TV shelf installed! It looks great, too.
I worked on the bridesmaid dress alterations and during that process learned more about my serger and how to work with light-weight and sheer fabrics. I learned about the stitch finger and that if not properly installed it will jam the machine. I've been kinda afraid of the stitch finger, but had to learn about it because I needed narrower stitches for the sheer fabric on the dresses and Kim's veil. Turns out, to get narrower stitches, on my machine a White 2000 ATS one either changes the stitch finger to a narrower one, or doesn't even use it at all. Since I didn't take a good hard look at the factory installed stitch finger before I removed it (I was impressed that it seemed so easy to do, and indeed it was easy to remove) I didn't put the narrow stitch finger in correctly and the machine jammed with a big 'clunk'. I was so scared I'd hurt my baby just when I needed her most, but I took the sf out and all seems to be fine with the machine although the stitch finger now has a bur. But I should be able to file it off okay. I'm sure it is simple to make it set in correctly--I'll figure it out.
My MoB muslin came out beautifully. I'm using 2 completely different pattern company patterns for the top and bottom. Both are princess seamed and I was worried about lining up the top seams with the skirt seams. But they look good all the way around except that the left center front skirt seam needs to be moved 1" inward due to my high hip. Moving a seam looks so easy to do that I'm not even going to make a second muslin--just make the adjustment on the pattern and cut 'er out. The skirt seems to have just the right amount of swirlyness in just the right places. I'm excited to see how the silk fashion fabric drapes and swirls.
Kim and I went to jo-jos and bought purple & lavender serger thread, zippers and covered button kits. We looked for bridal-veil combs and ribbon but Jo-jos stinks as a fabric store and stinks more as a bridal notions store-not one simple bridal veil comb in the whole stinkin' place. Their ribbon selection looks good on the surface but look closely and guess what? They are out of the color you need. Every time. And they don't care. It can be a depressing place to shop, but it must be even more depressing to work there.
I ordered lining and some organza (for a press cloth and I might try underlining the jacket, to) from The Sewing Place. Now I have everything I need for my outfit.
Tonight Kim & I will pick up her dress from Galleria Bridal and this week I will alter the neckline (it sticks out a little too much), bustle it, and make her veil. I'm looking forward to it!
I worked on the bridesmaid dress alterations and during that process learned more about my serger and how to work with light-weight and sheer fabrics. I learned about the stitch finger and that if not properly installed it will jam the machine. I've been kinda afraid of the stitch finger, but had to learn about it because I needed narrower stitches for the sheer fabric on the dresses and Kim's veil. Turns out, to get narrower stitches, on my machine a White 2000 ATS one either changes the stitch finger to a narrower one, or doesn't even use it at all. Since I didn't take a good hard look at the factory installed stitch finger before I removed it (I was impressed that it seemed so easy to do, and indeed it was easy to remove) I didn't put the narrow stitch finger in correctly and the machine jammed with a big 'clunk'. I was so scared I'd hurt my baby just when I needed her most, but I took the sf out and all seems to be fine with the machine although the stitch finger now has a bur. But I should be able to file it off okay. I'm sure it is simple to make it set in correctly--I'll figure it out.
My MoB muslin came out beautifully. I'm using 2 completely different pattern company patterns for the top and bottom. Both are princess seamed and I was worried about lining up the top seams with the skirt seams. But they look good all the way around except that the left center front skirt seam needs to be moved 1" inward due to my high hip. Moving a seam looks so easy to do that I'm not even going to make a second muslin--just make the adjustment on the pattern and cut 'er out. The skirt seems to have just the right amount of swirlyness in just the right places. I'm excited to see how the silk fashion fabric drapes and swirls.
Kim and I went to jo-jos and bought purple & lavender serger thread, zippers and covered button kits. We looked for bridal-veil combs and ribbon but Jo-jos stinks as a fabric store and stinks more as a bridal notions store-not one simple bridal veil comb in the whole stinkin' place. Their ribbon selection looks good on the surface but look closely and guess what? They are out of the color you need. Every time. And they don't care. It can be a depressing place to shop, but it must be even more depressing to work there.
I ordered lining and some organza (for a press cloth and I might try underlining the jacket, to) from The Sewing Place. Now I have everything I need for my outfit.
Tonight Kim & I will pick up her dress from Galleria Bridal and this week I will alter the neckline (it sticks out a little too much), bustle it, and make her veil. I'm looking forward to it!
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