The first two "test" pairs received an "F"! You read about (and saw them) in yesterday's blog post. I hope you have recovered from the Sponge Bobbish incident. I am about 94% recovered.
The third pair fit but fit well...not acceptable to the loose-fitting requirements of the school. (Sigh.)
The fourth pair (navy, in case you were wanting a little detail) fits fabulously. Fabulously - meaning they will pass for school camp.
In the parable of the prodigal son, Jesus shares about a young man who squandered his inheritance and returned home - only to be welcomed with his father's unwavering love. (Stay with me.) The father gathered his friends and had a party. Even though the culottes were never LOST, I wanted to celebrate tonight when Audrey tried them on and they fit. They fit!!!
Halfway through sewing these culottes, I was pretty sure my sanity was slowly leaving me.
Here's something I don't understand -- Butterball has a 1-800-Help Line during the week of Thanksgiving. Granted - turkeys are kinda the crux of the whole holiday. On the back of the New Look Pattern, there was a 1-800 phone number under which had the words, "HELP LINE." Imagine my sadness when I dialed said number and listened to an answering device say the office was open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and if I wanted to leave my name and number someone would call me back when the office opened. I remember standing in my kitchen, near tears &/or nervous laughter, thinking, Call me back? It will be too late!!!! Why is it that Butterball (the turkey people) can run their hotline 24/7 for a week and the 1-800-Help Line for the pattern people is only open Monday through Friday from 9 to 5 Eastern Standard Time. 9 to 5? Don't people tend to work from 9 to 5? That's nice. Have an 1-800-Help Line and then don't have people there on the weekends. Talk about break a girl's heart. All I wanted to do was talk to a human who could explain, in simple terms, the third step of the pattern.
Too leave you on a happy note: I will say this - I have had several blessings throughout the course of this culotte-sewing adventure. First - all serger thread was $1 per spool. Had I not been sewing for Audrey, I would have missed out on this sale and paid $3 per spool. I, also, would not have learned that it's ok to "try-on" the garment you are sewing so that you don't have two left legs. I mean, two left legs would be fine if you for real had two left legs...but since I don't and I think it's safe to say "we" don't, it was a blessing when I realized I could "try-on" the culottes. If I had not been sewing for Audrey, I might've ended-up with a sunburn from sitting out all day at Lake Geneva. I've saved my epidermis!!! I saved money on thread!!! And I learned a new sewing lesson.
All in all, it was a great weekend!!!
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