I am late, late, late posting today’s What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday pic. The site was down for a while, then not operating correctly for another while. At the moment all seems to be well… I hope!
Anyhow, here’s what’s happening in my sewing room today. (Click on the photo for a larger version.)
Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while may recognize both the jacket pattern and the green fabric. They were meant to be made into a jacket to go with my Easter dress… from last year.
My, how time flies, lol.
I’d like to say it’ll be done in time for Easter this year, but I’m not that bold. haha
On the bottom left is a clearance pack of K & Company goodies. Joann’s had loads of K&Co. yumminess, but I restrained myself and only got this one.
The round white things are pattern weights, another gift from my mil who sewed. She gave me so many of my bestest sewing things. Later today I’ll be using her Elna press to do a full fuse of the interfacing to the jacket fabric.
Here’s an old woyww photo showing the press. Such a fantastic tool.
Speaking of fusible interfacing, the stuff I get at Joann’s usually shrinks. Most irritating. This is why I preshrunk my interfacing yesterday, and then will do a full fuse today before cutting out the pattern pieces that need interfacing.
Do you all find you need to do that? Why or why not? What fusibles do you use?
Happy Wowyw and Happy Creating!
Hahahah! Well, if you miss Easter again this year, there’s always the first day of summer to commemorate. Or even, the Fourth of July?
It’ll be too hot around here by then, I’d better work quick. Unless I want to wait for next fall… or Easter 2013, lol.
Sandy, that press looks amazing!
:)trisha
#163
Wow, very impressed by all the sewing, never been much good at that. Happy WOYWW x
Sophie no.88
Hey well done on the restraint of not buy too much that takes some doing LOL
Hope the jacket gets made this year you sound like me I start things and they do get finished eventually
Thanks for passing by
have a happy week x
Thanks for sharing this WOYWW, it’s Thursday afternoon now, but I’m still snooping through the list! Take care Zo xx 22
sew? fusible what? lol You got me there! Since you left a comment about my seahorse tag I made, I just wanted you to know that I made a tutorial about how I created the sea, if your interested I would love for you to check it out and let me know how I did on the tutorial as I haven’t done many of them before. Thanks bunches and waving hi from the hills of North Carolina :)http://inthehillsofnorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2012/03/vellum-noun.html
Ive only tailored about 4 pieces in my life and thank god, the interfacings didn’t shrink! Argh!!!! So by now you’ve probably finished the jacket, and I love the vintage slip…now there’s a fabric you wont catch me trying to sew….just too darn slippery!!