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05/18/2005: "grumble grumble"
i hate having to improvise on a pattern i have never made before. i just cut out a really cute dress that i am making as my anniversary present to myself. i got to the last 4 pieces and i was about 1/4 yd short. either: 1) it was cut the wrong length 2) it shrunk a lot in the wash or 3) the pattern is a little too finicky. it was pretty tight width-wise too and when i measured that, it was the right width. no shrinking there. i am usually pretty precise when cutting things out. after many years, it finally dawned on me that it was lot easier to line things up if they were cut right in the first place. i even ironed the pattern before i started this time, which is something i never do. all is not lost. i was planning to line this dress anyhow, as the fabric i chose is an all-over eyelet lace (in otherwords it has lot of little holes). so i skipped cutting out facings and i will just use the lining as facings. but still grumble grumble. i am going to walk the dog now and then cut linings.
