The Anatomy of a Fail

Lets face it, we all have garments that are sew epic fails.  You know, those garments that are full of mistakes or don't fit.  Well I definitely have a few. Luckily the only person who knows its a fail is me. All of the most recent fails are due to fit.  I love the style, but something just didn't work out.  So instead of tossing it, what I've done was finish it to a point where it's wearable for me to wear to work. So far there's 3 garments, a top, a pair of pants and a dress.

The dress: M6885

This dress was originally made for a wedding I was going to, but everything that could go wrong did go wrong. It didn't fit, I spilled fray check on the placket and messed up the buttonholes. So for the wearable finish, I serged the hem and let it hang. I'm keeping it because the fabric is pretty.  I will eventually remake this one (eventually may be years away). I previously blogged about this dress here.

The top: Pamela's Patterns Perfect T Shirt
 I needed more work shirts, and I had purchased this top pattern at Camp Workroom Social. This time, I hemmed following the directions and used fusible web in the sleeves and the result was a bit too stiff for me.  Also, I definitely needed some more room in the bust area because the shirt kept riding up.  I think for the next version, I will try the darted front that came with the pattern.  I love this shirt pattern.  for my body type, It made it look like I had a nice shape, and camouflaged my tummy.

The Pants: Style Arc Barb Pant
The pants were a fail because they were too many alterations needed to make them fit.. I also cut them at what I now know was a size too big and too wide in the leg.  Luckily for me that I own a serger and it took two swipes to get them to a comfortable size.  I used a knit elastic and serged it to the super low waistline.  After wearing it once, I had to take it in a little bit because the pants kept falling off as I moved.  I definitely know that I won't be making these pants again, as I have many pants patterns to make.

These three garments showed me that there was nothing wrong with a fail, and that I can only get better at garment making. I can't wait until the next makes.