I have made no progress on this month's #1 UFO for Judy's Challenge but I did finish a different UFO.I purchased this fabric and the Cherrywood dyed fabric pack about 3 years ago at the last quilt show I attended in Miami. I knew it would be a good project for the chilly north - can never have enough sweatshirts up here. The problem was deciding on a pattern. I've picked up several over the years but just never got to it. I had spent so much on the fabric, I wanted the perfect pattern. When I finally found the one it turns out I had already owned it. Who knew?
At last month's guild meeting our speaker brought patterns to sell. I was looking at a sweatshirt pattern and Noel was looking at it also. We decided to get together at my house and make them together. A little motivation never hurts anyone. The plan was to get them done in time for guild meeting and I did so with hours to spare. Ok, so the cuffs aren't done but it was good enuf for who it's for and maybe I will leave them as is. We shall see.
I think the hardest part, after picking a pattern, was taking the fool sweatshirt apart. All the seams have to come apart and all the threads have to be picked out. These are serged seams so there are about 3 levels of seams to take apart. Ick. I think it was Linda who said to trace the sweatshirt parts and buy the sweatshirt material at JoAnn's to save taking another one apart. Brilliant!!I think I would like to make another sweatshirt but maybe with less quilting so it's not quite so stiff.
Cali was the Quality Control Officer on duty:
2 comments:
The quilting is beautiful! All on your home machine makes it even more beautiful. And to get that stain off your machine, you could try Goo Gone or some rubbing alcohol. I'd try the rubbing alcohol first.
Your jacket turned out really nice!
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