Case on point: Trouble finishing seams on my skirt: I accidentally pegged the fabric while sewing a zigzag on the seam allowance. This was easy to correct, but I also ruined a pair of pants for Pizza, and had to cut out the seam and re sew it on this skirt for doing something similar when sewing a seam allowance down.
I don't know why this keeps happening. Am I rushing too much? Does the lack of a proper ironing board cover mean I'm not really pressing things adequately? Am I just too distracted? To focused on trying to finish something and not
really being present for the process itself.
So I doubled down, used an old quilty thing as a temporary ironing board cover ( my old one up and died, whatever was holding its shape just stopped doing it ), took things a little slower, and pressed things a little better. And I was able to finish the skirt, with pockets!
It is a simple skirt made from 2 yds. of Amy butler fabric I bought over a year ago. I cut it in half. Sewed the two rectangles together. Finished the seams with zig-zag, and sewed down ( urgggg). Made a two inch deep ordinary hem. Made a casing at the top,pulled the elastic through, and there you go. (Lookie there no pattern. I can actually make something without one.) Now I need boots to wear with it!
I think a shall link this one up to the Stash busting business, at CCM, although I am a day late. So far I am sticking to the moratorium on new craft projects. And I apologize about the blurry picture, but you get a glimpse of Yo to make up for it. The only way I actually blog these bays is via iPad and iPad photos which aren't always the greatest.
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