Here it is Monday with a progress report on Friday's to-do list:
Finish blue pants (attach waistband & hem)
These were a ULE--Unwearable Learning Experience, aka 'wadder', as in wadded up and thrown away. Very much a bummer. The problem was the too-high rise, the too-baggy back thighs all combined with the fabric choice. See, in order to eliminate the bagginess, the back waist needed to be pulled up, but pulling the backwaist up enough to correct the fit threw the fit off in other places--for instance, the side seam was pulled toward the back. Then, too, this fabric was a heavier stretch twill; very denim-like and I found myself wanting to fit them much closer than a drapier fabric. But these were meant to be office slacks, not jeans. It was a learning experience that was reinforced when I sewed the exact same pattern in a drapier poly blend in black and I was able to fit them to a wearable state without ruining the design.
Finish blue striped shirt (hem/buttons/buttonholes)
Progress was made here. A quick try-on to see if the unfinished bottom edge was even. It was! Yay! But oh, dear--the shirt was only basted together so I also needed to serge the sleeve-to-armhole seams and the side seams. I got one armhole seam done and will be able to quickly do the rest. May I say that this shirt looks terrific! Minor tweaks for the next version are to correct the forward shoulder adjustment and raise the armscye.
Make black pants--I wonder how fast could I do that?
All done but for hemming. They went pretty fast, too! I believe these are wearable. They look good and were easier to fit than the stretch blue twill out of the same pattern.
Trim jacket pattern & check for fit
Suprise! I went to trim this and it was already done! Go, me! I didn't check for fit yet. I will after the black pants are hemmed and the blue shirt is finished. This week for sure.
These were a ULE--Unwearable Learning Experience, aka 'wadder', as in wadded up and thrown away. Very much a bummer. The problem was the too-high rise, the too-baggy back thighs all combined with the fabric choice. See, in order to eliminate the bagginess, the back waist needed to be pulled up, but pulling the backwaist up enough to correct the fit threw the fit off in other places--for instance, the side seam was pulled toward the back. Then, too, this fabric was a heavier stretch twill; very denim-like and I found myself wanting to fit them much closer than a drapier fabric. But these were meant to be office slacks, not jeans. It was a learning experience that was reinforced when I sewed the exact same pattern in a drapier poly blend in black and I was able to fit them to a wearable state without ruining the design.
Progress was made here. A quick try-on to see if the unfinished bottom edge was even. It was! Yay! But oh, dear--the shirt was only basted together so I also needed to serge the sleeve-to-armhole seams and the side seams. I got one armhole seam done and will be able to quickly do the rest. May I say that this shirt looks terrific! Minor tweaks for the next version are to correct the forward shoulder adjustment and raise the armscye.
All done but for hemming. They went pretty fast, too! I believe these are wearable. They look good and were easier to fit than the stretch blue twill out of the same pattern.
Suprise! I went to trim this and it was already done! Go, me! I didn't check for fit yet. I will after the black pants are hemmed and the blue shirt is finished. This week for sure.
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