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A mistake and new patterns

June 2, 2013 by Alexandra - 4 Comments

Skirt - wrongYes, I did this.
And I am posting it here as a reminder that I should never sew late at night, the night before a long flight. As I pinned the lining to the skirt, I briefly thought something was off but didn’t heed my inner voice. Blithely, I sewed on the bias binding at the waistline, and proceeded to pin the lining around the zipper for hand finishing. Only  when I got to the bottom of the zipper and saw the overlocked seam allowance, I thought “uh-oh!” 

I am back from the trip and this is my project for tomorrow – unpick and fix.

On a more positive note, the trip involved driving from Chicago to Canada (what fun!) and a stop at Jo-Ann’s for some patterns.
 Patterns
I had meant to make another stop there on the way back to buy the few Vogue and McCall’s patterns on my list but it just didn’t happen. I really do miss easy access to pattern sales.

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  1. Carolyn (cmarie12)

    June 2, 2013 at 9:30 pm

    Been there, done that ~ so I understand! Glad you got a little pattern goodness to add to your pattern collection.

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  2. velosewer

    June 3, 2013 at 12:16 am

    You had all that enthusiasm to make this skirt and now you’ve got a small fix it project to resolve.I do the same before travelling too.

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  3. Mary Beth

    June 3, 2013 at 1:45 am

    Oh gee, just what you wanted to do, right? You’ll love it when it’s done tho

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  4. Vicki

    June 3, 2013 at 9:42 am

    If i did that, I would leave it. And just have a bit of a chuckle each time I put it on. It won’t make any difference to the wearability of it.

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I’m Alexandra; Alex for short. I streamline and right-size everything from wardrobe to social commitments in order to craft a peaceful happy life. I’m always working on a sewing or polymer project and have recently bought my first cutting machine. Follow along on my adventures and let me know what you think.

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