tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post6181441045860508205..comments2024-02-04T07:26:05.237-05:00Comments on Polka Dot Overload | Sewing, knitting & embroidery projects by Mikhaela Reid: Sew Grateful Giveaway Winner(s)! Plus: Project Progress (or Lack Thereof)Mikhaela Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-77621785572437400992012-02-15T22:11:24.804-05:002012-02-15T22:11:24.804-05:00I once sewed the wrong sides of a bodice together ...I once sewed the wrong sides of a bodice together (both sides and shoulders)... twice in a row. ::headdesk::Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-75096821126685698652012-02-15T11:55:52.168-05:002012-02-15T11:55:52.168-05:00Thank you so much, Mikhaela! You're right, I d...Thank you so much, Mikhaela! You're right, I did put the wrong pattern number on there... D'oh! That's exactly the one I wanted and I'm so excited to make up that dress. Thanks for a great giveaway. :)<br /><br />Don't worry about silly mistakes either. We all make our fair share. I once put a skirt on inside out and didn't even realize it until the bodice was attached and I was ready to top stitch. So dumb. But, hey, ya live and ya learn, right?Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632786663022922660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-12697327840715804522012-02-15T01:06:52.383-05:002012-02-15T01:06:52.383-05:00YAY! Patterns! Thank you SO much. :)
I have to sa...YAY! Patterns! Thank you SO much. :)<br /><br />I have to say that your story of sewing angst resonates. Things like this occur frequently in my house, which is why I don't sew when cranky or tired (or while drinking!) anymore. The simplest things end up taking hours and hours, and never turn out right. I have had more than a few wadders, "just because".dotted lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12833251316062787618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-85788835691737314542012-02-14T17:36:55.023-05:002012-02-14T17:36:55.023-05:00oh you ladies are awesome--thank you! that totally...oh you ladies are awesome--thank you! that totally cheered me up.Mikhaela Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-88448098595122142942012-02-14T13:47:02.857-05:002012-02-14T13:47:02.857-05:00Girl, if it makes you feel any better - I complete...Girl, if it makes you feel any better - I completely demolished that Amy Butler purse I was sewing up. I mean, I guess I'd classify it as more of a Monet (please tell me you get this reference!). My fabric/interfacing combo was NOT ideal for such a structured purse, and I started getting ansty & bored with the pattern toward the end, which means horrible looking, rumply seams. The bag kind of caves in at the middle - it just looks homeade lol.<br /><br />I guess I should take a picture of it just so I can make fun of myself :BLLADYBIRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409560091790703554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-19088384612421546912012-02-14T13:42:15.336-05:002012-02-14T13:42:15.336-05:00Oh no! Sorry to hear about the colourblock skirt n...Oh no! Sorry to hear about the colourblock skirt nightmare! If it makes you feel any better..I've spent about 4 hours hemming a pair of PJ bottoms for David and no matter what I do...it's all wonky. I must have cut the fabric weird or something. I literally want to hurl the PJs out the window and go buy some.hahahahaha. But that's not in the spirit of giving (or is it?) lol. Hang in there--we all have our days and it is in no way a reflection of your sewing ability! I was just over at the Crafty Traveller's blog (a lovely lady from Edinburgh: http://crafty-traveller.blogspot.com/) swapping stories of sewing in sleeves on the wrong arms (i.e. backwards). Big hugs!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668255845241284664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-85391638174649303452012-02-14T13:31:35.493-05:002012-02-14T13:31:35.493-05:00Well, this weekend, my sewing of Butterick "s...Well, this weekend, my sewing of Butterick "simple" culottes - not altering, just sewing - was a total ridiculousness. 13 hours to sew them up. Everything that could have gone wrong did and they look bizarre in the end. I almost cry regularly when I sew. But more often I just get super hostile. :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-24647077876190214332012-02-14T13:15:29.231-05:002012-02-14T13:15:29.231-05:00Congratulations to your winners!
As for the skirt...Congratulations to your winners!<br /><br />As for the skirt---hugs! I have a horrible tendency to refuse to un-pick serging---I am more likely to just slice the damn seam off and hope that the few mm of difference won't matter too much in the finished object (sometimes I am lucky...) Lucky for me I can blame most of my tension problems on my stone age (ok, 80s) serger. Hang in there. Do you need to hem it? What about a hem facing if you absolutely must?<br /><br />As for braindead sewing, there's a reason most of my projects in the last few months have been simple knit tops in TNT patterns... And I still manage to mess up necklines and put sleeves on inside out. If it's not a glaring mistake, I tend to leave it...Tanit-Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824217102632813598noreply@blogger.com