I got a little time to sew on Thursday, so I had time to sew all the pleats and darts, and to join the bodice lining to the bodice. I sort of wish I’d used a lighter fabric for the lining (this is kona cotton), or moved the darts on the lining so they didn’t take so much fabric, because this feels a little heavy. But so it goes. I trimmed the seams but haven’t clipped them yet. I think clipping the neck- and arm-line seams is the most nerve-wracking part of sewing for me because it feels like the one irreversible step. I know a lot of people hate cutting their fabric, but I don’t mind that so much. I can always cut a bit big, and then trim the excess away. What part of sewing makes you most nervous?
Mary Nanna | 08-May-10 at 8:32 pm | Permalink
I don’t get nervous about sewing per se, but occasionally I get very afraid. When I was sewing the Burda coat with the big front and back pleats by the end of it my hands were shaking – I knew I was tottering on the edge of failure, and that I had chosen a pattern that was beyond my skill level. I like challenges and risks, but small manageable ones : not big disasters with beautiful fabric.
Myrna | 09-May-10 at 6:27 am | Permalink
Cutting out doesn’t bother me either. My concern is always will it fit, will it flatter. I know what you mean about clipping though. Once it’s done, it’s done.
Mary Nanna I used to worry about those big disasters with beautiful fabric but now… if it doesn’t fit or flatter… I chop it back up and make something else. That becomes the challenge.
- Myrna