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From: debsews
Date: 10-27-2005, 10:21 AM (1 of 14)
| Well I did something so dumb and don't know how or if it can be fixed. I have a piece of flannel from last year (and so I don't know if I can find more) that has an eskimo theme and the pattern is one way. I thought I laid all the pieces on right but the pants I have somehow gotten two of the same. I cut the fabric in two pieces and laid one on top of the other and cut out the piece. It's a one piece pants. Now when I went to sew them up and put one inside the other the notches don't match up. Do you understand what I did? Is there any way to correct it at this point. I don't have any fabric left that's big enough to cut another leg. I'm just sick about this because I needed to have them in the mail today! HELP ME PLEASE!!! |
User: debsews
Member since: 09-16-2005 Total posts: 254 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 10-27-2005, 11:23 AM (2 of 14)
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When you laid the cut fabric with one piece on top of the other you had the right side up (or maybe down) on both pieces. You should have right sides (or maybe wrong sides) together as it would be if you folded it. No help for it. We've all done it. Now all you can do about it is kick yourself. Can I ask, why did you cut it? Dorothy |
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From: debsews
Date: 10-27-2005, 12:16 PM (3 of 14)
| Well I did it that way thinking I would cut both out at once and didn't even think to put it together the way it would be if it had been folded. So I should have cut one and then flipped the pattern and cut the other? Or do what i did but layer it wrong sides together? Either would have worked? |
User: debsews
Member since: 09-16-2005 Total posts: 254 |
From: toadusew
Date: 10-27-2005, 01:54 PM (4 of 14)
| I may not totally understand what you did, but it sounds like you should have flipped the pattern over to cut the other side. However, after re-reading your post, I'm not sure that is the answer either. Maybe somebody else can help you a little better than I can. |
User: toadusew
Member since: 01-08-2005 Total posts: 369 |
From: mommydionne
Date: 10-27-2005, 03:35 PM (5 of 14)
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Deb are you just making pyjama pants? For an adult or kid? For a kid I would not worry all that much and would just trim to match my crotch curves so they would sew together ok and run with that. For an adult (esp females) you can do the same thing but sometimes the bum looks funny. Or you could get something similar and make two pair of mismatched pants  , Sounds like you cut out two left legs (or two right legs) by laying your fabric on top itself instead of folding right sides together.good luck Jeanette
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User: mommydionne
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From: debsews
Date: 10-27-2005, 04:44 PM (6 of 14)
| I'm making pj pants for a 9 yr old boy and wondered how they would fit and feel if I went ahead and made them. I won't be out anything so I might as well try to make it work. I've stewed about this all afternoon and finally made some oatmeal raisin cookies to console myself! That didn't help the old diet any! Thanks for the suggestions and another valuable lesson learned. |
User: debsews
Member since: 09-16-2005 Total posts: 254 |
From: bridesmom
Date: 10-27-2005, 05:41 PM (7 of 14)
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Oh Deb, I did the same thing recently on a top for my GD! Luckily I could make it work out. When you do it once, you probably won't do it again. You were right that you should have flipped the pattern piece over. When you cut out the pieces normally you have the fabric either wrong side together or right side together giving you right and left or mirror image pieces. I've screwed up when I have a fabric that has nap or a definite one way pattern, cause I am thinking too hard about getting the pattern pieces the right way to remember you need right and left sides. I bet that being pj bottoms, you won't be able to tell that you have 2 left (or right) legs!!
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 10-27-2005, 06:17 PM (8 of 14)
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When I have to cut fabric and lay the pieces on top of each other I make little chalk arrows pointing up so the nap all goes the same way (I try to lay everything as if it has a nap. I know I don't have to but I do). Of course it doesn't help if you put them right side to wrong side. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: Chrysantha
Date: 10-27-2005, 07:17 PM (9 of 14)
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You can always make them 'crazy' pants....each side a different fabric and the back matches...as in 1, 2, 2, 1. so if you have one of the eskimo fabric, get something to match, then make one leg eskimo front or back and the other leg opposite. Then add the extra fabric as trim, pockets whatever...
Chrys
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User: Chrysantha
Member since: 09-06-2002 Total posts: 2414 
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From: paroper
Date: 10-27-2005, 11:42 PM (10 of 14)
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I'm with Chrys. I'd just make two pair of pants and each would have two different legs. If you were doing the top (I don't think you are), I'd do the sleeves or one side of the front out of the odd color so that they'd match. It just sounds like you failed to turn your pattern over or you turned your pattern AND your fabric over when you cut the second piece....it is soooo easy to do. I don't think that I'd try to recut the piece. There is a real difference between the way the cut for the crotch is in the front vs the back. I don't think that they'll ever be comfortable. pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 10-28-2005, 11:26 AM (11 of 14)
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Since they are PJ's and for a nine year old boy, they probably have elastic in the waist and probably do not fit snugly, so I don't think it would hurt to 'force' the fit and finish them.. Should be enough ease there ..
Sew With Love
Libby |
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From: debsews
Date: 10-28-2005, 04:46 PM (12 of 14)
| Well thanks to all who gave me advice about my cutting error on the pj pants. After stewing about it all night and most of the day I decided to find a slightly smaller pattern and recut the crotch area. I did it and cut some off the waist and put them together. It worked and I hope they will still fit him but now if they don't it will only look like a sizing error and not a senior moment on my part! He's a step grandson and I wouldn't want to have him think I tried to rescue his pj's and hurt his feelings. So I'll make him one more pair and hopefully they'll both fit! I'm mailing them out tomorrow so we'll see if they work or not! |
User: debsews
Member since: 09-16-2005 Total posts: 254 |
From: paroper
Date: 10-28-2005, 06:13 PM (13 of 14)
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They probably will because PJs are generally large. Good luck!
pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: Sancin
Date: 11-04-2005, 03:22 AM (14 of 14)
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..... When you do it once, you probably won't do it again.... I wouldn't count on this - seniour moments seem to come more and more often, especially when excited about how great something will look when one is finished. Congratulations for your salvage - and great ideas from everyone! *~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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User: Sancin
Member since: 02-13-2005 Total posts: 895 
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