Yesterday, I sewed a skirt... with an elastic waist... and copious amounts of ease. It may not be flattering but it'll definitely fit. It should be finished for tomorrow. We'll see then.
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Before starting, I sorted through all the Butterick 5678 muslins and corresponding pattern pieces, wrote some notes for next time, and got rid of what wasn't needed before I forgot what was what and started to confuse myself. LOL - it's not hard to do. I'm taking a break from blouses to sew a couple skirts and then I'll try again because...
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... the sloping shoulder adjustment didn't work for me. As you can see, the garment is too tight to move my arms forward and...
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... horseshoe shaped wrinkles developed on the upper back from shoulder to shoulder and...
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... when I cut the shoulder seam to allow for more ease, the pieces separated by the amount I'd raised the shoulder which means that...
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... this black and white version with the narrow back adjustment worked the best. The sloping shoulder adjustment would have been such an easy answer. I really wanted it to work and it didn't and while I was hopeful, I'm not really surprised since I've had my shoulder width and angle measured several times and the narrow back adjustment is the one that worked for my T & T t-shirt pattern.
Our usual adjustments are only fussy at first and then we get comfortable with them so I'm sure that once I've worked with the narrow back adjustment a few times, I'll start to make it with confidence and be able to move forward with other patterns more easily. I just need some woven blouse experience. Later. For now... a skirt... with an elastic waist... and copious amounts of ease sounds like bliss.
Talk soon - Myrna
Grateful - the blouse pattern is drafted and ready to go when I'm ready
Before starting, I sorted through all the Butterick 5678 muslins and corresponding pattern pieces, wrote some notes for next time, and got rid of what wasn't needed before I forgot what was what and started to confuse myself. LOL - it's not hard to do. I'm taking a break from blouses to sew a couple skirts and then I'll try again because...
... the sloping shoulder adjustment didn't work for me. As you can see, the garment is too tight to move my arms forward and...
... horseshoe shaped wrinkles developed on the upper back from shoulder to shoulder and...
... when I cut the shoulder seam to allow for more ease, the pieces separated by the amount I'd raised the shoulder which means that...
... this black and white version with the narrow back adjustment worked the best. The sloping shoulder adjustment would have been such an easy answer. I really wanted it to work and it didn't and while I was hopeful, I'm not really surprised since I've had my shoulder width and angle measured several times and the narrow back adjustment is the one that worked for my T & T t-shirt pattern.
Our usual adjustments are only fussy at first and then we get comfortable with them so I'm sure that once I've worked with the narrow back adjustment a few times, I'll start to make it with confidence and be able to move forward with other patterns more easily. I just need some woven blouse experience. Later. For now... a skirt... with an elastic waist... and copious amounts of ease sounds like bliss.
Talk soon - Myrna
Grateful - the blouse pattern is drafted and ready to go when I'm ready