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Helen's circle skirt and that ridiculous vintage print fabric from Portland
In January, Hella-copter came to visit me and we had a killer time in Portland. We got some fabric and she came up again this month while she was off for spring break (lucky teachers and their academic schedules). She already had 2 bodice patterns to choose from for this "circle skirt" dress. While she sewed this project all weekend long, I started on the "disappearing Lapel" concept shirt from Tomoko Nakamichi's Pattern Magic 2. I tried to save a couple bucks last year and purchased it from eBay, unknowingly in its original JAPANESE version. Helen happen to purchase the same one transcribed in English while we were in Portland. IT DIDNT HELP. For all its translation, there was no real pattern. The text could barely describe the process, only telling me where to CUT and where to join, and even then, figuring it out based on observation and muslin construction would've gotten me further. I wasted a whole night cutting a draft pattern from a surgical gown stolen from the office. And my pattern looks nothing like the muslin (It might actually be better, come to think of it). But anyway, we did this til 3AM in the morning. Except she finished. I didn't. She wins. I don't. But hey, the way I see it 1) there's always next time and 2) I never win against Hellsley, but if I'm anywhere near finished, then that's a damn success worth celebrating.
I'm glad someone used my Bernina, too. Here's Hel sporting her circle.
Helen's circle skirt and that ridiculous vintage print fabric from Portland
In January, Hella-copter came to visit me and we had a killer time in Portland. We got some fabric and she came up again this month while she was off for spring break (lucky teachers and their academic schedules). She already had 2 bodice patterns to choose from for this "circle skirt" dress. While she sewed this project all weekend long, I started on the "disappearing Lapel" concept shirt from Tomoko Nakamichi's Pattern Magic 2. I tried to save a couple bucks last year and purchased it from eBay, unknowingly in its original JAPANESE version. Helen happen to purchase the same one transcribed in English while we were in Portland. IT DIDNT HELP. For all its translation, there was no real pattern. The text could barely describe the process, only telling me where to CUT and where to join, and even then, figuring it out based on observation and muslin construction would've gotten me further. I wasted a whole night cutting a draft pattern from a surgical gown stolen from the office. And my pattern looks nothing like the muslin (It might actually be better, come to think of it). But anyway, we did this til 3AM in the morning. Except she finished. I didn't. She wins. I don't. But hey, the way I see it 1) there's always next time and 2) I never win against Hellsley, but if I'm anywhere near finished, then that's a damn success worth celebrating.
I'm glad someone used my Bernina, too. Here's Hel sporting her circle.