tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813031881624424068.post7160560591071770092..comments2024-03-01T00:15:25.848-08:00Comments on Made By Meg: Will It Work for Me?Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455909792052564401noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813031881624424068.post-9654163282509610312017-06-20T03:03:21.172-07:002017-06-20T03:03:21.172-07:00I think that is such a great idea! Try to find ima...I think that is such a great idea! Try to find images where the style looks bad and learn from the mistakes. Thanks JT!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455909792052564401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813031881624424068.post-28527950442110497062017-06-19T10:19:47.851-07:002017-06-19T10:19:47.851-07:00If I'm thinking about sewing 'x', I...If I'm thinking about sewing 'x', I'll type 'plus size x' into Pinterest and scroll through what pops up. For example, I've been enamored with these loose chambray shirtdresses I've been seeing online but a little voice in the back of my head keeps telling me that's not my silhouette... 90% of the plus size shirtdresses that came up were belted and the ones that weren't looked kind of like mumus. So that tells me something.<br /><br />It also helps to look at BAD examples of the trend you're thinking about sewing and take notes on why it looks bad. (Too stiff fabric, color makes it look like scrubs, etc...) Even if you're not plus size I think doing that search can help you see what something looks like on non-waifs. Too bad there isn't a way to search for pictures of average size people. Sometimes a google images search is good too because Pinterest and Instagram is so curated that you often see only really flattering pics of something at the top. It's deceptive! <br /><br />The nice thing about sewing is that you can make a lot more styles work for you since you can tweak the fit/proportions to you personally.JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903171574245464542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813031881624424068.post-20173952338459103792017-06-17T12:42:11.766-07:002017-06-17T12:42:11.766-07:00Kathleen, I LOVE this idea. I'm going to have ...Kathleen, I LOVE this idea. I'm going to have to think of my "event" or benchmark for wearing something.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455909792052564401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813031881624424068.post-22644743867802463682017-06-17T12:11:09.789-07:002017-06-17T12:11:09.789-07:00I'm sure all of us sewists have made the same ...I'm sure all of us sewists have made the same mistake (more than once more likely!) and even though I'm 62 years old and SHOULD know by now what suits me, what I DO wear (not what I'd LIKE to wear necessarily) and what are absolutely NO DEFININTELY NOTS I still make the mistake of seeing a garment made up online that looks so perfect I decide I must have it and voila! I try on the muslin, look in the mirror and promptly toss the whole works in the bin. No way am I going to ever wear that period. I think I make more garments that I like than don't but I still make mistakes. I think what you said about considering, "Would I try that on in a shop and actually buy it for x amount of $$$?" That helps me a lot. <br /><br />Another thought process that helps me with garment decisions (purchasing or making) is pondering a party I go to yearly with a group of women whom I adore. They are smart, fashionable, funny, professional age peers and I ask myself, "Would I wear this to this party?" If the answer is no I'm not making it because I know it doesn't carry my image comfortably. If there is anything about the garment that makes me shy away from the notion of wearing it to this event (which is anything from dressy to casual) then I know it's likely I'm not going to wear the garment EVER. For some crazy reason this has helped me shave off loads of potential garments I might have fallen into the trap of falling in love with on someone ELSE :)PsychicSewerKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06911914507722968930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813031881624424068.post-22232443970370170072017-06-17T10:09:38.324-07:002017-06-17T10:09:38.324-07:00Pragmatist - I like it!Pragmatist - I like it!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455909792052564401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813031881624424068.post-73101679693029691912017-06-17T10:09:18.525-07:002017-06-17T10:09:18.525-07:00Wow I never would have thought of that! It's l...Wow I never would have thought of that! It's like a real-life sketch-up to play with. Love it!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455909792052564401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813031881624424068.post-64584818819375906922017-06-16T23:53:34.727-07:002017-06-16T23:53:34.727-07:00I think your new approach is great, not so much pe...I think your new approach is great, not so much pessimist as pragmatist, and one that is bound to stand you in good stead. I love the inspiration we see all around us, in the city, on runways, in magazines, but it's the editing to make it wearable for our shapes and colour that end up as a successful garment. Bravo the pessimist!<br />Helen near Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255263233023808831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813031881624424068.post-72887199430673650302017-06-16T19:09:11.278-07:002017-06-16T19:09:11.278-07:00Ok well I'm a wee bit older & have been se...Ok well I'm a wee bit older & have been sewing for a minute or two that said if it's something outside my "normal" style. I paper doll it. I've made a basic paper doll of me from a photo scanned onto paper then cardstock. I then download scan or draw the style on to another paper sometimes with a scan of the fabric I'm considering downloaded onto it sometimes colored in. Viola this way I'm not wasting money on something that may look atrocious or just plain goofy. Besides it sort of fun to play paper dolls Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525278519906163291noreply@blogger.com