I’ve had a sewing machine for as long as I can remember but I only started seriously using it 5 years ago. I am completely self-taught (you tube is great for this) and even though I’m now an extremely confident and competent sewer, I’ve made A LOT of mistakes in the past. However, each small (or massive) mistake I have made has taught me something new. And I’m still making mistakes. Sometimes big ones. Don’t believe me??? Take a look at this top I made….It is the Kimono pattern from Halla. It’s a fantastic design and I love it alot (that’s why it’s featured on my homepage). Is it perfect?
That’s a big no! It’s far from perfect. I made a big mistake while making it. Let me explain….I, in my infinite wisdom, decided to ignore the fabric requirements and tried to play pattern tetris with only 1.5 metres of fabric when the pattern required 1.8 metres. Can you see where I’m going here??? Yep, you guessed it, I ran out of fabric. I didn’t have enough fabric for one of the peplum pieces. I could have tried to colour block, but I couldn’t find anything in my stash that matched.
Wanting to finish my top, I ordered extra fabric online. It arrived a few days later, but to my horror, the scale of the floral design was completely different!!!
The company had changed the scale of the floral design and I didn’t realise while ordering it. After a few minutes of berating myself, I shrugged my shoulders, accepted it and finished my top with the larger scale.
Will regular people notice that the back peplum has bigger flowers than the bodice? Probably not. Will other sewers/seamstresses notice? Possibly. Do I get compliments each and every time I wear this top? Absolutely. I guess what I’m trying to say is as much as I have learned over the years, I am still yet to sew anything ‘perfectly’. And that’s a good thing. It doesn’t matter if you sewed something on wonky, or you didn’t match your lines perfectly….just be proud that YOU made it!
- Pattern: Kimono Top from ‘Halla’
- Size: 20, empire waist, large bust
- Fabric: Zara in Cotton Lycra from ‘Fabric By Missy Rose’
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Sewing Under the Jacaranda 