And... nothing

Posted by Alexandra at Studio Alexandra

Well, I tried to sew. Seriously! I cut out a night shirt and started putting it together. First, I screwed up the pockets. OK, no problem, I can recut them or just do without pockets... On to the sleeves - I sewed on the cuff pieces, pressed very neatly, and admired my handiwork right up until I realized that I should have waited until the sleeve seams were sewn. Hmm, I guess I'll have to take those stitches out and try again. No problem, right? ... On to the button placket - which turned out to be the ugliest button placket I've ever made and I can't fix it because the seam allowances are just under 1/8". Aargh! (I stopped sewing at this point figuring that it just wasn't my day to sew.)
That was last week.

This week we have houseguests - great company and a lot of fun but not conducive to sewing. We did go to the Bernina store to pick up embroidery thread for some designs I plan to put on my scrub pockets but by the time we got there I figured out that the numbers on my list were not Isacord numbers. I thought they might be Sulky but the store didn't have a conversion chart so we didn't actually buy any thread. It turned out later that evening, when I checked the individual designs, that the numbers were for Madeira thread and I now have an updated list with correct Isacord numbers.

I am hoping next week is a good sewing week for me. I need some pretty dresses. Or night shirts. Or something.