742013-04-10T23:08:44.309-05:002013-04-10T23:08:44.309-05:00Cute! I still need to try the v-neck Renfrew, but ...Cute! I still need to try the v-neck Renfrew, but I love how yours turned out :) Movin' it up the list!thequirkypeachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887912210740059225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-89683557220810138482013-04-10T19:16:09.911-05:002013-04-10T19:16:09.911-05:00oooh i've been looking for the right knits to ...oooh i've been looking for the right knits to make some v-necks! nice work on this one, it all lays perfectly!lisa g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09891757600316953288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-13981353519004681432013-04-10T18:16:53.571-05:002013-04-10T18:16:53.571-05:00I've done the cowl and round neck versions of ...I've done the cowl and round neck versions of the Renfrew, but I haven't worked up the nerve to try the v-neck. Your shirt looks great (and I really like the fabric). You can't possibly say you're lazy - you've made a man's dress shirt and a coat! I actually miss Dora. My 12-year old used to love her back in the day. The song that always stuck with me was 'I'm the map, I'm the map'!Sharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908776705406030872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-11922203771420754362013-04-10T16:04:33.686-05:002013-04-10T16:04:33.686-05:00Oh boy...try babysitting kids who watch the same o...Oh boy...try babysitting kids who watch the same old thing over and over again. <br />The shirt looks comfy!Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081916135477167930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-70688522944275165572013-04-10T15:49:16.982-05:002013-04-10T15:49:16.982-05:00Wow that looks great! Well done for facing your fe...Wow that looks great! Well done for facing your fears- I don't really like sewing with knits and as a consequence have only ever done it once! Oops! So nice to wear, I should really address this issue of mine.<br />That Dora the explorer tune was the bane of my life one Summer when I was childminding a 2 year old... man do those kiddie theme tunes get stuck in one's head! Amihttp://sewinglondon.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-8002729794896139302013-04-10T14:19:03.873-05:002013-04-10T14:19:03.873-05:00Love it! Note to self...must conquer own fear of m...Love it! Note to self...must conquer own fear of making Renfrew.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596383615211328302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-12200824916436882542013-04-10T13:41:38.075-05:002013-04-10T13:41:38.075-05:00Way to conquer the next frontier in sewing skill s...Way to conquer the next frontier in sewing skill set!Andreahttp://www.stitchparade.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-60488333012955084132013-04-10T13:17:56.616-05:002013-04-10T13:17:56.616-05:00I thought so too - this print seemed to ask for a ...I thought so too - this print seemed to ask for a V-neck. I seemed to end up with a lot of prints with an obvious diagonal design, which I think works better with the round neckline. This one is truly more random.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-31948710933627009442013-04-10T13:16:20.337-05:002013-04-10T13:16:20.337-05:00Hmmm. Didn't know about that - will have to c...Hmmm. Didn't know about that - will have to check it out!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-32261427814289202732013-04-10T13:14:46.302-05:002013-04-10T13:14:46.302-05:00Thank you! Yes, clipping BEFORE sewing = YIKES! ...Thank you! Yes, clipping BEFORE sewing = YIKES! But if you have to do it, better to do it on a knit I guess!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-37508509397029018472013-04-10T13:14:27.634-05:002013-04-10T13:14:27.634-05:00I really like the print. It compliments a V neck v...I really like the print. It compliments a V neck very well. I've never tried to make one before. It seems an intimidating thing, a bit like making trousers! Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089188588469901726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-8379083625077752522013-04-10T13:14:01.701-05:002013-04-10T13:14:01.701-05:00Hehehe - that free shipping mark gets me Every Tim...Hehehe - that free shipping mark gets me Every Time. That's how I ended up with this fabric! And it takes longer to get there when it's all on sale, LOL! I do like it, I just don't LOVE it. <br /><br />Sometimes I wonder if some of the prints I pick out are too juvenile for me (like this one) but it seems everybody else thinks it's great, so I'll stop second-guessing myself!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-14898317405800726072013-04-10T13:11:50.111-05:002013-04-10T13:11:50.111-05:00Thank you, Kelly! I have to say, since "the ...Thank you, Kelly! I have to say, since "the coat" and "the shirt" I've become much more confident, which is partly what led me to try out the V-neck!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-41405900862496810722013-04-10T13:10:48.021-05:002013-04-10T13:10:48.021-05:00I did it, I did it, I did it! (you left off three...I did it, I did it, I did it! (you left off three of them, hehehe!) Try it out!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.com