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
51 of 226 equilateral triangles made. I got a little more fabric because I want to add a more mid-tone pink to the pink triangles I laid out originally. So I'll be basting a few more new pieces, then swapping some old pieces, and finishing those pinks ones.
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We ran a little late on the annual tie dye day this year, which ended up not being the worst thing because it wasn’t boiling hot! I dyed four things this year. The first two were thrifted garments. The denim shorts, originally white, were dyed with a special ice dye blend called Northern Lights.
The shorter dress was originally a light peach, and my inspiration photo for the color scheme had more of the peach showing, but I’m not at all mad that this turned out darker. It was a little too sheer for my comfort before. I used a navy, a purple (grape, I think?), and another ice dye blend called Rattlesnake.
The lace was a random spool of 100% cotton crocheted that I found in my stash, and I also did the Northern Lights on that. I thought the teal would pop out more, and I was originally thinking this for a top pattern I’ve had for years, the fabric I already have is a plain teal so I was thinking of embellishing for more interest. I may need to rethink that plan, depending on how this...
