and a total switching of gears
Nov. 23rd, 2017 11:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandie_rw1950s! I decided to spend most of my day today pretending I have no homework, and so did some poking through my vintage patterns and fabric stash to see if I could decide what to make for the vintage tea we're having in December.
I was originally thinking of using one of the many "plaiditudes" I bought end of last winter from work (nice weight cotton flannel) or a wool, but then I came across a piece of plaid taffeta I bought some time in the past year in one of those FabricMart sales. It's a somewhat obnoxious Christmas-y plaid - bright red and green, and I'd originally thought 1860s for it, but they only had a 3 yard piece left, that I took anyway (because who can pass up cheap silk taffeta? Not me, apparently), because hey, could work for vintage!
Naturally, the pattern I wanted to use it for, V8768, calls for 4 yards, and I had just a smidge over 3. Who follows pattern layouts anyway, amirite? So I cut the pattern tissue, laid the pieces out on the fabric, squinted, and said..."eh, probably. Might need some piecing, but..." You might not have noticed, but I am unfazed by piecing...
(It's brighter in person...)
Three pieces to be pieced, exactly. Not too bad. I'm doing the joining of pieces by hand, because it's me and I want to. xD Made sure to at least get that big skirt piece in one, so the joins aren't too big!
I was originally thinking of using one of the many "plaiditudes" I bought end of last winter from work (nice weight cotton flannel) or a wool, but then I came across a piece of plaid taffeta I bought some time in the past year in one of those FabricMart sales. It's a somewhat obnoxious Christmas-y plaid - bright red and green, and I'd originally thought 1860s for it, but they only had a 3 yard piece left, that I took anyway (because who can pass up cheap silk taffeta? Not me, apparently), because hey, could work for vintage!
Naturally, the pattern I wanted to use it for, V8768, calls for 4 yards, and I had just a smidge over 3. Who follows pattern layouts anyway, amirite? So I cut the pattern tissue, laid the pieces out on the fabric, squinted, and said..."eh, probably. Might need some piecing, but..." You might not have noticed, but I am unfazed by piecing...
(It's brighter in person...)
Three pieces to be pieced, exactly. Not too bad. I'm doing the joining of pieces by hand, because it's me and I want to. xD Made sure to at least get that big skirt piece in one, so the joins aren't too big!
