The Damage . . . can you guess what happened here?
I was working on a muslin version of a t-shirt over the weekend and I thought Penny was chewing on a bone.
Imagine my surprise when I looked down and she had this pattern front hanging out of her mouth.
I managed to save the pieces, but by the time they dried out they were a wadded up clump of tissue with dog slobber for glue. ARGGG!
The Repair:
At first I thought I'd have to buy a new pattern packet. But lucky for Penny, this particular pattern includes several styles and multiple choices for front pieces.
I save the extra bits and pieces of pattern tissue whenever possible, so I had enough to cut and paste a patch were the shoulder should have been.
Then I placed one of the other front pieces under the damaged piece, matching up the armhole and shoulder lines and markings, and traced onto the new patch of tissue.
I used my french curve to re-draw a neckline.
Then darkened the lines with a permanent marker. Almost as good as new.

You don't have to see it to know this is a sad puppy face:

Imagine my surprise when I looked down and she had this pattern front hanging out of her mouth.
I managed to save the pieces, but by the time they dried out they were a wadded up clump of tissue with dog slobber for glue. ARGGG!
The Repair:

I save the extra bits and pieces of pattern tissue whenever possible, so I had enough to cut and paste a patch were the shoulder should have been.
Then I placed one of the other front pieces under the damaged piece, matching up the armhole and shoulder lines and markings, and traced onto the new patch of tissue.

Then darkened the lines with a permanent marker. Almost as good as new.

You don't have to see it to know this is a sad puppy face:
Poor Penny. Let her chew whatever she wants!
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