Even though I had two long appointments yesterday, it still feels like I spent the entire day tracing and altering tissue paper. And it's done. Because I refused to go to bed until it WAS done. I wanted to wake up this morning to cutting out fabric and sewing and NOT to tissue paper. Of course...
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... it didn't help that part way through I changed my mind. LOL - how surprising. At first, I was tracing the same armhole intending to use the same sleeve until the thought occurred that I didn't know if that sleeve fit any better than any other one and that the odds of the sleeve that came with each pattern fitting the best would be higher so why not test a variety of sleeves? So I went back and corrected that. And it's good. And it's done. Lead on fabric.
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It's also no surprise that I don't have a lot of knit prints. I think they'd be the better choice for hiding issues in any pattern I'm perfecting. For now, I've chosen these four fabrics but I may pop over to Fabricland and see what else they have on that 70% off table that might work. I'm sticking with polyester spandex prints because my daughter lives in an apartment with shared laundry facilities and the less fussy the better.
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The shape above is the mid bodice piece of Vogue 8817. It took me four tries to get the full bust adjustment done in a way that added both length and width without altering the length of the top and side seams or stretching out the bottom one more than the required 3". Eventually...
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... I drew a line across from center front to the bust point, over but not through the armhole seam, and down but not through the bottom seam. Then I spread the hinged sections until there was an additional 3" along the bottom seam between the previous edge and center front.
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This determined the distance of the horizontal spacing. It may need fine tuning but at least the right lines were adjusted by the right amount. There's hope.
WARNING - Thought I better add this note. 4:06 pm - just finished sewing the bodice together and - duh - why didn't I realize it would end up with the bust point over at the underarm. I'm redrafting it so that the curve begins below the bust point. Sigh... another try... we'll see.
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Speaking of which... Jessica sent me this picture yesterday with a note saying this is the dress that she liked the top of and could I do something like this. Well... yes... and eventually so can she... right after I finish teaching her to fish... but... Hmm... she's hoping... which is good... only I really don't want to dash her hopes with ill fitting garments. They have to be good. Better than ready to wear. If you could cross all body parts and send up a few prayers, it'd be greatly appreciated.
Next, I'm going to read blogs, and get dressed, and do my study, and eat breakfast, and then I'm going to sew all day...VBG... well... with maybe a Fabricland visit thrown in there. I'm starting with Vogue 8691 in the black print, no ruffle.
Talk soon - Myrna
Grateful - I'm no longer drowning in tissue, progress is being made, and I'm still having fun.
... it didn't help that part way through I changed my mind. LOL - how surprising. At first, I was tracing the same armhole intending to use the same sleeve until the thought occurred that I didn't know if that sleeve fit any better than any other one and that the odds of the sleeve that came with each pattern fitting the best would be higher so why not test a variety of sleeves? So I went back and corrected that. And it's good. And it's done. Lead on fabric.
It's also no surprise that I don't have a lot of knit prints. I think they'd be the better choice for hiding issues in any pattern I'm perfecting. For now, I've chosen these four fabrics but I may pop over to Fabricland and see what else they have on that 70% off table that might work. I'm sticking with polyester spandex prints because my daughter lives in an apartment with shared laundry facilities and the less fussy the better.
The shape above is the mid bodice piece of Vogue 8817. It took me four tries to get the full bust adjustment done in a way that added both length and width without altering the length of the top and side seams or stretching out the bottom one more than the required 3". Eventually...
... I drew a line across from center front to the bust point, over but not through the armhole seam, and down but not through the bottom seam. Then I spread the hinged sections until there was an additional 3" along the bottom seam between the previous edge and center front.
This determined the distance of the horizontal spacing. It may need fine tuning but at least the right lines were adjusted by the right amount. There's hope.
WARNING - Thought I better add this note. 4:06 pm - just finished sewing the bodice together and - duh - why didn't I realize it would end up with the bust point over at the underarm. I'm redrafting it so that the curve begins below the bust point. Sigh... another try... we'll see.
Speaking of which... Jessica sent me this picture yesterday with a note saying this is the dress that she liked the top of and could I do something like this. Well... yes... and eventually so can she... right after I finish teaching her to fish... but... Hmm... she's hoping... which is good... only I really don't want to dash her hopes with ill fitting garments. They have to be good. Better than ready to wear. If you could cross all body parts and send up a few prayers, it'd be greatly appreciated.
Next, I'm going to read blogs, and get dressed, and do my study, and eat breakfast, and then I'm going to sew all day...VBG... well... with maybe a Fabricland visit thrown in there. I'm starting with Vogue 8691 in the black print, no ruffle.
Talk soon - Myrna
Grateful - I'm no longer drowning in tissue, progress is being made, and I'm still having fun.