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lovely blouse. You might have stretched out the armseye when putting on the bias. Maybe if you had slight stretched the tape as you sewing it onto the armseye?
8/27/02 2:31 PM
Diana, your shirt is very beautiful, and hope we keep up with the warm weather so you can get some wearing time in this season. The fabric is fantastic. I love to sew with prints. They "keep the eye moving" so if I have a less than perfect sewing moment it is not so obvious. You should be very proud you made such a lovely shirt.
8/27/02 2:32 PM
You did it! The blouse looks good. I agree with you on the armholes though. I am not an expert but from the looks of it, I think your binding stretched which is the reason the holes seem bigger. Perhaps someone else can jump in and explain more.
8/27/02 2:51 PM
Marcy Tilton, Claire Shaffer or Roberta Carr (I can't remember which one) writes about steaming the stretch out of the bias. If I am remembering right you press and gently stretch the tape into the shape to you want. I might be getting this all wrong, but it may be worth a try. I would also fuse some of that great bias fusible tape that Deepika recently reviewed to the armyce. Your shirt looks great!
8/27/02 3:22 PM
Diana, your shirt is lovely! What a pretty print. The reason the bias sticks out is because it needed to be stretched just a wee bit more when you attached it. The idea is to stretch the outer edge and shrink the inner edge. But honestly I don't think it detracts from the look of the blouse at all so just wear it and enjoy it. :-)
8/27/02 4:46 PM
Thank you Diana for a lovely review, it sure looks very nice, the fabric is sweet.
8/27/02 5:37 PM
Thank you, everyone, for the help on the bias strips. I had to redo them a couple times, so I'm sure I stretched the armsyce a bit. And I know I didn't stretch the bias at all -- eeek. Well, this is something I'll need to practice/read up on. You learn by doing, right? :)
8/27/02 7:21 PM
Yaaay, you did it! I love the print you used. This is a really nice pattern, isn't it?
8/28/02 0:39 AM
I like the blouse too. The fabric has sort of a vintage look (at least in the picture).
8/28/02 2:18 AM
Yes, Mudcat, vintage is a perfect description of the fabric. Combine the cornflower and clematis print on off-white background with the lawn, and it sends me back to my grandmother's day. ;)
8/28/02 12:16 PM
It's a cute shirt! The tip that Teri gave about the bias strips sounds familiar. I've done it on pot holders and stuff with tighter than normal curves. Pin it to an ironing board and shrink the inner edge. Also, to prevent armscye from stretching out, it might help to stay stitch it. I use staystitching in a lot of places that don't call for it. As long as I think the shape of an edge will change, it gets staystitched. Hope that helps you out on your next blouse. I think this one came out cute anyway! :)
8/28/02 4:11 PM