Re: Need help

Almost, Michelle, but not quite. In my drawing, there is no neck opening; the only opening is for the front of the body, with the seams aligned along the fronts of the arms. It's open all down the front, more like a shawl, to make a sort of pegnoir. When Zero mentioned a "cocoon", this is what came to mind. A friend of mine used to wear one of these, and it can be very elegant in a sheer, flowy fabric.

Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati
www.sewstorm.com

Doug&Michelle wrote:
"Karen Maslowski" <sewstorm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:3a975$4404a8c2$422a95a2$4385@xxxxxxxxxxx
Zero, since your sister is so short, this ought to work perfectly for her. You'll have to experiment with a tape measure as to dimensions, though.

The easiest way to create a cocoon like this is to finish the ends of a long piece of fabric, then bring the sides together at each end and stitch down along the long ends, leaving an opening for the body. The arms are slipped through the long ends, and the width of the fabric then hangs from the neck down.

In other words,
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_________/ \__________
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\______________/
Does this make sense? I'm afraid we will lose the formatting in my graphic. But basically, you want the piece of fabric long enough that it will equal at least her measurement from wrist to wrist, while her arms are outspread. The width is determined by the width of your fabric; the wider the better, since it sort of drapes.

Good luck!
Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati
www.sewstorm.com


To me your drawing looks like this http://www.mccallpattern.com/item/M4874.htm?tab=tops_vests&page=2

am I right, or way off?

Michelle Giordano

(I love that pattern, I could live in those shirts all summer, and I probalby will!)


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