tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post7820796987487185380..comments2024-03-21T22:00:15.368-07:00Comments on Communing With Fabric: Burda Anorak Jacketshamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-11924599566020648862018-12-11T05:33:09.570-08:002018-12-11T05:33:09.570-08:00"I'm excited to see how your top comes ou..."I'm excited to see how your top comes out! Great idea! Thanks for sharing your ""<a href="" rel="nofollow">sample patterns</a>"" idea"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-13139932014274526002018-07-25T13:08:22.944-07:002018-07-25T13:08:22.944-07:00So many cool tricks and tips in one jacket...how y...So many cool tricks and tips in one jacket...how you can make something so bulky into something so flattering...sheer magic! Edging the hood in velvet...OMG so regal! You inspire us all, Shams!!!mrsmolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16329515914613595719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-65040542277351315332018-05-23T11:12:51.092-07:002018-05-23T11:12:51.092-07:00As always, fabulous. I have this issue so I'l...As always, fabulous. I have this issue so I'll have to take a look. I take it that your hand has recovered enough to sew again, thank goodness. Such a scary accident and in a foreign country, no less. <br />You are so creative in your changes and additions which take this from a nice jacket to really special.Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-38559660105419485922018-03-07T16:53:28.769-08:002018-03-07T16:53:28.769-08:00I do think it's a great pattern! Just be prepa...I do think it's a great pattern! Just be prepared for the tall sizing and consider grading it down in the armhole. I like it big, but you might not. And thanks!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-53509521826815081242018-03-07T09:50:02.772-08:002018-03-07T09:50:02.772-08:00I've eyed this pattern for forever as a "...I've eyed this pattern for forever as a "cool,casual" coat. I LOVE yours!!! It has so much awesome detail and that fabric!! Swoon!!!KS_Sews (Dressmakingbacles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04687503853838975877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-79038230802831871192018-03-06T12:30:13.398-08:002018-03-06T12:30:13.398-08:00Nooo. They're here. The scale lies.Nooo. They're here. The scale lies. shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-77807144745605308692018-03-06T10:59:09.300-08:002018-03-06T10:59:09.300-08:00I got on the scale...the pounds were still on my b...I got on the scale...the pounds were still on my body!Margyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-17871513435505772582018-03-06T08:09:44.152-08:002018-03-06T08:09:44.152-08:00Thanks, Kathleen! How can you miss me when you see...Thanks, Kathleen! How can you miss me when you see me all the time on Facebook. ;) Good to hear from you, and thanks!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-20558778422822764002018-03-05T22:56:28.766-08:002018-03-05T22:56:28.766-08:00Missed you so much! It was so fun to catch up wit...Missed you so much! It was so fun to catch up with all your "doin's". How much do I love that jacket! So very cool. And still loving the new hair. All in all, your fingers are doing better, hope the nails grow back but glad to see the improvement. Good to hear from you!Kathleen O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956774401841560481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-47101082168740103552018-03-05T21:31:46.004-08:002018-03-05T21:31:46.004-08:00Thanks so much, Gayle! I love hearing about your e...Thanks so much, Gayle! I love hearing about your escapades, too. :Dshamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-44615455571138366322018-03-05T21:31:20.736-08:002018-03-05T21:31:20.736-08:00Thanks, Margy! Most of the details are fairly subt...Thanks, Margy! Most of the details are fairly subtle, I think. :) DD1 likes to experiment with hair colors. Her normal color is dark. Thanks again for your extra pounds!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-18914937907297929182018-03-05T19:18:22.261-08:002018-03-05T19:18:22.261-08:00Loved, loved this post, start to finish. So great...Loved, loved this post, start to finish. So great to see what you've been up to, Shams. Jacket excellence=check...Dart=check+...winter holiday, always fun to see you having fun with the girls.<br />Miss you!<br />Gayle Ortizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942980115328024727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-36469224554981961952018-03-05T19:11:49.340-08:002018-03-05T19:11:49.340-08:00WELL, all those teasers were definitely worth it.....WELL, all those teasers were definitely worth it...the jacket is fabulous! Such yummy colors which you improved upon with your gorgeous trims. I think I have a crush on petersham...<br />Christmas looks like fun...has DD#1 always been blond? Somehow I thought she had dark hair. Maybe she did...<br />I hope it warms up a little in London for your wonderful trip...I will be haunting IG to see pictures!Margyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-45642733328588563622018-03-05T15:43:47.558-08:002018-03-05T15:43:47.558-08:00Thanks for giving me hope, ElleC!Thanks for giving me hope, ElleC!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-77778912623662241722018-03-05T15:28:35.781-08:002018-03-05T15:28:35.781-08:00Oh your poor fingers! I know someone who had somet...Oh your poor fingers! I know someone who had something similar happen to one of her/his fingers (can't remember who, it's lost in the mists of time) and eventually the nail did grow back together. I hope the same will happen to you. <br /><br />Have a wonderful time in London, whatever the weather.ElleChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656569539140359204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-14928528807635007722018-03-05T15:09:35.880-08:002018-03-05T15:09:35.880-08:00Of course, but at least the healthcare in Japan wa...Of course, but at least the healthcare in Japan was excellent. :)shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-65752544647089459672018-03-05T15:02:38.703-08:002018-03-05T15:02:38.703-08:00 So much fun to hear your voice on the video! So s... So much fun to hear your voice on the video! So sorry about your accident, and of course it had to happen in a foreign country, right? Sydney Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812177753196569397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-10323181078265939842018-03-05T12:29:26.158-08:002018-03-05T12:29:26.158-08:00Thanks, Vicki!!Thanks, Vicki!!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-31223193901920536522018-03-05T12:29:13.843-08:002018-03-05T12:29:13.843-08:00Thanks, Radostin! Yes, I think it was a lucky acc...Thanks, Radostin! Yes, I think it was a lucky accident!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-171037896761178962018-03-05T12:28:41.714-08:002018-03-05T12:28:41.714-08:00Thanks, Elle! Yup, it's been a journey of heal...Thanks, Elle! Yup, it's been a journey of healing. :) It was what they call a "severe" injury (I read the reports by the Japanese surgeon), but it could have been worse. Thanks for your feedback!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-17518078828529512522018-03-05T11:58:26.931-08:002018-03-05T11:58:26.931-08:00Your fingers are healing nicely. Hope the nails c...Your fingers are healing nicely. Hope the nails co-operate. Love the jacket, how you styled it and all the lovely photos! All very creative.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529416439720810403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-36728466778025971422018-03-05T11:40:08.167-08:002018-03-05T11:40:08.167-08:00The jacket is great - the two colours of petersham...The jacket is great - the two colours of petersham is miles better than one colour would have been. Really fantastic. Radostinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891397765534930525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-68146540761507512302018-03-05T11:06:50.913-08:002018-03-05T11:06:50.913-08:00I gasped when I saw your poor fingers, and can onl...I gasped when I saw your poor fingers, and can only imagine how painful that has been! love your jacket, especially the way you've added texture upon texture upon texture. The photo with the bricks (more texture!) is my fave. Hope your healing continues to progress....Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04174162283476551873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-9995705666850483832018-03-05T10:43:07.906-08:002018-03-05T10:43:07.906-08:00My photos are smaller?! That shouldn't be, Car...My photos are smaller?! That shouldn't be, Carolyn. Most of them are actually saved at a larger size than displayed on a web page. Hm....shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-92068284188809493232018-03-05T10:09:32.796-08:002018-03-05T10:09:32.796-08:00I was wondering about why your pictures were small...I was wondering about why your pictures were smaller than usual then as I got further into the post I understood why. *smile* Love the new jacket and glad you're fingers are healing.Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.com