tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047141276501695829.post6537433913934406496..comments2023-12-31T12:03:48.266-05:00Comments on Frou Frou by lovenicky: My Birthday Dress - Butterick 5247Lovenickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08043206559384867635noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047141276501695829.post-37064333423590177572016-11-04T13:49:51.559-04:002016-11-04T13:49:51.559-04:00Thanks for describing your process - I will give t...Thanks for describing your process - I will give this a try. I think I've been using too wide a zigzag stitch, and I never thought to do two rows!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047141276501695829.post-91370784398602292532016-11-03T12:46:01.274-04:002016-11-03T12:46:01.274-04:00Thanks Kathy! I hope it will be a useful dress I c...Thanks Kathy! I hope it will be a useful dress I can wear year after year!Lovenickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043206559384867635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047141276501695829.post-63222319513753795242016-11-03T06:18:01.145-04:002016-11-03T06:18:01.145-04:00What a gorgeous dress. The colour combo is classic...What a gorgeous dress. The colour combo is classic. KathyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865710256627225570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047141276501695829.post-54512675300247785032016-11-02T22:26:13.306-04:002016-11-02T22:26:13.306-04:00Thanks Jenny. I like burgundy and grey for Autumn ...Thanks Jenny. I like burgundy and grey for Autumn garments. I have a basic 4 thread serger and a very old mechanical home sewing machine. I usually serge the seams and use 2 rows of slight zigzag stitches at the hem. It usually works for me.Lovenickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043206559384867635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047141276501695829.post-4610485827969405622016-11-02T20:44:59.748-04:002016-11-02T20:44:59.748-04:00What a beautiful burgundy colour - and I like the ...What a beautiful burgundy colour - and I like the contrast in the collar and sleeves. Do you have a machine that does a knit stitch? I keep trying with a zigzag stitch, with some successes and some failures.<br /><br />Happy Birthday, whenever it may be! and congratulations on weight loss, not an easy thing for most of us, so I admire your achievement :) jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.com