It drives me crazy. I really want to be able to sew cute things. I have the ideas, and it feels like I should be able to do it.... but that dang machine!
Today it was the top thread getting stuck in the bobbin case. But never less I still produced a wearable skirt for my daughter.
Here it is
I love it! I used only materials I had on hand, which is impressive because I only have small scraps. The denim was a pair of jeans my daughter had outgrown. The waist still fit fine, but she'd outgrown the length. So I chopped it off.
The next step was to distress the denim. This is when I realised I must not be a real girly girl... I don't own a nail file. So... Sand paper ladies! That I have.
The linen is an old sample swatch from a designer friend. I have been loving finding uses for them. I cut a piece the same length as the skirt. I wanted the frayed edge. So I stitched them together that way.
The challenge was using fabric scraps I had on hand. This was hard because most all of my fabric is little tiny scraps from my sweet MIL so I can make flowers with them. (she has the best fabric stash)
I pieced together two of the ones I had the most of. Still no measuring... I just layed them together and cut. I stitched the crazy uneven pieces together end to end. I gave my first try at gathering... LOL
Wanting to keep the frayed look going I kept the ends unhemmed and just stitched around the bottom to keep it from completely unravelling on me.
All in all I am pleased with it. And it was free. I even started and finished it in one day. For me that's impressive.
I think I've decided I want a new sewing machine for my birthday.
