fixing it…
I was hoping to share my new shirt I have been working on, but there was a mishap and I am doing what every good sewer does from time to time…I tore out a lot of stitches.
Yesterday afternoon I had a nice chunk of time to finish up the neckline and gathers…I was so close to the end! As I was ironing, pinning and trimming I was keeping my fingers crossed that everything would work out perfectly (or adequate to me!).
I was horrified to discover that the marks I made had disappeared and I also was lazy and didn’t do other marking as well. You guessed it- it turned out all crazy looking.
So to punish myself for not being detailed I tore out all the gathering stitches AND neck band. I just finished with my markings and hope to work on the shirt later today.
One optimistic thing is that when I did try it on, I could tell it was going to be one of those patterns I will make a few of…I like that kind of pattern.
Although I could be frustrated because I do have limited patience when things don’t work out- I am taking this as part of my self-taught sewing lesson. Who knows, perhaps in a year I will be whipping things out with no problems!