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2007-03-05 * Serge of Inspiration (hah!) My serger=awesome! I haven't exactly mastered it, but I have had to re-thread it (not hard at all), and remove a needle and the stitch finger to use the narrow rolled hem feature (which turns out so neat!). If you've been thinking about a serger but are intimidated (like I was), don't be! It has definitely inspired me to make more clothes! After reading Susan's great review of Sew Stylish, I wanted to get my hands on a copy, and Nancy kindly obliged by giving me her copy. As these things go, once I read it I had to have the pattern they used throughout the magazine (Simplicity 3867, if you're curious). It arrived just after I got back and I started work on the cute cropped jacket with balloony sleeves I have no clue what I'll wear it with! It would be more practical if it were longer and a solid color, but I'm sure I'll figure out something. Recently my very favorite pair of pajama pants finally gave up the ghost. Despite how easy pj pants are to sew, I haven't gotten around to making replacements until now. And I made a little chemise to go with them too! Obviously none of these things are the birthday gifts I'm meant to be finishing, so I'd better get back to it!
reading: killer solo by David Hiltbrand |
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