tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post3316197960325709459..comments2024-02-25T08:24:32.822+00:00Comments on Confessions of a Sewing Novice: What happened next...: Skirtswestmoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-74176459176066519972013-09-04T17:30:17.954+01:002013-09-04T17:30:17.954+01:00It was a whistlestop introduction to the hospitals...It was a whistlestop introduction to the hospitals of Dublin and their facilities that I really REALLY could have lived without, but yes, I am very much on the mend now, thankfully.<br /><br />In the grand scheme of things, I definitely agree it's better that something be too big than too small, in that too small is almost completely unfixable and at least there is the potential to alter too big. But oh my god, no. My purple polka dot skirt is top-stitched like crazy so I'd have to unpick about 8 rows of stitching, and the fabric really doesn't love being handled. The brown skirt is even worse because it's got a significant curve in the yoke and the fabric likes being handled even less. I might possibly work myself up to taking in the purple skirt but I want my weight to be stable before I do. If I do anything at all with the brown skirt it would probably involve scissors and a totally new yoke or waistband, especially as I still have over 1.5m of the fabric left. westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-86830656511202779102013-09-04T16:57:07.174+01:002013-09-04T16:57:07.174+01:00Glad to read that you're getting back to norma...Glad to read that you're getting back to normal from your illness. I was taking a blogging writing and reading break, so I'm a little late to that, but hope you're continuing to improve. One thing that is most certainly improving is your sewing. Just look at all that output! Just look at all the styles you've tried out. While it's annoying to have gone to the trouble of sewing stuff that didn't work out, you can certainly see that you are getting better at the sewing part, and the picking out materials part. The things I want to make are often not what I would buy in a shop, and the success of the khaki skirt really shows that sometimes a simple looking pattern is exactly what we're looking for. <br /><br />Since that skirt is made from hard wearing twill - there's no reason not to make more in denim or even suiting, no? Just leave off the pockets and it looks like a totally different skirt.<br /><br />The other thing that's interesting from this round up, is that non-sewers would probably tell you that it's better that the skirts are too big than too small. At least you can take in a too-big skirt. That would be my comment to you too, if it weren't for the fact that I know if it was me, I would rather make a whole new skirt than unpick a whole waistband off. It could just be me on that one though.Ms. McCallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190263303526887994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-88276784444627616542013-09-02T17:59:39.844+01:002013-09-02T17:59:39.844+01:00Thanks! :D There was a big complaint going around ...Thanks! :D There was a big complaint going around the sewing blogs a while ago now about how people never show any failures. My blog seems to be almost non-stop failures, so I am happy to buck the trend ;) (Although yes, looking back this way it is evident to me that I have progressed since I started sewing clothes, which is cheering!)westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-85016913912296585782013-09-02T09:06:08.992+01:002013-09-02T09:06:08.992+01:00I really enjoy these posts. It's fascinating t...I really enjoy these posts. It's fascinating to see variations on the same kind of clothing and to see why things went right or wrong. Just from your posts, it does seem like you're getting better at the mechanics of sewing but also at choosing things that work for you and fabric that works for the item.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com