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a) 100% humidity makes anything feel like utter sticky crap.
b) Regardless of that, note to self: iron-on interfacing comes in three thicknesses, and medium is probably not the appropriate one for small children's clothing.
c) Not a total loss, learned a bit about construction techniques, and will have a brilliant dress pattern involving 1" bias tape and elastic and a simple A-line dress very soonish.
I haven't done the hemming yet, but other than the interfacing issue-- which might work out in the wash-- it doesn't look terrible.
Details: Simplicity pattern 9854; 100% cotton, 1 yard, blue calico; interfacing; discarded printer paper from work plus a glue stick to attach the tissue pattern to, as seen here:
Also, I traced one of the interfacing pieces wrong in that picture, so don't be trusting my interpretation of the pattern. You have to use a pen to trace on interfacing, by the way, a pencil won't work.
You're supposed to do topstitching around the bodice to make it look pretty, and I haven't done that yet either. I think I need to cut a few more notches in the inside seams to try to take out a bit of the wrinkling, or just pretend it's a design feature:
Having to put on my reading glasses to thread the sewing machine makes me feel really encumbered by poor vision. Once those are on, it's fine, though.
b) Regardless of that, note to self: iron-on interfacing comes in three thicknesses, and medium is probably not the appropriate one for small children's clothing.
c) Not a total loss, learned a bit about construction techniques, and will have a brilliant dress pattern involving 1" bias tape and elastic and a simple A-line dress very soonish.
I haven't done the hemming yet, but other than the interfacing issue-- which might work out in the wash-- it doesn't look terrible.
Details: Simplicity pattern 9854; 100% cotton, 1 yard, blue calico; interfacing; discarded printer paper from work plus a glue stick to attach the tissue pattern to, as seen here:
Also, I traced one of the interfacing pieces wrong in that picture, so don't be trusting my interpretation of the pattern. You have to use a pen to trace on interfacing, by the way, a pencil won't work.
You're supposed to do topstitching around the bodice to make it look pretty, and I haven't done that yet either. I think I need to cut a few more notches in the inside seams to try to take out a bit of the wrinkling, or just pretend it's a design feature:
Having to put on my reading glasses to thread the sewing machine makes me feel really encumbered by poor vision. Once those are on, it's fine, though.
