tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post4247432536480298793..comments2024-03-27T22:07:57.614-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sewing Fanatic: It's time to answer some questions...Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-14015252184106829662011-07-04T18:30:22.701-04:002011-07-04T18:30:22.701-04:00Tomatoes too !!! You are multi-talented :) Ms Car...Tomatoes too !!! You are multi-talented :) Ms Carolyn ..you officially have another huge fan to add to your list.Twinkle Terriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14066948053622078820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-66502747077742951882011-06-22T14:44:01.110-04:002011-06-22T14:44:01.110-04:00Another note to Tilly: Like anything else, there&...Another note to Tilly: Like anything else, there's experience then there's experience. Fifty years of doing something exactly the same way isn't the same as x number of years exploring and learning. Experience counts, to me anyway, when I look at the pattern instructions, snort and do it the easy and equally valid way. Experience gets you through salvaging things that otherwise could be wadders. I've got 50+ years of sewing having been a too tall, too thin kid, too poor kid who had to sew or go bare, but that doesn't mean I don't pay attention to the brave young sewists and their adventures in making clothes. It does mean that if/when they don't know how to do something, I might be able to offer a bit of help. So enjoy! Forge ahead. I'll be cheering you on.Bunnykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884512446294782011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-51143181348435546152011-06-22T13:36:07.091-04:002011-06-22T13:36:07.091-04:00"I've found recently that the shoulder/up..."I've found recently that the shoulder/upper chest area in most of the Vogue/McCall/Butterick patterns runs really, really big. I've had to go down two sizes.."<br /><br />I have found the same thing! The rest of the measurements seem to be accurate, but I recently have had to take in about 2 inches around the upper chest area. I have also found that a lot of their v necks fit very low.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203495351588229698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-13055093664323282052011-06-22T13:08:58.279-04:002011-06-22T13:08:58.279-04:00Oh dear, poor Tilly! You seem to have killed her w...Oh dear, poor Tilly! You seem to have killed her with kindness. Most of us who have sewn for years are not disparaging of new sewists -- we are thrilled to have new victims to unload knowledge onto. (My own child learned years ago to leave the room when I begin to randomly spout sewing tips and hints.) And you are right that experience is an excellent teacher, and that anyone new to a craft has to be willing to keep plugging along until the craft is second nature to them. I love to sew. I am so glad that you do, too.LinBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999430801003441981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-36972436415036571822011-06-22T09:35:19.515-04:002011-06-22T09:35:19.515-04:00"technique for adding fabric somewhere in the..."technique for adding fabric somewhere in the waistline of the dress or skirt and then doing a proper hem."<br /><br />It's different for a dress vs. a skirt since they hang from different parts of the body.<br /><br />On a skirt, you would adjust before you added the waistband/facing. For most of us plus girls with tummies, it's a tilted waist and the hem hangs lower in the front than back. For that, you remove from the front waist tapering to the sideseams. If you need extra in the back for a booty, you would add to the back waist.<br /><br />On a dress, it's usually a larger bust that affects the hem, or forward/rounded shoulders, or rounded back. You need to decide which and adjust at that area of the pattern.Debbie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601675304884019607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-14070684550507325252011-06-22T07:58:18.447-04:002011-06-22T07:58:18.447-04:00On Hem length
You might have your daughter pin a h...On Hem length<br />You might have your daughter pin a hem on a dress so that you can see exactly where it should be to hang right. You can then use that knowledge on other dresses.Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429742099406818428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-77092997843739674062011-06-22T03:09:22.942-04:002011-06-22T03:09:22.942-04:00I think your way of adjusting for the longer front...I think your way of adjusting for the longer front (compared to back) is just fine. It certainly gets you the desired result!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529416439720810403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-77079996537257995792011-06-22T00:19:26.714-04:002011-06-22T00:19:26.714-04:00Oh my gosh, I'm so jealous of your 'maters...Oh my gosh, I'm so jealous of your 'maters. hehe . Mine are just babies...I got a "late start" this year! <br /><br />Love your blog Carolyn, but you knew that! :)angie.ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575366388194033626noreply@blogger.com