tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post699639660320466033..comments2024-02-25T08:24:32.822+00:00Comments on Confessions of a Sewing Novice: Cape Disappointmentwestmoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-38477009905828604412013-11-30T13:24:20.261+00:002013-11-30T13:24:20.261+00:00Alas, I thought it was hugely entertaining as well...Alas, I thought it was hugely entertaining as well. :D I was almost disappointed when a flame war didn't start when Debbie started posting about the pattern inadequacies. It was so clearly going to happen, though, because that designer is not someone who would let that criticism go unanswered.<br /><br />I am sorry to say I have bought a couple of patterns of hers. The first one I bought, the more reviews I saw of it the more I realized that there was absolutely zero possibility that I would ever make it, so I gave it away. The second one I still have but as time goes on the likelihood I will ever make it declines. I certainly won't be buying any of her other patterns any time soon.westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-70138095142056505262013-11-30T12:20:33.934+00:002013-11-30T12:20:33.934+00:00Besides her basically having a tantrum on Debbie&#...Besides her basically having a tantrum on Debbie's blog (which am I ashamed to say I found incredibly entertaining), the thing I found most interesting was how many people had had issues with her as well. It doesn't matter to me at all, as I don't like her style or patterns at all, but if I did like her stuff I would never reward such bad behaviour with my business. <br /><br />I don't know if that could be categorized as a flame war, but if not it was damn close, and the first one I've heard of in the sewing blogosphere. We are usually such well mannered people, at least online ;).<br /><br />DeleteElleChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656569539140359204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-52166876582056040412013-11-30T12:19:09.658+00:002013-11-30T12:19:09.658+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.ElleChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656569539140359204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-91337020704061055032013-11-27T23:53:12.547+00:002013-11-27T23:53:12.547+00:00It's not really warm enough to wear my cape an...It's not really warm enough to wear my cape anyway just now, so I might as well wait for spring! Sigh, though. I really wanted that cape to turn out well, especially since it's probably my last sewing project of 2013.<br /><br />My backstory with that particular pattern designer is that I once commented on her blog to let her know that her metric measurements on a proposed pattern envelope were incorrect. It looked to me like this was partly due to poor conversion or a lack of thought about the way inch and cm measures overlapped, but also because of what looked like a simple typo for one size. It was incorrect enough that it meant that if I looked at my body measurement in inches it would cause me to pick a different size than if I looked at my body measurements in cm (4-10cm out, depending on the size). I suggested this was unnecessarily confusing. Her response to me was that the measurements was kind of a defensive "I think in inches AND centimetres!" response (... I don't care what she thinks in) and then telling me she really doesn't think the accuracy of the figures was important for people picking a size, which, what? I've also seen her respond to other critical comments before in a way that I was unimpressed by. So, I was not really all that surprised by the fact that she responded the way she did. In fact, to be honest, I was more surprised that it took so long for her to respond to Debbie's blog posts. I WAS surprised by how she just couldn't leave it alone and kept replying and replying and replying. I think she did far more reputational damage to herself with her behaviour than she sustained from Debbie's review.westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-368492425362257902013-11-27T23:27:02.435+00:002013-11-27T23:27:02.435+00:00Well that sucks. I agree with the first comment, w...Well that sucks. I agree with the first comment, who would muslin a cape? Don't get rid of it, you might feel differently after awhile, and when you have lost more weight, it could be perfect.<br /><br />That sure was a mess on Debbie's blog huh? I still can't believe how badly the pattern designer reacted and behaved. <br /> ElleChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656569539140359204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-14510521353608569012013-11-27T21:17:43.866+00:002013-11-27T21:17:43.866+00:00I'm a bit fed-up about it :( Ah well, I will p...I'm a bit fed-up about it :( Ah well, I will put it away and see if I start to feel more enthused by it another day.westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-27084602805773283852013-11-27T21:13:17.867+00:002013-11-27T21:13:17.867+00:00Sorry to hear that! It seems you used a nice fabri...Sorry to hear that! It seems you used a nice fabric as well.. It's a shame it didn't fit you. Making a muslin would've helped, but honestly who would bother with a muslin for a cape? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com