dummy?
I’d like to think I am NOT a dummy, but I did use Simplicity’s “Dummies” 4206 pattern and will happily give myself the title. I love these shirts for my 8 year old- and of course my other daughter will get a few added to her Spring/Summer wardrobe.
A few things I learned while sewing this project:
- directions printed on the pattern, sometimes can not be trusted. In the pattern, it tells you to hem the sleeve before attaching it to the rest of the shirt. When I followed this, the top of the neckline was all screwy and didn’t match up- a pain when I needed to create an even casing for elastic.
-allowing yourself to work without reading every instruction and trusting your own “common sense” can help solve above problem. I started attaching the sleeve to the shirt without hemming the sleeve and noticed everything matched up. So- hemming AFTER is actually what to do…if you use this pattern, be forewarned.
-when you get in the zone of sewing, all things can enter your mind! While I was sewing, a dream from the night before entered my head and I started laughing out loud, all by myself…I shocked my husband the night before by grabbing his arm with both my hands and sort of shook him. I concluded while sewing, that it must be my subconscious wrestling with my overactive puppy. All day, in reality, I have to let my Beagle/Blue Heeler puppy know who is boss and take him to the ground by grabbing the back of his neck. HA!
-sewing things for your kids is really rewarding. My daughter is totally proud to go to school and tell her friends I made her shirt or dress. It’s really nice. I know it may not be forever, but I sure am enjoying now!