Good luck to those who try but I think this type of stuff will be something I splurge on in RTW. I might consider making the skirt in the future but the shirt...nope, no way!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Vogue 1259 (aka...How to drive a math geek insane!)
I tried, I really tried, but man if you make one mistake you're SOL on this thing. It's like a game of twister. The pieces have names like "Front and Back" which is one piece. I think, maybe, sewing this with a fabric that has a distinct right side vs wrong side might help. Or maybe I'm just not suited to sewing things like this. I'm not a very good instruction follower, but this is crazy.
Good luck to those who try but I think this type of stuff will be something I splurge on in RTW. I might consider making the skirt in the future but the shirt...nope, no way!
Good luck to those who try but I think this type of stuff will be something I splurge on in RTW. I might consider making the skirt in the future but the shirt...nope, no way!
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So sorry that this didn't work out for you...
I've forced myself to stick with the instructions and I keep the paper pattern pinned to the fabric for as long as I can. I'm not a maths whiz but i do tend to assume construction steps and then miss out the obvious instructions. I know. Go figure.
I know you'll work this pattern out. You will.
Oh how frustrating! I'm sorry it's not working out for you - I also hope you can go back to it after a few days and it might make sense. I'll be curious as I'm considering purchasing this pattern.
Bummer! When I am working with fabrics like that, I use small stickers or pieces o of painters tape to keep the right side ID'd. Sounds like a tricky one, though!
Yep, painter's tape with the pattern piece id'ed on the tape....This pattern looks uber complicated however so my hat is off to you for even attempting it.
I call this the "mummy dress" and the design looks pretty complicated. Maybe if you try it again at a later time it may make more sense. You'd definitely look stunning in this!
Hullo! I just finished this dress, and I have to agree, it makes no sense logically AT ALL. If I didn't keep putting it onto my body double I would have sewed so many seams twisted because there's no way to tell. I actually missed a seam because the 'front back' and the 'back front' thing completely threw me off. I was almost done and I'm all, 'this is not going to stay up unless I sew this part to the shoulder.' I have an idea I screwed up, but who can tell, you know? It's wearable, if a little bit weird:)
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