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McCalls 6886 in gray ponte

12/1/2019

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More progress getting through my existing patterns, although the fabric was a failing of willpower. I should not look at ads. I should unsubscribe from all lists. I tell myself it is a stressbusting amusement to scroll through online fabric stores..."I won't buy anything!" But inevitably I will see something and my already-weak resolve will weaken further.

So it was a couple months ago. I saw a lovely eggplant purple ponte...something I imagined I had been looking for and wanting for so long...something I could sew my Holy Grail dress* up in while awaiting the sewjo to sew it up in a nice woven...so I got a couple yards. And while I was at it, I added some dark gray ponte to the basket as well. *A lined wool sheath dress like Butterick 5602 or for now Simplicity 2468.

Thanksgiving morning 2019 I decided to sew up the gray in McCall's 6886. It went together quickly. I sewed a 10 grading to a 12 at the waist and a 14 at the hips. No FBA since there are no darts and I couldn't be bothered. I was also too impatient to wait to head to the store for darker thread. I sewed with the darkest gray I had and wound up with visible "top stitching." Actually this gray is very matte and boring and the stitching adds some interest.
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Well, I don't really like it. I like the pattern well enough. I will probably make it again. But I don't like the fabric. It feels like plastic. I feel like I'm wearing a wet suit. I might wear it to work or to make a presentation but I'm not wearing it when I want to be comfortable. 
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