Name: Abby @ Trial & Error Creativity

My Blog: http://trialanderrorcreativity.blogspot.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatabbyrose

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/156077943305967450/

What I Did: Now, this should’ve been a simple dress. A simple, simple, simple dress. A simple, simple, simple pattern for a simple, simple, simple dress. And it was: Take a yard of fabric, cut it into 4 long rectangles, sew it all together (save for arms and head), sew in some elastic. Viola.

So — how do you completely mess up something so easy? Get the wrong #%&ing fabric.

I found the fabric online and I was enamored. Of course, anyone worth their weight in sewing equipment will tell you that you need to feel the fabric before you buy it. But I wasn’t thinking about that. All I thought was cherry blossoms — pretty, pretty! So the above is what I ended up with before the elastic. Pretty in its own right, right? Wrong. I tried it on and the fabric had no give to it. I looked silly, to be quite frank. To call it a red rectangle would be a misnomer, since even rectangles look better than this mess.

Now it was time to just wing it. So, I clipped, I hemmed, I tried on again. Terrible. Lathered, rinsed, repeated — still terrible, only with thinner straps.

So I tried one.more.time. And I made them thinner than I ever thought they were going to be. The upshot is that I got to trim the straps inwards toward the neck, a European style for dresses that I love but can never seem find in stores. And then, I pinned, I hemmed, and it didn’t matter how bad it looked. I was done with those straps. I didn’t care if I looked like a homeless person mugged a transvestite. I was done.

I ended up with what you see below, which isn’t bad, but is terrible getting on and needs a belt to hide how unflattering it is.

Blog Post Detailing The Experience: http://trialanderrorcreativity.blogspot.com/2013/02/pinterest-fail-simple-stitch-dress.html

My Result:

Next Time I Will:  Get better fabric! I can see this working with a nice cotton fabric — something with a little give!

Name: Yarms

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/46302702390203558/

What I Did: They’re so cute and we’re so crafty! Only real difference is we used a red glove. Right???

My Result:

Name: Dom

Original Inspiration: http://efemera-ink.blogspot.com/2010/06/wise.html

What I Did: The owl was just so cute and the directions looked so easy, all you had to do was follow the pictures. I went out and got cute fabrics and thread and buttons and everything needed. Took nearly half an hour cutting the fabric perfectly and then about another 30 minutes actually sewing the thing. Everything seemed to be going well until I started stuffing it. This was the eventual outcome. Fail.

My Result:

Next Time I Will: Have some sewing talent.

Name: Jenna

You can find my blog at: http://everythingiwantandnothingidont.blogspot.com

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/198721402277209727/

Blog Post About the Experience: http://everythingiwantandnothingidont.blogspot.com/2012/03/pinterest-fail-tank-dress-disaster.html

Objective: Alleged “”$6 20-minute tank dresses!”" from Pinterest. We chose this project because of the supposed ease and inexpense. HA!

Actuality: $20+ 4-hour-debacle disasters

My Result:

What Would You Do Differently? Maybe we should be skinnier, or perhaps be infants.  This dress would only be flattering on a waif or a small child.