Today is my flex day off, the first one I've taken in about 4 months. And I'm all hyped up on caffine, DH didn't make the usual coffee but left me with the Tassimo. So instead of wasting all this excess energy on my Wii I decided to turn my zipper disaster into a contest. Yes, a contest with a give-away.
Here's the deal. Take a look at the last two posts: from January 7 and January 3 . Then tell me your funniest sewing or knitting flub-up. Sorry, no other crafts (not even crochet) as I don't know enough about them to know if you boo-booed or that really the way its supposed to be done. I will include the two responses from the Jan 7 post and any responded to here, but no others. So Gwen and Lindanan, you're in (feel free to try and top your entry, though the upside -down zipper is darn good). I will read all the responses, apply a very scientific formula on how much this amused me. In case of a tie, my dog will be consulted - she has a very refined sense of humor, btw. The winner of the "I can't believe I did this" contest will receive - in the spirit of this contest - a totally random prize. Actually, I'll consult with the "winner" (no, I mean the quotes here, don't report me to The Blog of Unnecessary Quotation Marks ) to find a prize they'll treasue and adore for minutes on end. Sorry, US shipping only.
So let's hear 'em folks. What stupid things have you done in your sewing room?
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Does sewing through my thumb, nail and all with my sewing machine count? I mean the needle was actually all the way through my thumb. It came out of the machine and stayed in my thumb. It hurt like @%^&*! I've made so many stupid mistakes over the years, mostly from lack of concentration or from getting in a hurry!!!
ReplyDeleteOK, you don't need to send me anything (assuming I'll win :) ) but here goes. I was using my patternmaking software to make some pants. I had remeasured myself for some reason, and transposed the waist to crotch seam measurement with the inseam length. I trusted the software so much, and wasn't really paying attention when I made the first pair (luckily jammies.) They had a crotch that hung to the knees, and really short legs, looked like Humpty-Dumpty! K
ReplyDeleteLOL, oh BeeBee, only if I win I get to send YOU something. Don't you dare think about sending me Anything!
ReplyDeleteI was making the dresses for myself and my sister to wear in my moms (3rd) wedding. These dresses were shantung overlaid with a metallic embroidered organza. They were both sleeveless, and I was using the method of finishing that requires you to put the front inside the back, stitch the seams together at the shoulder and then, when you pull it out, voila, your shoulders are finished, all by machine and it's beautiful. But, if you put one shoulder in through the front, and the other through the back, you get a figure 8. I did that on my dress. Not once, not twice, But Three times.
I was running out of seam allowance to rip. I think it was a case of frustration begetting yet more frustration.
We all make silly mistakes.
OK, well, twice, I have searched all over for the back bodice piece to a Jalie shirt I was making. I mean ripping the house apart...even to turning the cushions over on the couch...under the bed.....in the garbage. Only to find, after all the angst and hours of looking that they were already sewn to the front at the shoulders. I have a set order of sewing and if the directions tell me to sew something out of the order I have been doing for decades, I totally come unglued and forget what I'm doing.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, the worst thing I've ever done (and I found it really scary when it happened because it was a jacket for a friend) was attaching the front to the back and constructing welted pockets WITHOUT the front side panels! Gosh, I had to sleep over that to find a solution. The next day I ripped the mess and fortunately had enough abric to cut again the back side panels. Not enough for the front pieces, though. The jacket ended up having no pockets but a decorative strip of fabric running across the front that covered the slits. Ugh, that's what "sleep sewing" can do to you. :-)
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I'm not eligible for the contest but had to share anyway! Thank you!