tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post5905647957102342885..comments2024-02-24T14:55:01.412-08:00Comments on sallieoh: scorchedsallie oleta barbeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00184217699471081340noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-2996988919306479592015-03-03T12:30:06.222-08:002015-03-03T12:30:06.222-08:00You needn't suffer the scorch mark! Seriously...You needn't suffer the scorch mark! Seriously, fixing it is super easy and you likely have what you need on hand. All you need is some peroxide and a scrap of muslin. Take a piece of muslin and wet it down with the peroxide. Wring it out until it is just damp. Set you iron to a nice hot cotton setting. Dress on the ironing board with the scorch mark front and center. Lay the peroxide damp muslin over the scorch and iron both the damp muslin and the scorched fabric. You may need to rewet the muslin a time or two and run the iron over it again, but the mark with lift and disappear without bleaching out the muslin or your fabric. Voila! Good as new! I've done this on everything from very delicate embroidered white voile to heavy duty dark teal canvas and even my ironing board cover without harming any of those fabrics. Scorch happens, but you don't have to live with it. :Dvreednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-56891224884529713442015-02-28T13:59:46.207-08:002015-02-28T13:59:46.207-08:00You do look very Laura Ingalls in this dress with ...You do look very Laura Ingalls in this dress with your hair down! Not a bad thing at all... Those sleeves are wonderful.Alicehttp://www.alicecharette.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-31332300619980512082015-02-27T07:50:48.673-08:002015-02-27T07:50:48.673-08:00I love talking about the weather! Especially becau...I love talking about the weather! Especially because today is the first day I brought out my winter coat (will probably be the only day...)<br /><br /><br />You know I love these poet dresses... so 70s chic! Especially in a pinstripe. Perfect. The scorch is a bummer but I'd probably just carry on as if it wasn't there ;).<br /><br /><br />And funny enough, I was just talking to a friend of mine about American Girls and how much I wish they would have been around when I was a kid. While I loved Barbies, and my grandmother made us Barbie clothes which was very special in itself, the American Girls have such fascinating stories, clothes, books, this whole educational aspect I would have really gotten into. I remember seeing the Kristen doll and that was one of my favorites.Amyhttp://clothhabit.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-32503323017193096342015-02-26T16:46:51.282-08:002015-02-26T16:46:51.282-08:00Such a pretty delicate fabric for such a feminine ...Such a pretty delicate fabric for such a feminine creation! I love the whole look - and the shots of you among the palms has me green with envy as it is snowing outside - AGAIN! I'm sorry about the scorch but grateful it wasn't more serious! I guess it couldn't be carefully bleached???Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-32503416011184940832015-02-25T17:05:57.665-08:002015-02-25T17:05:57.665-08:00Your pictures are like something out of Alice in w...Your pictures are like something out of Alice in wonderland! Yes the scale of you and the giant palms is fantastic. You know I love this dress. You can do big and billowy like no other. I'm going to go and search my burdas now for this pattern. Gah, those sleeves! That hem! I am really digging this.liza janehttp://www.lizajanesews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-88374951789473959682015-02-24T13:22:55.176-08:002015-02-24T13:22:55.176-08:00That iron story scares me! One of my biggest fears...That iron story scares me! One of my biggest fears is forgetting to unplug my iron and burning the house down with my cats inside, so I obsessively check to make sure it's unplugged :(<br /><br />The dress is beautiful and I can't see the burn mark in any of the photos of you wearing it, so maybe it's not too noticeable? I hope you do end up wearing this a lot, it's too cute not to!misscrayolacreepyhttp://www.misscrayolacreepy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-64762166199358574502015-02-24T06:41:46.665-08:002015-02-24T06:41:46.665-08:00I love that last shot!I love that last shot!Robert DuPontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-46837335876776199692015-02-23T17:00:44.647-08:002015-02-23T17:00:44.647-08:00This looks beautiful on you, and I love the fabric...This looks beautiful on you, and I love the fabric! I always loved Kirsten - especially her St. Lucia outfit (candles on her head?!?!) - but alas, I never got to have an American Girl doll... I just had to be jealous of my neighbor friend (she had them all including Bitty Baby). <br /><br /><br />Perhaps the thing I love the most about this post, though, is the reference to a chimp surgeon... and all the chimps who might be offended by your comparisons to them while making a placket. :DKatie Jacockshttp://handmadethreads.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-76480290548456471802015-02-23T12:37:53.612-08:002015-02-23T12:37:53.612-08:00Screw the scorch mark and wear it proudly! You loo...Screw the scorch mark and wear it proudly! You look like a beautiful boho doll in this...love it on you! And seriously loving your hair...you siren!!!A Stitching Odysseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-1949411684007481012015-02-23T12:02:37.273-08:002015-02-23T12:02:37.273-08:00LOVE THIS DRESS!!! I need this pattern now, ASAP. ...LOVE THIS DRESS!!! I need this pattern now, ASAP. <br /><br />p.s I also got into American Girl Dolls when I was much older than you're supposed to be, because that's when my family had extra money to buy me said doll ...for my 13th birthday, I think? I was obsessed with Felicity! Also, "scorched" is the reason why I can never have nice things like gravity feed legit irons. If I don't have auto shut off, my house would probably burn down haha! ...That's actually not funny because it's scary/true. <br /><br />But seriously, I love the dress and those billowy sleeeeevvveeesssss <3 <3 <3Rochelle Newhttp://luckylucille.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-42417598174834828932015-02-23T07:30:56.952-08:002015-02-23T07:30:56.952-08:00Well, your know how I feel about this dress, given...Well, your know how I feel about this dress, given our year long love affair and recent convo with oversized shirt dresses.... you looks amazing. If anything, you've persuaded me to stay the course....Heather Louhttp://closetcasefiles.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-91209295849143197292015-02-23T06:31:45.493-08:002015-02-23T06:31:45.493-08:00Oh, and have you heard that there is an actual RES...Oh, and have you heard that there is an actual RESTAURANT where you take your American Girl doll?!?! And if you forgot your doll, they will loan you one! Annnnd there's apparently one in Houston, so maybe you need to take a little day-trip and go to the restaurant and borrow a doll, haha! :)<br /><br />Or, I guess, you could just read about it: http://gawker.com/the-best-restaurant-in-new-york-is-the-american-girl-ca-1546979492Nicole Morganhttp://www.pudgeandnico.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-34859833948821517272015-02-23T06:27:44.642-08:002015-02-23T06:27:44.642-08:00Oh my gosh, American Girl! I always wanted one (Ki...Oh my gosh, American Girl! I always wanted one (Kirsten was my favorite too), but my parents would never buy me one. One of my best friends had several of the dolls, and even had the cookbooks, and I can remember her mom helping us make some rosewater cookies from one of them. I always thought she literally had the best life ever.Nicole Morganhttp://www.pudgeandnico.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-32042412071982372792015-02-23T04:08:56.285-08:002015-02-23T04:08:56.285-08:00So lovely! There is nothing quite like a flowy dr...So lovely! There is nothing quite like a flowy dress to make you welcome spring! The detail shots are particularly lovely. I am sighing over the change of stripe direction! 💕Katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-5227019789968473462015-02-22T23:58:17.622-08:002015-02-22T23:58:17.622-08:00Aaaahhahahahahahaha "one, long, obnoxious, fa...Aaaahhahahahahahaha "one, long, obnoxious, fart sound" made me laugh so hard I had to put my tea cup down.Reana Louisehttp://www.reanalouise.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-16093554852641958982015-02-22T22:05:49.363-08:002015-02-22T22:05:49.363-08:00So relaxing! I love the sleeves so much!So relaxing! I love the sleeves so much!Veronica Darlinghttp://veronicadarling.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-59834660801288921322015-02-22T20:05:31.160-08:002015-02-22T20:05:31.160-08:00Love the dress. I was a big American Girl doll ner...Love the dress. I was a big American Girl doll nerd too, until I was similarly a little too old. I had Felicity but Kirsten was definitely my second favorite, I particularly liked that she was Swedish like my dad's family and had lots of cute Nordic accessories.Chelseanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-13396142840680904962015-02-22T19:52:41.804-08:002015-02-22T19:52:41.804-08:00I was in the market for a new iron a few months ba...I was in the market for a new iron a few months back and really wanted to purchase a gravity feed like yours after using, and loving, one in a sewing class. I ended up purchasing a Rowena because I really was not sure I could trust myself to go without the auto-off! <br /><br /><br />Anyway, the little scorch is hardly noticeable amongst all the gorgeousness of this dress + you in it. The extra length & fullness in the sleeves is sooo lady of the canon dramatic and lovely. Plus your clogs, your enamel bracelet, and your long hair looks all 70's amazing.ebony hhttp://sewstylist.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-61964624358623746642015-02-22T18:16:21.722-08:002015-02-22T18:16:21.722-08:00Oh hell yes!! You are making me wonder if I need t...Oh hell yes!! You are making me wonder if I need to use some very similar striped linen in my stash to copy you... I love the added length and the added sleeve pouf. So epic!<br /><br /><br />I think one thing I'm still mad at my parents for is never springing for an American Girl doll, even though my adult self can understand why they thought the books should suffice!Crab&Beehttp://crabandbee.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-2988514054082311132015-02-22T15:46:28.125-08:002015-02-22T15:46:28.125-08:00Thanks! I really love this pattern. It's just ...Thanks! I really love this pattern. It's just like a huge shirt. Of course the pattern comes with a regular shirt sleeve, which looks more classic and would cut down on the overall voluminous look - but what's the fun in that?sallieforrernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-78787612698009365382015-02-22T15:43:34.850-08:002015-02-22T15:43:34.850-08:00I thought about chopping this into a long tunic, s...I thought about chopping this into a long tunic, since the scorch mark is down by the hem, but I just love it as a dress so much I can't quite bring myself to do that. Nick suggested making a very subtle patch out of the same fabric. I don't know. For the time being I'm just wearing it with the scorch mark. It's so voluminous that it gets lost in the folds anyway! <br /><br /><br />Also, Felicity was totally my second favorite, and her horse, Penny :) I loved the books too. I was really very nerdy about them! It was truly YEARS of my life that that was all I wanted, just American Girl doll stuff - so many teeny tiny clothes...sallieforrernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-11714126616643619332015-02-22T15:19:34.674-08:002015-02-22T15:19:34.674-08:00Oh wow, how sad about the scorch! Is there a way t...Oh wow, how sad about the scorch! Is there a way to hide or clean it? I'm super sorry... <br /><br />Also, American Girl dolls were the toys that got away from me... I always tried to save up my birthday money for them, but could never get it done! But I loved the books so much and I don't think I could ever have chosen one! Kirsten was probably my favorite, but I also loved Samantha, and then when Felicity showed up and she had a horse, well, these are the kinds of gut-wrenching decisions that wrack a child's brain!Gingerhttp://gingermakes.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-31149102564085937282015-02-22T13:42:50.825-08:002015-02-22T13:42:50.825-08:00i love this second version as much as i loved your...i love this second version as much as i loved your green dress! it's n unusual silhouette, and not everyones favorite, but i love it, and i literally live in that type of huge dresses these days (when i'm not wearing huge tops with leggings, that is).. thanks for reminding me of that pattern, i really need to make one of these for me.. also - that last photo is gorgeous, i agree with nickmokoshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-27145128124800814032015-02-22T12:09:03.944-08:002015-02-22T12:09:03.944-08:00Ooh, pretty, also love the styling/setting. I'...Ooh, pretty, also love the styling/setting. I'm not AG generation but I did make Kirsten's night gown for my daughter a few years ago as well as one for her. I guess it should have suggested itself to me but I wouldn't have put the two together without your mentioning it. Lovely.Jennifer Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937322106192241083.post-63271429592393798242015-02-22T12:04:40.692-08:002015-02-22T12:04:40.692-08:00This would look really cute with one of those silv...This would look really cute with one of those silver and turquoise concha belts from the '80s. Personally, I loved the Little House books and read them over and over. (Never liked the tv show, though - a bit too moralistic for my taste). I'm thinking about the Long Winter book, and the tunnel Papa made through the snow. We're buried in ice here in the NE; love seeing all your Galveston greenery...Jen lnoreply@blogger.com