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From: mollie
Date: 02-20-2006, 03:49 PM (1 of 8)
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So I got my first pattern yesterday and started today, I have cut out all my pattern pieces, fused the interfacings on to where it is supposed to go but now I'm confused. The next instructions are "Baste interfaced front yoke piece right sides together with skirt front and stich. Stich interfaced back yoke piece to skirt back in the smae manner." Which makes sense, but the picture doesn't make sense, and my fabric (which I'm pretty sure I cut correctly) doesn't match up. http://i1.tinypic.com/o7ja1k.jpg http://i1.tinypic.com/o7jbme.jpg http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=o7jdlk If you can help me at all I would be soooo thankful! So please try and help |
User: mollie
Member since: 02-20-2006 Total posts: 3 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 02-20-2006, 04:41 PM (2 of 8)
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You just want to flip the yoke around so the longer edge is stitched to the skirt top. It may not look right because of the curve but when you finish and open it up it will be right. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: mollie
Date: 02-20-2006, 05:05 PM (3 of 8)
| thank you so much! |
User: mollie
Member since: 02-20-2006 Total posts: 3 |
From: paroper
Date: 02-20-2006, 07:23 PM (4 of 8)
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Ok, Dorothy is right, it needs to be turned around so that the larger part of the yoke fits to the top (smaller part of the skirt). However, it doesn't look right to me either UNLESS THE SKIRT IS TO BE GATHERED TO THE YOKE. Some fabrics will stretch significantly when they are bias cut if they are handled incorrectly. Also, sometimes interfacings will shrink, esp if they are steamed. I don't know anything about how this fabric was handled nor do I know anything about the pattern company. When the pattern is matched ON THE SEAM LINE, the pattern and the garment should be close to the same size. In this case, the skirt will seem smaller at the top than the yolk if it fits flatly against the yolk. Go back to your pattern. Check to make sure that you cut on all the cutting lines. Is there a seam in the center front that you neglected to cut? That would account for up to 1 1/4 inches extra if you have 5/8 in seams. Did you cut the same size for both pattern pieces? Sometimes the back is larger than the front. Is it possible that is the front facing and the back skirt? This has nothing to do with your problem but some patterns require that you add the seam allowance. Did your pattern have the seam allowance on the pattern or did you need to add it? When you have a problem like this, the best thing is to go back to the beginning. Lay the garment on the original pattern pieces and match them up to see if they are the same size and match the pattern pieces. Go from there. You don't have to cut the pattern pieces out to lay them, just fold the garment pieces and half and lay them out on the pattern pieces. When you do, hopefully, you'll figure it out. 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: DorothyL
Date: 02-20-2006, 09:19 PM (5 of 8)
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It didn't look that far off to me in the second picture. But I always listen to Pam cause she knows everything -- well so far anyway. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: paroper
Date: 02-20-2006, 09:25 PM (6 of 8)
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Well, I don't know. I'm anxious to hear what Mollie has to say when she comes back to us. It is very hard to tell because they weren't lined up the way that they would be when they were joined or sewn together. I would have liked to see the yoke laying at the top of the skirt but to me the skirt did look large. However, it very well could just be the way the pieces were laying. I also would have liked to seen the picture of the skirt. Most of the time when I have a problem like that it is a light bulb moment when I realize that I'm looking at it all wrong.
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: mozeyrn
Date: 02-21-2006, 10:39 AM (7 of 8)
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Mollie - I had the same problem when I was putting together a jumper with interfacing and like Pam suggested, I took ALL the pieces apart. I got the paper pattern, laid everything out and started putting the PATTERN pieces together (no sewing just kind of laying it together). I discovered I had mixed up my left and right pieces. It was time consuming but taught me to read the patterns a little more closely. - Maureen.
Learning something new with every stitch!! Kenmore 16231000 |
User: mozeyrn
Member since: 11-29-2005 Total posts: 349 |
From: Kdruan
Date: 03-07-2006, 11:14 AM (8 of 8)
I sometimes have a "dry" run with pinning it together first if I'm confused. I can sometimes get confused with what the pattern is saying and then like Pam said have that "ah ha" moment. But it's much better to have it before you put stitches in than later  .Kathy |
User: Kdruan
Member since: 02-24-2006 Total posts: 17 |
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