- just slightly younger than Methuselah Simplicity 8707 printed in 1978
- the one I found at the antique shop
- the one that cost me only $.49
- the one I've used successfully for over a year now
- the one I was working on when Gwen told me how to eliminate wrinkling across the front
you know, trying to make a good thing just a wee bit better. Well, the results were terrible! I never posted them because I experienced a sick feeling prior to snatching out my zipper and depositing them in the trash out by the side of the road.
I know that there are
The only positive part of this story is - I did have sense enough to trace the pattern
so the original one is still intact (however a little tattered). So I'm still in business and tonight I'm in the process of reinforcing the original with iron on interfacing to help it last a little longer. I'll trace it just as it is when I get some extra Saturday time.
Moral of this story: leave well enough alone Faye! In the words of Anthony from Project Runway Season 8, "Da_m, lesson learned".
Have you learned any valuable sewing lessons lately???
13 comments:
That is a terribly hard lesson to learn! Sorry you had to go through all of it.
Well I can definitely sympathize with you! So glad you still have the original!
You just taught me a valuable lesson. I also am glad you have the original.
Man i need to start tracing my patterns because you know I will change a pattern in a minute. Either that or buy two of the same pattern if possible.
Sorry to hear you had a bad wadder, I know how fustrating that can be. In fact, I'm having my own pant fiasco right now so I feel your pain.
Your posts are a "stitch"!
Pants can be challenging!
As for valuable lessons, I just had an epiphany regarding FBA's... that I actually need to do them on some patterns.
OMG! You literally kicked the pants to the curb!?!?!? LOL. Oh, Faye, we've ALL been there with pants.
I recently learned the merits of not over-fitting!
I dont think there is anything wrong with having one pants pattern that fits. That's all I have and I make the alterations to it (changing the leg sizes as I go!) Glad you preserved your original!
I always trace my pattern first and make adjustments to that. The reason...I like to change the style a bit too and if I mess up, I can always go back to the original! (just like you did this time!) Of course I didn't do that the first time...that was my lesson learned!!
It must be going around, you'll do fine on your next project. I just say it's God's way of keeping us humble.
Sometimes we just have to try new things - it may not work out but that just means that we appreciate what we first had all the more. Hang on to that precious TNT!
I hear ya about altering a TNT by mistake. Been there done that. Unfortunately.
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