Well, my "Master Plan" is working! I've barely started on the muslin and already I'm making stupid mistakes!
Why is making mistakes part of my Master Plan? Because, once I make a mistake on the muslin, the odds that I'll make that same mistake on the real dress are practically (!) nil. So, the more mistakes I make on the muslin, the better... :)
And believe me, my first two mistakes were doozies!
1. I ordered the wrong size muslin. I ordered 6 yards of 45 inch wide muslin. The pattern calls for 6 yards of 60 inch muslin. Result: I had to supplement the nice, high thread count muslin ordered specially for this project with some cheaper muslin from my stash AND I had to piece together some of the wider pieces in the skirt.
2. I cut out the wrong size. For some reason, I just had it in my head that we had determined to start with a size 16 and make adjustments to reduce the size of the bodice as needed. But I couldn't remember exactly when we had discussed this and come to this decision.
Guess why I couldn't remember when we had discussed this....
Because we hadn't.
In fact, size 16 should be the right size for the bodice, but will be too small for the skirt. So, it's back to the cutting table for me...
Why is making mistakes part of my Master Plan? Because, once I make a mistake on the muslin, the odds that I'll make that same mistake on the real dress are practically (!) nil. So, the more mistakes I make on the muslin, the better... :)
And believe me, my first two mistakes were doozies!
1. I ordered the wrong size muslin. I ordered 6 yards of 45 inch wide muslin. The pattern calls for 6 yards of 60 inch muslin. Result: I had to supplement the nice, high thread count muslin ordered specially for this project with some cheaper muslin from my stash AND I had to piece together some of the wider pieces in the skirt.
2. I cut out the wrong size. For some reason, I just had it in my head that we had determined to start with a size 16 and make adjustments to reduce the size of the bodice as needed. But I couldn't remember exactly when we had discussed this and come to this decision.
Guess why I couldn't remember when we had discussed this....
Because we hadn't.
In fact, size 16 should be the right size for the bodice, but will be too small for the skirt. So, it's back to the cutting table for me...
1 comment:
...and practice makes perfect!
Hang in there...
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