Sewing Shirt - What have I done?!!!
Wow! So I saw this cute little "super easy" sailor top on CreativeBug.com that I wanted to make for my trip to San Diego this Thursday. First problem, I haven't sewn clothing in close to 20 years. Second problem, I decided it would be fun to try a new overcast foot for my Bernina because I don't have room for an entire serger & really, I mostly quilt anyways. Third problem, there is no such thing as "super easy".
After a small snafu with sewing the sleeve facing on upside down (it's batik -- easy enough to do because there's no right or wrong side ... sort of), I was zooming along with my new overcast foot. I finished in no time & stopped to admire my handiwork & realized I had only checked 5 of the 6 seams (must've checked one of them twice and missed another). I had sewn a pleat into my seam! Oh, the horror! No worries, I just grabbed my trusty scissors. I'm sure you all know what happened next... yep, you guessed it, a gaping hole that is literally the size of the Grand Canyon right at the top of my sleeve! Disclaimer: I've never actually seen the Grand Canyon, but I'm sure the hole in my shirt sleeve is reflective of its actual size. So now I'm ripping out all those teeny back & forth double overcast stitches (why oh why did I feel to need to make the seam so secure?!!!). No more scissors for me. I'd throw them out the window, but with my luck today, I'd probably hit a policeman & be locked up in Quilter's Jail ... or real jail, whichever is worse. Plus, I need them to cut a replacement sleeve once I finish seam ripping 3 hours from now. Honestly, has anyone here ever had to rip out double overcast stitches set a 1.2mm? If there is any shortcut, please send it to me at the Quilter's Jail (I'm pretty sure cutting into your fabric because I was using scissors as a seam ripper is a violation of some law & the quilting police are on their way to pick me up). No seriously, ideas? |
Isn't it always the way, the seams you need to un-do are the ones you used tighter stitches or back stitched at the beginning and the end?
Someone here said not to be cheap with seam rippers - buy good sharp rippers and keep one by each machine you use, one with your sewing basket and still one more in the supplies for when you misplace one. (Yes, I have 5 different seam rippers because I have also grabbed the closest sharp item and lived to regret it.) |
When you sew the new sleeve in, use a regular old straight stitch then go back over the raw edges of the seam with the overcast stitch once you're sure the seam is correct. I have a serger and I still use a straight stitch for sewing sleeves and other tricky seams.
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I feel your frustration. An easy job always seems to be a nightmare. Good luck.
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super easy means they left out 3/4 of the instructions.
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That is why I don't sew any more. Enjoy your trip to SD. If you are actually going to be near the coast, looks like cooler temperatures:
https://weather.com/weather/5day/l/USCA0982:1:US Father inland you go, the higher the temperatures will be. |
I hope you checked the pattern measurements against your measurements before you started it.
Ready-to-wear sizing is sometimes different from pattern-sizing. Unpicking small stitches can be frustrating. |
Originally Posted by bearisgray
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I hope you checked the pattern measurements against your measurements before you started it.
Ready-to-wear sizing is sometimes different from pattern-sizing. Unpicking small stitches can be frustrating. |
Got a good chuckle out of your post! Been there, done that!
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Thanks for a humorous reflection of your incident!
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