mandie_rw: (duh)
mandie_rw ([personal profile] mandie_rw) wrote2017-12-08 02:27 pm
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fking plaid

Okay so I know I don't usually give a rat's ass about plaid-matching but
mismatched plaid dress
that's just embarrassing. I really don't think I can wear this...

(Although, in my defense, I couldn't have moved either piece over that half-inch, I was that short on fabric. "O yes I've beaten the pattern layout and yardage estimate!" O HO HO GETTING COCKY THERE ARE WE.)

ETA: And I just tried it on, because it occurred to me that it'd be stupid not to, and HOLY DUMPY SISTER-WIFE, BATMAN. Awkward stumpifying length (yes, that's fixable), too long in the back waist so it wrinkles like woah, and weirdly droopy in the shoulders and upper torso. There's a reason that you only find one picture on Google of this finished pattern, yikes. (And, PS, it looks terrible. That picture is not a lie!)

I do actually think I'll finish it over break, because dude. There are probably unsuspecting victims out there still buying this pattern, and they should be warned off it, so I'll finish it and write a blogger post on it. But I'm not killing myself to finish it for tomorrow!

mrs_maupin: (Default)

[personal profile] mrs_maupin 2017-12-08 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Put a belt on it and no one will notice ! It looks cute !
marianme: 1860s green ballgown worn at Costume College (Default)

[personal profile] marianme 2017-12-08 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Doh! I agree. Belt.
penwiper: (Default)

[personal profile] penwiper 2017-12-09 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
I am so sorry about your pattern despair, but oh, you made me laugh!

Agreed on giving a belt a try!
mala_14: (Default)

[personal profile] mala_14 2017-12-09 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
I was just going to suggest a belt or sash and see that everyone has beaten me to it. So I will just say, darn that sucks, but looking forward to your review because I know it will be amusing. ;)
chocolatepot: Ed and Stede (Default)

[personal profile] chocolatepot 2017-12-09 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
What's the pattern, again?
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[personal profile] sewtimely 2017-12-11 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
Peplums are hard to pull off. And yes, belts! *Hugs*