I've found this to be true in a lot of ways in my own sewing. At work, I can be crazy productive, and then my personal "just for fun" projects just die during the process. Impossible deadlines? I somehow make it work. Half a yard or more short on fabric than I need to make something? I somehow eke it out anyway - often with a creative fix that ends up being my favorite thing about a finished garment.
But all this to say, I think this is why 1883 failed on many levels. The budget was huge. Everything and anything was possible for the most part. And yet, it ended up coming across as confusing and slightly amateur in a lot of ways. There was no "anchor" to any of it as this article describes:
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
YIKESSSSSSSSSSSSSS....... Folkwear Croatian Shirt Faillll...
I thought, "This shirt has no fitting whatsoever. Surely I don't need to muslin this, just use my measurements... " HA.
I'm sending you to the link b/c I think you should know about patternreview.com if you don't. But yikes.
https://sewing.patternreview.com/review/pattern/208009
Oh, I got the fabric from a deadstock place in Singapore (which ickily shipped from China) and I'm 75% pleased with that. The fabric is super comfy and soft, and it showed up quickly... but there were a couple of holes. Bubbo, fwiw.
So this is my plan for all those fabric covered triangles. Make eleventy million little triangles into a million slightly bigger triangles. Then make those into a bunch of hexagons and put them all together into a giant hexagon.
The last photo is my "map" once I've made all the triangles. Colored outlines are just so I can see the hexagons because I'll get better joins at the points if I assemble like this instead of long straight runs of rows of triangles. Plus it will be easier to hold smaller sections as I hand-stitch.
I think I only have about 150 papers left to cover with fabric, but I need to start laying what I have out to see if I need any specific colors (maybe some lighter highlights).
Any guesses what my inspiration is? I'll put the answer/photo in the comments.
#epp
