tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33215142.post204869172174679876..comments2023-12-19T23:35:09.482-08:00Comments on Encue Creations: Here We Go Again - BWOF 3/07 blouseNancy Winninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291320098379550586noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33215142.post-90157058106753655142008-02-23T06:12:00.000-08:002008-02-23T06:12:00.000-08:00Hey Nancy, this blouse is really looking good! I ...Hey Nancy, this blouse is really looking good! I think that the adjustments are right on target. Really, you should be able to do this on all patterns as your basic changes. My dd likes to say that the models are the abnormal ones and the rest of us are normal. So, if you do not have the body of a fit model, you won't fit the pattern or the rtw!<BR/>I like Shannons ideas especially about the dart. Shortening above the waist all around seems to have solved a lot of your wrinkle problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33215142.post-3674253618153671772008-02-22T12:14:00.000-08:002008-02-22T12:14:00.000-08:00Nancy, you are doing great! I am in the same clas...Nancy, you are doing great! I am in the same class and haven't gotten as involved yet. My fitting adjustments are very similar to yours.<BR/>This is the first I read about your health issues. That is some pretty serious stuff- congrats to you on doing alright with it.<BR/>And regarding the need to work, the baggage with the job, yep... got some of that, too.<BR/>It is a real balancing act to hold down a job, keep a decent attitude and enjoy life, don't I know it!a little sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086285440873869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33215142.post-18244678726708683542008-02-19T09:36:00.000-08:002008-02-19T09:36:00.000-08:00Nancy - part of your quest for better fitting is t...Nancy - part of your quest for better fitting is the fact that you are getting more accomplished in your sewing, so your fitting skills need to be upped to match. It is a learning process and you are doing great! So my post is just one of encouragement...keep going, pretty soon it will all just come to you!<BR/><BR/>As for health insurance and money, let's just not go there. I think one of the true tests of being an adult is working a job that you don't necessarily like but it is necessary for your family...been there, done that.<BR/><BR/>And for fabric accumulation, I'm right there with you...24 additional yards are winging there way to my house and for no other reason than I wanted them and I'm not sewing...does THAT make any sense at all?! *LOL*Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33215142.post-13445288968137554552008-02-18T11:18:00.000-08:002008-02-18T11:18:00.000-08:00Nancy, you have such a good heart, who cares about...Nancy, you have such a good heart, who cares about the rest :)<BR/><BR/>...and from the teacher in our house...DITTO!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13716619994168402985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33215142.post-71460426918053497462008-02-18T11:17:00.000-08:002008-02-18T11:17:00.000-08:00The changes you made look good.I agree with Debbie...The changes you made look good.<BR/>I agree with Debbie, it's not your body just the pattern:) It'll be great to see the finished blouse.Ann Made Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736679240367173915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33215142.post-26909555677617999222008-02-18T08:03:00.000-08:002008-02-18T08:03:00.000-08:00There is nothing wrong with your body!! It's just ...There is nothing wrong with your body!! It's just different from the pattern model is all. The changes you made to the pattern look very good.Debbie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601675304884019607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33215142.post-57829017341286069432008-02-18T06:43:00.000-08:002008-02-18T06:43:00.000-08:00Nice changes. I'm making a second muslin today too...Nice changes. I'm making a second muslin today too as I also have the day off!<BR/><BR/>I have a friend who left the DC area teaching to go to PA because he had more flexibility in teaching. He also loves his job, but the day to day was really getting to him.cidellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762649326538041094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33215142.post-72947390515198727402008-02-18T06:03:00.000-08:002008-02-18T06:03:00.000-08:00I love your new fabrics and think that black/white...I love your new fabrics and think that black/white fabric will be perfect for the sleeveless blouse. I hope to make that one, too!Bonnie O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10337963671634796459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33215142.post-77340737667671855362008-02-18T05:42:00.000-08:002008-02-18T05:42:00.000-08:00The changes have definitely helped the blouse - it...The changes have definitely helped the blouse - it looks so much better.<BR/><BR/>I understand about how you feel about teaching. Many teachers feel that way; it is not the teaching that's the problem it is the rest of the "baggage".Summersethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364235843222794829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33215142.post-87159371732802440802008-02-18T02:28:00.000-08:002008-02-18T02:28:00.000-08:00Nancy, I was going to suggest shortening the shoul...Nancy, I was going to suggest shortening the shoulder to waist length - but you have already done that with excellent results. It is looking pretty good just like that. It will be interesting to hear what Shannon has to say.<BR/><BR/>And I hear you on being stuck in a job for the money. Luckily in Australia health benefits are paid mainly by the government and not our employer so we don't lose benefits by changing jobs.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529416439720810403noreply@blogger.com