http://bridgesonthebody.blogspot.com/2011/12/its-official-1911-corset-sew-along.html
The inspiration for the sew-along is Jo's Titanic Corset, pictured here:
Since I've never made a corset, or sewn a garment before until my 18th-century style petticoat, I didn't want to buy the expensive coutil fabric that corsets are supposed to be made from. I found a yard of sturdy cotton canvas outdoor fabric at Jo-Ann which came to about $3.60 and found seam binding and satin ribbon (for the lacing) to match.
Now I'm worried about it. I'm afraid that even if the corset turns out good, it will look like a mess because I know nothing about pattern matching on printed fabrics and I'm not sure how easily I can learn.
Next post will be documenting, step by step, the first task in the sew-along schedule: transferring my measurements to the pattern.
Your fabric is so festive! Don't worry about matching the print, save that for another day. I think bold prints like this look great when they aren't matched.
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