Current Notes : Man, I have got to learn better photo composition...
I thought I’d skip the
Howleen dress – after all, she was in a buncha photos last week – and go
straight to the ‘turn the sheath dress pattern back into a jumpsuit one’
project instead. It did not go well. I have no idea how the original pattern,
which is actually a bit thinner in the legs than my altered version, was
supposed to fit a slightly larger diameter legged Barbie in the first place.
Mine just barely fit a standard MH body,
and it was super-tight and did not look good at all. I think I’ll create a new
jumpsuit pattern from scratch, and keep the sheath dress pattern the way it is.
But it wasn’t a total loss. I
used the ‘correct cut’ pieces I redid yesterday, and earned a bit more practice
in neckline and armhole hems, and was able to salvage the failed jumpsuit attempt
as a nice blouse. Then I made a simple skirt to go with it, so now, I’ve used
the sheath dress pattern to make separates. What’s funny is, I accidentally cut
out a long skirt instead of the short one I used today, but I still have more
than half of that 98c fat quarter left !
And I think I need to refine
my ‘Play Day Saturday / Sunday’ idea. This photo just wasn’t what I wanted, and
it still took a lot longer to finish than I thought. Maybe it’ll get more ‘right’
as I go along. Or something.
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