tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22008807.post5601665388429365165..comments2024-03-27T22:09:22.456-04:00Comments on As I Said...: A Muslin Is A Very Very Good Thinglsaspaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058968076601943527noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22008807.post-14472231011531602652010-11-16T11:26:50.314-05:002010-11-16T11:26:50.314-05:00The size break is killer, isn't it? For now, ...The size break is killer, isn't it? For now, only my hips are a 14 but even that is inconvenient to grade in some complicated patterns.The Slapdash Sewisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668474749166329852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22008807.post-34760225424916187552010-11-15T13:51:36.714-05:002010-11-15T13:51:36.714-05:00Too true. Yesterday I thought I'd be incredibl...Too true. Yesterday I thought I'd be incredibly clever trying out a vintage pattern one size too small without going the way of a muslin first. I made adjustments without really understanding how the pattern pieces worked together, then I cut straight into my silk charmeuse, which I've never sewn with before. Who could have anticipated a day (today) spent trying to make the bustline fit (it cuts halfway across my chest...) with fiddly fabric that unravels and keeps running off with itself and leaves a mark every time I undo a seam? Certainly not me it seems. I like a steep learning curve, but in the meantime, my lovely purple silk charmeuse is most definitely wasted... I'm hoping this was the lesson I needed to ALWAYS MAKE A MUSLIN FIRST... Oh yes, and I've also put on several pounds around the waist since making the skirt I was going to wear with it, so now, neither fit...Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11570545194570856281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22008807.post-28660131745977317942010-11-15T10:24:51.388-05:002010-11-15T10:24:51.388-05:00Amen, that's all I am going to say.Amen, that's all I am going to say.Mariela Alethiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109474450521019305noreply@blogger.com