I made a little progress tonight, THANKS ELIZABETH!, I finally got the stupid-simple pockets put together, and the side seams and inside leg seams. One leg isn't good, so out it will come tomorrow. If I have time. I still have a ton of work to do this weekend. And I have a boat-load of alterations to do. Not my fav by a long shot. I have 2 pairs of pants to hem and 3 jackets to take the sleeves up on. It's not easy being short. But I will love having some new stuff to wear for fal.
More fun: I bought a zig-zagger for my Singer 201 from Ebay. This one really IS a ZZ-er. Unlike the hemmer sold as a ZZ-er. Ah well. The risk you take on Ebay. And it does work, in fact it's on my machine right now. But now I'm excited and can really Zig my Zag. It has four cams/templates, including a standards ZZ, a scallop, one that looks like a Christmas tree, and a "W" "M" like of thingy. If I have time - AFTER I hem my pants tomorrow - I'll play around and post some pics of my fancy-schmancy stitches. But I have the blind-hemmer on the machine and want to hem the pants before switching attachments. Yes, the Singer attachments do beautiful work. But they are kind of a pain to switch out. That's where the new machines do win. But I think the Singer's stitches are much prettier.
I still have a shipment from Fabric Mart coming. Hopefully this weekend. I called yesterday, because it was taking so long and they said it would ship today. One of the cuts was on backorder. Doesn't really matter, not like I had time to sew, but I do like to pet my new stuff. Guess I'll just clack around with my ZZ-er and switch out the templates. LOL.
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Ok, I don't know how well this shows up, badly I think. It's an olive knit from Vogue Fabrics. With a loop - think soft stretchy loose terry? What to do with it? I need a pattern. Maybe cardigan? Wrap shirt? Ideas? It's finally fall here in DC, so I'm ready to sew for a new season.
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