I finally found time to get back to a little sewing and blogging after catching up on spring chores. I bought this pretty eyelet fabric at
Hancock Fabrics to make my very petite daughter a blouse.
We both really liked New Look 6104 for this fabric, however, the smallest size is a size 10. She probably needs a size 6 and that would still have plenty of ease but since she doesn't wear blouses snug, we went with one size down. I should have tried two sizes down (size 6) since I still had to take up all the seams. I wanted to learn more about pattern grading so I did a little research and found these extremely helpful sources for grading up or down sizes.
Patternreview - I used
this method to grade my pattern down a size.
Megan Neilsen Design Diary - I didn't think
this method was the best choice for this blouse but I think it could be extremely useful as a quick fix for a simple design.
I should have moved the dart up about 1/2 inch. After I finished this blouse, I found
this method for moving darts, not pivoting but actually moving them. I have already tried it on another project and it works great!
Hopefully, I'm back in the sewing groove now. I had a few spring projects that I needed to get done quickly. One of them was to make a walking path through the "meadow" behind my house so that I can get a little exercise. I just don't think sitting at the sewing machine burns very many calories!
What is on your to-do list for spring?
