tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post5707149836066942834..comments2017-03-06T08:08:19.789-05:00Comments on The Liveaboard Takes the Suburbs: Sewing Fail: Sewaholic YaletownUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-47900104400037735552015-07-06T09:54:38.114-04:002015-07-06T09:54:38.114-04:00Really love this. I have some linen that I would l...Really love this. I have some linen that I would like to make into a sleeveless shirt, and I think this pattern fits the bill! You really suit this. <br />Quick question though - I only have a metre of the fabric, do you think I would be able to squeeze view C out of that? It calls for 1.2m.... thanks :)Heather Bhttp://www.heatherymakes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-25972383062357446952015-06-19T18:19:31.358-04:002015-06-19T18:19:31.358-04:00If you still feel like playing with it after you&#...If you still feel like playing with it after you've chopped it to make a skirt, maybe the bodice could become a little wrap blouse with a waist tie. I like that idea as a little cover-up if you wear the skirt with a tank. Thanks for the post!Meg Whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-56251355123036002292015-05-05T01:09:31.420-04:002015-05-05T01:09:31.420-04:00How did you calculate which size to sew? This look...How did you calculate which size to sew? This looks like too-large a pattern size. Even something more blousey than you normally wear should fit you through the shoulders. This just might have been the wrong size. Megnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-21949961708681101032015-05-01T10:23:34.884-04:002015-05-01T10:23:34.884-04:00I agree with the comments, I love seeing fails bec...I agree with the comments, I love seeing fails because it creates growth. I don't think this looks that bad on you but it is quite blousey.kristin at sunnysewinghttp://www.sunnysewing.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-36766723920204518232015-04-27T12:21:46.348-04:002015-04-27T12:21:46.348-04:00Aww man, what a bummer! I don't usually do sew...Aww man, what a bummer! I don't usually do sewing fail posts because stuff that's a fail never gets finished! If something is really terrible in the muslin phase, I just move on because I'm not one to fuss and fuss and fuss when the fit is really terrible out of the envelope. But I do have fails that I don't realize are fails until later- like, I've made a stupid fabric choice that makes me never want to wear them or something. Those usually star in my yearly roundup posts as the worst garments!Gingerhttp://gingermakes.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-34490998326649267522015-04-27T08:19:37.746-04:002015-04-27T08:19:37.746-04:00The "is it really worth it" devil is sit...The "is it really worth it" devil is sitting is definitely sitting on my shoulder.... lolAleksandra Sandstromhttp://www.liveaboardtakesthesuburbs.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-90828754777121201272015-04-27T08:18:22.399-04:002015-04-27T08:18:22.399-04:00I definitely Google, too. This dress does look rea...I definitely Google, too. This dress does look really cute on some people, just not me. lol<br /><br /><br />It's one of those things where if I'd tried it on in a store, I'd have immediately realized it doesn't suit me and passed it by -- but with sewing, sometimes you have to make something up before you come to that realization.Aleksandra Sandstromhttp://www.liveaboardtakesthesuburbs.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-27826774648065832642015-04-27T08:17:01.686-04:002015-04-27T08:17:01.686-04:00I can see that! Whatever motivates you to keep at ...I can see that! Whatever motivates you to keep at it is a good thing as far as I'm concerned!Aleksandra Sandstromhttp://www.liveaboardtakesthesuburbs.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-70668577514554630412015-04-27T08:15:52.717-04:002015-04-27T08:15:52.717-04:00Definitely! Plus, no one can win all the time. :)Definitely! Plus, no one can win all the time. :)Aleksandra Sandstromhttp://www.liveaboardtakesthesuburbs.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-41388947952740493702015-04-27T08:15:38.668-04:002015-04-27T08:15:38.668-04:00You're sweet. :)
I'll have to get some S...You're sweet. :)<br /><br /><br />I'll have to get some Static Guard for when I turn this into a skirt -- I used to use it in high school for dance performances, but I'd completely forgotten about it!Aleksandra Sandstromhttp://www.liveaboardtakesthesuburbs.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-46356659488018975812015-04-27T07:29:53.304-04:002015-04-27T07:29:53.304-04:00I like seeing what went wrong in a pattern, I thin...I like seeing what went wrong in a pattern, I think it makes us all better sewists and helps others avoid pitfalls in the same pattern.<br />I think the bodice could be improved, but you always have to ask yourself if it is worth it. If it were me, I would make it sleeveless and then go from there. I think that will make the bodice and overall dress look leaner and longer.Lisettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-40951332530279507182015-04-27T03:41:55.943-04:002015-04-27T03:41:55.943-04:00I'm sorry that your dress didn't turn out ...I'm sorry that your dress didn't turn out the way you expected it to. I do however think that there is a place for sewing fails, like others have said it's a way to learn. Also before I buy a pattern I like to Google it to see what others have thought. If only the positive reviews make it online it doesn't give me the whole picture.Helenahttp://eitchy.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-77670078629521360842015-04-25T04:40:56.347-04:002015-04-25T04:40:56.347-04:00I'm new to sewing, and my sewing fails often s...I'm new to sewing, and my sewing fails often send me into a sewing rut for several months. I just can't face sewing when I see other people turning out one perfect garment after another and mine don't work. Seeing sewing fails reassures me that I'm not alone and gives me the courage to continue. And as Joan says, the fails are valuable because I learn from my mistakes.Emmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-37851417339754905412015-04-24T18:10:49.722-04:002015-04-24T18:10:49.722-04:00I think the fails provide an opportunity to learn ...I think the fails provide an opportunity to learn and improve.Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391957716279646282.post-74449156962539012692015-04-24T17:10:14.335-04:002015-04-24T17:10:14.335-04:00I want to leap into the photos and help you fix it...I want to leap into the photos and help you fix it! My first instinct is to pull it up at the shoulder seams and pinch out a good inch to lift the whole top. (You have sloping shoulders which means you will need to adjust the shoulder seam angle on a lot of patterns.) I think if you just did that single alteration, it would fix the gap at the side and the wideness of the neckline.<br /><br /><br />As for static issues, buy a can of Static Guard spray (it's a must in every costume shop!). And there are always dryer sheets for a quick fix - just rub one on the inside of the skirt.Brookenoreply@blogger.com