Tuesday, March 31, 2015

It's Hard to Say No.

It all started when I made the Odette from Sewing Workshop. I had enough fabric left over to make something else. Not pants. OK. A skirt. 

Even though I usually feel frumpy in skirts. Even though skirts require special undergarments. Even though this fabric is one of those cheap pontes - the kind with lots of polyester, instead of rayon. 

Yep, this piece was snake-bit from the get-go.


Finally I sewed it up. It's a fun pattern because Katherine Tilton gives instructions for overlapping side seams continuing into the machine stitched hem with a double needle.

But then I tried it on and I did not feel fun.




I really, really wanted this to be successful.


DH and I decided it was too long. So I cut it off and nipped it in. For a knits-only pattern, it has a lot of ease.




Lessons learned: I can ruin good fabric but I cannot fix bad fabric. See those puckered seams? I tried everything to create straight vertical lines: new needle, slight zig-zag stitch, cotton thread, steam pressing with a press cloth so the ponte would not melt.

Such a dis-a-ponte-ment. 

9 comments:

  1. Sometimes we just have to say done, over, trash! but at least we have the experience!

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  2. I understand. I just threw a very complicated vest into the GARBAGE! I've only done that once before. It hurts

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  3. Oy! Hurry up and toss it before it causes you any more pain!! :)

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  4. Too bad, Martha, but at least it doesn't sound like this was too involved. On to the next!

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  5. You gave it a try - and I agree, 'bad' fabric is disappointing. I like the longer style on you, hope you'll do this again in a mid-weight stable knit.

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  6. Martha, toss it and move on :-) If you do try again, I'd be interested to see the skirt on you. This skirt pattern is intriguing.

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  7. So sad. I'm with you though - skirts somehow never look or feel quite right on me. Tunics or some dress styles are better. Pants are best!

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  8. Don't you just hate tossing those disasters!
    Live and learn. I made my last skirt many years ago!

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