Not Quite Enough Fabric
Do you keep some fabrics forever? They are just so pretty you don't want to cut into them? Yeah, me too. Well, I finally figured out that I'm not getting any younger, and I can't take them with me, so it's time to start using them. I found a wonderful blouse pattern called Patina from Friday Pattern Company It sews up quickly and fits well and looks good. So, I pull out one of the prints I've had for 10 years :) and decide that today is the day. The problem? I almost don't have quite enough. After I cut it out, this is all I had left! Normally, sewing patterns have a 5/8" seam allowance. This is really quite a bit of room if you need to fudge something in order to make the fabric stretch. Then I remembered this particular pattern has a 3/8" seam allowance, which is not a lot of room! But I'd already laid it out. So I did some finagling. This is the end of the back yoke, with the 5/8" seam marked. The problem was there was a small bit cu...