I did a little bit of construction on my dress before dinner tonight.
Last weekend, I copied the foundation pieces on my printer/copier, measured and did a few flat alterations (I'm short-waisted, so I had already folded out an inch when I copied the pieces), and removed the seam allowances.
Without the seam allowances on the paper pieces, it was much easier to determine if I had seams hitting me in the correct places. I ended up removing 1.5" from the center front to put the princess seams where they belong on my bust. That is a huge amount to need to remove for a foundation that is supposed to be tight enough to hold the weight of the entire dress in the end!
I traced the pieces onto coutil and added seam allowance directly on the fabric. I decided to add an inch extra at the top because I wanted to make sure it covered my bra band all the way around.
I stitched it up on my marked stitchlines. Good thing I added that extra at the top because I was right that I needed about half an inch more than the pattern allowed for!
The foundation still needs a little tweaking, but I think it's good to move forward with and to base the outer dress pieces on it for flat alterations. I plan to use some zipties for boning.
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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
Merry Christmas, everyone!
If you're looking for something Christmasy to listen to/watch over the next few days, here's the most recent episode of my favorite podcast Blurry Creatures. It's a really fascinating (and nerdy) deep dive into the Biblical story of the Magi.
Two days after my son turned in his last paper for his bachelor's degree, I finished my shirt sewing project. Eight shirts, made to measure. Most of the fabrics are linen. Yes, regrettably you can tell exactly when I got my sewing machine repaired... but I hope these help him as he moves through his master's program and in life.
We had a very quiet Thanksgiving, and I'm doing palate cleansers between the shirts in my shirt gift project, so I ran through the scrap pile and made myself an apron.
Aprons, IME, should be made of thicker fabrics in order to actually prevent splashes and stains from getting to your real clothes. Both of these were skirt leftover bits :)
