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Viking apron dress
Jun. 2nd, 2010 04:39 pmI wanted to test out how long I could sit at the sewing machine before my foot gave out. I figured if I worked on a simple project that wasn't required by someone else, I could stop 1/2 way in if I needed to. No one would be put out as the 1/2 progress project was mine. And I have these spiky eyeball beads that ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
greenness helped me turn into neato necklaces a few weeks ago. They needed a dress to live on, so...
I had ordered this lovely gray blue fabric as a doggie bag discount from fabrics-store (about 2 yards). It's been sitting on the kitchen table for several months, looking for a project. This + necklaces= viking apron dress. I did all the math, got all the measurements, checked it twice and then proceeded to get to work. It's ridiculously easy, all straight lines, simple seams, straight forward. And 2 yards was more than enough with extra for straps.
I got it all cut out and though, OMG, what did I do wrong, this looks way too big. Check the measurements and the cuts again, nope it's "right". Sewed the whole thing together. Tried it one, only to have it slide right over my head, right to my hips. Back gore puckered strangely and looked like a tail, not a gore. I apparently needed to cut 4" off each edge, and another 2 out of the back. Put it all back together, minus 2 of the back gores. Which was a mistake, because the dress 'needs' those in order to hang correctly. All 3 back gores had to be re-cut in order to fit the smaller profile.
But finally I have a dress. No straps yet. Even with all the ripping and re-sewing, only took about 2 hours. I have all the seams sewn down with a feather stitch on the outside, and a little leaf/vine motif across the top and bottom hems. Since the fabric is a nice pale color, I went with white thread. I am thinking the shift will go faster, as it is constructed very similarly to the shirts I normally sew, just without the collar.
I have learned that 2 hours is about as long as I can sit at the machine before my foot goes, "I am so done with this game, begin super swelling NOW!!!" Today I will attempt argent_tyger's jacket edging.
greenness helped me turn into neato necklaces a few weeks ago. They needed a dress to live on, so... I had ordered this lovely gray blue fabric as a doggie bag discount from fabrics-store (about 2 yards). It's been sitting on the kitchen table for several months, looking for a project. This + necklaces= viking apron dress. I did all the math, got all the measurements, checked it twice and then proceeded to get to work. It's ridiculously easy, all straight lines, simple seams, straight forward. And 2 yards was more than enough with extra for straps.
I got it all cut out and though, OMG, what did I do wrong, this looks way too big. Check the measurements and the cuts again, nope it's "right". Sewed the whole thing together. Tried it one, only to have it slide right over my head, right to my hips. Back gore puckered strangely and looked like a tail, not a gore. I apparently needed to cut 4" off each edge, and another 2 out of the back. Put it all back together, minus 2 of the back gores. Which was a mistake, because the dress 'needs' those in order to hang correctly. All 3 back gores had to be re-cut in order to fit the smaller profile.
But finally I have a dress. No straps yet. Even with all the ripping and re-sewing, only took about 2 hours. I have all the seams sewn down with a feather stitch on the outside, and a little leaf/vine motif across the top and bottom hems. Since the fabric is a nice pale color, I went with white thread. I am thinking the shift will go faster, as it is constructed very similarly to the shirts I normally sew, just without the collar.
I have learned that 2 hours is about as long as I can sit at the machine before my foot goes, "I am so done with this game, begin super swelling NOW!!!" Today I will attempt argent_tyger's jacket edging.
