Monday, November 11, 2013

Regrading pattern and rejoining the world

Hello.  I've been absent for a long time, no?

I was sick for a while, and am now returning to my normal self.  Over the summer, I had an autoimmune condition that caused my body to attack its own muscle tissue.  As you can imagine, this presented a lot of problems and I couldn't do much of anything.  I don't recommend it as a way to lose weight, though it is quite effective!

Right now I am just bookmarking a note to myself on how to shrink a pattern.  I sewed up a test muslin of Vogue 2241 in size 8, which of course, is the smallest size available and too big at the same time.

Threads article on pattern grading

I would love for the dress to fit like this.
Instead it looks like this (Thanks SJP for modeling!)

11 comments:

  1. Glad you are feeling better. Welcome back :)

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  2. Welcome back. Sorry to hear you've been unwell

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  3. Glad to hear you are doing better! Sorry to hear about the fitting problems... I'm sure that is discouraging after being unable to sew for so long.

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  4. Oh my, that sounds horrific!! I'm so glad you're feeling better!

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  5. Stay well and glad to have you back, that dress is beautiful and I look forward to seeing it.

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  6. I hope you're feeling better and that the autoimmune problem is completely sorted. Your dress will be beautiful, take it easy with the re-grading!

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  7. Welcome back, glad you are feeling better. That SJP dress really is terrible!!

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  8. I'm glad to hear you're on the mend. Pattern grading is no fun, but when something fits well nothing beats that satisfaction.

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  9. So sorry to hear you have bean ill :o(
    I hope you are 100% better soon, and able to conquer that Vogue pattern!

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