tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19241214.post8960805665093764767..comments2024-03-27T22:21:57.519-04:00Comments on :::More whiffs, glimmers & left oeuvres:::: From How High?Deb Lacativahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037530669295128974noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19241214.post-42895860630412974332021-12-06T18:04:00.304-05:002021-12-06T18:04:00.304-05:00I once cut with the fabric wrong side out. Did not...I once cut with the fabric wrong side out. Did not venture too many garments.Deb Lacativahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037530669295128974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19241214.post-22620374105879891562021-12-03T17:47:16.409-05:002021-12-03T17:47:16.409-05:00i know when it comes to garment sewing, my (very s...i know when it comes to garment sewing, my (very southern) grandma always said not to cut out a new garment on a friday UNLESS you could finish the whole thing that same day. otherwise you are bound to have something go wrong. i found this out the hard way. i forgot the rule once when i was remaking a granny dress (remember those??) into a smock top (!) and cut out two sleeves just alike. i had forgotten to flip the pattern piece over for the second sleeve, and didn't have enough fabric to cut another sleeve. i called my grandma (500 miles and an expensive long distance call away) in tears. after she reminded me about THE RULE, she explained how to recut the sleeve and add a little piece under the arm where it would hardly show - with strict instructions to wait until saturday!wordybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530035328872270129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19241214.post-91665664567225530982021-12-03T10:24:17.697-05:002021-12-03T10:24:17.697-05:00gahhhh ... a pox on tunnel vision and plotting and...gahhhh ... a pox on tunnel vision and plotting and colds ... may you rise above it all ... ha!Liz Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397660873950991774noreply@blogger.com