Residents of the Sixth Circle of Hell awoke this morning to freak blizzard-like conditions as unusual weather patterns were recorded throughout many of the circles of Hell. Frost and flurries were reported as far away as the Meadow of Asphodel.
Demons and denizens alike were mystified by the storms until meteorologists unearthed the cause. Apparently, after firmly vowing that she would never ever (not ever, people!) sew a tee shirt, Clio has done just that.
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| "The Guilty Party" |
Outrage from residents is palpable. Sisyphus, a longtime Asphodel resident commented: "How am I supposed to push my boulder up this hill again and again with frost on the ground?!?! The nerve of her! And just look how smug and happy she looks. It's not right."
In defense of her sewing, Clio issued a statement:
How was I to know that hell would literally freeze over if I sewed a tee shirt?
I'm sure there's a lesson in all this about the road to hell and paving, but I really did start out innocently and with the best of intentions. This was supposed to be a muslin for this BCBG top that I plan to knock off for the holidays.
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| BCBG MaxAzria |
But then I found this Alexander McQueen pima cotton jersey with an awesome tattoo motif at Elliott Berman and I had left over silk jersey from my V1342 dress to use for the sleeves. So, it just sort of happened that a muslin morphed into a wearable muslin and then a finished designer-esque tee shirt.
Besides, this isn't really your average tee shirt, is it? I mean, it's pretty high end given the materials. So, can you really classify it as a tee? I think not.
Anyway, the pattern (V8670) worked out pretty well. Aside from my usual lengthening above
the waist and grading out at the hips, I didn't make many changes. I made the neckline a little wider by sewing a smaller seam allowance at the armscyes, which I won't do in the next version. I also hemmed it shorter than drafted. It's a little too close fitting for the BCBG top, so I'll have to
add some ease. But other than that, I'm pretty happy with it and plan to get going on the BCBG version.
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| Love the motif! |
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| I think that extra ease will make the swayback a non-issue |
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| Sleeve fit out of envelope is pretty great! |
Anyway, given the frost in hell, let's agree to call this frosting, shall we? That's my story and I'm sticking to it! And again, I too am shocked by my weather controlling abilities. Who knew? I wonder what would happen if I sewed a Shanel jacket? Hmmm.... interesting...
Outrage remains high among residents as the big dig out begins, calling Clio's explanation "flimsy at best." However, approval for the skull, hearts and knives motifs on the fabric seems to have softened the opinions among demon-kind.
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| Frosting? |
Pattern Review here:
V8670
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Thanks for all the thoughtful comments on Saturday's post. Please keep them coming if you have more to say. I love being part of a community that has strong opinions, but embraces differences of opinion. Also, it does us credit that we sing the praises of the businesses that support the thing that we are passionate about. Where would we be without the teachers, pattern makers, fabric stores, notions sellers and everyone else that provides us with the paint and canvas to make our masterpieces? I think that it's an exciting moment to be a sewist - we have so many options and an enthusiastic and supportive community to cheer us on.
