My Adventure With Stripes
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| Too Many Stripes For Me..... |
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| Marcy Tilton's Inspiration |
This year is the year of black and white fabric stripes. Everywhere I go I see people wearing every kind of garment with that jailbird color combo. I always wonder how and where those fads begin. Wouldn't it be fun to start a new trend?
And, I became convinced that I wanted to make my own black and white stripe creation. When I saw the Marcy Tilton knit pants pattern shown above, I knew that was for me.
I knew that selecting the right fit would be critical to the appearance. So, I carefully measured the basic pattern pieces of the pants with some of my best fitted pants. And I was fortunate to adjust the pattern pieces for a fine fit.
Starting to cut out the many pieces for the side decor with pockets and trims, I found myself getting very dizzy trying to decide the correct direction for those 4 or 5 little pieces.
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| Too Many Stripes for Me |
Then trying to match the stripes with all those connecting seams was another challenging operation. Somehow, with the luck of the Irish, the stripes all seemed to flow well together.
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| Look At All Those Pieces to Try to Fit Together! |
I loved the look of the waist band with the fitted smooth front pieces and the fuller gathered back. Putting it together was less complex than I had thought. Inserting the elastic band in the back was a clever technique.
Finally it all came together, miraculously and the fit is fantastic. There was help from a greater spirit somewhere that helped me throughout the creation. Thank you Great Spirit................
Finally it all came together, miraculously and the fit is fantastic. There was help from a greater spirit somewhere that helped me throughout the creation. Thank you Great Spirit................
