This is perfect advice for the construction industry and just as important for SEWING, as well. Measuring once should be a given, but that fact totally escaped my mind when I needed that bit of ‘common sense’ the most.
I was planning on making two dresses to match for me and my daughter, to attend a party for my brother. I picked out the material, all the accessories and the sundries needed. I already had a pattern for myself, so I went and bought a pattern for my daughter. I know the rule of thumb on sizing – you need to get a size larger, which I did.
I sat up all night making the dress, it was gorgeous. When my daughter woke up, I had her try it on and yep. . .it didn’t fit. One size too small. Not the happiest person that day, but hey. . .too late to do anything about it and I really didn’t want to go buy more material, so we bought her a new dress for the party. . .LOL I deserved a new outfit for all that hard work, but it was pretty hard to justify with a closet full of clothes.
Moral of the story. . .Always – Always measure your subject. . . and Measure Twice!!
I will be making that matching mother/daughter set – I think I’ll make it for Christmas and have a family photo done – show off my sewing skills.
Speaking of Christmas. . .I’ve come up with a rather great gift involving my sewing, designing and candy wrapping. This year I will be making a fabric Advent Calendar with pockets for the days. In each pocket I will be placing a wrapped Hershey’s Mini, which I will design. The design will come after I have picked the material for the calendar. I may just pick up several different patterns for a nice variety. Some cute, some elegant. 
I don’t have a pattern for this, so I will be winging it and I’ll make sure to write it down, step-by-step and post it here. . .if anyone is interested in trying it. I love combining my crafts together.
TTYL
