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Wild Ginger Software for Accessories Joanne 09-11-2006
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Posted by Joanne on September 11, 2006, 11:06 am
I made my first two items using the free accessories software from Wild
Ginger. They are really disappointing. The newsboy cap is actually a
baseball cap with a pointy crown and looks nothing like the finished garment
sketch shown in the software. The hobo bag is a completely different shape
from the sketch as well.

The good news is, my machine is wonderful. I'm getting the feel of sewing
once again. I've taken the simple pattern pieces of the cap and redesigned
them to give me what I was looking for in the first place. I also made a
miniature version of a darling purse which is a puffy hobo.

Today I'll go back to Wal-Mart for some more of that $1-a-yard fabric and
start over.

I trusted the original pattern pieces but had some doubts. It was a good
experience because it required my own pattern-to-finished garment thought
processing to kick in.

--
Sincerely,
Joanne

If it's right for you, then it's right, . . . . . for you!!!

http://www.jobird.com



Posted by duh on September 11, 2006, 11:13 am

Joanne wrote:
> I made my first two items using the free accessories software from Wild
> Ginger. They are really disappointing. The newsboy cap is actually a
> baseball cap with a pointy crown and looks nothing like the finished garment
> sketch shown in the software. The hobo bag is a completely different shape
> from the sketch as well.
>
> The good news is, my machine is wonderful. I'm getting the feel of sewing
> once again. I've taken the simple pattern pieces of the cap and redesigned
> them to give me what I was looking for in the first place. I also made a
> miniature version of a darling purse which is a puffy hobo.
>
> Today I'll go back to Wal-Mart for some more of that $1-a-yard fabric and
> start over.
>
> I trusted the original pattern pieces but had some doubts. It was a good
> experience because it required my own pattern-to-finished garment thought
> processing to kick in.
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Joanne
>
> If it's right for you, then it's right, . . . . . for you!!!
>
> http://www.jobird.com

I too experienced some problems with WIld Ginger software not
dimensioning correctly on a couple of projects I tried. I ended up
returning it.


Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on September 11, 2006, 2:38 pm
duh wrote:
>
> I too experienced some problems with WIld Ginger software not
> dimensioning correctly on a couple of projects I tried. I ended up
> returning it.

My theory is that no software is perfect for absolutely everybody.

I fully expected to be ecstatic over Dress Shop after drooling over it
for so long, and I was really shocked that I hated it and that it
wouldn't work for me. So I switched to Wild Ginger and have had a
blissfully delightful experience.

That's why I suggest that people try demos of programs before purchasing.

If I recall correctly, the newsboy cap should be like a soft, drapy
basecall cap -- is it possible that you used too crisp of a material and
it didn't sit down like it should?

As far as the hobo bag goes, that depends on what dimensions you give
it, I think.

You might want to go ask on Wild Ginger's message forums about your
experiences and see if someone can figure out if you did something wrong
somewhere before totally writing them off -- I've seen some lovely
things people have made from Wild Things. Pattern drafting software
does have a learning curve, and even the Wild Things software might have
a bit of a learning curve.

Posted by Joanne on September 11, 2006, 3:22 pm


> My theory is that no software is perfect for absolutely everybody.
>
> I fully expected to be ecstatic over Dress Shop after drooling over it for
> so long, and I was really shocked that I hated it and that it wouldn't
> work for me. So I switched to Wild Ginger and have had a blissfully
> delightful experience.
>
> That's why I suggest that people try demos of programs before purchasing.
>
> If I recall correctly, the newsboy cap should be like a soft, drapy
> basecall cap -- is it possible that you used too crisp of a material and
> it didn't sit down like it should?
>
> As far as the hobo bag goes, that depends on what dimensions you give it,
> I think.
>
> You might want to go ask on Wild Ginger's message forums about your
> experiences and see if someone can figure out if you did something wrong
> somewhere before totally writing them off -- I've seen some lovely things
> people have made from Wild Things. Pattern drafting software does have a
> learning curve, and even the Wild Things software might have a bit of a
> learning curve.

Thanks for good suggestions. You are right about what the cap and bag are
supposed to look like. I agree that fabric can change the finished look but
this wasn't even close.

I looked at the caps at the store today and know that the pattern wedges for
the cap need to be about three times as wide as they are with a slightly
different shape to give the puffy result. I'm ready to go with my new $2
fabric investment.

--
Sincerely,
Joanne

If it's right for you, then it's right, . . . . . for you!!!

http://www.jobird.com



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