It's been a little bit of an ordeal, but today things went smoothly.
I tried to start this blouse a couple weeks ago. As I began to print the pattern, my ten-year-old printer finally gave up the ghost. What timing! That night Hubby ordered me a new one, and a few days later, I had it in hand. Anxious to print out the pattern, I shoved aside my Luddite tendencies, read through the manual step by step, and set up my new printer all by myself. I felt quite proud! I printed out my pattern, but then had to set it aside for a couple days before I had time to assemble it. And then of course I came down with a bad cold and couldn't think straight enough to tackle it.
Last Saturday I finally had both the time and the energy to do it. I got out my paper cutter and trimmed all the excess away, then carefully assembled the pieces together and . . . . Hmmmmm. It didn't look right. It looked awfully small.
I took a look at the printing instructions again, and yes - I did follow all the instructions. I went online to look for any kind of clue: finished measurements, size of the grid, anything. This pattern is different from others I've used in that it doesn't have a test square, and I couldn't find anything on Pattern Runway's website to help me out. What to do?
Finally, I sent an email to the designer explaining my dilemma. I was pleasantly surprised when Sarah got back to me only a few hours later. She told me that the grid squares should be 1" or 2.5 cm. and that I might have more luck printing from Adobe Reader than from Preview.
Another couple of days later, I had the time to reset my printer preferences and print it out again, and voila! The correct size! Yesterday I washed, dried and ironed my fabric and this afternoon I put together pattern #2, cut out the pieces, traced them onto the fabric and cut it out. With any luck, I can begin sewing tomorrow!
One thing I won't have to do tomorrow is knit on my Still Light dress, because I FINISHED IT THIS MORNING!! A "photoshoot" is coming up soon!
ETA: This is SO cool! I just learned from Karen how to change my settings so that the comments allow replies!
Whoa, you finished the Still Light dress already?!?! You made that in record time!!! Yay!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing the Pussybow Blouse, too! It's such a cute pattern!
It was weird; the whole time I was thinking, "This is taking forever." And then all of a sudden, I was done!
ReplyDeleteI already love it - that print is amazing!
ReplyDeleteI had a mini freakout the first time that I used Pattern Runway because of the lack of test square. I think it was Oona who told me to go for it anyways and luckily it worked out. It's nice to know that the grids are 1", though!
Well, the print is a little over the top, but then again, my middle name IS Garish!
DeleteI do think there should be a test square or at least an explanation of the grid, and maybe she'll change it, but she couldn't have been nicer or more helpful, so I give her credit for that! It's probably a no-brainer for her, but I can be kind of dense sometimes!
Can't wait to see your Still Light Dress. To me it seems that you finished it in no time.
ReplyDeleteThe print of your new blouse looks very cute!
I LOVE your tenaciousness ... and to get to the designer with your query is spot on! Can't wait to see your progress.
ReplyDeletehehehe - I have a thing for tie-neck blouses. I couldn't let this one go!
DeleteSo when you reply to me (please!) it will show up in my email box? Or do I have to come back here and read your reply?
ReplyDeleteOK, Kristen - trying this again. Ignore the comment below if you haven't seen it! I found your comment in the spam box for some reason! This time I hit reply, so let's see if it ends up in your email box.
DeleteKristen: For some reason, your comment isn't showing up here, but it came to my gmail box. Weird! Anyway, I don't know if the reply will show up in your inbox, but I would love to know! If you see this, "reply" and then I'll let you know!
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