tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18417039.post28670100542619527..comments2023-09-28T01:53:19.554-06:00Comments on A Joyful Handmaiden: Happy results!Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279806588780362328noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18417039.post-22360275434629070562007-08-21T16:01:00.000-06:002007-08-21T16:01:00.000-06:00Thanks, Ladies! Laura, with taking things apart (s...Thanks, Ladies! <BR/><BR/>Laura, with taking things apart (sewing machine stitch, and serge), and then making a pattern off of it, we just make sure where ever the main seam was, to add enough allowance to the pattern, so we can sew on 5/8." I'll take my little ruler along the seam, and then trace at 5/8."<BR/><BR/>Hmm, I haven't worked much with things being traced on a bias, so I wouldn't know Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06279806588780362328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18417039.post-26196023517344632832007-08-21T07:53:00.000-06:002007-08-21T07:53:00.000-06:00Cheri, I have done that once, but I think I messed...Cheri, I have done that once, but I think I messed up somehow because the resulting dress was too tight at my hips. Any suggestions for getting accurate tracings? (One problem might have been that most of the pieces were on the bias, and somehow they were stretched in the wrong direction when I laid them out.)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, your blouse looks great! I love the neckerchief collar look.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234162572763034574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18417039.post-22184819058004093882007-08-21T07:28:00.000-06:002007-08-21T07:28:00.000-06:00I absolutely love that blouse pattern, it is very ...I absolutely love that blouse pattern, it is very feminine and pretty. I don't know if I'd be brave enough to take something apart to try making it. Especially if it's something I really like I'd hate to lose it and not know how the end product would turn out. My sisters are braver than me, so! Anyhow, maybe you should make a pattern to sell! :) ~ Ruth AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18417039.post-50062288854946119802007-08-20T20:24:00.000-06:002007-08-20T20:24:00.000-06:00I think thats a great idea... but I don't know if ...I think thats a great idea... but I don't know if I'm brave enough :) I would be terrified of ruining everything! Your blouse looks lovely though, so congratulations on your new pattern!~Lauren Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14210628145740240851noreply@blogger.com