A photo from last year of my mockup pin-fitting of what is now going to be my #YearOfTheJacket. You can see I've corrected the width and shape on the right in the first photo. (Looks much better than the unpinned side!) I pinned out the extra and tapered down to a point on front and back. Then I replaced the pins with machine basting and copied to the other side.
The second photo shows a close up of the tapering down to the seam on the front. And the last photo shows where I didn't need any tapering across my upper back (remember my issue of always needing more room there @SewAdagio ?).
So hopefully later this week, I will get around to altering my paper pattern and cutting a second mockup without all that extra fabric where I don't need it.
#Vogue6552
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 :)
