Fit
I made a muslin a couple of years ago and altered the pattern to fit. I seem to have developed an unconscious affinity to working on older projects with completed muslins. Obviously I need to rethink or scrap this approach 'cause the shiz ain't workin'.
The FBA I made is too big and gives me SBS (Saggy Boob Syndrome). The bad thing (or good thing depending on how you think about it) is my boobs aren't even in the saggy area; they're above it.
The bodice is too short for my liking and the V-neck is too low. That's not a camisole peeking out; it's my bra.
I lopped off four inches of length and the dress is still too long.
The sleeves are tight, but that's because I've been pumping iron. I do 15-pound curls and 25-pound tricep exercises with free weights. Apparently it's working.
Finally the back hem is higher than the front hem. I forgot to add a wedge for my trunk junk.
Facings
The facings on this dress are pure evil and a good lesson in Zen practices. I unpicked them all and settled on binding. This was going well until it came time to address the skirt. You see, the bodice has an attached facing while the skirt has a self-facing. WTF? I sort of winged that whole area and it shows. I tried to bind the bodice and skirt separately, but it didn't turn out so well. It's a hot mess.
Ties
The ties are entirely too short. You can see the teeny-tiny bow it makes in the front. To get that little ass bow, I practically had to cut off circulation to my lower half.
This FAIL of epic proportions is going to become one with a landfill. It is not worth repairing and I would not even donate this to the devil himself - despite bestowing demonic facings upon the sewing world.
I might try to save the skirt because I really do like the fabric. Anyone who knows me knows that "might try" means "hang it up in the UFO closet until I'm tired of looking at it and toss it at the next purge."
So what number wadder is this? Four? Five? Maybe even six. I am not at all defeated; I have already started work on the next project.
Even though my sewing is in somewhat of a slump, my pottery output is on fire...no pun intended. Everything is wheel-thrown with a white stone wear clay body.
Even though my sewing is in somewhat of a slump, my pottery output is on fire...no pun intended. Everything is wheel-thrown with a white stone wear clay body.
The first pair of pictures show coffee mugs I made. The green mug is complete and functional; I had a cup of tea a few hours ago. The mugs on the right are bisqued. I glazed them today and will probably get them back next week.
This is a drum I made a couple of months ago. The horn and drum (sans skin) were both wheel thrown and the tube was extruded.
I learned how to make lotion/soap dispensers and took it to the next level. I'm really enjoying making bottles now. The bottle on the right is greenware and needs to be fired, glazed, and fired again to complete.
The picture on the left shows the first casserole dish. The photo on the right shows the bottom of the same dish. I kept it so that I could get a decent measure for the replacement. Clay shrinks as it dries and after its fired, so I made the second bowl's opening bigger in the hopes that the original lid will fit.
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Finally I want to thank everyone again for their words of encouragement and support. I am doing the best that I can. I've started a blog post that gives a bit of detail; I may post it soon.
Until next time, be well!
L
