Can We Fix It?

YES WE CAN!

As I’ve previously posted, work on the block has continued onto the sleeves…..(They are enormous) I am not sure why that is other than the numbers used for the draft came from a book written in 1940. J/K. Until now, the block has been progressing without interference of styles of the day, so I suspect the problem lies much deeper. The armsyce drafted from the original front / back block fit suprisingly easy.

The plaid is Walmart’s Dollar BIn. The printed plaid was not level, as it became significantly evident when cutting from the middle of the bolt for the sleeves. It appears that the sleeve pitches more than it actually does, but still, it pitches. The basting lines are level across the cap and mid forearm and there is an elbow dart. So it becomes off as it “schwings”. Granted, this is just the first one piece sleeve draft. The two piece did not seem to have all of these problems, so something must be awry on the angles coming from the underarm or breast point hang. I suspect an error in locating the points properly, given the amount of fabric left.

Still, I will march on to the one piece sleeve draft without the darts to see what happens on the calculations and hang there, then I will go back and make corrections for the sleeve with the elbow dart, because I think that little dart is just really comfortable.

One other thing to adjust on the front and back panels are the suppression darts. Somehow they moved on me. I must have been wearin’ my new bifocals and the line wavered. Yeah…. that’s it! Sew, still in a good mood and moving forward….

If anyone notices any other errors or problems that I am just not seeing, please, wholeheartedly spill them out to me here, I really need any advice or criticism I can get!