tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post330249593026963837..comments2023-07-01T10:25:55.774-05:00Comments on Dixie DIY: Interview with Andrea Schewe, Pattern Designerdixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17270266160105135365noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-59779750026025159662014-10-23T06:09:25.602-05:002014-10-23T06:09:25.602-05:00Hello Dixie! Thank you so much for this informativ...Hello Dixie! Thank you so much for this informative post! I do have a question: How did you get the 2.941% in percentage grading your pattern? What type of calculation did you do? Thank you ever so much!Brigidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-65071701291028801992014-08-22T10:47:05.155-05:002014-08-22T10:47:05.155-05:00Waving frantically at Bobbi Piles! It is so encou...Waving frantically at Bobbi Piles! It is so encouraging to read your response here. I too am working on wearing vintage styles for everyday life. Like I mentioned above it is proving to be larger than life but it's all good.<br /><br />I do hope you keep your dream alive with it all. You can always pal about it with me. I'm on social media and have a blog journalizing the experience. http://www.sewcroandquilt.wordpress.com.<br /><br /> https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sew-Cro-Quilt/1475592126015948<br /><br />It would be sew good having a vintage-style sewing bud.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />LyricLyricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-49886061619058238112014-08-22T10:41:04.263-05:002014-08-22T10:41:04.263-05:00What an interesting blog post. Thank you and I wi...What an interesting blog post. Thank you and I will visit her blog. :)<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />LyricLyricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-37041496231674644302014-08-08T00:33:56.095-05:002014-08-08T00:33:56.095-05:00It looks amazing, I am crazy about this blog and i...It looks amazing, I am crazy about this blog and it works. Really its so good and i am very thankful to you. In very informative and useful for me. Thanks for share.<br /><a href="www.jpgart.com/how-to-digitize-a-logo" rel="nofollow">Digitize a Logo</a>Emma Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-18670557470645699442014-08-05T13:57:30.517-05:002014-08-05T13:57:30.517-05:00Yes, we are going to put together a playlist with ...Yes, we are going to put together a playlist with scary music from the castles and whatnot!Nicole Morganhttp://www.pudgeandnico.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-76207485168826075452014-08-05T13:42:09.827-05:002014-08-05T13:42:09.827-05:00hey, i remember seeing some of those costumes you ...hey, i remember seeing some of those costumes you made via pattern review. very nice!dixiehttp://dixiediy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-89014133314922041962014-08-05T13:41:11.410-05:002014-08-05T13:41:11.410-05:00"dark" princess peach would be amazing! ..."dark" princess peach would be amazing! you need to play the theme music whenever you open the door for trick-or-treaters! ooooh, now i need to think up a good costume for this year.dixiehttp://dixiediy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-85341888260426737032014-08-05T13:39:30.065-05:002014-08-05T13:39:30.065-05:00hey, there are people who wear steampunk costumes ...hey, there are people who wear steampunk costumes nearly everyday, what's wrong with a hobbit!? ;)dixiehttp://dixiediy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-46323131302848173032014-08-05T13:38:58.889-05:002014-08-05T13:38:58.889-05:00thanks! aww, the vet and cat costumes sound really...thanks! aww, the vet and cat costumes sound really cute! great idea on using the scrubs.dixiehttp://dixiediy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-50126481240164608492014-08-01T21:09:47.613-05:002014-08-01T21:09:47.613-05:00I loved reading this interview. Its interesting t...I loved reading this interview. Its interesting that there is such an emphasis- even in the pattern making world- on selling girls pink princess stuff. For my part I try to steer my daughters toward more neutral costumes like a dog or cat and this year I think I have one daughter planning on a Veterinarian costume (using a kids scrubs pattern) and the other a cat costume. Thanks again for a great interview!Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-73516883263819275872014-07-31T19:22:49.646-05:002014-07-31T19:22:49.646-05:00what a fun interview! i'll be checking out her...what a fun interview! i'll be checking out her blog, thanks for sharing!lisa gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-47287782224461256612014-07-31T13:16:27.434-05:002014-07-31T13:16:27.434-05:00Wow, those costumes are amazing! The problem with...Wow, those costumes are amazing! The problem with sewing one of these is that I'd want to be a Tolkien Elf or Hobbit every day, and people would think I was crazy. But they are so much fun!!! Maybe for just around the house...DDDianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-3573718509369646952014-07-31T12:24:42.240-05:002014-07-31T12:24:42.240-05:00Thanks Margo, Andrea just made a kid's animal ...Thanks Margo, Andrea just made a kid's animal costume pattern that's kind of like hooded footie pajamas. Something like that could double as a costume and fun lounge wear (which is nice cause the kid can wear it more than once a year!). I bet he looked adorable as a little lion tho!dixiehttp://dixiediy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-21152797356666908232014-07-31T12:19:26.556-05:002014-07-31T12:19:26.556-05:00Thanks! I loved the Wizard of Oz when I was a kid....Thanks! I loved the Wizard of Oz when I was a kid. I wish I could have had a Dorothy costume. I bet your daughter loved it!dixiehttp://dixiediy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-92014926396460430092014-07-31T12:15:30.365-05:002014-07-31T12:15:30.365-05:00Thanks Amy! Ugh, I'm in the middle of sewing a...Thanks Amy! Ugh, I'm in the middle of sewing a corset (my third version). It's corded for support rather than boned so I have to sew yards of piping cord sandwiched between two layers of fabric. Needless to say it's taking awhile... :(dixiehttp://dixiediy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-64611536142414645082014-07-31T11:11:10.681-05:002014-07-31T11:11:10.681-05:00Hey Dixie! I loved this - thank you for introducin...Hey Dixie! I loved this - thank you for introducing her. It's great to read about the pattern designers behind the scenes, and I already got lost on her blog. Now when is Victorian Dixie going to make a reappearance? I miss her extant diatribes ;).Amyhttp://clothhabit.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-58602472606160959732014-07-31T10:20:30.612-05:002014-07-31T10:20:30.612-05:00Great interview! Thank you! I have a few of her pa...Great interview! Thank you! I have a few of her patterns but want so many more - she's a great designer. I'd like to make some of my costume patterns in everyday fabric to wear all the time but it's not coming along very well...and I'm distracted by everything. <br />However, my best sewing memory is making my daughter a Dorothy dress when she was three because she was obsessed with the Wizard of Oz. She wore the dress all the time. I'm planning to clean it up really well and frame it for her.Bobbi Pileshttp://thebobbiliciousfiles.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-51641986650670745072014-07-31T10:00:14.336-05:002014-07-31T10:00:14.336-05:00What a fantastic interview! I'm definitely go...What a fantastic interview! I'm definitely going to check out her blog. I want to sew a costume for myself now! I made my son a lion costume last Halloween (he's 2). I'm hoping it fits again for this year, it was a lot of fun to sew, but quite a bit of work for the one hour he's worn it so far. :)Margo Gillaspynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-83964789392502274312014-07-31T09:50:38.986-05:002014-07-31T09:50:38.986-05:00Awesome interview Dixie! SO fascinating to read ab...Awesome interview Dixie! SO fascinating to read about her process.Heather Louhttp://closetcasefiles.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-57112325324798091352014-07-31T09:13:12.612-05:002014-07-31T09:13:12.612-05:00Super interesting post! And those vacuum covers ar...Super interesting post! And those vacuum covers are incredible.<br /><br />My neighborhood does something called "Trail of Frights" each Halloween, and our hope is to do evil Mario/Nintendo as our theme this year. I want to make a "dark" version of Princess Peach's iconic dress, but it seems like sooooo muuuuuch woooork. But this post actually makes me feel pretty inspired to give it a shot!Nicole Morganhttp://www.pudgeandnico.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-62817039600208851192014-07-31T07:22:09.391-05:002014-07-31T07:22:09.391-05:00So fascinating. Going to check out her blog now!So fascinating. Going to check out her blog now!Suzannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-35009681191807282362014-07-31T00:32:58.076-05:002014-07-31T00:32:58.076-05:00What a fantastic post Dixie! I've used some of...What a fantastic post Dixie! I've used some of Andrea's patterns in my community theater costume design job! I'm excited to know about her blog! What an impressive background she has.Justine/sewcountrychickhttp://www.sewcountrychick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-83558193125018292202014-07-30T22:07:11.599-05:002014-07-30T22:07:11.599-05:00Lol, those onesies look pretty ridiculous with the...Lol, those onesies look pretty ridiculous with the photoshopped prints on them but they look like weird alien costumes in that lime green! I don't know which version is more hilarious!dixiehttp://dixiediy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-16829645627415124052014-07-30T22:06:00.529-05:002014-07-30T22:06:00.529-05:00Thanks! I read somewhere on her blog that sometime...Thanks! I read somewhere on her blog that sometimes Simplicity changes parts of a design after she sends in the samples and some one there alters it. I I think that Cersi/Game of Thrones dress had it's skirt altered because it would have required to many large pattern pieces.dixiehttp://dixiediy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-12242884800280883042014-07-30T19:44:55.381-05:002014-07-30T19:44:55.381-05:00Awesome interview, Dixie! I loved reading this an...Awesome interview, Dixie! I loved reading this and am now off to Andrea's blog...liza janehttp://www.lizajanesews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com