tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post7283345669837594595..comments2023-07-01T10:25:55.774-05:00Comments on Dixie DIY: Colette Macaron 2.0dixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17270266160105135365noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-80308913373100446262012-11-16T13:31:58.163-06:002012-11-16T13:31:58.163-06:00Really cute! I love this on you!Really cute! I love this on you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-77248019700213731142012-11-09T12:49:02.428-06:002012-11-09T12:49:02.428-06:00This is adorable but not in a juvenile way! It kin...This is adorable but not in a juvenile way! It kind of looks like you're wearing a tee underneath a strapless and sweetheart dress. This dress is DECEIVING! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-34917785520147400742012-11-09T09:09:42.368-06:002012-11-09T09:09:42.368-06:00Super cute dress! Love the Macaron!Super cute dress! Love the Macaron!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355862161699106142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-7247381279307997002012-11-09T01:02:41.062-06:002012-11-09T01:02:41.062-06:00This is darling. I like the length you have, hits ...This is darling. I like the length you have, hits you in a perfect spot. Hope it was a beautiful wedding... and I wonder if we are ever going to get to sweater weather here!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404449004824638306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-12519137711074085562012-11-08T22:26:21.370-06:002012-11-08T22:26:21.370-06:00I like your previous macaron and this version too....I like your previous macaron and this version too. I like how you've used a solid coloured fabric with a print. You have a good eye for colour.<br />I'm also a lazy sewer but I value multi size patterns because my size changes a lot.<br />Now to check out Victory patterns. <br />Cheers.velosewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241344721302194932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-23121155950815319412012-11-08T19:39:28.826-06:002012-11-08T19:39:28.826-06:00very cute dress!very cute dress!Sara Noemihttp://saranoemi.com/stylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-22524610079456770562012-11-08T15:27:41.321-06:002012-11-08T15:27:41.321-06:00oooh, i can't wait to see your jasmine!oooh, i can't wait to see your jasmine!dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270266160105135365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-41298146084661829742012-11-08T15:27:24.183-06:002012-11-08T15:27:24.183-06:00aww, thank you victoria!!aww, thank you victoria!!dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270266160105135365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-70406042817656554952012-11-08T15:27:07.263-06:002012-11-08T15:27:07.263-06:00you know, after making this i noticed that the wai...you know, after making this i noticed that the waistline is kind of high. not all the way to an empire waist but higher than a natural waist. but with the pleats in the front i think this dress might work for early maternity (for later maternity you'd have to do a lot of design mods). i know you're already several months along but your comment made me think of that. ;) thanks kelli!dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270266160105135365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-65348114517891882582012-11-08T15:23:20.575-06:002012-11-08T15:23:20.575-06:00thanks nothy! i like the junipers, too, i think i ...thanks nothy! i like the junipers, too, i think i want to try the anise jacket next, though.dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270266160105135365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-11094932871616679242012-11-08T15:22:32.262-06:002012-11-08T15:22:32.262-06:00you totally should! i think it would look great on...you totally should! i think it would look great on you and i know you'd put your own style into it. :)dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270266160105135365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-5487300125082110602012-11-08T15:21:45.218-06:002012-11-08T15:21:45.218-06:00thank you! it's my fave colette pattern, too.
...thank you! it's my fave colette pattern, too.<br /><br />i bought a couple rolls of tracing paper in different widths which is nice 'cause sometimes the bigger rolls get bulky for small pattern pieces.dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270266160105135365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-22664453777277398372012-11-08T15:20:22.779-06:002012-11-08T15:20:22.779-06:00thanks! i want to try a version in a velvet or a b...thanks! i want to try a version in a velvet or a brocade or something with a sheer organza-type yoke. I've seen some cool versions with stripes or plaids with the yoke fabric going in a contrasting direction.dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270266160105135365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-17219185425268974902012-11-08T15:18:49.044-06:002012-11-08T15:18:49.044-06:00hmm, maybe you're doing a different method tha...hmm, maybe you're doing a different method than me? i just trace with semi-transparent paper and pencil, not a tracing wheel.dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270266160105135365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-91270923654942909922012-11-08T15:17:37.615-06:002012-11-08T15:17:37.615-06:00thanks :) yeah, i still cut out printed patterns b...thanks :) yeah, i still cut out printed patterns because i figure i could always just cut out another copy. it's still a bummer, tho, to see clothes i've worked so hard on but now i can't wear them. oh well, time to move on!dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270266160105135365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-14056631747454338662012-11-08T12:55:32.852-06:002012-11-08T12:55:32.852-06:00thanks! i'll try to take a few pics of the ins...thanks! i'll try to take a few pics of the inside.dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270266160105135365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-63640929186827848952012-11-08T11:13:09.980-06:002012-11-08T11:13:09.980-06:00Oh my, this is lovely! I've had the Macaron pa...Oh my, this is lovely! I've had the Macaron pattern for a while and you've just reminded me why I need to make it very soon!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12632906323410997355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-79818789127120856072012-11-08T10:14:23.091-06:002012-11-08T10:14:23.091-06:00I love the dress. I would like to see how you line...I love the dress. I would like to see how you lined the whole yoke. ybatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-15187251791441235302012-11-08T08:24:59.315-06:002012-11-08T08:24:59.315-06:00i'm slowly switching over to tracing as well (...i'm slowly switching over to tracing as well (unless i'm in a hurry and know that i can always re-purchase when a 99 cent sale comes around!). i broke down and bought a 50 yard roll of tracing paper recently, so that helps. <br /><br />i love your macaron, and the fabric you used is beautiful! this is definitely my favorite colette pattern.lisa g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09891757600316953288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-81022415345908224892012-11-08T07:39:54.373-06:002012-11-08T07:39:54.373-06:00love it. i have been meaning to make this dress f...love it. i have been meaning to make this dress for so long.Kelli Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03250723048820943765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-40664434314892694812012-11-08T07:15:33.692-06:002012-11-08T07:15:33.692-06:00Beautiful! The Macaron is my favourite of all the ...Beautiful! The Macaron is my favourite of all the Collette patterns too. I love the fun fabric you chose.I have my eye on the new pants pattern though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500490363731355974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-82466346873479719872012-11-08T05:57:35.115-06:002012-11-08T05:57:35.115-06:00I nearly never trace either. I am so lazy. I regre...I nearly never trace either. I am so lazy. I regret it now, because this amazing shirt I made my husband now doesn't fit him, and I'd like to make the next size up. But it's a McCall's pattern, so wouldn't tracing destroy it anyway? All those little perforations in the fine tissue paper?Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942455468832787000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-30301040234933312912012-11-08T04:44:26.532-06:002012-11-08T04:44:26.532-06:00What a fab dress!!! I have had this pattern in my ...What a fab dress!!! I have had this pattern in my stash for ages because I just love all the versions I have seen...I'm just struggling on what fabric to use for the yoke section. Love your idea of using swiss dot!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358404631625584903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-24298776937707389462012-11-08T04:16:56.979-06:002012-11-08T04:16:56.979-06:00It really is a gorgeous little dress pattern :) I&...It really is a gorgeous little dress pattern :) I'm totally loving the print fabric you pulled from your stash though - great colours, shapes and it suits you wonderfully. Win!!poppykettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089242289854891320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091733382896574533.post-716061997612746212012-11-08T03:56:55.474-06:002012-11-08T03:56:55.474-06:00You look gorgeous in this! You look gorgeous in this! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com