The first piece, CF panel, was easy. I made sure the stripe went in the upward position. I used the cut fabric as the pattern for the mirror image of the second side. I managed to line up the stripes easy enough for perfection. In preparing to sew CF, I carefully pinned each strip, so lots of pins were involved. I attached my walking foot to my machine to avoid slipage. Things went smoothly, and I was very pleased with the result.
My next challenge were the front two side panels. Again, I cut one panel at a time. A difference was making sure the stripe went in the downward position. Again, one fabric side was used for the pattern of the other.
Today I sewed the two side panels to the front. Up to the bust line the stripes matched perfectly. Impossible from then on. I love top-stitching, but I changed my mind about adding it to this dress. I don't want the stitching to distract from the bevels. So far so good.
Yep, this is the only way to deal with such stripes - sometimes single layer cutting is necessary! I do like working with stripes and plaids and the best piece of advice is to match what you can and forget about the rest. You sort of have to pick your battles and decide what is most important to have matching and what isn't. The area over the bust curve will never match, so you were right in matching from the hem up and letting the rest do whatever.
ReplyDeleteI did see your note about NYC in the fall - maybe that will work out!