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4.18.2013

My Sewing may be Cursed

Beware blog readers, it seems I've pissed off some sewing goddess and she has cursed me. (Cursey, cursey, curse, curse.)

I've completed 4 muslins of Burda 7447.
They seem to be progressively getting worse.
It's makes me want to stick blunt objects in my eye, until I remember my eyesight is terrible already.  New plan, fit without corrective lenses on. What under butt wrinkles? I don't see a thing!

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.
P.S.  Here's the recipe link for these, they are amazing

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.

14 comments:

  1. marysewsApril 18, 2013 at 8:31 PM

    I may be a pacifist at heart, but I hate making pants. I make skirts, dresses, and tops instead.

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    1. Heather BApril 19, 2013 at 1:19 PM

      Yeah pants are a real headache. I'm might be taking a breather dress project in a bit.

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  2. The HojnackesApril 18, 2013 at 8:40 PM

    Those cookies look delicious! I store mine in that exact container. Who needs marinated meat?

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    1. Heather BApril 19, 2013 at 1:21 PM

      Ohhh is that what that odd texture is for? It was a gift so I had no idea. LOL.

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  3. GillianApril 18, 2013 at 8:51 PM

    Aww, sorry your sewjo isn't quite working right! Come on. sewing gods, play nice! :)

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    1. Heather BApril 19, 2013 at 1:22 PM

      It can't last forever right? Do you think the sewing gods like cookies?

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  4. Stitch ParadeApril 18, 2013 at 9:39 PM

    You 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.

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    1. Heather BApril 19, 2013 at 1:27 PM

      Ha haa, do I need to make a not safe for public transport tag? #NSFPT
      Don't know why measuring things seems so hard, it's easy Maths brain come on!

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  5. velosewsApril 19, 2013 at 1:54 AM

    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.

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    1. Heather BApril 19, 2013 at 1:28 PM

      Yes 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.

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  6. Sew little timeApril 19, 2013 at 5:23 AM

    that 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!

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    1. Heather BApril 19, 2013 at 1:32 PM

      Can I steal the phrase "sizing going wibbly" cause I love it :) I'll give you a nominal fee of course. :)

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  7. poppykettleApril 21, 2013 at 5:03 AM

    I 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!

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    1. Heather BApril 22, 2013 at 8:55 AM

      I 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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