tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post1454818710891836444..comments2024-02-24T14:55:01.412-08:00Comments on sallieoh: it's not easy being greensallie oleta barbeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00184217699471081340noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-35099058888674746012014-08-14T20:17:02.938-07:002014-08-14T20:17:02.938-07:00No housewife look here! You look feminine and fun ...No housewife look here! You look feminine and fun with a great modern slant. Great job on both, and they DO look great together.Cherie Czaplickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-58132007604475169432014-08-10T18:36:52.650-07:002014-08-10T18:36:52.650-07:00this skirt looks great. paired with the striped to...this skirt looks great. paired with the striped top, it's a modern look. :)nekinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-4113741060477602482014-08-10T07:29:10.202-07:002014-08-10T07:29:10.202-07:00In no way does this feel like June Cleaver to me. ...In no way does this feel like June Cleaver to me. It's definitely a modern version of a classic silhouette. On of my favs, Sallie!Maddie Flaniganhttp://www.madalynne.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-3464094735972984442014-08-09T08:36:16.620-07:002014-08-09T08:36:16.620-07:00Lovely DIY skirt doll. I love the risk you took wi...Lovely DIY skirt doll. I love the risk you took with the mixing of prints. Fabulous. Great blog sewing sister. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Natasha B|fashionablyfab.comNatasha Bhttp://www.fashionablyfab.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-55368527457698424382014-08-05T19:28:50.581-07:002014-08-05T19:28:50.581-07:00I have a weird thing against green, too! Never hav...I have a weird thing against green, too! Never having been a painter, I can't trace it back to phthalo trauma but I tend to avoid it in all shades and hues in fabric and clothing. This fabric is hard to resist, though, and I think you made the right choice with the green buttons!Crab&Beehttp://crabandbee.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-72000790111117286532014-08-04T14:07:56.021-07:002014-08-04T14:07:56.021-07:00Really like it! Simple but classic! Really like it! Simple but classic! monica L.http://seamsrighttome.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-41916730633503741182014-08-04T08:45:48.886-07:002014-08-04T08:45:48.886-07:00ABSOLUTELY!ABSOLUTELY!oonaballoonahttp://www.oonaballoona.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-56062840887547568972014-08-04T07:34:26.228-07:002014-08-04T07:34:26.228-07:00I would be HONORED if you copied me!
Oooh! Does...I would be HONORED if you copied me! <br /><br /><br />Oooh! Does this mean I can throw this into the ring for Oonapalooza?!?!sallieforrernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-55400764985032695392014-08-02T23:42:10.999-07:002014-08-02T23:42:10.999-07:00Well that fabric is to die for!! It's so fresh...Well that fabric is to die for!! It's so fresh, light and .... Summery. I think you've chosen the perfect style to showcase it. And it'll be such a pretty and useful thing to wear. And reading about nettie, and your experiences is just adding to the itch to buy! I love that silhouette too- kind of ballerina ....Scruffybadgertimenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-42217094370067313682014-08-02T15:51:03.763-07:002014-08-02T15:51:03.763-07:00i'm just gonna copy you all over the lace, m&#...i'm just gonna copy you all over the lace, m'kay, because that phathalo green caught my eye in mood's shelves (it was right in the section where we both got our turquoise linen) and i have black & white stripes ready for a nettie. and then BAM. if sallie does it, it IS chic!!!oonaballoonahttp://www.oonaballoona.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-4102454635205691502014-08-02T12:58:55.806-07:002014-08-02T12:58:55.806-07:00Nice! I'm all about that 70's look, and I ...Nice! I'm all about that 70's look, and I think you've totally got it here.ebony hhttp://sewstylist.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-34353886127200506782014-08-02T09:26:59.203-07:002014-08-02T09:26:59.203-07:00Green eyes are, of course, lovely! Thanks Anna!Green eyes are, of course, lovely! Thanks Anna!sallieforrernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-83424786917317169542014-08-02T09:26:21.786-07:002014-08-02T09:26:21.786-07:00Thanks Jennifer!! But oh goodness, we're going...Thanks Jennifer!! But oh goodness, we're going to have to agree to disagree on phthalo green!! Haha!! I'm willing to embrace it in my wardrobe, and in other people's paintings, but I think I'll still keep it far far away from my palette!! Lol!sallieforrernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-3879596729121442352014-08-02T08:14:00.494-07:002014-08-02T08:14:00.494-07:00love! pattern matching is the best! and that print...love! pattern matching is the best! and that print is really super cool! and i need another nettiemokoshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-56367486451636906982014-08-02T07:25:36.324-07:002014-08-02T07:25:36.324-07:00Oh, beautiful! I think the fabric saves it from 19...Oh, beautiful! I think the fabric saves it from 1950's. Classic silhouette.<br />Pthalo green is the trick to making paintings glow, that inner light thing. The trick is you mix it on your palette in tiny amounts with tons of yellow, quin gold, etc. And it just makes your painting luminous!Jennifer Bhttp://Www.JenniferBranch.com/Wordpress/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-68326614711466810972014-08-02T06:53:48.622-07:002014-08-02T06:53:48.622-07:00Wow, something quite different for you! Love it th...Wow, something quite different for you! Love it though. I think a nettie and a skirt like this is about the most perfect summer time outfit. I may have to plan one for my eventual summer sewing plans... Like lisa says, you just look effortlessly chic. And what a fabulous embroidered print!poppykettlehttp://poppykettle.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-54523619846004625812014-08-02T05:56:21.385-07:002014-08-02T05:56:21.385-07:00love this combo! i think stripes look so great pai...love this combo! i think stripes look so great paired with other prints, so chic! i made a pleated zinnia last fall but had kinda forgotten about that pattern... will have to pull it out again!lisa gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-45649286358631175432014-08-02T04:49:03.083-07:002014-08-02T04:49:03.083-07:00Oh I love it - and after participating in the deba...Oh I love it - and after participating in the debate I'm so glad you picked the green button - it lends a bit of polish to the pattern - and I'm adoring the striped top. I was always a huge fan of the tight top full skirt and love how fresh and modern you made it look here! Another gorgeous creation. Love you sis! xoKatienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-69775860467830594122014-08-02T03:27:39.974-07:002014-08-02T03:27:39.974-07:00Not 50's housewife at all due to your contempo...Not 50's housewife at all due to your contemporary print combo! Very pretty! Love how the skirt turned out....Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-30430986129735152092014-08-02T01:47:30.855-07:002014-08-02T01:47:30.855-07:00Green is my favourite colour (& my eye colour ...Green is my favourite colour (& my eye colour too!) Loving this look. The stripes & print are ace together. Wishing it was summer here in Australia.Blogless Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-82347467091569685562014-08-01T20:52:36.285-07:002014-08-01T20:52:36.285-07:00I'm getting much more Parisian street style th...I'm getting much more Parisian street style than June Clever, you did good. Such a gorgeous fabric and loving your changing looks at the mo.sewamysewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-71428413467720322322014-08-01T20:25:31.832-07:002014-08-01T20:25:31.832-07:00This is really lovely. I think the success of the ...This is really lovely. I think the success of the zinnia drafting is that a-line shape - you can have a full gathered skirt but the a-line keeps gathered bulk off the hips.....love the print and stripe together too. Sarah - Fabric Tragichttp://Www.fabrictragic.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-24696161199358773102014-08-01T20:22:13.942-07:002014-08-01T20:22:13.942-07:00Oh, it looks great on you! I love this silhouette ...Oh, it looks great on you! I love this silhouette as well. I used to shy away from it for the same reason you mention, but I'm over that. It looks great in summer.<br /><br />Honestly, I feel like my own style has changed a lot too! It's still feminine, but much simpler than it used to be.Sarai Mitnicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-25458234851938721592014-08-01T16:11:55.053-07:002014-08-01T16:11:55.053-07:00Oooh...not sure we could have remained friends had...Oooh...not sure we could have remained friends had you not had a change of heart about green ;o) I just love this colour, print and skirt on you! The 50s silhouette really suits you Sallie (as does everything though!!!), but I really like how you've given it a modern twist with your print 'clashing'!A Stitching Odysseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-30021615981552328072014-08-01T16:05:52.490-07:002014-08-01T16:05:52.490-07:00Girrrrl, you are summer encapsulated. Love the ski...Girrrrl, you are summer encapsulated. Love the skirt, but especially the shape of it + the fitted tee. And your print clashing is spot-on! Gorgeous.Sophienoreply@blogger.com