Fussy cutting and beaded trim
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007Here are two weeks worth of projects and the lessons learned:
A little pouch (hand sewn):
I never though I would have interest in fussy cutting, but I found this great brown fabric with long leaves that begged to be cut out. Notice the tip of one on the little snap flap.
A scarf (machine sewn):
This is the scarf from Amy Butler’s In Stitches. It’s the first time I’ve ever had to cut fabric on the bias and insert trim. Getting the trim in was a bit tricky. I first stitched it to one half of the scarf end, and then stitched the two halves of the scarf together with the trim on the inside. I think the work would be neater if I had done the second half of that operation with the piece of fabric that already had the trim sewn to it on top. That way I could have made sure I was working inside that line of stitching so that none of it showed when the scarf was turned.
Cocktail napkins (machine sewn):
I learned how to miter a hem. I also learned that it is absolutely NOT worth it to sew ones own napkins. I think it’s the repetitiveness of the task. I hand stitched a hanky a few months ago, and would definitely do it again. It was very satisfying. The napkins were a little frustrating. Maybe if I hadn’t done them all in one sitting.
In the meantime I am working on a wool skirt and the cool weather is inspiring dreams of knit woolens. I pulled out some alpaca/merino blend yarn that I got last fall at Webs. I’m thinking of knitting a tammy.