I began working out my pattern and spent all day making sure it was correct only to go home after 8 hours in the studio to find the back and the front didn’t match up! In my panic and haste I cut the back of my calico garment to match the front …. Then I had a moment of realisation the back was supposed to be longer …. Again I panicked and thought I had just thrown away hours of work ! I got really upset and stressed !
So Thursday morning I had calmed down and found that I could sort my problem and carried on to finish my calico garment.
So the moral of the story is when u think there is a problem with your garment and you are very tired DO NOT under any circumstances cut what u have alreadsy created ….ALSO most problems can be solved if you do not panic !!
Today I began putting it together in my actual fabric I did have a stressful un-picking moment when I had threaded the machine wrong and the thread bunched up but I kept calm and all went well! I am actually really pleased with my garment so far in fact im quite proud of myself. I am getting much more confident with pattern cutting, a year ago the thought of even attempting this garment or one I made in the summer would have made me feel sick !
Thinking about it I have done well to stick to my action plan so far ….
• I now use the industrial machines and actually enjoy it instead of hating even the thought of using them and avoiding them like the plague !
• I made garments over summer to build up my confidence which was on the action plan list.
• And I now always spend longer on the pattern than constructing the actual garment because with a good pattern you mostly get a more accurate garment!!
Here is my calico toile and i will update later the beginning of the real one ....
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