Maybe your daughter is a shapeshifter and didn't tell you? Yours in costumign, Lisa A
On Mon, 8 Oct 2012 11:47:03 -0700 Julie <[email protected]> writes: > I have a mystery that I'd like some insight on. I've spoken in > person to > all the costumers I know and all are baffled. > > I made a dress for my daughter from decent quilting cottons from > Joanne's. > It has a tight fitted bodice with boning. The dress stretched so I > took it > in. It stretched some more so I put elastic in key areas. It > stretched > some more. > > Yesterday just for giggles I tried it on. It fits. I'm > substantially > larger than my daughter (maybe 2 sizes). What the heck? > > The dress will fit her immediately after washing & drying but > begins > stretching back out within an hour or so. > Does anyone have any ideas? The fabric was washed & dried before I > cut it > out. > > This is very discouraging. I worked hard to make it fit her just > right. > Now it looks like I'm a lousy sempster. But at least I guess I get > a dress > out of it. > > Julie > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
