And I Botch The Next Project
Some time ago, I had cut out some blue microsuede that's been around since probably 2005, and after the latest bunch of table runners, I thought I'd take a break and stitch up the outfit. The pants are done except for the elastic in the waistband, but the top was a bit more problematic. The interfacing on the neckline didn't work well with the fabric--so much so that I ended up tearing it in a couple places to make it work. THEN, since it had worked with another top of the exact same pattern also in microsuede, I decided to use decorative stitching at the neck, hem, and sleeves. And THIS is where I made it into an only-around-home shirt: It worked perfectly on the test swatch. Yes, I even did a practice run on this fabric, and it STILL managed to go badly. It's even worse on the hem--all wavy and puckered--which it didn't do on the test piece, of course. I think I might have enough of this fabric left to do a second shirt--I'...