Saint Mungo's Project

I still have to print off a usable Nurse Badge, um, it will not be Snape this year...as scary as him...but not Snape.

Are we doing a meetup in our St. Mungo's attire for CC26?

We have the St Mungo's ribbons from flotsomnjetsom, but the badges were not in today's mail.

Fear not, however -- we have to make an excursion tomorrow morning and can check the mailbox again on the way back to the hotel.



Oh yeah:

League of Evil Geniuses Hall of Fame Salon tomorrow (Saturday) evening. Usual time (9-ish; after the masquerade).
Bubbly (for them's what's old enough) and evil snacks, plus EXPERIMENTAL SUBSTANCES.

In the fabulous Room 247, just past the elevator column.

(Pancho's Crosstime Cantina is in there tonight)

And bought some scrubs. OK, they look mundane (that will slowly get fixed). I have a Green Top with Purple trim, and Purple Pants. I also found a darker purple scrub hat (with my long hair, it is necessary), and a badge holder and a watch on a purple  necklace.

Now, how do I get a name badge?

I just finished my set of the scary eyelash scrubs.

bovil's were green, mine are turquoise with the funky "witchdoctor rocket" fabric for the pockets and detail bits.

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The scrubs pants are done. Previous notes on the pattern and construction still apply.

The scrubs pants pieces are in two sections on the paper; they have to be assembled. Not really a big deal. It helps to have a relatively large cutting surface, though.

Instructions are rock-solid. Follow them carefully. There are some weird bits, like setting the inset pockets first and then cutting away the excess, but you'll understand why after you do it.

Setting the waist elastic (2" elastic, which it says on the outside and in the instructions, I don't know where I got the idea of 1/2") is a bit of a nuisance. I got ribbed "no-roll" elastic, but that's a bit too strong to set in easily. It does, though, make for a sturdy waistband. Regular elastic should stretch and set more easily.

So, yeah. Definitely happy with this pattern. It's designed for wovens, but it worked OK with the strange knits I was using. It goes together pretty easily, and there's a lot of detail and opportunity for modification and embellishment.

Kwik Sew Men's Scrubs #2861

Also available:
Kwik Sew Misses' Scrubs #2807 (includes two tops, sizes XS-XL)
Kwik Sew Womens' Scrubs #3201 (includes two tops, sizes XL-4XL)

Complete, except for the drawstring in the pants.

	Green Scrubs, Front It's the green muppet scrubs!
	Green Scrubs, back Check out the full size, the fuzzy fabric isn't obvious in the thumbnail

Having finished the top, I've got a few more opinions on the Kwik Sew scrubs pattern.

If you're looking for the classic v-neck scrubs pattern with the pointed "v" this is it. If you want the square-bottom "v" look for other patterns.

The pattern is easy to cut out. The layout is actually pretty efficient, even on napped/directional fabrics.

If you're doing something like I did, (front and back only in the primary material), it's a bit more wasteful. Front and back pieces are cut on the fold, and you can salvage a fair amount of your body fabric if you fold just enough to fit the pattern pieces instead of folding in the center.

The pattern is OK in knits, even if it's not designed for knits. With a slinky knit (like I used) you need to pin the crap out of the seams before stitching, but that's as bad as it gets.

The directions are rock-solid.

There's a lot of topstitching and understitching, but it really helps the structure of the garment.

For the next top, I'm going to fiddle with the breast pocket a bit. I think with a bit of modification, I could make a wand pocket for a 10-12" wand work there on a guy's scrubs.

Pants next (although I still need to get some of the right elastic).

So while I'm waiting for the laundry to finish so I can move it to the dryer...

	Scrubs top, green 1 shot without flash
	Scrubs top, green 2 shot with flash

So we decided to start with Kwik-Sew #2861 for the scrubs. They also publish a Misses' pattern, #2807 sized XS-XL and a Women's pattern #3201 sized 1X-4X.

The Kwik Sew scrubs patterns are all designed for woven fabrics. This pattern may be a total bust with the knit that I'm trying, but it's worth taking a chance on.

I've cut pattern pieces lengthened for me out of tru-grid, but that's all that's done so far.

Early notes?

The pattern sheets are fairly sturdy white paper, none of that wimpy tissue that tears at every glance.

Size grading lines are all color-coded in shades of blue and red. All edges are clearly marked. Front pieces (shirts and pants) list the maximum dimension of the finished garment at chest/bust, waist and hips to give you an idea how much ease the garment has.

The pattern layouts are designed to account for nap, one-way design and shading.

So far it's looking pretty good. If it doesn't work well with the eyelash, I've got alternative scrubs patterns that are designed for knits.