No, this isn’t an announcement of retirement from sewing. But I had to say goodbye to a few me-mades (and a few more RTWs) to make room in my luggage for new fabrics from NYC. I think I ended up with some 46+ yards of fabrics. And that’s after I gave up on a few […]
Hurrah it’s all done. Well, at least a very wearable muslin is. Let’s first charm you with the pretty pictures before I start boring you with nearly two weeks’ construction (& fitting) details The Inspiration & Pattern recap Out-Of-Print McCall’s 5525 Style Shots & Mug Shots What do you think? Do I give Emma Watson […]
With any luck this will be the last fitting post you see before I sew! Fabric Fitting: So following FFRP instruction, I’ve interfaced the fabric & pin the main pieces together to check how the pattern fit in this particular fabric. While I don’t plan to wear this in the midst of winter, I do […]
So it turns out I was crazy enough to try both types of FBAs, though only in tissues. There is a limit to my patience however, so I won’t be repeating the same in muslin or fashion fabric. And I also ran out of patience to do only 1-2 change at a time. So this […]
And you thought ‘tomorrow’ would never come! Lesson of the day: Don’t promise what you can’t keep! Now without further ado… First alterations: I thought I better not attempt too much at a time. I’m not familiar enough with fitting to know how one change might affect the fit in other areas. So I’m trying […]
