just humming
My machine has been just humming along in this corner of the world.
First off, when I saw these skirts I just new I wanted to make a few. I was even more intrigued to see how totally different they looked from the images on the pattern cover. I am a firm believer that one needs to look beyond the bad colors and cheesy models to truly find a workable design. I bet companies would sell more patterns if they changed their look, but then again I enjoy the “hunt”.
So what was SUPPOSED to be a one hour sewing job turned into a weekend thing. Not that I sat at my machine the whole time- the weather really was too nice to stay inside. But when I found some down time I would pick up my project.
What made it a long ordeal? Button holes. I tried to figure out how to put the foot on and it just was not working…and remember how in my previous post my husband was camping? I was totally focused on figuring it out all by myself and I actually came really close, but I needed a translator and a second brain to troubleshoot. I really can be so dumb! ANYWAY, once Nathan came home and adjusted the foot we were humming along and I finished the skirt in like 20 minutes. So I guess it does take an hour, just make sure you know how to make buttonholes and now I do! Hurray. I even took a photo of the way the foot should look for next time…I really am happy that I no longer need to avoid pattern with buttons.
Oh, and another reason why it took me forever to make this skirt is that I made a bad judgment. At the fabric store I was deciding which length of skirt I wanted to make and wanted to buy some fabric. I definitely knew the longer style would be a “no”…I risked it and figured the shortest one would be my choice since I am relatively short and didn’t want to have a “dowdy” length.
I was totally wrong.
While cutting out the pattern I realized it could potentially not work. I did not want to risk being disappointed. So I found myself short on fabric. That’s why there is the chocolate brown strip of fabric and I like it. A happy mistake. By the way, I liked the length.
I plan to use some of my larger pieces of fabric and make a few more, bring on the buttonhole challenge! I just realized some may be wondering where the buttonholes were needed- I needed to make 2 for the drawstring. I know- only 2, you would have thought I made a shirt with 10 to make.
I also have been making a lot of these shirts from the Simplicity Dummy pattern for my girls. I really like it and have a few more ready to be sewn. Plus who can resist making a girl with green sandals some cute shirts? I know I can’t. (She also has the same pair in yellow- I imagine my machine will be humming a lot more!)
