Project 1 - continued

Hi,

An update on the 6871 New Look pattern. Nearly finished! No photographs as of yet but some lessons learnt for next time.

- The size I chose was too big. Somehow, although I measured myself (on my own, in front of the tinniest bathroom mirror imaginable), I had to take the sides in by 1 inch (1/2 an inch on the fold) and cut 1.5 cm around the arm whole. If you wander why I'm going from imperial to metric is that I got help yesterday from my gran who does imperial and my mam who does metric.
So I will be 'downsizing' so as to speak and getting my measurements done. while my mam is still in the UK. 

- Make sure I have everything as stated at the back of the envelope of the pattern as I had to return to the town on that same afternoon for some interfacing (and it's not easy to get to either).

- Stop myself from pushing myself to keep going. You know the feeling 'just that last seam before I stop' or 'I really want to get these pleats done tonight'. Both times I ended up making either a big mistake, first time messing up to the point that I had to cut out pieces out of remaining material the next day, the second, ending up in A&E with a snapped needle through my finger.  

Some good things came out of it too:

- I discovered loads of new techniques and new vocabulary like interfacing, pleats or gathering (depending on what you want the pattern to look like), baste etc.

- I managed to do a massive chunk of the pattern myself (apart from the adjusting which is more tricky) so it has really help my sewing confidence especially for a first pattern.

- My machine is a vintage awesome Singer which doesn't get used enough so it was nice to be using it after all this time.

Till next time and hopefully some photographs of the finished item!