geocruiser Posted January 26 Author #1701 Share Posted January 26 That is a great case. Makes it easy to carry. Enjoy your cruise and keep sewing/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PurpleHays Posted March 24 #1702 Share Posted March 24 Y'all, at 60 years of age, I attempted my first scallops! These are the cap sleeves of a blouse I'm planning to wear Easter Sunday and on my next cruise. What do you think? How did I do? I think I want to topstitch the scallops and front facing. I was thinking a gold thread. Any opinions? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisyloo Posted March 25 #1703 Share Posted March 25 I think you did a beautiful job! Top stitching in gold sounds very nice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redlady62 Posted March 26 #1704 Share Posted March 26 Looks fabulous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocruiser Posted March 29 Author #1705 Share Posted March 29 On 3/24/2024 at 4:40 PM, PurpleHays said: Y'all, at 60 years of age, I attempted my first scallops! These are the cap sleeves of a blouse I'm planning to wear Easter Sunday and on my next cruise. What do you think? How did I do? I think I want to topstitch the scallops and front facing. I was thinking a gold thread. Any opinions? Looks beautiful. What size/type needle did you use on your machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PurpleHays Posted April 1 #1706 Share Posted April 1 (edited) On 3/29/2024 at 12:31 PM, geocruiser said: Looks beautiful. What size/type needle did you use on your machine? I used a universal 70/10 and a narrow (2.0x 0.5mm) zigzag. A straight stitch worked well on pure straight edges, but the tiniest bit of bias went completely wonky. I somehow managed to cut a small slit near the shoulder seam. I got creative repairing it. It's on the back, so my hair will cover it. It's about a half inch long. Edited April 1 by PurpleHays Add photo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocruiser Posted April 7 Author #1707 Share Posted April 7 On 3/31/2024 at 8:15 PM, PurpleHays said: I used a universal 70/10 and a narrow (2.0x 0.5mm) zigzag. A straight stitch worked well on pure straight edges, but the tiniest bit of bias went completely wonky. I somehow managed to cut a small slit near the shoulder seam. I got creative repairing it. It's on the back, so my hair will cover it. It's about a half inch long. Looks great. I have made unwanted cuts ion some of my clothing. Most time I so a machine embroidery over the slit. Have you done under stitching? I started to use that in some case instead of top stictching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PurpleHays Posted April 8 #1708 Share Posted April 8 I did understitch the neck facing, but decided I wanted the slight decorative look of top stitching. I did not attempt underscoring the scallops. I definitely would have pulled my hair out trying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocruiser Posted April 8 Author #1709 Share Posted April 8 8 hours ago, PurpleHays said: I did understitch the neck facing, but decided I wanted the slight decorative look of top stitching. I did not attempt underscoring the scallops. I definitely would have pulled my hair out trying that. I agree under stitching the scallops would have been a hair puller. A decorative stitch was the way to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocruiser Posted April 8 Author #1710 Share Posted April 8 5 hours ago, geocruiser said: I agree under stitching the scallops would have been a hair puller. A decorative stitch was the way to go. Was the gold thread metallic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PurpleHays Posted April 16 #1711 Share Posted April 16 On 4/8/2024 at 5:17 PM, geocruiser said: Was the gold thread metallic? No, it was regular thread, just gold colored. I didn't want to mess with metallic since the fabric had been such a pain to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PurpleHays Posted April 16 #1712 Share Posted April 16 Here's the final project. I made hubby's shirt a year or two ago. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocruiser Posted April 21 Author #1713 Share Posted April 21 On 4/16/2024 at 7:05 PM, PurpleHays said: Here's the final project. I made hubby's shirt a year or two ago. WOW the blouse looks wonderful. Great fit. Very nice picture of both of you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PurpleHays Posted April 23 #1714 Share Posted April 23 On 4/21/2024 at 5:13 PM, geocruiser said: WOW the blouse looks wonderful. Great fit. Very nice picture of both of you. Thank you! The best part about sewing is that no one else had anything even a bit similar. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keksie Posted April 26 #1715 Share Posted April 26 This is my selection of hand knit tops for casual nights on our upcoming cruise. I will pair them with capris. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocruiser Posted April 26 Author #1716 Share Posted April 26 7 hours ago, Keksie said: This is my selection of hand knit tops for casual nights on our upcoming cruise. I will pair them with capris. You did a beautiful job. Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redlady62 Posted April 26 #1717 Share Posted April 26 10 hours ago, Keksie said: This is my selection of hand knit tops for casual nights on our upcoming cruise. I will pair them with capris. Very lovely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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