Friday, June 1, 2018

Recalculating

So I made a test skirt to enable me to work out how much fabric to buy for the next one, made a miscalculation and came home with insufficient! How daft is that? I decided to fudge it, knowing that the skirt wouldn't hang as well as the original because it's not cut properly on the cross.  I figured that if it was really bad, I could just wear it at home. But I think it'll do. No one is going to stop me in the street and say, "Excuse me, your skirt is not hanging correctly".
The fabric is a teeny tiny houndstooth. 


I'd still like to make a skirt according to the pattern, so I will have to buy more fabric, calculating more accurately.
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12 comments:

  1. God's KidJune 1, 2018 at 9:23 AM

    If anyone would stop you I would say you did it as a fashion statement. ;)

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  2. LaviniaJune 2, 2018 at 2:27 AM

    The fashion police is out to get you! :) I'm sure nobody will notice if it doesn't hang properly. I like the tiny houndstooth.

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  3. muskaanJune 2, 2018 at 5:45 AM

    Huh, didn't realise there was a name - houndstooth! Always something new to learn when I read your posts :-)
    My 'wasteful' solution is to buy more fabric than is calculated, especially when doing it for the first time. Now I always leftovers which, despite my best intentions, have Not been used in a quilt ;-P

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    1. Jane McLellanJune 2, 2018 at 12:26 PM

      I measured the folded fabric and forgot to double it, so my calculation was wa-a-y out. Proper layout leaves a lot over, which I won’t make into a quilt either.

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  4. craftie sylvieJune 2, 2018 at 7:45 AM

    Both your fabrics look lovely :) As for the pattern, there are many different possible shapes for a skirt, no-one will know the one you had in mind at first. As lond as YOU like it, it's the right shape ;)

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  5. Margarets designer cardsJune 2, 2018 at 9:36 AM

    Don’t think the fashion police will be calling on you when you wear it at home to complain it’s not quite right

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  6. AnonymousJune 3, 2018 at 6:44 AM

    I always think the houndstooth design look smart. I'm sure with your expertise the finished skirt will look good.

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  7. Madtatter80June 3, 2018 at 7:44 PM

    I love the houndstooth design is really popular here too. I have been know too wear tags out all day and got up so early I put a shirt on inside out,so glad a friend told me 😃

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  8. NinettaJune 5, 2018 at 11:59 PM

    Thanks for the new word :) just for curiosity, in Italian we use a French word specific for this: "pied de poule", I have memories of a mum's skirt, I was in my 10yo I think, I stolen the fabric she saved for pockets and made my doll a dress. Thank you very much for bring me back to this lovely memories

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    1. Jane McLellanJune 6, 2018 at 2:37 AM

      :-) thanks for that story, I love hearing stories like that.

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