Four seams

I’ve handstitched four seams on my fantasy robe. Enough to give a real feel for the fit. I’m going to need to unpick the central back seam and add a strip there for width or it will feel too tight. I like a looser robe. I also had to fold down the triangular area under the arm by several inches to allow for a capacious sleeve. But I’m delighted by the swish factor of the insert at the side!

The process of making this robe is joyful and full of revelations.

• Maybe it’s perverse, but I’m really happy not to iron. I’ll probably iron the seams open at some point, but right now, I’m just smoothing, pinning, and stitching on this very wrinkled sheet.
• I’m embracing the approach of not knowing what it’s going to be like when it’s finished. I love that! I don’t know if this layer will show or be covered completely. I don’t have to know right now! So liberating.
• I can adjust as I go along. Try on, fit, stitch, adjust. I anticipated that making these garments from Cut My Cote would be so intimidating, but it’s really not when I take it a step at a time and look for feedback. And I can trust my sense for what step should come next because I’ve made enough clothes.
• I am overeager to reach for the next steps – like Jude’s Transform a Surface post of today – but it’s easy enough to remind myself to take my time. I was telling myself one seam a day, but find I’m fitting in two or three easily.