I started this journey with butterick 5649. This is a very basic short and three skirts. Looking at the pattern it looks rather simple pnot very attractive but, I needed the basic design. I am worked view D.
Here in Cincinnati we have a few of the typical fabric stores Joanns, Hancock Fabrics, silk road textiles. But there is one special place called Banach's. they carry designer fabric and they are rather expensive. However the remnant bins and the warehouse is just fab. Last year i picked up a yummy off white stretch cotton. It almost feels like flannel its so nice and has a great weight to it. i picked up 1 3/8 yards for $7.00 the original price was $29.99 a yard. Yep you read that right!
In my attempt to sew without a muslin I decided to get the measurements from my best fitting pants and transfer them to Butterick 5649. Oh my goodness what a mistake. This pattern is so strange. The shorts crotch sits way too low the hips are way too big and the waist. Is super large. I only transferred the crotch measurement. I am so disappointed now I have to turn the shots into a skirt and even that will be too big. So I walked out of the Diva den with my head low
This morning while looking for a new pattern I ran into vogue 2532. Again basic not much flare but a great foundation. Again I transferred measurements but this time I had to lengthen the crothch, expand the waist and hip. I did this using the pivot and slide method. And wow what a difference. Still using a stretch cotton and from Joann's I stitched up my pattern without a muslinand wow these fit great pictures coming soon. Here is what I did. Added 7/8 " to seams for waist, added 1/2 " for hips. Added 4" to crotch. Using the nancy zieman method worked like a charm. Can't wait to show the photos.
