We will be going to a bar in DC to watch with other Alumni in the area. And yes, I will wear orange. Orange underwear, orange shirt, and my UT earrings. Maybe I should have found some orange nail polish. Hmmm. So it will be bear, burgers and some Big Orange cheering on Saturday.Well, I may be finished with BWOF #108 from Aug 2009.
I'm not sure. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the outcome - dispite the expression on my face). The fabric is a loose weave 100% cotton from Hancock's. Almost a gauze and kind of crinkly
, so I didn't push a lot towards precision in seam and such. I matched and sewed to keep the crinkles in place. The top was HUGE. HUGE, by that I mean ginormojus. I end up taking 4 inches up in the neck line. It wasn't how low it was, it was how it just hung, all droopy and limp and made the bodice droop and pull the sleeves forward. 
All just HUGE. In true "get 'er done" fashion, I just took 2, 2" tucks on the front of the neck beside the gathers and called it done. Perhaps it could have been made to fit easier by making more gathers, but some of the excess may have been in the top of the sleeve. Now, the part I'm not sure about. THE HEM. I originally used some lace hem tape and blind hemmed it, but it seemed to pull it too tightly. Sewed the crinkles together, I think, to give it an almost pegged look. So I just took my trusty pinking rotary blade and cut that stuff off. 
So, now how do I finish it? Leave it like it is? No hem, just pinked? Fold up a narrow hem while pulling out the crinkles? I'm afraid that will create a bell at the bottom. I'm not sure. Any suggestions?
I'm not sure. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the outcome - dispite the expression on my face). The fabric is a loose weave 100% cotton from Hancock's. Almost a gauze and kind of crinkly
, so I didn't push a lot towards precision in seam and such. I matched and sewed to keep the crinkles in place. The top was HUGE. HUGE, by that I mean ginormojus. I end up taking 4 inches up in the neck line. It wasn't how low it was, it was how it just hung, all droopy and limp and made the bodice droop and pull the sleeves forward. 
All just HUGE. In true "get 'er done" fashion, I just took 2, 2" tucks on the front of the neck beside the gathers and called it done. Perhaps it could have been made to fit easier by making more gathers, but some of the excess may have been in the top of the sleeve. Now, the part I'm not sure about. THE HEM. I originally used some lace hem tape and blind hemmed it, but it seemed to pull it too tightly. Sewed the crinkles together, I think, to give it an almost pegged look. So I just took my trusty pinking rotary blade and cut that stuff off. 
So, now how do I finish it? Leave it like it is? No hem, just pinked? Fold up a narrow hem while pulling out the crinkles? I'm afraid that will create a bell at the bottom. I'm not sure. Any suggestions? But hey, did anyone notice I'm wearing shoes? No smile, but shoes. You can't have it all, apparently
I always look a bit sad in my post photos too! I'm no expert, but have you considered recutting the hem so it is straight then using a narrow hem foot to turn a rolled hem. The fabric seems light enough for this approach. I like the look of this dress, so do persevere.
ReplyDeleteMaybe that hem could benefit from interfacing? BTW, I love quilts--all of them. I used to teach quilting. I was a quilt show judge. Quilts rock!
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