tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post3514240970639847474..comments2024-03-29T05:18:36.107-07:00Comments on Home Living: A Summer RambleLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-70667680918342822632012-07-31T07:46:17.430-07:002012-07-31T07:46:17.430-07:00I do love the beauty & color of wheat. Such a ...I do love the beauty & color of wheat. Such a simple beauty that often goes by unnoticed. Have a lovely day~ Ivy JaneA Lovely Vintage Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882968617826387865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-23212946491640111452012-07-30T10:31:40.574-07:002012-07-30T10:31:40.574-07:00I hope to post again very soon!I hope to post again very soon!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-52408940317809664282012-07-30T09:42:53.507-07:002012-07-30T09:42:53.507-07:00What pretty scenes. You are lucky to have such a l...What pretty scenes. You are lucky to have such a lovely view. <br /><br />I just want to say how much I appreciate this blog. Your wisom has been an inspiration to me and some of your older posts have been very helpful during recent difficult times. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-84959232875302411572012-07-27T04:02:19.664-07:002012-07-27T04:02:19.664-07:00Very beautiful paintings, I always associate such ...Very beautiful paintings, I always associate such views with my hometown. The dress is also beautiful!Carahttp://www.bimago.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-9336434457098372382012-07-26T21:04:56.349-07:002012-07-26T21:04:56.349-07:00So peaceful and so lovely. The dress is beautiful!...So peaceful and so lovely. The dress is beautiful!!Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303626433109140676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-75134574695839806292012-07-26T14:47:10.783-07:002012-07-26T14:47:10.783-07:00I thought ten dollars a yard was too expensive. Th...I thought ten dollars a yard was too expensive. The average every day cotton dress takes 4 yards, but I'm still considering it. I thought I would take a look at flocked muslin, as it can be tinted with Rit or other dyes, and the white part stands out. I think there is some with a wheat print, and also there are some already colored in various sections of the fabric store.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-67883349875933578702012-07-26T14:30:46.020-07:002012-07-26T14:30:46.020-07:00Say!....you found some wheat-print fabric. Very p...Say!....you found some wheat-print fabric. Very pretty. I suppose you'll be ordering some of that soon?<br /><br />BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-79232070821516442652012-07-26T00:41:47.846-07:002012-07-26T00:41:47.846-07:00Lydia,
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!
Blessing...Lydia,<br /><br />Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />Sarah,<br />Australia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-80775262172456505432012-07-25T21:29:13.093-07:002012-07-25T21:29:13.093-07:00From the south window is a field of pumpkins, whic...From the south window is a field of pumpkins, which I'll try to show on the blog another time.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-39657817707944456352012-07-25T21:28:03.011-07:002012-07-25T21:28:03.011-07:00The wide gathered ruffle was added because the V n...The wide gathered ruffle was added because the V neck was too low. Also if I can find the pattern I will warn you against using it. It was very easy but I had forgotten that if a pattern has a v front and back, the dress will not fit right and the sleeves will pull it off the shoulders. I tried to correct that problem with the ruffle. Later, I made a skirt from it.<br /><br />The fabric may stillLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-60351839654092864742012-07-25T21:11:11.030-07:002012-07-25T21:11:11.030-07:00With all the drought this year it is so lovely and...With all the drought this year it is so lovely and hopeful to see a healthy field of wheat. Isn't it beautiful!! What a glorious view you have right in your our front yard!! God surely does know how to make a pretty picture doesn't He.<br /> I particularly like the little floral print in the light green dress. The white at the neck sure sites it off too.<br /> SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-10994019474079064622012-07-25T20:58:11.019-07:002012-07-25T20:58:11.019-07:00Lydia, I *love* that ruffle ~ simply adore it! I ...Lydia, I *love* that ruffle ~ simply adore it! I recently had several dresses similar to yours made for me for every day wear. And a few "duster/lounge" dresses for around the house as well. They are wonderful. Put an apron on and I'm ready to go. The lounge dresses are ankle length and have a wide ruffle at the bottom. As I'm working in the home, any time I stand still Mrs. V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05852637657270835106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-25786374463364718652012-07-25T20:22:26.411-07:002012-07-25T20:22:26.411-07:00My favorite is the white ruffle at the neckline.
...My favorite is the white ruffle at the neckline.<br /><br />I did just the opposite of you - I had some older dresses that I had made, that I had grown tired of. I cut the bottoms off, turning them into blouses to wear with new skirts I have made! <br /><br />I used the bottoms to make a few quilt patches for later. Thank you for your inspiration! My children like to remember that I used to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-26696281716640836872012-07-25T10:09:23.850-07:002012-07-25T10:09:23.850-07:00I have cut the dress down to make a skirt, which I...I have cut the dress down to make a skirt, which I wear with a white blouse.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-22178203552649889882012-07-25T09:57:11.548-07:002012-07-25T09:57:11.548-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206755114439637888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-42125669603573652502012-07-25T09:56:35.369-07:002012-07-25T09:56:35.369-07:00What a very pretty soft green print. I always feel...What a very pretty soft green print. I always feel that green is a lovely colour to wear. I must also agree that looking to nature is a wonderful way to select colours that may be surprisingly good together but not perhaps obvious. I am reminded of a darkly brown ploughed field, a vivid blue winter sky and a crisp edge of snow, perhaps with just a touch of ruby red berries. Not quite for this Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206755114439637888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-45298970987830849362012-07-25T09:49:49.723-07:002012-07-25T09:49:49.723-07:00I love the dress you made to match the surrounding...I love the dress you made to match the surrounding field flowers. Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />The two white dresses in the photo you made mention of appears to be made of batiste, gauze or possibly a fine muslin. Something soft and silky would work well also. Nothing stiff. <br />The style appears to be either Greek Revival or that of the Empire era such as worn during Jane Austen's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-24980008507040853412012-07-25T07:02:05.136-07:002012-07-25T07:02:05.136-07:00I love it when you share your views from your fron...I love it when you share your views from your front yard.You must live in such a pretty area.Wheat is a beautiful symbol.A friend of mine had dishes with wheat on them and I always thought they were so pretty.I love the way you combine your sewing with inspiration from nature and paintings,it makes a world of possiblities when you think of it that way.Hope you have a lovely day.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538925514223073732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-87922855838708801232012-07-25T04:19:29.882-07:002012-07-25T04:19:29.882-07:00Hi LadyLydia,
I do love the first painting on your...Hi LadyLydia,<br />I do love the first painting on your post today.<br />I like all the buttery yellow colours and I think I might just add wheat to that list...I'm sure it will fit right in.<br />Have a good week<br />Barb from AustraliaBarbara Neubeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129774816143303590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-63522472600606030942012-07-24T18:32:24.912-07:002012-07-24T18:32:24.912-07:00I flew into Spokane one summer on a little United ...I flew into Spokane one summer on a little United Airlines commuter plane and it seemed like you could reach out and touch the wheat fields in the Palouse. I was going to visit the Moscow campus at UI and had things turned out differently I would have gladly moved to that area. I didn't know that the Palouse was also the largest producer of yellow split peas in the world (my favorites)><bramulbunny's random thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621932038345682056noreply@blogger.com