Hello all my lovely people,
Yesterday I was attempting to attach the skirt to the bodice. The skirt needed to be gathered and I thought I would be clever by using my special gathering foot to sew the skirt to the bodice while gathering.
Easy right? This was the result:
I am not sure if you can tell but the gather is uneven at best, and at worst there are spots where the pieces are not attached. So I spent the morning painstakingly ripping out the seems. The whole time I felt like the fabric was falling apart in my hands. When I was done I gathered the skirt the old fashion way, running a loose basting stitch through the top and pulling one of the threads on either side to gather the material. I then VERY carefully pinned it to the bodice and stitched it three times (I'll be darned if this thing comes apart). My lady was kind enough to model it for us while I was seeing what alterations I needed to make.
I am quite pleased so far. Now to put in the zipper, sew up the back, stitch the lining to the skirt and make the over skirt. At least there is progress.
Now to go to the park, run the kiddos and knit.
ta ta for now
XO Lue Lue Elabee
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