The Addlepated Seamstress

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The Addlepated Seamstress Sept 12, 2013 16:59:18 GMT -5

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Post by adcooper on Sept 12, 2013 16:59:18 GMT -5

As a gift for my daughter, I am making a blouse. It's beautiful! And sweet, if I do say so, because I'm following an antique pattern, one that I used 30 years ago to make the same shirt for myself. Retro chic, right?

So, after carefully piecing and stitching and hand-hemming, I hold the thing up and realize...

...30 years ago, was also 30 pounds ago. Yes, I was spindly. My daughter inherited her curves from her grandmothers. Neither of them was ever spindly. What was I thinking!!!

Gussets?

"Good Judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment."

jbrooks Jockey Posts: 162	The Addlepated Seamstress Sept 12, 2013 19:38:06 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jbrooks on Sept 12, 2013 19:38:06 GMT -5 Too funny. I have patterns too but I know they are too small for me know. Use to make a lot of my clothes too.

Bara Exracer Posts: 10,425	The Addlepated Seamstress Sept 13, 2013 13:04:06 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bara on Sept 13, 2013 13:04:06 GMT -5 We need a picture of you in the original - and Daughter in the new one when it's finished. (Polite Protest. Which daughter? I absolutely KNOW they have names. I even know the names.)

adcooper Exracer Reine de Course Posts: 12,250	The Addlepated Seamstress Sept 13, 2013 13:37:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by adcooper on Sept 13, 2013 13:37:16 GMT -5 No photographic evidence! And it's for Carolyn. Except, now it's for the next skinny girl I see.
	"Good Judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment."

ZenRider Exracer moderator Posts: 14,739	The Addlepated Seamstress Sept 13, 2013 21:06:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ZenRider on Sept 13, 2013 21:06:37 GMT -5 Yeah, I think one of the smart moves I had was getting rid of all the stuff that proves how thin I once was. Perhaps more, not even thinking of trying on some of the stuff I still have....
	“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." Douglas Adams quote

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