Ok, maybe not a quilter's block, but definitely a sewer's block. I wanted to start on my oldest daughter's 'festival vest' as it's to be a Christmas gift. When I started reading the instructions, that's when the block hit. I realize that's it's been a few years since I've sewn clothing, but it hasn't been THAT many and I know how to read a pattern... but not this one. It talks about zipper plackets but doesn't give pattern piece or size measurements - I'm supposed to 'wing it'?. Then there's this long piece that says it's a gusset for the pockets and I'm to sew it around the four short sides of the pocket... ok, then what? From what I'm reading, I'm to do the same with the lining pocket... but there is no inner pocket - just two outer ones.
I tried all this reading and reasoning last night and again this morning... still haven't been able to visualize it in my head, which means I'll have no idea what I'm doing - if it's right or wrong. I don't want to waste good fabric trying to make something that's not going to turn out. Oh why does something that looks so simple to make end up being one of the most difficult challenges I've ever faced!?!?
I now have a headache and am going to go find something else to do to de-stress... maybe make some bowl cozies.
If you don't hear anything from me in the next week, please call the quilt police and ask them to send out their search dogs. lol
take care...
ttyl (hopefully)
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ReplyDeletereally, I have access to interesting clothes that fit better than I could do now, and I hate following a pattern or instructions, they give me a headache too!
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