I've completed 4 muslins of Burda 7447.
Still we've all admitted that pants fitting is hard and my twitter peeps are helping me out. I didn't think about curses, just the eternal pregatory of pants fitting that is my lot for loving cookies. Cookies, I can't quit you.
Damn there are no cookies in my house.....but what were we talking about? Oh yeah, cursed sewing.
So I cut out a Renfrew, a project I've made a gazillion times with out a problem and the darn thing was too tight! What?!!! Seems that beefy jersey that's been sitting in the stash doesn't stretch nearly enough. Fine beefy jersey have it your way, I'll covert you into some sort of baby shirt....probably never.
So what do you do next? Buy a new pattern, hooray new digital pattern smell!
I got the Kimono Tee from In-House patterns cause I like trying new pattern companies. Also a lacy yoke is so in right now and I wantz it, precious.
This should have been super simple, a couple of pieces/9 seams max and it would have been if aliens hadn't stolen my brain overnight. So many brain dead sewing mistakes where made... I sewed the right front side seam to the left back side seam for shits sake. I is college graduate of sewing skillz? No?
Some seam ripping and cursing in front of the baby fixed that (sorry son) but it could not fix the fact that the shirt was GINMOROUS on me. Oops, maybe I should stop ignoring this "comparing the flat pattern to your measurements" stuff. I should....but I won't. #bullheaded
It's really quiet clear that none of these problems were "my" fault, right? It's a sewing curse...guess I better get Jobu some rum and a bucket of fried chicken.
I may be a pacifist at heart, but I hate making pants. I make skirts, dresses, and tops instead.
ReplyDeleteYeah pants are a real headache. I'm might be taking a breather dress project in a bit.
DeleteThose cookies look delicious! I store mine in that exact container. Who needs marinated meat?
ReplyDeleteOhhh is that what that odd texture is for? It was a gift so I had no idea. LOL.
DeleteAww, sorry your sewjo isn't quite working right! Come on. sewing gods, play nice! :)
ReplyDeleteIt can't last forever right? Do you think the sewing gods like cookies?
DeleteYou had me in stitches again. This time in the safety of my own home, thank goodness. I only started doing the comparison of flat pattern to measurements thing, like, one pattern ago and you know what: it works! I'm sending you good karma for the next project as well as some virtual rum for the voodoo doll, but you guys can share if you want.
ReplyDeleteHa haa, do I need to make a not safe for public transport tag? #NSFPT
DeleteDon't know why measuring things seems so hard, it's easy Maths brain come on!
In the hawaii episodes of the Brady Bunch, the solution to their bad luck was to return the tiki idol back to the sea. Now find that tiki idol and return it to get your sewing mojo back.
ReplyDeleteYes that's right! Let me see if my toddler has hidden a tiki idol behind the couch. I'm pretty sure there are petrified carrots back there anyway.
Deletethat is the worst (and i've only just started doing the flat pattern measurements thing). well at least with burda where i find the sizing going wibbly. come back good sewing vibes!
ReplyDeleteCan I steal the phrase "sizing going wibbly" cause I love it :) I'll give you a nominal fee of course. :)
DeleteI bought a pants pattern recently that had princess seams - I seems that in theory this should enable one to get a fit without a of heartarche???? I need to try this theory out first before I start preaching it thought I suppose!
ReplyDeleteI got one of those through the Craftsy pants fitting class but have not dared to try it yet. I'm not totally sold on the princess seams in pants. Anything else is great. :)
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