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Most of my “misses” are really just part of my process. I’m not afraid to point out the stuff that just didn’t work but since I muslin everything I make for fit and stuff, I don’t usually go forward on a project if it doesn’t pass the muslin stage.
As much as I love my Circuit Boards dress and wear it a lot in summer and love the batiste lining and the fit in the back, I do not like the way I left the front bodice darts. So, while I wear it, I consider that part a miss. I could’ve changed that in the muslin stage and I was so eager to finish the dress that I ignored it.
This is also in a set of photos from the summer when I was doing my photography experiment; getting better pics of my garments for the blog.
The next dress, only known as McCalls 6379, was great until I added the maxi skirt to the bodice. The bodice itself looked harmless. All together, it was too much pattern. I still want to revisit the pattern and fiddle with it one day with a stretchy fabric. If it’s not fitted, I don’t think I’ll like it. Let’s not talk about how grainy the photo is and blurry and how we all want to criticize the pic. I’m embarrassed as it is.
I almost forgot about this red dress I made in February for Valentine’s Day. I only posted pics on Sew Weekly for some reason. Nice thing about this dress is that a friend came over and shopped in my closet and picked this up and loves wearing it.
I actually like the front and the bust darts are perfectly placed for my taste. My weird smile is from some dental work I had done that morning. And the mirror shots. Yeah, let’s speak of them no more.
Another dress that ended up being taken away by my friend is McCalls 6394, which I did review on Pattern Review. I just didn’t blog about it. Now I can see how easy it would be to fix this pattern to suit me better. I wonder if I love it enough to try it again?
I love my leggings and the fact that I drafted them from scratch but I messed up a bit and sewed them up too small. I seem to have forgotten how much of a SA I had given myself. Duh. I can still wear them. I just can’t sit down very comfortably or play on the floor with my kids- hence the fail.
It’s quite a relief that most of my fails were from earlier in the year- 3 out of 5. Not bad. This is good to reflect on.
Not bad fails at all! I love the first and last pieces the best (circuit board dress and striped leggings), and the red dress neckline is beautiful. =)
I totally understand the excited rush job on projects for yourself that usually mean you don’t take the time to be as much as a perfectionist on something (resulting in a “meh” toward the item in the end) as you would if it were for someone else. I always seem to be a bit lazier when sewing for myself… and I’m not quite sure why that is. Maybe it’s because I know no one else will notice and because I’m not paying myself.
I agree. My fails weren’t as bad as they could’ve been. I was even gonna add in the River Tam inspired dress but it’s not a construction fail or a fit fail. It’s just a communication fail and my expectations of what someone else “should” want. hehe. unrealistic.
Hum the muslin stage does make a huge difference in the amount of fails
I’m annoyed by this stage and the amount of time it takes but it is such a relief when you get to play with the real fabric!
I agree it’s a relief to get your hands on the real fabric and with the practice from making the muslin, it’s much more enjoyable and there are fewer doubts.