Sewing Clothes For A Cruise

[geocruiser]

That is a great case.  Makes it easy to carry.  Enjoy your cruise and keep sewing/

[PurpleHays]

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?

[Daisyloo]

I think you did a beautiful job!  Top stitching in gold sounds very nice.

 

[redlady62]

Looks fabulous!

[geocruiser]

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?

[PurpleHays]

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.

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[geocruiser]

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.

[PurpleHays]

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.

[geocruiser]

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.

[geocruiser]

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?

[PurpleHays]

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.

 

[PurpleHays]

Here's the final project. I made hubby's shirt a year or two ago.

[geocruiser]

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.

[PurpleHays]

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.

[Keksie]

This is my selection of hand knit tops for casual nights on our upcoming cruise.  I will pair them with capris.

 

[geocruiser]

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.

[redlady62]

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