Thursday, 14 November 2013

Nightie progress: not feeling the love

I'm writing this as much to because I don't want to give the impression that things always go well - no matter how many years you've been sewing (38 for me) and how extensively it's not always a winning scenario. I once self drafted a kimono dressing gown using the 90cm width of my silk/cotton jacquard fabric as my starting point & a memory of my grandmothers 1920s/30s actual kimono dressing gown.

I'm not feeling as happy now as I did when I swanned around in that - when it was new and when it was near the end of it's life.

Last night I did laundry & some sewing - yayy for getting back into it. Though it's a tad demoralising that the first thing I sew has been ballsed up enough that I may not like it once it's done.  Here's my fix on the bodice ... you may or may not think it's hideous, but I do :(


I've not yet hemmed the arm opening, but I don't think that's going to magically change my mind.  It could be that once the skirt is attached and the waist sewn/elasticated that I might change my mind a little. But at this rate the new pink fabric isn't being turned into this nightmare. (

So far the skirt section is seamed, with the hem overlocked & ready to have the lace stitched onto the hem.

And hmm, having slept on it, the horror that's the fugly front may be improved by my removing the 2 vertical bits of lace.  That'll de-clunk it some.  I thought the lace would disguise the seam, but it's just advertising "hey, ugly fix! Come & look at it!!!"
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  1. Judie14/11/2013, 09:32

    I agree - ditch the vertical lace. You can always put some lace along the waist-line seam to pull it together. Love the material!

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    1. ista14/11/2013, 11:25

      I'll unpick it at lunchtime - and don't have enough lace for the waist-line. Though even across a short section might help ... will see how it looks once the rest is done

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  2. Sarah Liz14/11/2013, 18:55

    I think unpick, attach the skirt and see what you have. The material is pretty, and it will probably look lovely just as is - for a nightie that's all you need.

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    1. ista14/11/2013, 22:17

      It's just that for once in donkeys years I wanted a pretty nightie. I've make glamorous dressing gowns & been happy to sleep in giant Ts or singlets in warm weather & flanellette in winter. Pragmatic me (if you didn't know about the robes).

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    2. Sarah Liz16/11/2013, 16:35

      Oh, I understand - it's time for you. I do hope that with the unpicking and putting together, that the nightie turns out to be pretty enough. Maybe a little neck frill if you have some leftover - a little ruffle. Maybe even with a bit of cotton. That could work.

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    3. ista16/11/2013, 23:35

      I've made enough ruffled costumes that I'm not in a hurry to use them on a nightie!/ The can can skirt had something like 50m FINISHED of ruffles, and Inara's skirt (Firefly tv show) with 13 rows of ruffles.

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