Did you ever want to
adjust the pleat sizes in a craft project to accommodate your different needs?
There is more to adjusting pleats than just moving a few lines. Believe me, I
know it after my first few attempts on the Go Bucket.
This is what I learned
and have posted in a picture album on Facebook.
Adjusting the size of
pleats in a pattern:
Note that the width of
the pleat on the body is the same width as the center of the pleat unit, which
is the distance between the two short pleat lines. To change the size of the
pleat, you will need to maintain the same width on the body pleat as on the
center pleat unit.
Each pleat on the Go
Bucket is 2 1/2 inches wide. To make a pleat large enough to hold sunglasses or
a bottle, move the pleat line on the body over 1 inch. Then move the pleat unit
(stitching line and two pleat lines) over one inch. Circle the pleat unit with
a red pen and move it over one inch. The one pleat on the body is now 3 1/2
inches wide to accommodate sunglasses or water bottles. The other pocket, 1 1/2
inches wide, is perfect for pens and pencils.
To make it easier always
move the first template pocket line 1 inch to the right. From the single seam
on the left, in this order, you will have a 1 1/2 inch pocket, a 3 1/2 inch
pocket, then six 2 1/2 pockets. That's enough room to hold anything.
Order the Go Bucket now and make several for Christmas gifts. My
husband loves his that is made of vinyl, denim and a discarded shirt that he
didn't want to part with. Alas, it had shrunk over the years!
Having questions? The
Go Bucket pattern is well illustrated with photos that are easy to follow. From
now through Christmas, all PDF patterns are just$5.00 when you enter GB in
the discount code box.
