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WHAT have you people done to me????? I'm afraid to go into my closet now.
solveg   Beginner MN USA Member since 2/16/12 Posts: 366	Login to reply to this post 5 members like this. Date: 8/23/12 10:08 AM I have been up at my cabin all summer, pretty much running around in a bathing suit. I came back in the cities last night and was going out with a friend and I put on one of my tried and true rtw outfits from spring... a knit outfit guaranteed to fit no matter my weight fluctuations. I put the top on and noticed the horizontal line between my breasts. What?!? This shirt doesn't fit at all! And it never did! The only reason I liked it was because it was long enough and loose in the waist! Put on another shirt and the shoulder seams were off my shoulders. THAT'S no good. Put on another shirt but the darts were puckery and didn't point in the right direction. How could I have not realized the truly terrible fit on my clothes? I knew I had trouble finding clothes that fit, but I thought the items I actually bought DID fit. Realizing that it was my eyes and mind that had changed this summer, not my body, I cursed you all out big time, grabbed a raincoat, and ran out the door. I sincerely appreciate the wonderful education you guys are giving me, but now I'm gonna end up throwing out all my clothes. *&^*^%^$ -- Edited on 8/23/12 12:09 PM --
bessiemae Intermediate OH USA Member since 4/15/06 Posts: 229	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/23/12 10:55 AM Or sew new ones? :D ------ Brother Innovis NX650Q; Brother Nouvelle 1500; Brother CS6000i; Brother 1034D
OceanSew   Intermediate MN Member since 10/26/03 Posts: 96	Login to reply to this post 2 members like this. Date: 8/23/12 11:02 AM Yes, once content in our ignorance, our eyes were opened, and we couldn't go back to RTW. Both a blessing & a curse. Plus, we can't do the year round bathing suit thing in MN. ------ Tamara Bernina 1530, Elna 7200 Quilter's Dream, Singer 221, Singer 201-2, Singer 201-4, Singer 301, Singer 401, Kenmore 1030, Alden's 888-B
jynclr   Advanced Beginner TX USA Member since 12/20/11 Posts: 839	Login to reply to this post In reply to bessiemae << Like this post Date: 8/23/12 3:39 PM Quote: bessiemae Or sew new ones? :D ^-- This. Aww... solveg! ------ Evelyn: Pfaff Creative Performance Helen V: Babylock Companion BL1550
Vintage Joan Intermediate Member since 7/16/07 Posts: 9241	Login to reply to this post In reply to solveg << 1 member likes this. Date: 8/23/12 4:47 PM Quote: I sincerely appreciate the wonderful education you guys are giving me, but now I'm gonna end up throwing out all my clothes. *&^*^%^$ This happens to a lot of us here -- not throwing out all our clothes! -- just noticing things now that we never noticed before and almost wish we didn't know. And you're adorable. -- Edited on 8/23/12 6:48 PM -- ------ my shield and my very great reward (Gen. 15:1) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://clearingclearing.weebly.com/
JeanM Intermediate VA USA Member since 6/25/05 Posts: 118	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/23/12 7:41 PM Yep, that's the "down" side to sewing clothes that fit! I have been slowly sewing a mostly me-made closet (excepting undies, some coats, a few pairs of LLBean knit pants, and jeans - oh, and a few tie dyed shirts) - so this week has been me-made close to 100%. And I'm not spending lots of time tugging at my clothes...;-)
Franksdottir   Intermediate Member since 4/25/08 Posts: 2407	Login to reply to this post In reply to solveg << Like this post Date: 8/24/12 0:40 AM You're welcome!! ------ Barb
MNBarb   Intermediate MN USA Member since 4/3/10 Posts: 1522	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/24/12 8:29 AM Ahh, summer at the lake. Isn't it a wonderful thing? I had the same thing happen when I started sewing again a few years ago, especially with pants. A PR member suggested I use a really great fitting pair of pants that I own as a blueprint for measurements. I went to my closet and realized I didn't HAVE any. Talk about saggy behinds! I madly sewed clothing at the rate of about an item a week and can now happily say MOST of my clothing fits quite well. I'm trying to inspire you to keep working at fitting and sewing. ------ Barb "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Thomas Edison "I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow." Woodrow Wilson
solveg   Beginner MN USA Member since 2/16/12 Posts: 366	Login to reply to this post In reply to MNBarb << Like this post Date: 8/24/12 9:45 AM You're doing it! But it was sure a shock to see what a mess my closet was actually in. I was really settling for minimal satisfaction. That underbutt dart I learned to make was worth every penny I spent setting up to learn to sew. Seriously...the machine, the patterns, the fabric, the time. That one underbutt adjustment was worth it all! So I'm very much looking forward to learning new ways to fit clothes.
TJSEWS   Intermediate NJ USA Member since 1/7/06 Posts: 195	Login to reply to this post In reply to solveg << Like this post Date: 8/24/12 9:52 AM What underbutt dart are you referring to? Do tell! I suffer from saggy butt syndrome so I am most definitely interested....

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