I bought 2 1/2 yards, with the intention of making a Pamela's Patterns Cool cardi and a shell top. But, try as I might, I was about 4" short of having enough fabric for both the cardi and the top. I didn't re-measure the fabric after I pre-washed it but I really think it shrank up a good bit, just based on how much I had hanging off the end of the cutting table.
But whatever. The fabric feels great on...but the serger didn't like sewing it. I had LOTS of skipped stiches, and it kinda fed through unevenly.
I am seriously thinking about taking the serger in for a check up.
But, I just did a narrow zig-zag on the serging to catch the missed stitches so, it's ugly on the inside, but I won't tell.
Anyway, I ended up making another Butterick 5925 ... the Katherine Tilton tunic-y T top w/ pocket gores in the sideseams. Only I borrowed a cap sleeve from another pattern ...summer and all. And I cut my own neckband, just because I don't care for the floppy neckbands the Tiltons seem to love on their knit tops. To each her own...
The hanger shot is pretty boring, but it's very comfy. Ugly seams and all.
I need to find the scraps from the light blue top and see if I can patchwork up a little top from the leftovers. I'm SURE I kept them...even though there wasn't much. I'm just NOT sure what I did with them, lol.
In other news, Number Two Son, AKA The Actor, has found himself an apartment in Jacksonville, Fl, so My Sweet Babboo and I will be heading south with a vanload of his stuff shortly. I haven't been to Florida since...2004? Probably going to go a little more frequently now. He seems to be doing well in his job. They did their summer day camp event last week, which seems to have been a success. Their children's ministry is very similar to ours, so he's fitting right in.
Lotsa road trips on the docket for this summer, as well as the final push to the remodeled-gym-turned-sanctuary. Official first service is August 5.
It's gonna be a busy, busy summer....
I've had a bit of serger problems too but I think I solved it. This is a nice color for you!
ReplyDeleteYeah, this is a bit better than the lighter blue. :-) I really am beginning to think I need new knives. I'm getting entirely too much chewed up knit fabric, although it doesn't seem to have any trouble with wovens. But the first knives I had lasted forEVER; these have not seen nearly as much use so my mind doesn't want to believe they are dull already...
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