Why do I sew? Let me count the reasons... | Week 30 | #52wonderfilledweeks
Why do I sew? I'll give you my extensive list of reasons below...make sure to take notes: 1. I can make anything I want. 2. I can alter anything to make it into something better. Did you catch all that? LOL! Short, sweet and true! I can make anything I can think of and I can usually alter anything to make it better. I did both of these things this week. So last week I was trying out a new (to me) pattern that wasn't love at first site but I ended up falling in like with it pretty hard core. I really like the drape and I do love how it feels on. This week I used my two yard cut of red, bamboo lycra to make the same shirt with a few alterations. I thought the original white one was too snug on my fluffy parts so I took a 1/4" seam allowance instead of the indicated 3/8". I also added 3/4 sleeves and split the difference in the length I had taken out from the previous week. The result was...well not my favorite! (see below) ...