tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79814934035563044392024-03-15T08:20:05.259-07:00Thin Man SewingThin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-89764878954476742082024-01-28T08:40:00.000-08:002024-01-28T08:40:01.643-08:00A New Shirt Pattern : Simplicity 9858<p> It seems like I make the same shirt patterns over and over again. So, when I spotted Simplicity 9858, I decided to give it a try. Of course I bought it on sale for $1.99.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFatTYGzgISkqtrVkG5_QlY27PoxKopmlezMWiDvC-m70iecotyti12WJmSygd2c1FZLfNaTy5jtbrZ0a-dv9sFuOhr2SVLHk8JzbuHtnU7DsdPAdY17aFW6sJBqDavmhr_ZfREkgaFeFg0wg0jBROTlRBDB0wDRnuZ9ORTGOLoyoW9iab4SDZyh7V_-II/s1092/il_794xN.5660565291_ddp5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="794" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFatTYGzgISkqtrVkG5_QlY27PoxKopmlezMWiDvC-m70iecotyti12WJmSygd2c1FZLfNaTy5jtbrZ0a-dv9sFuOhr2SVLHk8JzbuHtnU7DsdPAdY17aFW6sJBqDavmhr_ZfREkgaFeFg0wg0jBROTlRBDB0wDRnuZ9ORTGOLoyoW9iab4SDZyh7V_-II/s320/il_794xN.5660565291_ddp5.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made view A, but added the collar from view B. I also used a tower packet on the sleeves instead of the square one in the pattern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used some heavy cotton material I bought at the thrift store for 99 cents. I made size medium with two inches added to the sleeve length.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For being a shirt that says "easy to sew", it has some more involved sewing like flat-fell seams and a separate button placket. It also has set-in sleeves. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used my Bernina 640 to make it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpR41FVk-y0omNsFDMt5OLv6e07RdXEuA-Bpgu_CZYqUMJrTeaYNXVSFkMZs18jZfVrqBdQOeLi4WF8OA9A2TZCYs3EohYIQeWzNEOLxGBNRqpExFTup1CVlAnmTMDaKBcQStylyLPYcG472HMdPcVbtvF-Wne-fm5cC9sAmGKP4y8zQf6ILrRBODXRrYs/s800/IMG_20190710_071118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="800" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpR41FVk-y0omNsFDMt5OLv6e07RdXEuA-Bpgu_CZYqUMJrTeaYNXVSFkMZs18jZfVrqBdQOeLi4WF8OA9A2TZCYs3EohYIQeWzNEOLxGBNRqpExFTup1CVlAnmTMDaKBcQStylyLPYcG472HMdPcVbtvF-Wne-fm5cC9sAmGKP4y8zQf6ILrRBODXRrYs/s320/IMG_20190710_071118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I serged the arm holes with my Brother 523.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lRYhTs-0X2ii9bY7pIwWV9vvDyBxbpI9xYeEggOUhZRXDGGtq01lx7F4VjY8P6IyophWw95Nh6fTa0k22lXWsQDBfRKibMC7gnkhTEeamk8B0YCXIBzNwUSTqqqUCXY1b5wojtLFIKP7dky-sBP-8iPXhWxHEZ-Vu2bkxtC7AIAcps2pWgK2pWtmP2z8/s327/serger.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="171" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lRYhTs-0X2ii9bY7pIwWV9vvDyBxbpI9xYeEggOUhZRXDGGtq01lx7F4VjY8P6IyophWw95Nh6fTa0k22lXWsQDBfRKibMC7gnkhTEeamk8B0YCXIBzNwUSTqqqUCXY1b5wojtLFIKP7dky-sBP-8iPXhWxHEZ-Vu2bkxtC7AIAcps2pWgK2pWtmP2z8/s320/serger.jpeg" width="167" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Here it is:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-8q5HKyLAHix9Y0xoHofsvcecFgalv3nH6MHnTqkq29Sm_Yw1TvYt9k7EVTHUiKxXnEnON3X2aZPdEguMTHhaL1_nCKbDrTCOg2tricHeDcA7h0SxfzHTNfSko6qQkkBlZBx96ZcDjsphm-zWrCmEra0zcIWvZDr4Fht9bL4ulitheZ-06wPHOcc5BIt/s1344/IMG_20240122_092057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-8q5HKyLAHix9Y0xoHofsvcecFgalv3nH6MHnTqkq29Sm_Yw1TvYt9k7EVTHUiKxXnEnON3X2aZPdEguMTHhaL1_nCKbDrTCOg2tricHeDcA7h0SxfzHTNfSko6qQkkBlZBx96ZcDjsphm-zWrCmEra0zcIWvZDr4Fht9bL4ulitheZ-06wPHOcc5BIt/s320/IMG_20240122_092057.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbu_hKBUUXewM2ZqBEJESeRYK_B1n1QPxlAkO1e984bkT-atPbMKHJ_fI2EaT8Gys13DRGmEjK4YMt_oPm8FnDzy_IHo3c00IAuFE3iUeXzjk5HNLzrKaLfvfo59hdoyWzPOuzscfCJsv2nBgNAdTJ8buM6OWDPqBbp2nc8AT9M_jTqPSWzjqleJ2uxvEg/s1067/IMG_20240122_092021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbu_hKBUUXewM2ZqBEJESeRYK_B1n1QPxlAkO1e984bkT-atPbMKHJ_fI2EaT8Gys13DRGmEjK4YMt_oPm8FnDzy_IHo3c00IAuFE3iUeXzjk5HNLzrKaLfvfo59hdoyWzPOuzscfCJsv2nBgNAdTJ8buM6OWDPqBbp2nc8AT9M_jTqPSWzjqleJ2uxvEg/s320/IMG_20240122_092021.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Omj2Wo62hcYTYNT8ZX7xpeieFWijCaMVn9iB4JpZPx7HUvhb2RTm49jPcdALrXFLVlNGvz5YybBzN8VXrf532_OwysB7paZJEh6byNejsvJ3JePBhykdGjlxTwc2Vz48t50FKOg8xLX58gVdBzYuGmy6F_nXGiv9se0wx9kEJoRE_5IfDvdl4u_NL0bV/s1067/IMG_20240122_091956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Omj2Wo62hcYTYNT8ZX7xpeieFWijCaMVn9iB4JpZPx7HUvhb2RTm49jPcdALrXFLVlNGvz5YybBzN8VXrf532_OwysB7paZJEh6byNejsvJ3JePBhykdGjlxTwc2Vz48t50FKOg8xLX58gVdBzYuGmy6F_nXGiv9se0wx9kEJoRE_5IfDvdl4u_NL0bV/s320/IMG_20240122_091956.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>This is a heavy duty shirt, almost a shacket.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for stopping.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-17108593313873637342024-01-18T10:19:00.000-08:002024-01-18T10:19:16.664-08:00Christmas Shirts<p> I found six yards of shirt material for $1.49 at the thrift store. I decided I would make two short-sleeved shirts with it. One for me and one for Joe.</p><p>Simplicity 7330 instantly came to mind as it is my goto pattern for Joe. I made him an extra-large and me a large, just so they would be airy for the summer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cuGqfHB3acWORdRj_7_CxawGzWlgILsLm-_l_N7B8Dt9Aj1YRh3dhjJpI1nuZiP38WpOy9dyPplpGddf5tXwy2kDS3Nnam1fn60a7LNxT68udV3VgKEwua6jO5uflgc7Wwwwn-zKAUq1M3n5iRoPtQjJY7yf7qKE__ntyKdCmGMq9Yb1MlE69SvzdYbx/s529/7330pattern.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="421" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cuGqfHB3acWORdRj_7_CxawGzWlgILsLm-_l_N7B8Dt9Aj1YRh3dhjJpI1nuZiP38WpOy9dyPplpGddf5tXwy2kDS3Nnam1fn60a7LNxT68udV3VgKEwua6jO5uflgc7Wwwwn-zKAUq1M3n5iRoPtQjJY7yf7qKE__ntyKdCmGMq9Yb1MlE69SvzdYbx/s320/7330pattern.jpeg" width="255" /></a></div><p>I used my Singer Touch Tronic 2010 to make Joe's shirt. I just picked this up at Goodwill.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYZd15Z9cNQMUCh3b2LvUVeEbbhYbwdgypKVr2K6QIa09dlgb8i5eIx4exzyGc-igLgHc2I4_QBit1SSxnkRkDkVcvJXVse8lc71I9KS6UeknHXtwKAN0cDXiWMX00hjPF0tcHSGhlerkCFHupN0AZxOwYcTk8zhqYMHjITxg69lrsckmsP9mh4QO9cqV/s800/IMG_20231119_074921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYZd15Z9cNQMUCh3b2LvUVeEbbhYbwdgypKVr2K6QIa09dlgb8i5eIx4exzyGc-igLgHc2I4_QBit1SSxnkRkDkVcvJXVse8lc71I9KS6UeknHXtwKAN0cDXiWMX00hjPF0tcHSGhlerkCFHupN0AZxOwYcTk8zhqYMHjITxg69lrsckmsP9mh4QO9cqV/s320/IMG_20231119_074921.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I used my Singer Touch Tronic 2001 to make my shirt. I picked this up at Goodwill a few years ago, 2016 to be exact.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRTE969FbKXgABq6oOdwBemRK4yJI7chSvJ0i2WVNOeUs_3ztV_m1DCuYNirSRvfRGiYFDJpHCNsy18HOVzHUZAhIzbfidsmROz_J3lmJpv4s3XBHKrqopkRPgyRYmFukWCU_eBVIXu-AA-6bYh8q9g-2CSsxMhFOY3-RfjjKZTtIzUt5xCXRKiWcbzbc/s320/PicsArt_11-19-09.40.54.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="235" data-original-width="320" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRTE969FbKXgABq6oOdwBemRK4yJI7chSvJ0i2WVNOeUs_3ztV_m1DCuYNirSRvfRGiYFDJpHCNsy18HOVzHUZAhIzbfidsmROz_J3lmJpv4s3XBHKrqopkRPgyRYmFukWCU_eBVIXu-AA-6bYh8q9g-2CSsxMhFOY3-RfjjKZTtIzUt5xCXRKiWcbzbc/s1600/PicsArt_11-19-09.40.54.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I used the automatic buttonholer with both of them and they both made beautiful button holes.</p><p>I used my Singer 6268 to sew a J on Joe's shirt and a W on my shirt to be able to tell them apart easily.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIvbyFYCF252efD6ZtaHqkYtyvt7GFISKELzSj1AJcsxzyzWAvy7n3Hskc3tn8hihJg8-2gzYHMcWIqgVjzgS9pzm0ZQrSNWDDaamVDkeuY4BnxzCCqcXZCMzcSteIf38aqmvEm0SSzeshpWaHXMXVkBT-LQWcNuIIO8NY2l5yr_3DDZRhdEkWg90Z_jk/s800/IMG_20231222_144349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="800" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIvbyFYCF252efD6ZtaHqkYtyvt7GFISKELzSj1AJcsxzyzWAvy7n3Hskc3tn8hihJg8-2gzYHMcWIqgVjzgS9pzm0ZQrSNWDDaamVDkeuY4BnxzCCqcXZCMzcSteIf38aqmvEm0SSzeshpWaHXMXVkBT-LQWcNuIIO8NY2l5yr_3DDZRhdEkWg90Z_jk/s320/IMG_20231222_144349.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think they turned out nice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkY6Z22lyYsbXbPee1yhWORAKQASEDePSpnHL0nMRN4vqYYQ_9m-zSMVVlj5gSVbgUo4ksJM40AZ1JVG-G68Sg-BiOuVGKDLo74QcoFrwzrLnde0L98XpyaYGcREAy8EXt0Nkx86c6pJvwXZaGNX6xJeg1gDwiaiUjuDa_aAR2vzxt8_6NX1KDd5RSL76P/s1247/IMG_20240118_101231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkY6Z22lyYsbXbPee1yhWORAKQASEDePSpnHL0nMRN4vqYYQ_9m-zSMVVlj5gSVbgUo4ksJM40AZ1JVG-G68Sg-BiOuVGKDLo74QcoFrwzrLnde0L98XpyaYGcREAy8EXt0Nkx86c6pJvwXZaGNX6xJeg1gDwiaiUjuDa_aAR2vzxt8_6NX1KDd5RSL76P/s320/IMG_20240118_101231.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLiM1xuZ2_R5Xxug055-fJrbasxPFuWPYoy63JLt4yZzFAN7SF5EXSRsYnSLRn8rNjU5wNW6q9FXBUzbDlfC-ckVw4bNX9c3kjc647SusEbnI9SUysCgoZarvA21yUWgKmAhZfi21Zwe0Y616JAGNcurfuLtxgL_ZW6xdkabqkSryOPZldhIYG6P8opEK/s1249/IMG_20240118_101156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLiM1xuZ2_R5Xxug055-fJrbasxPFuWPYoy63JLt4yZzFAN7SF5EXSRsYnSLRn8rNjU5wNW6q9FXBUzbDlfC-ckVw4bNX9c3kjc647SusEbnI9SUysCgoZarvA21yUWgKmAhZfi21Zwe0Y616JAGNcurfuLtxgL_ZW6xdkabqkSryOPZldhIYG6P8opEK/s320/IMG_20240118_101156.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCv3l9qclYwb_nmpJ1CmKbyhzHPaxgMets6M-LgegN7jsA-hAgixWaDjnvEDHtOwbmkPOUTZJaFxLYFXUqkeRPsw58fFPZ99uKmxiQ8t8GM2LNyGGjhNX3nyUaz3-EVqy7XS6S2ZiPs9i10Dj7dHXSNVyTIzxh7HdHwE3J5nhCr6GFdnCy8QzNR2X0nW1p/s800/IMG_20240118_101103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCv3l9qclYwb_nmpJ1CmKbyhzHPaxgMets6M-LgegN7jsA-hAgixWaDjnvEDHtOwbmkPOUTZJaFxLYFXUqkeRPsw58fFPZ99uKmxiQ8t8GM2LNyGGjhNX3nyUaz3-EVqy7XS6S2ZiPs9i10Dj7dHXSNVyTIzxh7HdHwE3J5nhCr6GFdnCy8QzNR2X0nW1p/s320/IMG_20240118_101103.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>We promise not to wear them at the same time, except for this photo.<div><br /></div><div>Thanks for stopping.</div><div><br /><div><p><br /></p></div></div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-46475962350904035352023-11-13T10:49:00.000-08:002023-11-13T10:49:02.298-08:00Gray Wool Flannel Shirt<p> Fall has definitely hit our area. It has been in the sixties the last few days. With this in mind I decided to make a wool shirt with fabric from my stash. I used Simplicity 8427 in size 40, with two inches added to the sleeve length.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTmfOAcPUzaIpCxEQj2QkxgZ_qzLCdVRJLLN3hwiZ7qya18vbrrcx9jTGbIuE8bmZBFkLri5MBouRGmmuw6qlv-qsvWTo0YTuRdUvEU3pVgasmRj70gJT-XfzI8smIucb3EgKtRZ96k78Dp2r_UZdjAXfA2Eg5kE-nkmSVHC36bDTVaip5u2pkgwJgk3O/s3000/simplicity-fitted-shirt-mimigstyle-mimig-mens-pattern-8427-envelope-front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTmfOAcPUzaIpCxEQj2QkxgZ_qzLCdVRJLLN3hwiZ7qya18vbrrcx9jTGbIuE8bmZBFkLri5MBouRGmmuw6qlv-qsvWTo0YTuRdUvEU3pVgasmRj70gJT-XfzI8smIucb3EgKtRZ96k78Dp2r_UZdjAXfA2Eg5kE-nkmSVHC36bDTVaip5u2pkgwJgk3O/s320/simplicity-fitted-shirt-mimigstyle-mimig-mens-pattern-8427-envelope-front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I used my new to me Singer 403 I bought at the thrift store for $3.99. What a bargain!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUg8sZAwp2m_BVcVoj5QtxKa7-FviEFjGMkCeq2Gl_eu32Vwq2sEpzykuHpDajlX31tjP3NZGjqMqlCTd2SpDgAHVhCH0-bzqNRt1WMIYS3gI91yj4wTL7_phcxLbWOEKAsl8h5qhCxHHhRSrL7UJnYc0Y7AgU33waW6BI9svJ4NBPelvvF7FyI4ncRsOe/s800/IMG_20230922_081048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="800" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUg8sZAwp2m_BVcVoj5QtxKa7-FviEFjGMkCeq2Gl_eu32Vwq2sEpzykuHpDajlX31tjP3NZGjqMqlCTd2SpDgAHVhCH0-bzqNRt1WMIYS3gI91yj4wTL7_phcxLbWOEKAsl8h5qhCxHHhRSrL7UJnYc0Y7AgU33waW6BI9svJ4NBPelvvF7FyI4ncRsOe/s320/IMG_20230922_081048.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I used my Singer Professional Buttonholer. It needs a zigzag machine, so my 403 worked perfectly with the width set at two.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdvj1X81zhAcERX33mbbnaamQm5UOeGwgj5dHjHiw5TwppJDkoN-EAP-Hin3b_UKgATDgAAN1ciVHsPinrbwbl4aJMOsAHZmGTho3fFoNLvx3Q5U_cczDDBVBT1wn2MGyTg0h2yn0LQOcjF2cBFk9NU9II2Bj8Rcp831rSC1LuuhusZLiJxC0jlVGO97t/s996/IMG_20230922_081135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdvj1X81zhAcERX33mbbnaamQm5UOeGwgj5dHjHiw5TwppJDkoN-EAP-Hin3b_UKgATDgAAN1ciVHsPinrbwbl4aJMOsAHZmGTho3fFoNLvx3Q5U_cczDDBVBT1wn2MGyTg0h2yn0LQOcjF2cBFk9NU9II2Bj8Rcp831rSC1LuuhusZLiJxC0jlVGO97t/s320/IMG_20230922_081135.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><br /><p>I flat-felled the seams. This takes a lot longer than serging them, but makes for a nice inside finish.</p><p>I have worn this shirt several times and I like it, it is warm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFbjzs5iMSJpzlxYnnTRrfIQLvXnMa1RNtzaRmCusP1omdOrxzauzpkXEgT00rZCIP7dqOmGshopl9pGngOtkfC9LDv8x6aNFzcuNiFGhmHGw6Z6qqOUvV4ZyB2r9lTnEZ8z-cLHVz3JcmJPltT3bKdavPphwsihJWoVpV2my-i9aR9BkbSfZp_zLg5PG/s1067/IMG_20231113_103920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFbjzs5iMSJpzlxYnnTRrfIQLvXnMa1RNtzaRmCusP1omdOrxzauzpkXEgT00rZCIP7dqOmGshopl9pGngOtkfC9LDv8x6aNFzcuNiFGhmHGw6Z6qqOUvV4ZyB2r9lTnEZ8z-cLHVz3JcmJPltT3bKdavPphwsihJWoVpV2my-i9aR9BkbSfZp_zLg5PG/s320/IMG_20231113_103920.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHG-emIQlkaswTubKfo7RcVFodGjaUmePOLEBX8cXbIeg9qa5HXC9_veSWL6kEUDZTcbbzH8rM1UcB7ZkcUwCM5tIaVlZUWga_DxaNmb7BemcczLfCjl_a65vJX2tibxSeH-egpHqzokUVpJMqfE20FAhF-KDmG6XbPc0rRjbm9PyEhgHN9Q3zZgCv2C_/s1067/IMG_20231113_104000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHG-emIQlkaswTubKfo7RcVFodGjaUmePOLEBX8cXbIeg9qa5HXC9_veSWL6kEUDZTcbbzH8rM1UcB7ZkcUwCM5tIaVlZUWga_DxaNmb7BemcczLfCjl_a65vJX2tibxSeH-egpHqzokUVpJMqfE20FAhF-KDmG6XbPc0rRjbm9PyEhgHN9Q3zZgCv2C_/s320/IMG_20231113_104000.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping.</div><br /><p><br /></p>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-41810719025889641352023-10-12T07:47:00.001-07:002023-10-12T07:47:48.599-07:00Lap Quilt for Joe's Mom<p> Joe's Mom asked me for a lap quilt, so I started on the hunt for a fitting pattern.</p><p>I like Elizabeth Hartman's patterns, but I couldn't find a lap quilt that I liked.</p><p>Then one day I was looking on Etsy and found the Cat Scratch Quilt, made by Art East Quilting Company. It could be made in two sizes, and I thought the 40" by 40" would be perfect.</p><p>Once I looked through my fabric stash, I found all but the backing and the background fabric. Joann's had the fabric I needed, so I went home and started cutting.</p><p>I put all the pieces in individual sandwich bags with labels so I could find the piece easily once I started sewing.</p><p>Speaking of sewing, I decided to use my Singer C240 Featherweight for the piecing and my Kenmore 117.959 for the quilting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WvWauhahdR_4_Hiln5sK2UYm_G3zpLoNnTtEB8Qbq9ApXz5lDH8Vi2KOyplhNHybwZdI7-j63PQeqF73guLqQmeqHu5S0Zq12m4GUymv8mlIMoTrKvw2FHQhbyXqYQHx24ItoPQ1dVFjr1lqnn62wzey0xhPyzyBfObGY5nA6dOdWEF9psA5fdFyB9r5/s320/IMG_20220908_081028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="320" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WvWauhahdR_4_Hiln5sK2UYm_G3zpLoNnTtEB8Qbq9ApXz5lDH8Vi2KOyplhNHybwZdI7-j63PQeqF73guLqQmeqHu5S0Zq12m4GUymv8mlIMoTrKvw2FHQhbyXqYQHx24ItoPQ1dVFjr1lqnn62wzey0xhPyzyBfObGY5nA6dOdWEF9psA5fdFyB9r5/s1600/IMG_20220908_081028.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgZKcBzI10ZoDjchOiXOXomGtms2n5lF1inOqx3RVopZTubL4YXc4dA_0SIq77dYjKPkpmKerICKjKT7xfVgZLt4-FADskm7BSQWKqJ561i2F0Mx7GbDVIJ3DpCu0yWNsMrvpqZWPBcbAw5lSUKBBu_hZ2RQWJRgSLeZpsc-LvC6qrAtyytLaxAVBL6gq/s800/IMG_20230829_102334.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="800" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgZKcBzI10ZoDjchOiXOXomGtms2n5lF1inOqx3RVopZTubL4YXc4dA_0SIq77dYjKPkpmKerICKjKT7xfVgZLt4-FADskm7BSQWKqJ561i2F0Mx7GbDVIJ3DpCu0yWNsMrvpqZWPBcbAw5lSUKBBu_hZ2RQWJRgSLeZpsc-LvC6qrAtyytLaxAVBL6gq/s320/IMG_20230829_102334.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>My quilting consists of using clear thread and sewing straight lines to form a grid.</p><p>Here it is:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjKXuzL15yeIaxdZs1zcqc-AoEeXmKiNA-54ne071XxmVxax_HOQsRky_raGHr5LyHLOioQHDbtfj0ZHXf21JrQTKr1UZOrFdeBMDdeXv5yBgtV-PXjbqW0v7XUCRf7zE7vKfODXejBnn2rgBgqQu1bhg2laX04rS4QFixVVCYzqB2PWpjun0Yq57rmxf/s800/IMG_20230829_094345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="800" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjKXuzL15yeIaxdZs1zcqc-AoEeXmKiNA-54ne071XxmVxax_HOQsRky_raGHr5LyHLOioQHDbtfj0ZHXf21JrQTKr1UZOrFdeBMDdeXv5yBgtV-PXjbqW0v7XUCRf7zE7vKfODXejBnn2rgBgqQu1bhg2laX04rS4QFixVVCYzqB2PWpjun0Yq57rmxf/s320/IMG_20230829_094345.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbEoCYB06ohzSat2CgV7jcvdsXOfMzBuuLyaUfr-CsA1El_Hr1g1MnbjivvSEXoa-G10Vexu339Av-Y00ZhffUM-OQu5Q7BhHupKblCtdDs0F3XcUqXCffbqljoqV-0cnAWdOuDC5TKvbCSGTzRzHUjtbU_ldgFUvisMDTlD5mgAD0gfyx2zkydmn7Ph4/s800/IMG_20230829_094417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="800" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbEoCYB06ohzSat2CgV7jcvdsXOfMzBuuLyaUfr-CsA1El_Hr1g1MnbjivvSEXoa-G10Vexu339Av-Y00ZhffUM-OQu5Q7BhHupKblCtdDs0F3XcUqXCffbqljoqV-0cnAWdOuDC5TKvbCSGTzRzHUjtbU_ldgFUvisMDTlD5mgAD0gfyx2zkydmn7Ph4/s320/IMG_20230829_094417.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The best part of doing this quilt was delivering it in person to Juneau, Alaska where Joe's Mom lives. We live in Northern California, which makes for a fairly fast flight, with a stop in Seattle, Washington.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3OoSM2rAb8-584shQvPgDzff9xHYDj75ToI1hdC06fw0T3uCWjsVS2TCv5jIkXlEEi944LTeRvh2o_GNy9rjs3o5-9Isrts3QG2up_BylKnG4j9Gu-bSEZx3Rz2-PcKL6Mj2UA1Z6JXgQqZrp9sI9Yk5_n9cP57PmD8bV17yuyS_yQ0ahfgwtWa66Ug0/s800/IMG_20231011_092325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3OoSM2rAb8-584shQvPgDzff9xHYDj75ToI1hdC06fw0T3uCWjsVS2TCv5jIkXlEEi944LTeRvh2o_GNy9rjs3o5-9Isrts3QG2up_BylKnG4j9Gu-bSEZx3Rz2-PcKL6Mj2UA1Z6JXgQqZrp9sI9Yk5_n9cP57PmD8bV17yuyS_yQ0ahfgwtWa66Ug0/s320/IMG_20231011_092325.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope Judy gets a lot of good use out of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-62593624671009781642023-09-15T10:25:00.000-07:002023-09-15T10:25:34.316-07:00Revisiting Islander 228 Shirt<p> I have a whole lot of shirt patterns. I like most of them and have my favorites. One pattern I like is Islander 228. I have had it about 5 years and I first found this pattern through a <a href="https://www.craftsy.com/class/sew-better-sew-faster-shirtmaking/" target="_blank">Craftsy</a> class. Of course I purchased the class on sale and it included the pattern. Now the pattern is separate.</p><p>It can be purchased <a href="https://stores.islandersewing.com/mens-shirt-makers-express-download-pattern-class-available-on-craftsy-com/" target="_blank">here.</a> This is a download, but a tissue pattern is also available <a href="https://stores.islandersewing.com/mens-shirt-makers-express-pattern-xs-4x-paper-pattern-class-available-on-craftsy-com/" target="_blank">here.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhylrCCAeL5KveU53wQIMfKHQB5O2c7II4M9uuiqlv5BCPxlZIbhHYpalGQbfVJleczLCu36Rfvk6YuWkx65NFa_cHBBjMF7Nn8v5Xxon66TLrcsKH-VX66jKeg5aIe57uBrnrdwbP0FXdyxrv0mIrOPDf2KDnhOzcxU139fPK_jSw1yfYc1aZCEcbabg=s659" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="426" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhylrCCAeL5KveU53wQIMfKHQB5O2c7II4M9uuiqlv5BCPxlZIbhHYpalGQbfVJleczLCu36Rfvk6YuWkx65NFa_cHBBjMF7Nn8v5Xxon66TLrcsKH-VX66jKeg5aIe57uBrnrdwbP0FXdyxrv0mIrOPDf2KDnhOzcxU139fPK_jSw1yfYc1aZCEcbabg=s320" width="207" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div>I decided to sew this shirt in medium with my White 571. I have had this machine 8 years, but haven't used it in a while. If my memory is correct, I think I paid seven dollars for it.<div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGaxdhCfxPtKz3iBCZq5LS3-GxomkQnJymcuZs_wnnAiUpHXal4mQu0N2nvGD8OI1dUqGZiTwCAgYZhHbm6S9oRvbkoUcgeFhHifqiZTTw_MngFSqCxppxmx1cnBg4AbvEVobJAMcgIghsu2Xfk9ta5MhAPuSMGxD0az_FfmF4BIKd3rFsZR0GAGi1ng=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="1000" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGaxdhCfxPtKz3iBCZq5LS3-GxomkQnJymcuZs_wnnAiUpHXal4mQu0N2nvGD8OI1dUqGZiTwCAgYZhHbm6S9oRvbkoUcgeFhHifqiZTTw_MngFSqCxppxmx1cnBg4AbvEVobJAMcgIghsu2Xfk9ta5MhAPuSMGxD0az_FfmF4BIKd3rFsZR0GAGi1ng=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>I made the button holes with my Singer Professional Buttonholer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0nmreRt1s7I9e9SsYb0Sh4Lfhll-MWl0y7uPop97Kd0wYTy1pJAPUpFxCC3uvFRlaV8160zl9ycKjnjItYapi1c-LaIvY1AOyxuwGjtjjBXnQjHUyZeX-OYQ3qeiicBK8Q12HmbLhGiRjQNv1pdTMg1-FmZDtlDQ_PgndiLxsRg70WE5QrHrrNrDw8Q=s1022" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0nmreRt1s7I9e9SsYb0Sh4Lfhll-MWl0y7uPop97Kd0wYTy1pJAPUpFxCC3uvFRlaV8160zl9ycKjnjItYapi1c-LaIvY1AOyxuwGjtjjBXnQjHUyZeX-OYQ3qeiicBK8Q12HmbLhGiRjQNv1pdTMg1-FmZDtlDQ_PgndiLxsRg70WE5QrHrrNrDw8Q=s320" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used my Singer Quantum Lock to serge the seams.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzo8Xt4JSqVgblO7j0MrxTMWD5ZF8hM7ATHf-eYp1zia0Seq-q5Gdr2WUCPIsgGekTSszFptUKJPkuHZGM25MfmiePYOWZ4cJgo4LP18Wal6JZm_pbw0s97Op0rMVBSgQGEWknNtpAYoDIFOEYBHlYsvM06vcrW-5mfk-gKRmhL-4Optk_gOyHD9Xc_A=s1376" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzo8Xt4JSqVgblO7j0MrxTMWD5ZF8hM7ATHf-eYp1zia0Seq-q5Gdr2WUCPIsgGekTSszFptUKJPkuHZGM25MfmiePYOWZ4cJgo4LP18Wal6JZm_pbw0s97Op0rMVBSgQGEWknNtpAYoDIFOEYBHlYsvM06vcrW-5mfk-gKRmhL-4Optk_gOyHD9Xc_A=s320" width="186" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Here it is in a lightweight cotton blend I had in my stash:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivtBl-Es15ZXlydVjEnz6fVpCmL39HmwLyf8srsoE3Fe8nk31cj7mTYYOTdtleexhiLvt5hRUzw97YkD-Jp9mdiVpzvGpmLPNk2vjPibptVxa-FR5cY_nHqHjJ6Z_-mUW0E3LBGnM9sy2qwyjRGhRv2W5dnShqIfQGIAqGM8UCqhOio8ZYFohPW0tj-A=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivtBl-Es15ZXlydVjEnz6fVpCmL39HmwLyf8srsoE3Fe8nk31cj7mTYYOTdtleexhiLvt5hRUzw97YkD-Jp9mdiVpzvGpmLPNk2vjPibptVxa-FR5cY_nHqHjJ6Z_-mUW0E3LBGnM9sy2qwyjRGhRv2W5dnShqIfQGIAqGM8UCqhOio8ZYFohPW0tj-A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdCBW7p5UlvUI3aAIKd4YJNe-fE9uupi3aRCmD47yQ4Aou0WrYEUVvS9IA17nodD1OItnqzTV_EB6BSsmHgalIp65aKme_h9CTSPpijYOkSiL2Xzh1XHvEUY800GZzzyrkw9jTR4Gc9py0Jal1PktXdJAMDfRidmtD43GkfNCSYpbix-eT_mKNBZkGIQ=s1622" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdCBW7p5UlvUI3aAIKd4YJNe-fE9uupi3aRCmD47yQ4Aou0WrYEUVvS9IA17nodD1OItnqzTV_EB6BSsmHgalIp65aKme_h9CTSPpijYOkSiL2Xzh1XHvEUY800GZzzyrkw9jTR4Gc9py0Jal1PktXdJAMDfRidmtD43GkfNCSYpbix-eT_mKNBZkGIQ=s320" width="158" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNIITvD2MDagnsDXv2SuoE16h2UGinEP2Yt3e_sLsYCwlikEi_Fb5bt6hJV0Rmle5N_Jemu_XB2yH-r-8sE8mBrpC1sO6pTg5W-2PgxSXQAR7GK7J3r8c_jJ5tk4mwOCz5mijVteA5jBU3Ei58tHCauQy4cprIYBzmKE-0iO6N3uTGFuwOcKpIRwejXw=s1197" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNIITvD2MDagnsDXv2SuoE16h2UGinEP2Yt3e_sLsYCwlikEi_Fb5bt6hJV0Rmle5N_Jemu_XB2yH-r-8sE8mBrpC1sO6pTg5W-2PgxSXQAR7GK7J3r8c_jJ5tk4mwOCz5mijVteA5jBU3Ei58tHCauQy4cprIYBzmKE-0iO6N3uTGFuwOcKpIRwejXw=s320" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back has darts</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6Lm8xNO9bvvxp2l5hpX9Uf7q8PCiOnyuAlwh6YALEpFl9twIUXJUIS7EWF_SuFfXGzSWqT8loo8tsa21b82gzqhkk4C9fjcd5O1hHRRDxpL09FMPxgLjw7isXVsQ-8miu3gZNzfWZ5ffpcJiWSo9BgDzeTJggm-XgZBoKx4xcHZ2VG2L6zvF_gooC4Q=s1197" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6Lm8xNO9bvvxp2l5hpX9Uf7q8PCiOnyuAlwh6YALEpFl9twIUXJUIS7EWF_SuFfXGzSWqT8loo8tsa21b82gzqhkk4C9fjcd5O1hHRRDxpL09FMPxgLjw7isXVsQ-8miu3gZNzfWZ5ffpcJiWSo9BgDzeTJggm-XgZBoKx4xcHZ2VG2L6zvF_gooC4Q=s320" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tower packets are easy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU8IbMAO4eqo6Ea3Sg5y33nif1HFvI0wxTHXdrjDxpzmJ91aczGnFWhdA5KDgk3y0BStvsrq737decIeIHGokYtNIy9ABVat7rguyOu-UP-js1L417YMFqY7Ft_9d4pWBFmLpFBmLqULGZtJFKEtwKQk0nccgeN15bAHc8J6V731ym5AdowrhaqZsK9w=s1197" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU8IbMAO4eqo6Ea3Sg5y33nif1HFvI0wxTHXdrjDxpzmJ91aczGnFWhdA5KDgk3y0BStvsrq737decIeIHGokYtNIy9ABVat7rguyOu-UP-js1L417YMFqY7Ft_9d4pWBFmLpFBmLqULGZtJFKEtwKQk0nccgeN15bAHc8J6V731ym5AdowrhaqZsK9w=s320" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A matching mask for Covid.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><p>Thanks for stopping.</p><p><br /></p></div></div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-91777161434086082442023-08-21T10:04:00.000-07:002023-08-21T10:04:54.860-07:00Summer shirts<p> While shopping at the thrift store I found some lightweight shirt material for $1. I thought a while, then decided to make a short-sleeve shirt in medium with McCall's 4079.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCEn7JvrIjf1Eh5KOfNa3NQl-HwdgTe--Zee4LB7x6VRYVR0lW-si0sIdjgXFJIlBZOEZudPFhPR-ha8hsavqKwN0wcEbEfCaWh4PrR4eLFS4WB2WXeTDogUGAR9JeG23tXGYZWwapGwbmY6TXOmJWt6paDBxysDzC7m9fdPldL-Ujh69eSCtYN0FBg/s225/s-l225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="174" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCEn7JvrIjf1Eh5KOfNa3NQl-HwdgTe--Zee4LB7x6VRYVR0lW-si0sIdjgXFJIlBZOEZudPFhPR-ha8hsavqKwN0wcEbEfCaWh4PrR4eLFS4WB2WXeTDogUGAR9JeG23tXGYZWwapGwbmY6TXOmJWt6paDBxysDzC7m9fdPldL-Ujh69eSCtYN0FBg/s1600/s-l225.jpg" width="174" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I used my Bettina 717 to sew my shirt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvLCFvEGWGrndjBK7Fi6syZv3bi-bFhSbRGXiNz4pfeBDL5WaPXO5tTnpMWwlCb_1BqJx9A0bAFebNG49mVBuQF1jtXf6bGdmJ5NUtCm0LHueHv1i_yofAncOs9LnbnmOqidtTb_sCMMuTIXWkMzrnMU93hWBXOaEvc56A4z0Xgd31QL0ln-zHRp-yw/s800/IMG_20221025_072427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvLCFvEGWGrndjBK7Fi6syZv3bi-bFhSbRGXiNz4pfeBDL5WaPXO5tTnpMWwlCb_1BqJx9A0bAFebNG49mVBuQF1jtXf6bGdmJ5NUtCm0LHueHv1i_yofAncOs9LnbnmOqidtTb_sCMMuTIXWkMzrnMU93hWBXOaEvc56A4z0Xgd31QL0ln-zHRp-yw/s320/IMG_20221025_072427.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I used lightweight interfacing in the button plackets, the collar and stand, and in the top of the pocket.</p><p>I decided to serge the seams with my Brother 534.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kdtSvMZwk9_Bm_Omh7gX1g3G8DfkygpJSFKw8QnBTQNOYMFJLYDGwlrwMp7pTW2G9DJHc6330RtvtaZ8p_XTAJMNT_EBfPS4fxKbL31Sjw4s43ETUGfWDlyYw3L0N7fEHKqKcX3F8MZBY_Dhpi_FHyvWWopfjxwoXfECbSMnKUUZksbZupDeD0tPvA/s327/serger.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="171" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kdtSvMZwk9_Bm_Omh7gX1g3G8DfkygpJSFKw8QnBTQNOYMFJLYDGwlrwMp7pTW2G9DJHc6330RtvtaZ8p_XTAJMNT_EBfPS4fxKbL31Sjw4s43ETUGfWDlyYw3L0N7fEHKqKcX3F8MZBY_Dhpi_FHyvWWopfjxwoXfECbSMnKUUZksbZupDeD0tPvA/s320/serger.jpeg" width="167" /></a></div><br /><p>I used my White 571 and Singer professional buttonholer for the button holes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhdq-y1kduC4hlF42KLOjfoD6_KVXzKAVGzm1skGPVLggNCgmcvM7SGoSaIBygt3nXGrVgIsy4329dOIYe-_GkcRL96fMO5OVLyWq5njXrAtVWS7eMjsUJ-iJ-F5WqNyEbsxLWaHBlx56GBNrV7GzAp15-f7QbGsHQ--BJfgqiHjoiKxw4sA-mkjyHA/s1000/white571.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="1000" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhdq-y1kduC4hlF42KLOjfoD6_KVXzKAVGzm1skGPVLggNCgmcvM7SGoSaIBygt3nXGrVgIsy4329dOIYe-_GkcRL96fMO5OVLyWq5njXrAtVWS7eMjsUJ-iJ-F5WqNyEbsxLWaHBlx56GBNrV7GzAp15-f7QbGsHQ--BJfgqiHjoiKxw4sA-mkjyHA/s320/white571.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Here it is:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikH8olDE-oxaIj1Y5cJN9Zr12rMDMvRBFUFj5mzFl0Wc5vtzaolW_QjmiKUYQydTXyk-mF0Jip6dnfIwsEHKHTH1h5_PtMk3udtZDvnKBX_vQsFQ49L8rL1FVq3Z65rfOv3EpIDmlQFscELeTJSpWkU6VRA_kwP74P_l8KRJwIgq_kFaTIIDiDwV-ptapw/s2197/IMG_20230821_091759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2197" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikH8olDE-oxaIj1Y5cJN9Zr12rMDMvRBFUFj5mzFl0Wc5vtzaolW_QjmiKUYQydTXyk-mF0Jip6dnfIwsEHKHTH1h5_PtMk3udtZDvnKBX_vQsFQ49L8rL1FVq3Z65rfOv3EpIDmlQFscELeTJSpWkU6VRA_kwP74P_l8KRJwIgq_kFaTIIDiDwV-ptapw/s320/IMG_20230821_091759.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGqMN9tsa10LVSQiLYKysAi9D4YPM9jSlab8BLXcG8foX-ghKzS7G2nV4mIzpDOW83gRTfC1vdDO6k2NWyoYqE4-N9EL0BiAWc8J3kkR2Smj0EquJ4nRXTPXO-8frRoN4w0LEMnaIe69USrMnwr6D4oAYRrl9T2oYC8Z-RcLp8Lqjuxc0TxZCqTpFa8eN/s1422/IMG_20230821_091841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGqMN9tsa10LVSQiLYKysAi9D4YPM9jSlab8BLXcG8foX-ghKzS7G2nV4mIzpDOW83gRTfC1vdDO6k2NWyoYqE4-N9EL0BiAWc8J3kkR2Smj0EquJ4nRXTPXO-8frRoN4w0LEMnaIe69USrMnwr6D4oAYRrl9T2oYC8Z-RcLp8Lqjuxc0TxZCqTpFa8eN/s320/IMG_20230821_091841.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYvWYvkspIPPKrFRmIIDbWhsHiqV2fmUi_eI4pbsTJDOWCEJiY9VNVyVG-mlPJfHuqDh-4J1-DfNFomqSrtvPaZsbTmBDg0vWdIeueu8Fqg23fXjBgwXRi-5mygv8xBzezFkle9oVUiSwG9zzmaOpp4wtsPd1j4fS7xYmoIY_OPTBD48m-NcfvTSa6E4V/s1620/IMG_20230821_092010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYvWYvkspIPPKrFRmIIDbWhsHiqV2fmUi_eI4pbsTJDOWCEJiY9VNVyVG-mlPJfHuqDh-4J1-DfNFomqSrtvPaZsbTmBDg0vWdIeueu8Fqg23fXjBgwXRi-5mygv8xBzezFkle9oVUiSwG9zzmaOpp4wtsPd1j4fS7xYmoIY_OPTBD48m-NcfvTSa6E4V/s320/IMG_20230821_092010.jpg" width="158" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Then I made one with the same pattern and my Singer 7470. I also serged the seams with my Brother 534.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstWeFmemBNCSsLWdPSFTfHBl8690PXjcCE4qptnQQmgtu8TBfnX5hV9R2KVI1WKY51MmuAPpTTGd00oeUxz89i812ve4Wosky9iXVahz9-wHfkOwRV2gYZsHG3RmEh8islpkUtvR1MZulJ2-uS5-M2fec80B6qLo075UfZP6j5iyLK3bA7p8UMmpq9A/s984/shorts6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="984" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstWeFmemBNCSsLWdPSFTfHBl8690PXjcCE4qptnQQmgtu8TBfnX5hV9R2KVI1WKY51MmuAPpTTGd00oeUxz89i812ve4Wosky9iXVahz9-wHfkOwRV2gYZsHG3RmEh8islpkUtvR1MZulJ2-uS5-M2fec80B6qLo075UfZP6j5iyLK3bA7p8UMmpq9A/s320/shorts6.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Here it is:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ejM44or_y_vHcfrTL_i-XP0zllKQsu3ogZnHUOQ_wJDNFsZzXqCEDku-5Yl1-nqz_DLcR09-tJjZyw-GuM9L2a24AtroVoyk2SbUs1qOscR5heyasg9PeH6lkUBZxTuC4XRSyyHR7fVQqz2Q2ipfuGWDoWz2ExyAZV_Qhx08lysHjsHGR36vv85fRrmL/s1422/IMG_20230821_092100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ejM44or_y_vHcfrTL_i-XP0zllKQsu3ogZnHUOQ_wJDNFsZzXqCEDku-5Yl1-nqz_DLcR09-tJjZyw-GuM9L2a24AtroVoyk2SbUs1qOscR5heyasg9PeH6lkUBZxTuC4XRSyyHR7fVQqz2Q2ipfuGWDoWz2ExyAZV_Qhx08lysHjsHGR36vv85fRrmL/s320/IMG_20230821_092100.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTs0MUBOmmV50DO4POV_M-ge1bdZz2LY4ETVwi0rX5A9P_1JXnQskD13Pz8L1YTW2jN-hHh1XMVpXwNz51C-MqgeWfbVpP0Brv3EtOFuXLu2LbnkRL5uHcvl6pYZuVWvCl9a6JKtZXV995sslz-5OWDBdU-0m06WAGyYDj25oDJ0hgwy304MtVzRLgizmQ/s1422/IMG_20230821_092135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTs0MUBOmmV50DO4POV_M-ge1bdZz2LY4ETVwi0rX5A9P_1JXnQskD13Pz8L1YTW2jN-hHh1XMVpXwNz51C-MqgeWfbVpP0Brv3EtOFuXLu2LbnkRL5uHcvl6pYZuVWvCl9a6JKtZXV995sslz-5OWDBdU-0m06WAGyYDj25oDJ0hgwy304MtVzRLgizmQ/s320/IMG_20230821_092135.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I have worn both several times and like them a lot.</p><p>Thanks for stopping.</p><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-19267485884018739782023-06-09T10:03:00.000-07:002023-06-09T10:03:32.481-07:00Butterick 6916 Shacket<p> Being it is Summer, I found some wonderfully thick flannel on sale at Joann's. I also found Butterick 6916 which is a shacket. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFzOh64p7u5tSpk4rcZstEDgbMn0-OFJxF9vPblO2AP3A93f0Pf3M1MuzhGWu-phs8rfida9uN7oRL0eBziG2WRpIc7cl9q7sd-cKQGx-PF4pWSRogVV0fSGE8POIt5J4hW9hPSlQj4ttj9pbieuAihkbut9Bj4jrB_GW2d1-HjUHwcuuc5pL88nIEg/s1098/IMG_20230525_103422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFzOh64p7u5tSpk4rcZstEDgbMn0-OFJxF9vPblO2AP3A93f0Pf3M1MuzhGWu-phs8rfida9uN7oRL0eBziG2WRpIc7cl9q7sd-cKQGx-PF4pWSRogVV0fSGE8POIt5J4hW9hPSlQj4ttj9pbieuAihkbut9Bj4jrB_GW2d1-HjUHwcuuc5pL88nIEg/s320/IMG_20230525_103422.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I decided to make a muslin to verify sizing. I made size medium with two inches added to the sleeve length.</p><p>The sizing looked perfect. I did not add the cuffs, so the sleeves might look a little short.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeYC9DRaC0QkAvCUUlNdQbEnKLFWIB_voKq9cCpY_b7-cFXCfK_Yof66tEn-vz1ERs3tkS2YNR7OybitN3doWXx8K2DZnxCyzfBAT3POPAtpSekyTItpN_rYvbxcVWxCwRKSKkQWOpN8PVgeOwYYqKPm3T9UKyo_R7Kns59wubyoOG3AVl1MLt7bXzQ/s1280/IMG_20230601_070057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeYC9DRaC0QkAvCUUlNdQbEnKLFWIB_voKq9cCpY_b7-cFXCfK_Yof66tEn-vz1ERs3tkS2YNR7OybitN3doWXx8K2DZnxCyzfBAT3POPAtpSekyTItpN_rYvbxcVWxCwRKSKkQWOpN8PVgeOwYYqKPm3T9UKyo_R7Kns59wubyoOG3AVl1MLt7bXzQ/s320/IMG_20230601_070057.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-1SOMAE8BrfI86brNxpYsMu4t0JSa0jHiMShBCkZL_jyIJZW-sVgsCDTmH5Tc_VXQp2jng6BWz8auqLqf6jYv_SnsaE2PfD2ebyaqL7M6sYmIQNThszOui9gtoeWeOXAtSOOvl2zB8SI429ba_CZdphdr5LHj0EWVP1dE5Nljl7mwEoWmkMPtjEEkg/s1280/IMG_20230601_070133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-1SOMAE8BrfI86brNxpYsMu4t0JSa0jHiMShBCkZL_jyIJZW-sVgsCDTmH5Tc_VXQp2jng6BWz8auqLqf6jYv_SnsaE2PfD2ebyaqL7M6sYmIQNThszOui9gtoeWeOXAtSOOvl2zB8SI429ba_CZdphdr5LHj0EWVP1dE5Nljl7mwEoWmkMPtjEEkg/s320/IMG_20230601_070133.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I used my Necchi Esperia for the muslin. This is a Necchi from 1959 that was free on Facebook Marketplace just a few miles from me. It is a wonderful straight-stitcher in a beautiful desk.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEXADS39_qvLVzfjfmiIlnhKOTDDzwdujsROLJBhIVvf0tVg_vnKO8lj48v8sfnsGTcvNaWCbZ5Gn7l62Rmd5yGxzuxLaqVcWgBI_Ym0UOUGcFFQB-o06ZUGGZnLVXlBPgOudnYFgOybi37yJc_qP4YSvBrvQHkx3Ez9EMjBno9GK2H-DQWrr2L7g1A/s800/IMG_20230516_105947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEXADS39_qvLVzfjfmiIlnhKOTDDzwdujsROLJBhIVvf0tVg_vnKO8lj48v8sfnsGTcvNaWCbZ5Gn7l62Rmd5yGxzuxLaqVcWgBI_Ym0UOUGcFFQB-o06ZUGGZnLVXlBPgOudnYFgOybi37yJc_qP4YSvBrvQHkx3Ez9EMjBno9GK2H-DQWrr2L7g1A/s320/IMG_20230516_105947.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I decided to use my Lana machine to make the shacket. It is a very smooth straight-stitcher I bought at the thrift store.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtdzwn8PIIThr-mWhBug80ax8xilRJT3uXtvK50wdzS1sy--rWbc8BV8NpjIke9GH1yd0XTgfRadvqljTy0C7QfS-IU9T3OkI0c7PNEEZ3y364hqzB4HgzUPSNYT5fgNlh6kS_y8MVzoKtPmmV-nKuYJuNJO1Y9lsPQrCVrBiUOyvJpdHKNkevfgJiA/s800/IMG_20230601_143456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtdzwn8PIIThr-mWhBug80ax8xilRJT3uXtvK50wdzS1sy--rWbc8BV8NpjIke9GH1yd0XTgfRadvqljTy0C7QfS-IU9T3OkI0c7PNEEZ3y364hqzB4HgzUPSNYT5fgNlh6kS_y8MVzoKtPmmV-nKuYJuNJO1Y9lsPQrCVrBiUOyvJpdHKNkevfgJiA/s320/IMG_20230601_143456.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pattern didn't call for an inner yoke. I added one to make the inside look a little more finished. Since the sleeves were set-in, I decided to serge the seams with my Brother 534.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9k4rPopqwBSDnTRacg5o-6L1YQQfB73g8uGbqKCHAX1VXWNM5WOkBcHKBtcMs0W7gDyJm2FcoaNZKy0Onr1Oq2I_fyVuDGca8pIPHYrbECYnWMomyOFSrvSJZy1n9fh-tLfvs0PSjfrBT6o467n8_JfgApb09aUTVuADFj5spbLx2n7KUrtAjSScAg/s327/serger.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="171" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9k4rPopqwBSDnTRacg5o-6L1YQQfB73g8uGbqKCHAX1VXWNM5WOkBcHKBtcMs0W7gDyJm2FcoaNZKy0Onr1Oq2I_fyVuDGca8pIPHYrbECYnWMomyOFSrvSJZy1n9fh-tLfvs0PSjfrBT6o467n8_JfgApb09aUTVuADFj5spbLx2n7KUrtAjSScAg/s320/serger.jpeg" width="167" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It had interesting sleeves where the cuff attached. Instead of a placket, there is simply an opening.</div></blockquote><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUlFXbZMLDUNI31gmDF-BN4jAMe7r8MF_MpXMX4vuvrwgMR9dnWRY5een9srKy1s1SD2KM78AxQcMuOrxWEQvmCZNQKsno_EBQIWPqRlksR5p0h971AxAif6Kbc86_581xr0n1WnVocS7XSN6W1GNf1uIBrkHox3Ly1T0OeEi_cXAf55mHMhaBNLmzA/s403/IMG_20230605_112557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="403" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUlFXbZMLDUNI31gmDF-BN4jAMe7r8MF_MpXMX4vuvrwgMR9dnWRY5een9srKy1s1SD2KM78AxQcMuOrxWEQvmCZNQKsno_EBQIWPqRlksR5p0h971AxAif6Kbc86_581xr0n1WnVocS7XSN6W1GNf1uIBrkHox3Ly1T0OeEi_cXAf55mHMhaBNLmzA/s320/IMG_20230605_112557.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used my Greist buttonholer with my Lana to make the buttonholes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZr2gjMcXLxiphoZh911YPICBgjotGQ6yxq0-QdsysjfRdCYBoQ0MgnFsb9jikYOhkQnLEBy2YFLyCzAQXfa6WZYw6pzW-Ht5LCTal3Mmg8o4zU-wSFsi6wBt1eFsvaJAd9YQCE6_DwIkGP8DTHbZwJeeVgOkXkR-LaHnjyWCvVKIhge3tnL4gV-ebA/s1600/greist%20%231.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1600" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZr2gjMcXLxiphoZh911YPICBgjotGQ6yxq0-QdsysjfRdCYBoQ0MgnFsb9jikYOhkQnLEBy2YFLyCzAQXfa6WZYw6pzW-Ht5LCTal3Mmg8o4zU-wSFsi6wBt1eFsvaJAd9YQCE6_DwIkGP8DTHbZwJeeVgOkXkR-LaHnjyWCvVKIhge3tnL4gV-ebA/s320/greist%20%231.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used my Bernina 840 Favorit to sew on the buttons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This shacket should come in handy when the weather cools off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-6563488703835673002023-04-05T09:51:00.000-07:002023-04-05T09:51:28.814-07:00Kwik Sew 3504 Jeans<p> I was away from my sewing machine for three weeks. This was due to a record-setting snow storm. Joe and I got out of the snow and went to stay with my mom. Once the snow melted and the power was back on, we returned home.</p><p>During my sewing hiatus I bought some denim on EBay. It was 60" wide, so I purchased two yards at $10 a yard. The denim brought to mind Kwik Sew 3504. This is my goto jeans pattern in medium with three inches added to the inseam. I used the straight leg version.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZYX2uOxisvY3mdapMrJXXVmjBYKMlCquYvWLeyeE8FXvToc0wan9s-EQ8v1HFovwz1ZIqecXiGqH-kZfzF8tezWiofBTDL71B-tNVjNnmLT_HfruULbhyaxf-8mM6UklH7XLpjKD9t1hfPiazf7X6s_MEl0ziFRfeCSbBOwl0x09eRyiBTe_f4FNaw/s263/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="191" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZYX2uOxisvY3mdapMrJXXVmjBYKMlCquYvWLeyeE8FXvToc0wan9s-EQ8v1HFovwz1ZIqecXiGqH-kZfzF8tezWiofBTDL71B-tNVjNnmLT_HfruULbhyaxf-8mM6UklH7XLpjKD9t1hfPiazf7X6s_MEl0ziFRfeCSbBOwl0x09eRyiBTe_f4FNaw/s1600/download.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Once the material and pattern were picked, I needed a sewing machine. I decided on my Free-Westinghouse model SL. This is an import from Japan unlike my other Free-Westinghouse that are made in Illinois.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWHBbe0I3B7px96du5ETWp-LfO5OgZMCytnGOQ5CFVr4m-8TcLTfdX3w8SkbG1yOpaXMk0sUQNvS6UXL9ppKJ_xW5Zcy1UJm1cW4y3SFkGWCG17YBz6kXKrBsNVdI1KjbSs4pmxp7l7YpgvQ4kP5LyWgS22rWrjqxkjf_b1jmFifwewTeqIdV3t2wug/s800/IMG_20230224_073016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="800" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWHBbe0I3B7px96du5ETWp-LfO5OgZMCytnGOQ5CFVr4m-8TcLTfdX3w8SkbG1yOpaXMk0sUQNvS6UXL9ppKJ_xW5Zcy1UJm1cW4y3SFkGWCG17YBz6kXKrBsNVdI1KjbSs4pmxp7l7YpgvQ4kP5LyWgS22rWrjqxkjf_b1jmFifwewTeqIdV3t2wug/s320/IMG_20230224_073016.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used my Singer 6268 with embroidery attachment to put the Fleur De Lis on the rear</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> pockets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhij3SyU0WZFfFXuCkPiXCeJqFepuwI54f769rWLcAjjxOxna2ic3p02TqVdy2vNcheptZC4un8a-7lRSDoem1LZDzIClRsAO08ybN1iSOnpiq0XQv3Jj551GvfyVusxzkGZdrij_S2ZZ4lUJ-3fu0Vn_nwzh8ISPgECxM1t50K1vGqNOknJr0lGDUfog/s647/IMG_20170929_143111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhij3SyU0WZFfFXuCkPiXCeJqFepuwI54f769rWLcAjjxOxna2ic3p02TqVdy2vNcheptZC4un8a-7lRSDoem1LZDzIClRsAO08ybN1iSOnpiq0XQv3Jj551GvfyVusxzkGZdrij_S2ZZ4lUJ-3fu0Vn_nwzh8ISPgECxM1t50K1vGqNOknJr0lGDUfog/s320/IMG_20170929_143111.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used my Singer Quantum-lock five to serve the leg seams.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdBHOwOYIq8JTBtdtwKca1FtBqzbq0V-UYMO733bRU7wDCKwmTW-PC-4SuMkKiNo43YMWq0rdj2qShNQxiGByXK6nJi2uLQQ0KfLxTh3IT-XyA287OkicUQSq7jdIg48blfGUWEuUdfXWQoCrcsrkdkiCHPHAe_W8NCOcUeEXaoMZ7q-6c2eJcixBjA/s1376/IMG_20200719_074040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdBHOwOYIq8JTBtdtwKca1FtBqzbq0V-UYMO733bRU7wDCKwmTW-PC-4SuMkKiNo43YMWq0rdj2qShNQxiGByXK6nJi2uLQQ0KfLxTh3IT-XyA287OkicUQSq7jdIg48blfGUWEuUdfXWQoCrcsrkdkiCHPHAe_W8NCOcUeEXaoMZ7q-6c2eJcixBjA/s320/IMG_20200719_074040.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I used my Bernina 840 for the top-stitching.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcnYo2BarB63xKCXMbD2A3Doe_cVhlylTlEDLWPtwnrXv5CCCsNP57vpv0IOrUe7oy7SRHTHDfPoY4iTG8aprKB-c2ZD_QRE381FMeXEq4tW1KfPfS75Ejy4jP_eV5tjxCs_mZ9TZmI4ZGr14JHA28u_P68seutFUqlBsVlYm4QNK9AxOCtjmHdOHtQ/s800/IMG_20220929_070102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="800" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcnYo2BarB63xKCXMbD2A3Doe_cVhlylTlEDLWPtwnrXv5CCCsNP57vpv0IOrUe7oy7SRHTHDfPoY4iTG8aprKB-c2ZD_QRE381FMeXEq4tW1KfPfS75Ejy4jP_eV5tjxCs_mZ9TZmI4ZGr14JHA28u_P68seutFUqlBsVlYm4QNK9AxOCtjmHdOHtQ/s320/IMG_20220929_070102.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here they are:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcQWq27bJI5gltAOmH_niRaALRQP4xpWP9enD2_kRtWADrjPv838SxKE-BypfESVhG8F9cfhVKX7N3iYGUlUTqCT8kyuE7_vW6wXOLVjtORFnGbhaFW_q5QZ6komb3uqCe_lvghGIiipPLh45fApBRB28MrdJp2Rf7dpu0vUf2XuC0ZUAsrKdq9CIpg/s320/IMG_20230405_094607.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I should get some good wear out of these.<div><br /></div><div>Thanks for stopping.</div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-21774339628485351622023-02-24T07:04:00.000-08:002023-02-24T07:04:19.385-08:00 Wool Flannel Shirt<p>I have some Pendleton wool shirts. I have had them at least 30 years and paid I think around $25 for them. Now they go for $175 at my local clothing store. So buying the blue plaid in the window was out. But I thought about making one if I could find the fabric cheap enough.</p><p> I finally did it. I purchased some wool on Etsy for $12 a yard. It is 53" wide, so the 3 yards available to purchase worked perfectly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQT6b5xbo9KhbXgTKRTr7m-rZlwhY85_u4vsR6Y3g7crluVoydcS0aPKRlNV3JhSUfSAqdQf4eFKuvSljgHXuOhNuuWQnOmTTl_acmWaHsjiqP54AnA7ArxuBNEBnAhE1jiUeCFXiSC1myUQxEbHGfUY0HeL6_zKJTEErWi12-OxGsk2W_4Y41jFgI5w/s1067/IMG_20230210_105548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQT6b5xbo9KhbXgTKRTr7m-rZlwhY85_u4vsR6Y3g7crluVoydcS0aPKRlNV3JhSUfSAqdQf4eFKuvSljgHXuOhNuuWQnOmTTl_acmWaHsjiqP54AnA7ArxuBNEBnAhE1jiUeCFXiSC1myUQxEbHGfUY0HeL6_zKJTEErWi12-OxGsk2W_4Y41jFgI5w/s320/IMG_20230210_105548.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Then came the hard part. Deciding which pattern to use for a long sleeve shirt. After searching through my pattern stash, I decided on Simplicity 7330 in medium with two inches added to the sleeve length. And a squared off bottom, because I never tuck-in my Pendletons. I also substituted a tower packet for the continuous sleeve placket.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxpbvsdpSQmTtQpClY506woF0EtohtxoTelb4i16hkd7TdAnc_4OrigK3NPQSzSFFb_bBPo5se90Imox7m4TMwHKgcLpBY0XktlkcPSIjf9OmPsfyrteE1A-krhY7tUt-HUDgT-r-pbOYLCiMSAg5xfsuQHBKpyGh8nOCMKIjW0Lxpfsp7w_dXOfi3w/s529/7330pattern.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="421" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxpbvsdpSQmTtQpClY506woF0EtohtxoTelb4i16hkd7TdAnc_4OrigK3NPQSzSFFb_bBPo5se90Imox7m4TMwHKgcLpBY0XktlkcPSIjf9OmPsfyrteE1A-krhY7tUt-HUDgT-r-pbOYLCiMSAg5xfsuQHBKpyGh8nOCMKIjW0Lxpfsp7w_dXOfi3w/s320/7330pattern.jpeg" width="255" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Simplicity 7330 is my go-to pattern in large for Joe. I decided on this pattern for me because it is not fitted, and since I always wear a t-shirt under a wool shirt, this pattern worked fine.</p><p>Once the pattern was chosen, I needed to decide which machine to use. I wanted a straight-stitcher, so I picked my namesake, my Wilson Rotary. This is a White that is badged Wilson.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zNmvon1V6vD5dd5U9F-sJw5d-TvKq6DAkUlGnW_DJGYTxIKye7M6La74LXTQ37vS5Psa5EiGp5KkULarQ1vBxWAvwUhoexympxmrqfeWBCLIHdfActdYe4spTvWErVI5EfaMdFcmZ9SZ3rRl51I6S5_q41QDB-x3foO6yGlgv92g6O90XrC--6bg_A/s1000/wilson.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zNmvon1V6vD5dd5U9F-sJw5d-TvKq6DAkUlGnW_DJGYTxIKye7M6La74LXTQ37vS5Psa5EiGp5KkULarQ1vBxWAvwUhoexympxmrqfeWBCLIHdfActdYe4spTvWErVI5EfaMdFcmZ9SZ3rRl51I6S5_q41QDB-x3foO6yGlgv92g6O90XrC--6bg_A/s320/wilson.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used Pellon 950F interfacing in the collar and collar-stand so they would be stiff. I used pellon featherweight in the cuffs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I sewed on the buttons with my cute Bernina 125.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETE07j8qkaVAWKmuRuKdvZIGKeERUEmF_FgX2j82lluy6ZSIY3sYiCGjw0m0qfz4LqB2q-iywX78dM6ORuWKmP_xVBbH0-OIit4AAdEFAAFdX0wNo4CyX44pUxoy9e6FfhcICePPlTwYce1pM1xihenXyJQ5H_bvL-eF1Rd26PrHTI3ZdJzNx-01Igw/s800/IMG_20221027_062216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="800" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETE07j8qkaVAWKmuRuKdvZIGKeERUEmF_FgX2j82lluy6ZSIY3sYiCGjw0m0qfz4LqB2q-iywX78dM6ORuWKmP_xVBbH0-OIit4AAdEFAAFdX0wNo4CyX44pUxoy9e6FfhcICePPlTwYce1pM1xihenXyJQ5H_bvL-eF1Rd26PrHTI3ZdJzNx-01Igw/s320/IMG_20221027_062216.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Here it is, in the middle of a snow storm.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bQfoW_0lIlzFg0sTWLtW1SV0HyyK6S5KvO6sPLJUj1Ucz4bP2xgktYMGGEGMiRECsFfIVhA6B6dkHPr1dhrP8YnHsjWPGS-03KdR5HXfZWnpdWr58h7X0Trqm2sX_9joZlB4aCCWoXbG22YbFQyIcxFQoDOg7SL4uWzdNHhc9t9L1mVntLJvuvHtyg/s1067/IMG_20230224_065921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bQfoW_0lIlzFg0sTWLtW1SV0HyyK6S5KvO6sPLJUj1Ucz4bP2xgktYMGGEGMiRECsFfIVhA6B6dkHPr1dhrP8YnHsjWPGS-03KdR5HXfZWnpdWr58h7X0Trqm2sX_9joZlB4aCCWoXbG22YbFQyIcxFQoDOg7SL4uWzdNHhc9t9L1mVntLJvuvHtyg/s320/IMG_20230224_065921.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamN3PXDGAorX-vtQZGQxtx82DuxwPEvUZ4mAaOjd9eCBkMaGUJi_shHAobDrfolZAx7zbdOV5aDjLX3U7AXyH7T-d2qdsr38me8LwnKIEIpDC5_r3kpv6PbPj8m07LPT0SGKC4TbXC_jyyYxKI8ynVDqwZ_zNnb5pZ0jG95Dssl1JoBPsqHaoMwAiyA/s1067/IMG_20230224_065948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamN3PXDGAorX-vtQZGQxtx82DuxwPEvUZ4mAaOjd9eCBkMaGUJi_shHAobDrfolZAx7zbdOV5aDjLX3U7AXyH7T-d2qdsr38me8LwnKIEIpDC5_r3kpv6PbPj8m07LPT0SGKC4TbXC_jyyYxKI8ynVDqwZ_zNnb5pZ0jG95Dssl1JoBPsqHaoMwAiyA/s320/IMG_20230224_065948.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfH_waTVgIodLoATeQ8ulPAH4_9p3TW6x5HGtkobEriAM_hy1mpKa-nbRi26XlkDjTCvgU_JkrG0F2KGrBQNZM9ElmjOv83OVEPeotC2_nfs40WasvwkjlLZ9Y5ryoteAWcbodHNAp08L6FbVDui-dRAuRfRHd0cQNvFxBSeF6gsTIirrmeBap8Mm6yw/s1067/IMG_20230224_070015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfH_waTVgIodLoATeQ8ulPAH4_9p3TW6x5HGtkobEriAM_hy1mpKa-nbRi26XlkDjTCvgU_JkrG0F2KGrBQNZM9ElmjOv83OVEPeotC2_nfs40WasvwkjlLZ9Y5ryoteAWcbodHNAp08L6FbVDui-dRAuRfRHd0cQNvFxBSeF6gsTIirrmeBap8Mm6yw/s320/IMG_20230224_070015.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><p><br /></p><p>I ordered more wool fabric, so more to come.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for stopping.</p><p><br /></p></div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-54562547902880036792023-01-11T08:51:00.000-08:002023-01-11T08:51:20.721-08:00Shirt for Joe<p> I decided to make Joe a flannel shirt using Simplicity 7330 in large. This pattern fits him best, it is my go-to pattern for him.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimznP0KaKL8wf41xxwDTfK4NrqMERfvN8Dxo2jfWUIaIpTF0imLnTfpWtoymEe8l3chrbWi9eW6F0XqsvEPXM5sFYS-AKBG8s6Ztl-kLe82f0WrvnMRm_wimPjm5HlfP3x9Yk3V1UnyPcgzB5O-weP4w6HGyPKZFryZ26Z5yNUqWl2tuCtJ4ihmOV4hw/s529/7330pattern.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="421" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimznP0KaKL8wf41xxwDTfK4NrqMERfvN8Dxo2jfWUIaIpTF0imLnTfpWtoymEe8l3chrbWi9eW6F0XqsvEPXM5sFYS-AKBG8s6Ztl-kLe82f0WrvnMRm_wimPjm5HlfP3x9Yk3V1UnyPcgzB5O-weP4w6HGyPKZFryZ26Z5yNUqWl2tuCtJ4ihmOV4hw/s320/7330pattern.jpeg" width="255" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simplicity 7330</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The flannel was in my stash. I bought it last Christmas at Joann's for $4 a yard, quite a bargain.</p><p>I used my Bernina Record 830 to sew the shirt. It is a very smooth machine. </p><p>I like the six-step Bernina button hole more than the five-step on the 830, so I used my 1011 for the button holes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYOUJf5iizPpZTV-b4VC652e7D80DTuGwr5JibnrPCy78fJ7tSxjFh6XAxX2dAK_UfdmbO2-VIZauTWSCnQvKu0tfUDLQcM-Hftj3DiTn0rKyyhobhxVNJmGCsUYSjyBdnka58-mKIabgI2zncQizFLEkXd5UL3iwOcV8GvPqTYparR0KpJ-x7IAmkw/s800/IMG_20221031_115513.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="800" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYOUJf5iizPpZTV-b4VC652e7D80DTuGwr5JibnrPCy78fJ7tSxjFh6XAxX2dAK_UfdmbO2-VIZauTWSCnQvKu0tfUDLQcM-Hftj3DiTn0rKyyhobhxVNJmGCsUYSjyBdnka58-mKIabgI2zncQizFLEkXd5UL3iwOcV8GvPqTYparR0KpJ-x7IAmkw/s320/IMG_20221031_115513.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bernina 830</div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhca_6cm5fwpE_C6uYshsNWP9h1Nig8yW4NFOOwz0dAu6OVIk1zuz_61sA667Olr8XVZQ2WBBm_aVYHtXWnPXnadulxJxNAoQczHMYYERMb80TKCnu6TlDdFgi4b8Er59ki9Gbtx13gTK1I0HcnPAR3VBes-rVveg47lIurySy9o15uKfE5cUqwSFqGFg/s800/IMG_20170920_074749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="800" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhca_6cm5fwpE_C6uYshsNWP9h1Nig8yW4NFOOwz0dAu6OVIk1zuz_61sA667Olr8XVZQ2WBBm_aVYHtXWnPXnadulxJxNAoQczHMYYERMb80TKCnu6TlDdFgi4b8Er59ki9Gbtx13gTK1I0HcnPAR3VBes-rVveg47lIurySy9o15uKfE5cUqwSFqGFg/s320/IMG_20170920_074749.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bernina 1011</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here it is:<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRO3Ikko8rLQ-xhALNtF752XzjbfpEzy52Ff-_lF0bI_aiecEmnO3E1Cb5MCE4WRGBPZUfY8FmdF_f4yIkm_U-gNTeCOI2eANOZu5CREafswbTkW_6dZM_fV5cmg6pJRn_wSXe5bWOZ-QTrJbN99jmbY1bAOCSQcOoGELu_X2VDjgJBFIzZyhNuc70w/s1067/IMG_20230111_084724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRO3Ikko8rLQ-xhALNtF752XzjbfpEzy52Ff-_lF0bI_aiecEmnO3E1Cb5MCE4WRGBPZUfY8FmdF_f4yIkm_U-gNTeCOI2eANOZu5CREafswbTkW_6dZM_fV5cmg6pJRn_wSXe5bWOZ-QTrJbN99jmbY1bAOCSQcOoGELu_X2VDjgJBFIzZyhNuc70w/s320/IMG_20230111_084724.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42qEAECVuhV9don4JkZo13XT15WojDNufKQC69dmGwTuLN6JgJ4QxEeDVrwCuMpVA2sDssat29UNJuF-5AasyMWBfTky8P7PnrFinw_SLGbaDsl_jcYWpSjbgGBoXhzBtGMCfbat-3bd-la9NiW79-_j4PDrvuqf5lVe8W4Pa1KNKIVrTve8n9_RJSA/s1067/IMG_20230111_084628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42qEAECVuhV9don4JkZo13XT15WojDNufKQC69dmGwTuLN6JgJ4QxEeDVrwCuMpVA2sDssat29UNJuF-5AasyMWBfTky8P7PnrFinw_SLGbaDsl_jcYWpSjbgGBoXhzBtGMCfbat-3bd-la9NiW79-_j4PDrvuqf5lVe8W4Pa1KNKIVrTve8n9_RJSA/s320/IMG_20230111_084628.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZV_Tx4MZnpfu7nGxNs_4a0-5lLWj1-S-kPdXAWdeagJ6x8k2YVjI_ZKZuxSmGUZu1Ac2MjLp6i_MePS0G3_qhbY0g7QHtL0NYZjioSizsGnzLtIKIryB89GqAs6eMOVilO-nPNhtoC_iu7FEFiMfegeTz38AEmOhq1mYvr55jIdWdzDWdPS31V5lWA/s1067/IMG_20230111_084659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZV_Tx4MZnpfu7nGxNs_4a0-5lLWj1-S-kPdXAWdeagJ6x8k2YVjI_ZKZuxSmGUZu1Ac2MjLp6i_MePS0G3_qhbY0g7QHtL0NYZjioSizsGnzLtIKIryB89GqAs6eMOVilO-nPNhtoC_iu7FEFiMfegeTz38AEmOhq1mYvr55jIdWdzDWdPS31V5lWA/s320/IMG_20230111_084659.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>Thanks for stopping.</p></div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-18650015229629787132022-11-29T08:20:00.001-08:002022-11-29T11:47:22.504-08:00Bernina-O-Rama, Second Edition<p> I did it <a href="https://thinmansewing.blogspot.com/2017/11/bernina-o-rama.html" target="_blank">again</a>. I admit it has been 5 years, but I found three Berninas on Ebay. Two are a little harder to find than the third. </p><p>The first is a 717. It is a flatbed 3/4 machine built in 1971. I got a deal because it had a cracked cam gear. Those are readily available and easily <a href="https://thesewingmachinedoctor.co.uk/bernina-707-cam-gear-replacement/" target="_blank">replaced</a>. So I repaired it. Now it sews a beautiful stitch. </p><p>A manual for it is available from Bernina <a href="https://www.bernina.com/en-US/Support-US/Out-of-Print-Manuals/BERNINA-manuals/BERNINA-Sewing-Systems" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p>It is a beautiful machine. It came with a box of feet and the manual. It is hard to tell it is over 50 years old.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5Ny6ODhTe3xJnWgLZ80CSK3d6Hm2JmbZSyZKHMe6zsIyJDUOjFPGVG8RZdR3qxQUMtWYEOS5pvaiXkN3mCPuIB6-WJMAjpGc-fMN_TO7Q0G0ECLiyzA_nDSgh7EMrVg0O8cKLRlX8tKQqRdV6o_7r1KUfTRMauh5Vl3Xhm7K5x8NIFIsQIKB8H7Ygg/s800/IMG_20221025_072427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5Ny6ODhTe3xJnWgLZ80CSK3d6Hm2JmbZSyZKHMe6zsIyJDUOjFPGVG8RZdR3qxQUMtWYEOS5pvaiXkN3mCPuIB6-WJMAjpGc-fMN_TO7Q0G0ECLiyzA_nDSgh7EMrVg0O8cKLRlX8tKQqRdV6o_7r1KUfTRMauh5Vl3Xhm7K5x8NIFIsQIKB8H7Ygg/s320/IMG_20221025_072427.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The second is a 125. This cute little all metal machine was built around 1953. It is the first zig zag machine. It uses regular low-shank feet. I did not realize how small the machine is. I got a deal on this one because it needed the belts replaced. The belts were a little harder to find, but I ordered them from England and the machine is now sewing great.</p><p>A manual is available <a href="https://www.manualslib.com/manual/388888/Bernina-125.html#manual" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>It came in the original case with a box of feet also.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXX-XIqZmBAMcZPKjO9vzvn3b0FIgojdawugXfTTzfqnfUKBYgeVj7qsBCDA0WvAztArULwFbFIblNMMuN7tgI7xKEV46uRNg9K08TU0dT-GrXBnE4-_xyNu9m5c2bGWQmGtBmrrO-buBzoCWH5xYrsQ3MtpVqDUKd7XfWgL0pa8YxUswc56d9j7sMNw/s800/IMG_20221027_062216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="800" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXX-XIqZmBAMcZPKjO9vzvn3b0FIgojdawugXfTTzfqnfUKBYgeVj7qsBCDA0WvAztArULwFbFIblNMMuN7tgI7xKEV46uRNg9K08TU0dT-GrXBnE4-_xyNu9m5c2bGWQmGtBmrrO-buBzoCWH5xYrsQ3MtpVqDUKd7XfWgL0pa8YxUswc56d9j7sMNw/s320/IMG_20221027_062216.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>The third is a 830 Record. I don't know why, but I was the only one to bid on this machine. In fact, I was the only one to bid on all these machines.</p><p>This machine was triple-boxed and packed wonderfully. Upon inspection, it needed a belt also. But this one I was able to get easily on eBay.</p><p>It is a beautiful and smooth machine. It didn't come with any feet, but I have quite a few. It did come in its red case, table, and knee lifter included.</p><p>A manual is available from Bernina <a href="https://www.bernina.com/en-US/Support-US/Out-of-Print-Manuals/BERNINA-manuals/BERNINA-Sewing-Systems" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>It was built around 1977.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4S62qAxwFZBPvHjuT3cHJD01btEBYLnz5Jn51CI42KrtZp5oOYPWSnvuXz8xz6jlev3_oYoUpOvn69G0HNtwsaMLJEdiTSdjOBacyp65BcP8vRg1d5KMRGgeAd-km1joIag4qG3ToF8WeBYdIB7cpoDsuQSGddgmY26TmG-oHPSeBUDGD8g7kRPNAOw/s800/IMG_20221031_115513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="800" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4S62qAxwFZBPvHjuT3cHJD01btEBYLnz5Jn51CI42KrtZp5oOYPWSnvuXz8xz6jlev3_oYoUpOvn69G0HNtwsaMLJEdiTSdjOBacyp65BcP8vRg1d5KMRGgeAd-km1joIag4qG3ToF8WeBYdIB7cpoDsuQSGddgmY26TmG-oHPSeBUDGD8g7kRPNAOw/s320/IMG_20221031_115513.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I have many Berninas and they all make me smile.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for stopping.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-19126453355781769412022-10-20T07:50:00.002-07:002022-10-20T07:50:24.836-07:00McCall's 6087 Jacket<p> I tried my luck with another jacket pattern. This one is McCall's 6087 from 2010. It is a unisex pattern with either patch pockets or flaps. I decided to add welt pockets with a flap.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgromfDAjgbiFXBKXJPNEaPvWcZTLoBKhCLvmNHJm9_ol-IrA1YE_A7R8XN_GJ5PiVEuxNU1qZbz53WF2z4LnTZQ3_oPdjRMEyinumnvVnMylXdxHYSE4Fl-HB44xHI0cwa0-qVdXg336YpFGj0Zq6WZSaEE_pljCFqPspiOjr-Rt31sqoN7PlGlzgDCA/s388/4bf2d63790ab7_36434n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgromfDAjgbiFXBKXJPNEaPvWcZTLoBKhCLvmNHJm9_ol-IrA1YE_A7R8XN_GJ5PiVEuxNU1qZbz53WF2z4LnTZQ3_oPdjRMEyinumnvVnMylXdxHYSE4Fl-HB44xHI0cwa0-qVdXg336YpFGj0Zq6WZSaEE_pljCFqPspiOjr-Rt31sqoN7PlGlzgDCA/s320/4bf2d63790ab7_36434n.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><p>I used my Bernina 840 Favorit to sew the first muslin in medium. It came out very form- fitting, so I decided to try a large.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPlU4Kj6sr_ZPhhGPwEk7JXDB9CKfZL8rwwl52wAZR0dhjH1ZRVwck0BTJqNkiHmx4bzRGhNOiSlMBizd0kmXT4DB8INsAifloUSdxWdlSjBSJnurSgK2hjxeCe9kFI85h5qVS_FqOP0ybgEznFm4hW9_TYBpZRN5JjW2QyB6psry5STAw6m5JPy6pQ/s800/IMG_20220929_070102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="800" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPlU4Kj6sr_ZPhhGPwEk7JXDB9CKfZL8rwwl52wAZR0dhjH1ZRVwck0BTJqNkiHmx4bzRGhNOiSlMBizd0kmXT4DB8INsAifloUSdxWdlSjBSJnurSgK2hjxeCe9kFI85h5qVS_FqOP0ybgEznFm4hW9_TYBpZRN5JjW2QyB6psry5STAw6m5JPy6pQ/s320/IMG_20220929_070102.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNEMGpf9ChpLA1PsE0E-zloBGiq4o_QMW_NVrsk56fnbHoLqHTzEjQJ4PfzVKFCVGoir6gmIgd1V5iiUSPvf0q3aNMhpdlwCehEE7mHx7OC6w32U9_kY9BxzQKRQ5uyrHRAkCHEFHsEI-OD7xzt3ACLrW9D_-hreU_Mg4lf5-28nFrB6qLxnD6sTqOQ/s1342/IMG_20220929_070142.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNEMGpf9ChpLA1PsE0E-zloBGiq4o_QMW_NVrsk56fnbHoLqHTzEjQJ4PfzVKFCVGoir6gmIgd1V5iiUSPvf0q3aNMhpdlwCehEE7mHx7OC6w32U9_kY9BxzQKRQ5uyrHRAkCHEFHsEI-OD7xzt3ACLrW9D_-hreU_Mg4lf5-28nFrB6qLxnD6sTqOQ/s320/IMG_20220929_070142.jpg" width="191" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Medium<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWmiZltR3uTMEF4171XvH7B4F3CoHdeztdQVBdHQfAzKvXvwhiulow8g1JwuZZMQUKcXeDW2zYdg3M6ZJga50ho63eqNB1IMhVp9YwXZg97sunJMHASwY87ds_Lvnz9We0rn2YDfY8JZtzGJczbozfs5MEEFUzwtduKY02U9epqXNTFHlXddzDGfZaA/s1282/IMG_20220930_081421.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1282" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWmiZltR3uTMEF4171XvH7B4F3CoHdeztdQVBdHQfAzKvXvwhiulow8g1JwuZZMQUKcXeDW2zYdg3M6ZJga50ho63eqNB1IMhVp9YwXZg97sunJMHASwY87ds_Lvnz9We0rn2YDfY8JZtzGJczbozfs5MEEFUzwtduKY02U9epqXNTFHlXddzDGfZaA/s320/IMG_20220930_081421.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The large definitely fit better, so I continued making a large jacket with two inches added to the sleeve length. I used a wool I purchased from Fashion Fabrics Club. I interfaced the fronts with a lightweight interfacing, even though the pattern didn't call for any.</p><p>I used my Kenmore 117-959 to make this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabMF6gF8ivXfHaOmX6kI7DQwbHU1ck9BVynXFztyVgpFsumw_Oi605Uto7wMnk1jSW5TAahg7mmZ0O767_xLBrxbjbxpIfIoHvAKShJiho2LBwgX8Gp5UbnNlFdeGBov-eaLQHgKrFy_j75Y0ppO6bSEkHn1Td8CB8QWph3_Caka3ldgR4QmOxfbFpA/s800/IMG_20221005_092958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabMF6gF8ivXfHaOmX6kI7DQwbHU1ck9BVynXFztyVgpFsumw_Oi605Uto7wMnk1jSW5TAahg7mmZ0O767_xLBrxbjbxpIfIoHvAKShJiho2LBwgX8Gp5UbnNlFdeGBov-eaLQHgKrFy_j75Y0ppO6bSEkHn1Td8CB8QWph3_Caka3ldgR4QmOxfbFpA/s320/IMG_20221005_092958.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I made the pockets using Pam Howard's instructions on Craftsy. I used the pocket flap and bag pattern from McCall's 7818.</p><p>Once the pockets were made, the body was sewn together. I worked with the sleeves a little, but they finally went on without any puckers. Then the shoulder pads were sewn in.</p><p>Here it is now at this step. Next comes the lining.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsDrV3IdvJTNS7rpkbhf2tnVjlh1dcRLvPtLsimcFijBb_T3UHGFGo_Hppo77d88KYPcDKSo18zN55_cyUjSJsd5DO2GOvE0EXWYbjeKxTTunm6szWgr35l_tJsfGdIivaWQ8sBAfbOJhrlB4sEh-0p4P_zG2D_gUi-H1yyozBStciZzscYp6xEf1iA/s800/IMG_20221008_122858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsDrV3IdvJTNS7rpkbhf2tnVjlh1dcRLvPtLsimcFijBb_T3UHGFGo_Hppo77d88KYPcDKSo18zN55_cyUjSJsd5DO2GOvE0EXWYbjeKxTTunm6szWgr35l_tJsfGdIivaWQ8sBAfbOJhrlB4sEh-0p4P_zG2D_gUi-H1yyozBStciZzscYp6xEf1iA/s320/IMG_20221008_122858.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The lining went in fine. The only hand stitching was the hem and the sleeve cuffs.</p><p>I used my White Buttonholer with my Kenmore for the button holes. I used my Bernina to sew on the buttons.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32rz8LZQcRaCNgKCpaZ3NsCw7qQwbvWuZCWK4WHnY-uOudyYSAm24wh5Qagt3AARO_agomI9I0WPtybvQKqO3JJlIYeNlbP-Exl9iTpTFdtHMmynQx2beeMXp0gOhk-lpm1kuF0VbnGQnVOuhK7CVjZPi64VEorSfVaXQAI3Az7OAmYbAZTB5EEvTQw/s875/IMG_20220727_064343.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32rz8LZQcRaCNgKCpaZ3NsCw7qQwbvWuZCWK4WHnY-uOudyYSAm24wh5Qagt3AARO_agomI9I0WPtybvQKqO3JJlIYeNlbP-Exl9iTpTFdtHMmynQx2beeMXp0gOhk-lpm1kuF0VbnGQnVOuhK7CVjZPi64VEorSfVaXQAI3Az7OAmYbAZTB5EEvTQw/s320/IMG_20220727_064343.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The instructions were very good throughout this pattern. </p><p>Here it is finished, with a made by me outfit of pants and shirt made this year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-43076139975615963152022-09-08T08:13:00.001-07:002022-09-08T08:14:13.756-07:00Beehive Quilt<p> I have been working on the Beehive Quilt by Elizabeth Hartman. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90jxigTxruQEFKwsSwigFnY-EPpJfGIshTDSm4BSdF8b33LKqK6yKlr-UWB3kL0H3xpx-1235Pvu4XYUSM0IGE8vtbx986C6M1BmlmzDuyEXg-duSpOUkICr1c2KNwq-4n8_fqb7B98AL_jAuXWhiI1_eSGhg-Szq6OpYGQTVFUuoX6ouW_O7WOa3wA/s879/91EjMEap9BL._AC_SY879_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="581" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90jxigTxruQEFKwsSwigFnY-EPpJfGIshTDSm4BSdF8b33LKqK6yKlr-UWB3kL0H3xpx-1235Pvu4XYUSM0IGE8vtbx986C6M1BmlmzDuyEXg-duSpOUkICr1c2KNwq-4n8_fqb7B98AL_jAuXWhiI1_eSGhg-Szq6OpYGQTVFUuoX6ouW_O7WOa3wA/s320/91EjMEap9BL._AC_SY879_.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Her quilt has a gray background. Mine has a blue background. I purchased a Layer Cake (a stack of 10" x 10" squares) from Cali Quilt Company in Sacramento to make the bees. All the other fabric I bought at my local Joanns.</p><p>I made the small quilt that has 25 bees and is 59" x 63". The large quilt has 38 and is 71" x 73".</p><p>I made it with my Singer C240 Featherweight.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxBbi46XmR8R-jDQpKB5w6hkthibIOxt2Pbft3BEu0wogBCGG2uEgcQUwV1C4emIf64-MJmyasyHK6zLjUdOqxMcOGj5hIHgNBkX00lTvukSNojj1jmQTzJqQSm6Jd2-OReb-BVvXJCOyzQVjFGpHR9kZ6-gR0YyNznnw9E7hpoaqnEjg0jbOZYJyXA/s800/IMG_20220908_081028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="800" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxBbi46XmR8R-jDQpKB5w6hkthibIOxt2Pbft3BEu0wogBCGG2uEgcQUwV1C4emIf64-MJmyasyHK6zLjUdOqxMcOGj5hIHgNBkX00lTvukSNojj1jmQTzJqQSm6Jd2-OReb-BVvXJCOyzQVjFGpHR9kZ6-gR0YyNznnw9E7hpoaqnEjg0jbOZYJyXA/s320/IMG_20220908_081028.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I quilted and bound it with my Necchi Supernova. I quilted it by stitching in the ditch with matching thread.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzaCBfMRL9z1BfK2yNI1QX-AAXZi91SHeECxH3ET8fTplpXIpbHahKp60GkJRrVcHnuWq7BKYQWjBbqVbDXXCm5RyGOq9T1PTZ_82fVeTLdtivX-RPhcQQIeipKFLsfQpCjo8mer687EIlaD8hgQv-pyhxQEJJ1jP8jxlDe1am_pxhvKef7bXtrOWkA/s480/IMG_20170524_084202_888.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzaCBfMRL9z1BfK2yNI1QX-AAXZi91SHeECxH3ET8fTplpXIpbHahKp60GkJRrVcHnuWq7BKYQWjBbqVbDXXCm5RyGOq9T1PTZ_82fVeTLdtivX-RPhcQQIeipKFLsfQpCjo8mer687EIlaD8hgQv-pyhxQEJJ1jP8jxlDe1am_pxhvKef7bXtrOWkA/s320/IMG_20170524_084202_888.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Here it is:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjla77fztpSq3K3lyHirwdjs58vIldbmc5MxcwV9bqVf1AKPWxpH1lhpItkKY4uy_FNasWG6vDscUYTXVueem2zhtBOlTjaNiPX37CCYLoDRzTdzZVxfLfYMHd6UKdrNFWw1g4Wn_WntiZvRUim3BqhUOxSi9yl9d2w9P4XXhsSd6evdkgL2IYY3eXZEA/s2592/IMG_20220908_065023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjla77fztpSq3K3lyHirwdjs58vIldbmc5MxcwV9bqVf1AKPWxpH1lhpItkKY4uy_FNasWG6vDscUYTXVueem2zhtBOlTjaNiPX37CCYLoDRzTdzZVxfLfYMHd6UKdrNFWw1g4Wn_WntiZvRUim3BqhUOxSi9yl9d2w9P4XXhsSd6evdkgL2IYY3eXZEA/s320/IMG_20220908_065023.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Thanks for stopping.</p>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-86079865464861174972022-07-20T07:54:00.000-07:002022-07-20T07:54:47.475-07:00Christmas in July<p> I bought some Christmas motif snuggle-flannel last winter when it was on sale. I stashed it away and forgot about it until I found it when straightening my stash. I think I will make a shirt now so it is ready for the Holidays.</p><p>This will be perfect fabric for Simplicity 2741. I use small and add two inches to the sleeve length. This pattern has a continuous-lap sleeve placket, so I substitute a simple tower placket from another pattern.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQv9qIWAyCEtQIy2_d4woA0UrR8nlk_z0rkod4hdO8uxv_JqNJOZgg3A8CcfORbGBsrq-EBnKJuhwqDEbucmeMa7FyZOBGBhb9PBDJS-etF7K-2xqXGVjkigpDwnALjcQLZOZ18R5JYNkB_loBwVHdtAQPMdIA81FTJImcaacc_uXzjoKe1bbbnV9Udw/s679/71BKZNue-rL._SY679_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQv9qIWAyCEtQIy2_d4woA0UrR8nlk_z0rkod4hdO8uxv_JqNJOZgg3A8CcfORbGBsrq-EBnKJuhwqDEbucmeMa7FyZOBGBhb9PBDJS-etF7K-2xqXGVjkigpDwnALjcQLZOZ18R5JYNkB_loBwVHdtAQPMdIA81FTJImcaacc_uXzjoKe1bbbnV9Udw/s320/71BKZNue-rL._SY679_.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><br /><p>I am using my Domestic sewing machine I bought at Goodwill a few years ago and can't believe I never blogged about it before. It is friction-drive and the handweel goes away from you. It is the same as a White Rotary, so I used my White buttonholer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGUpp632kkAkFrrXe5OtSO8K06TeHofuz5Bsw361BuBmfV4hDV71bUdw5NWdKoOpGa-q53ruVOMAGl9BWHcuHwLBEBx9Qg9r1i1nHViAqJDNMklrsZot7Nl2jonA0nvcdJ2CkovnsSMSk5yM295JhBtePMNEQp3335aT_2cOBN9S_6m4H8wcltAhaGg/s800/IMG_20220711_090044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGUpp632kkAkFrrXe5OtSO8K06TeHofuz5Bsw361BuBmfV4hDV71bUdw5NWdKoOpGa-q53ruVOMAGl9BWHcuHwLBEBx9Qg9r1i1nHViAqJDNMklrsZot7Nl2jonA0nvcdJ2CkovnsSMSk5yM295JhBtePMNEQp3335aT_2cOBN9S_6m4H8wcltAhaGg/s320/IMG_20220711_090044.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I decided to serge the seams with my Homelock 523.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6ECdQ5WQqPW_7GsrEjgw9Esy-M4cKsPkGQ7UApfvMTV_lqHfCDC7xMfA1caJhsOFLwwukBF0661hNMazYRBekzG6sr6FxcZ9g_9GhPQtSw51JDTy6R94NQo5uuzhfeKjv62C7h4n4QonvFWeMYiC9437bFA7iRClvvPzua4PGJ9z-PfR0n-n4mmTuw/s327/serger.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="171" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6ECdQ5WQqPW_7GsrEjgw9Esy-M4cKsPkGQ7UApfvMTV_lqHfCDC7xMfA1caJhsOFLwwukBF0661hNMazYRBekzG6sr6FxcZ9g_9GhPQtSw51JDTy6R94NQo5uuzhfeKjv62C7h4n4QonvFWeMYiC9437bFA7iRClvvPzua4PGJ9z-PfR0n-n4mmTuw/s320/serger.jpeg" width="167" /></a></div><br /><p>It turned out bright and festive.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGr9AdfDw78IhEkCmiRykQk-7PbhQLSJArZmmLxPLDtJnxkx71yLamzNCLo5HNazhoV1V2id1qUl3GHQerzuxL3cR2QQ43JyqCVmpTvj7ZwR-AqLDRFJtfpiVVfrkn90caPRBIbMLfkZ276KhxLHw-VPkPJwVvWVh-kaApmCaG4i-uWxmy9aUjrtpuw/s1000/IMG_20220720_075006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGr9AdfDw78IhEkCmiRykQk-7PbhQLSJArZmmLxPLDtJnxkx71yLamzNCLo5HNazhoV1V2id1qUl3GHQerzuxL3cR2QQ43JyqCVmpTvj7ZwR-AqLDRFJtfpiVVfrkn90caPRBIbMLfkZ276KhxLHw-VPkPJwVvWVh-kaApmCaG4i-uWxmy9aUjrtpuw/s320/IMG_20220720_075006.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5ECy5sWLv4WSJewSMtWsFzJncOlVdKyg9HkT1dVFgIcPcNZQzxfLLoOl22NJ7OSnFk_JVtNBoLax4Oz4aQ7B7NZzORo5jKMp01COmcW256TNJL50ROlB-AcG1LfYT1qWM_t-dp3fCY7PWWN6FcFMmJXJz4WllxuNO4YbAtwmOmjp31XdYAD_08K-9g/s320/IMG_20220720_075125.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><p>Thanks for stopping.</p>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-60572634167026816992022-07-08T08:23:00.000-07:002022-07-08T08:23:05.496-07:00McCall's 8264 Slacks<p> I found McCall's 8264 on sale at Joann's and thought I would give it a try. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtu79wf0abTQ3I_N7A-S-NX-j1ZTCujrZHl_QCnz6NSD0f5QngYshxaWh0c0Z_TIZpQrBu66tpEffgA3PvQ-bk86-MmMsOTmpgHw30U9HmL7OIFWi0N_urjAOqWIvz1qzW4Xdf9sSJrjE7ZXIWnR0wmYLr_W-gfIfgsl-Mgm-MvTKgwXjQru9N3PeJA/s660/M8264_envelope_front__46046.1644958165.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtu79wf0abTQ3I_N7A-S-NX-j1ZTCujrZHl_QCnz6NSD0f5QngYshxaWh0c0Z_TIZpQrBu66tpEffgA3PvQ-bk86-MmMsOTmpgHw30U9HmL7OIFWi0N_urjAOqWIvz1qzW4Xdf9sSJrjE7ZXIWnR0wmYLr_W-gfIfgsl-Mgm-MvTKgwXjQru9N3PeJA/s320/M8264_envelope_front__46046.1644958165.webp" width="233" /></a></div><p>I am making view D, the others have cargo pockets. View D doesn't have rear pockets, so I am going to add a welt pocket. I watched this <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqo63IFQfwU&t=709s" target="_blank">video</a> for making the pocket.</p><p>I fall between sizes, I am about a 31" waist. This means I will make the size 38, which should fit a 32" waist and slim it up at the waist. I also will be adding 4" to the inseam.</p><p>I found some black fabric at Wal-Mart in the pre-cut pieces that should work nicely for the muslin.</p><p>I am using my White Sewmaster 611 for this project. It is a straight-stitch machine, even though it has three levers on front. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQMQZu7OYKsZd8cHkYa4mXNnSLVi414iy5NDrD-VRg8aQRG5DphOL78BLNpw92SGvIf0WCQaniNjDfyvaIuwVIwxK-ZDUiSE3R6IhV_2FlGqJMdxs8bRXHxFVgmwKPu4MK2CjPdfduzscu7zyI3hQhIfu7DQkkidnr9wfFJj6dZF6AdEPTbRiRI9EcA/s1000/sewmaster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQMQZu7OYKsZd8cHkYa4mXNnSLVi414iy5NDrD-VRg8aQRG5DphOL78BLNpw92SGvIf0WCQaniNjDfyvaIuwVIwxK-ZDUiSE3R6IhV_2FlGqJMdxs8bRXHxFVgmwKPu4MK2CjPdfduzscu7zyI3hQhIfu7DQkkidnr9wfFJj6dZF6AdEPTbRiRI9EcA/s320/sewmaster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The muslin turned out as I suspected. A little loose around the waist. I took them in an inch at the seat. Then I realized the rise was extremely high. They come up past my bellybutton. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpfqk9ri4e3ao6NwW05pjFljZloytsEtzqkq8w8ZTaYWwLbJjwdf2744UUs8vuI8_gVG4om-dHnZmGZJTe_jsDnQRi3uLuO-TLrciwNY7Jsf2qMRm9O7k8Hm51IYkuyFvZDDD9KfvnNMNudSLfx6umPifRKfjUWDn_VbeLt9F3b92DFkCq0B0XJrrdA/s1184/IMG_20220505_075808.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="522" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpfqk9ri4e3ao6NwW05pjFljZloytsEtzqkq8w8ZTaYWwLbJjwdf2744UUs8vuI8_gVG4om-dHnZmGZJTe_jsDnQRi3uLuO-TLrciwNY7Jsf2qMRm9O7k8Hm51IYkuyFvZDDD9KfvnNMNudSLfx6umPifRKfjUWDn_VbeLt9F3b92DFkCq0B0XJrrdA/s320/IMG_20220505_075808.jpg" width="141" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Extremely high rise<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>It is not evident on the front view, but on the rear view of the model you can see the high rise<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMqL_8f6Pk2MIv-CsNy4Y-DG27INgjVXTBNWQOGzP9IBCXzvlvxU1AE1oN6-1yvEOXSx7LlAmmLW0UjL1rPPEMxA3pW6L29cTaw0Je3fQQgH6kSYnbO8YxUQjbtBmxBDFcsKlvzP8c7unRVcGgVZbhjKhQGuWCrLeKc-h15xg3WLvGdxxXtH6-NFbfw/s660/M8264_product_hires_05__20207.1644958165.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMqL_8f6Pk2MIv-CsNy4Y-DG27INgjVXTBNWQOGzP9IBCXzvlvxU1AE1oN6-1yvEOXSx7LlAmmLW0UjL1rPPEMxA3pW6L29cTaw0Je3fQQgH6kSYnbO8YxUQjbtBmxBDFcsKlvzP8c7unRVcGgVZbhjKhQGuWCrLeKc-h15xg3WLvGdxxXtH6-NFbfw/s320/M8264_product_hires_05__20207.1644958165.webp" width="233" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Model's view</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Time for a new muslin with 2" removed from the rise. I have not shortened a rise before, so I looked in a few books to see how to do it. I ended up using KwikSew 4045 as a pattern for the shorten line. Thankfully, the pockets didn't move.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYMI974kKTYremaujiuzCssB4iy8qozloobwaH-bkSWWGNL9NUL1WX02OlPO4c6FGps69hM4Q4zOo-fUCLUWSCv2cqB3lGdqcnvkXLvS5SGqmRZMovV6jCIYIRpP8W1rSNZLI6snMkMXe4zklMPXug6VE5dSup2ABWVR1VCfCySfeNoqYljmH1BVA-A/s800/IMG_20220525_074002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYMI974kKTYremaujiuzCssB4iy8qozloobwaH-bkSWWGNL9NUL1WX02OlPO4c6FGps69hM4Q4zOo-fUCLUWSCv2cqB3lGdqcnvkXLvS5SGqmRZMovV6jCIYIRpP8W1rSNZLI6snMkMXe4zklMPXug6VE5dSup2ABWVR1VCfCySfeNoqYljmH1BVA-A/s320/IMG_20220525_074002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p>I bought some fabric from Wal-Mart for $2 which will make a nice muslin.</p><p>I decided to use my Bettina 731 for this muslin. I have had this machine a long time, but I haven't used it lately.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsII1NY_D0uQ31029O9G2Y1ZI18m_pnGICGgJ0l08KMGqlA66N7w9UlR835YDZxp43ZZ059-sHvnP2fOfuVRl0dXRaFUTUavI984BC9_ePhMYxg95Sbq5_ezB0aMONMiNT_QsbebxHcCoPEiZBOPacRfCFcMg0Wf9POfVHzBuzeFMJTNbN7_H6zmu-w/s800/IMG_20220510_063054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsII1NY_D0uQ31029O9G2Y1ZI18m_pnGICGgJ0l08KMGqlA66N7w9UlR835YDZxp43ZZ059-sHvnP2fOfuVRl0dXRaFUTUavI984BC9_ePhMYxg95Sbq5_ezB0aMONMiNT_QsbebxHcCoPEiZBOPacRfCFcMg0Wf9POfVHzBuzeFMJTNbN7_H6zmu-w/s320/IMG_20220510_063054.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Now that the muslin is done, I decided to move on to the slacks using some material from my stash. I am using my White Euro flair 8910 for these.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C1wHXVhQHyEU_hoQ2-_DbsTcnUqDQlG5WUiG2M5ce3pkQtWFU1jbenL0b6_fukpqaJnaKOrYffWYTsEr6UJVUc2Z_woP5jqEGRb8BkaIuFolYG61g3uv-iaY6e9vE3uUQU9BZf6kkFhDgB3dwSh9zJgvwDmMy-hWTnFJ3Od7nop-BvNdYWXbgTwy6A/s800/IMG_20180222_110341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="800" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C1wHXVhQHyEU_hoQ2-_DbsTcnUqDQlG5WUiG2M5ce3pkQtWFU1jbenL0b6_fukpqaJnaKOrYffWYTsEr6UJVUc2Z_woP5jqEGRb8BkaIuFolYG61g3uv-iaY6e9vE3uUQU9BZf6kkFhDgB3dwSh9zJgvwDmMy-hWTnFJ3Od7nop-BvNdYWXbgTwy6A/s320/IMG_20180222_110341.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I serged the seams with my Brother Homelock 523.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bSQdMFFLjS6XhukAAEaMDsdywTxpxb4i0NzDVTvu4Jc-7-SOIRsyuICQr_CHnbkeUECubGLdW470khteOMZCauEJVsX-PAKLbGQcsBufiYkGMdd80y6pq8vLGM7QmOUyQ8ZqtGG7B5xAej6YMnDTFjQZUgWDY-7zUGcEYfs5-gAgHUuooPCF8ceTPw/s327/serger.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="171" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bSQdMFFLjS6XhukAAEaMDsdywTxpxb4i0NzDVTvu4Jc-7-SOIRsyuICQr_CHnbkeUECubGLdW470khteOMZCauEJVsX-PAKLbGQcsBufiYkGMdd80y6pq8vLGM7QmOUyQ8ZqtGG7B5xAej6YMnDTFjQZUgWDY-7zUGcEYfs5-gAgHUuooPCF8ceTPw/s320/serger.jpeg" width="167" /></a></div><br /><p>I finally finished them. I don't know where or when I will wear them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNtvvJLaTdsuXgUNfA6aWDepXfaxomSrhxJYQWG1rFhVuTMqf2V8fam8Y0q2yICLdKFtJbBSylfVvIC_AnTFGGPBlQHaKzde7PkcPc9bgBdOn5arMbsgn_c1JIei1Jnv6Oos-JohwUbtnQVxbOKZbT9a0J09Vkq5ObSBgiDQ3rtAn9SQeMCkxGs1iyA/s1197/IMG_20220708_081817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNtvvJLaTdsuXgUNfA6aWDepXfaxomSrhxJYQWG1rFhVuTMqf2V8fam8Y0q2yICLdKFtJbBSylfVvIC_AnTFGGPBlQHaKzde7PkcPc9bgBdOn5arMbsgn_c1JIei1Jnv6Oos-JohwUbtnQVxbOKZbT9a0J09Vkq5ObSBgiDQ3rtAn9SQeMCkxGs1iyA/s320/IMG_20220708_081817.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZt2ED8nbsbEbGNLieehOnhylAgkcn2oJhD0Y6hKu26psuSQP_4HQ8KNdHOikxkTL_YvW7FqsjzegGvPwH9ZwG3OvalvCGZmlanQwPQiToL1wmBHP_-tkvDBqrEr9p7ocOuX2qIRb-IZrwdmVZ8phmUnTHGXKYNREgzv89HvnrWdVM3fBRlKDruGIcg/s1197/IMG_20220708_081855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZt2ED8nbsbEbGNLieehOnhylAgkcn2oJhD0Y6hKu26psuSQP_4HQ8KNdHOikxkTL_YvW7FqsjzegGvPwH9ZwG3OvalvCGZmlanQwPQiToL1wmBHP_-tkvDBqrEr9p7ocOuX2qIRb-IZrwdmVZ8phmUnTHGXKYNREgzv89HvnrWdVM3fBRlKDruGIcg/s320/IMG_20220708_081855.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><p>It would be a good pattern if it didn't have the high rise.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for stopping.</p></div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-26753466005338314992022-04-24T08:51:00.000-07:002022-04-24T08:51:08.653-07:00Kwik Sew 3883 Dress Shirt<p> I need a lightweight white dress shirt. When looking in my closet I decided I had none. </p><p>I went to JC Penney's and found none in my size. Then I went to Macy's where the clerk measured me and decided I needed a 16 neck and a 36 sleeve. She found me a Calvin Klein slim-fit shirt.</p><p>I told her $75 for a simple shirt was too expensive. She quickly adjusted the price to $45. I guess it pays to haggle!</p><p>At home, I noticed the sleeve packets were square and not pointed. I thought this was odd, maybe just a styling feature.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BYQ47cU9Vk0A2k7dLds_Rieedd7WIO1xxSmwU8s-gUc_lT7TP7sSa1L300SU4CZ26EjbzJMMzi4z23H0xXaK0sjGJdRzDEalrJMsidKNKkF5f-cZBcfxVC75vnvy0atGNl0lOUgD-eYR_O29J4Lh-KdYR5l-H47SHJQQoAPrSf-0n_CoXYmcdrUTEg/s1448/IMG_20220412_082313.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BYQ47cU9Vk0A2k7dLds_Rieedd7WIO1xxSmwU8s-gUc_lT7TP7sSa1L300SU4CZ26EjbzJMMzi4z23H0xXaK0sjGJdRzDEalrJMsidKNKkF5f-cZBcfxVC75vnvy0atGNl0lOUgD-eYR_O29J4Lh-KdYR5l-H47SHJQQoAPrSf-0n_CoXYmcdrUTEg/s320/IMG_20220412_082313.jpg" width="177" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calvin Klein sleeve</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>I decided I would use a $12 white sheet from Wal-Mart and Kwik Sew 3883 to see if I could make a similar dress shirt. I used size medium and added 2" to the sleeve length.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLdbMDNxXIN77hwoMexY2W3H7MWs26oJaCqKMBBQXl8EdT5q7mMnBueFD_GAAsUzaO4NqfonAUc2SRkm7VA3hbCGEOXD30hXnAXVbwb-IHDVXL5OarZDud7tnSX7z9N2ELezXzGNu0_EnD0lMnOB2XPKaZEgx6yEAhDva1Oldph5PR0CVkWVfXzxEPg/s1525/IMG_20220412_144318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="972" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLdbMDNxXIN77hwoMexY2W3H7MWs26oJaCqKMBBQXl8EdT5q7mMnBueFD_GAAsUzaO4NqfonAUc2SRkm7VA3hbCGEOXD30hXnAXVbwb-IHDVXL5OarZDud7tnSX7z9N2ELezXzGNu0_EnD0lMnOB2XPKaZEgx6yEAhDva1Oldph5PR0CVkWVfXzxEPg/s320/IMG_20220412_144318.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The sheet was so wrinkled even after washing, I had to press it with my Singer CSP-1 press I bought from the thrift store last year but I hadn't used much.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_21jh04mzMWCdXfF-wJ9g6Kt5c-cTu4ipFIqyVob4vj_WSo_51drthZVRmibO9B-jjB-ybBtB4sY62Wa9Unmz65I2N1EhK_4FjSD53DH-xJHbf2LxXWjTSwHDE7ui5Ckf1W58P-o_9jzH7-pZy34DCT4Iq9HnD7CGyIH6eWxkgElW5U7Dx-E1twcVw/s400/Singer-CSP1-6_400x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="400" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_21jh04mzMWCdXfF-wJ9g6Kt5c-cTu4ipFIqyVob4vj_WSo_51drthZVRmibO9B-jjB-ybBtB4sY62Wa9Unmz65I2N1EhK_4FjSD53DH-xJHbf2LxXWjTSwHDE7ui5Ckf1W58P-o_9jzH7-pZy34DCT4Iq9HnD7CGyIH6eWxkgElW5U7Dx-E1twcVw/s320/Singer-CSP1-6_400x.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>An interesting part of this pattern is it has a 1/4" seam allowance. Because of this, after sewing with my Bernina 930 with a 1/4" foot, I serged the seams with my Brother 523.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg58qWnG8UmltreKHXttg4LOClfXW_Y-CqUYOjLXPIiowLZz_wN4EqqKayd6NPeo4tsvvsLBwtNX1edYXcR3eyapEJ-luFgYJD6Ys6LDyQsq2o2iwoZb6rlb1wofCE0-Ems7IqtPhgnlJ4WRUNoOd2kYow7ZZ5xFnwVGoctVuQkJoIsorZgJG0KWM6MA/s1600/IMG_20211104_085314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg58qWnG8UmltreKHXttg4LOClfXW_Y-CqUYOjLXPIiowLZz_wN4EqqKayd6NPeo4tsvvsLBwtNX1edYXcR3eyapEJ-luFgYJD6Ys6LDyQsq2o2iwoZb6rlb1wofCE0-Ems7IqtPhgnlJ4WRUNoOd2kYow7ZZ5xFnwVGoctVuQkJoIsorZgJG0KWM6MA/s320/IMG_20211104_085314.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPOYKTkfz52wMDsrXe1byTo_9WM94ZmAPyp7eyHRH5TkrMlTgGKstOqYGzRG4z5OyeD-k7uoSliu1Z1yrx-hNc7RHpbPWkSOWwpCN4AO6H4_DUKfgk10b6CYCLRt-eCZsy-Hfx-1gJpsYeQlevtFrURkbB-7nQXqlLDERS8ZVgWIeoSMqSnp-lA6NIw/s320/Thin%20Man%20S_serger.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="167" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPOYKTkfz52wMDsrXe1byTo_9WM94ZmAPyp7eyHRH5TkrMlTgGKstOqYGzRG4z5OyeD-k7uoSliu1Z1yrx-hNc7RHpbPWkSOWwpCN4AO6H4_DUKfgk10b6CYCLRt-eCZsy-Hfx-1gJpsYeQlevtFrURkbB-7nQXqlLDERS8ZVgWIeoSMqSnp-lA6NIw/s1600/Thin%20Man%20S_serger.jpeg" width="167" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Another feature not on many shirts, is a sew on button packet for the left side. The right side is folded over as usual. The yoke was quite small, so was the one on the store-bought shirt.</p><p>Here is my store-bought shirt modeled with McCall's 7987 slacks I made a while ago.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLlJXBb7fdPSGZm9yCygAO1GEvYBef8dnIBfMizE3Hn6TtleIcEyDfbGPu0fMzR2Xlf2n62stD4WqzZ5G3YdBLn0KutjsmYexXkQ1xS1SSVD9qtrvB7IRKkVeUKgL0iJGvhrFkG0c0M07JE2mm_GccOaRf0umKg_JRAQnWOYqs52dpBO4tHX87_kfIw/s967/IMG_20220424_084203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLlJXBb7fdPSGZm9yCygAO1GEvYBef8dnIBfMizE3Hn6TtleIcEyDfbGPu0fMzR2Xlf2n62stD4WqzZ5G3YdBLn0KutjsmYexXkQ1xS1SSVD9qtrvB7IRKkVeUKgL0iJGvhrFkG0c0M07JE2mm_GccOaRf0umKg_JRAQnWOYqs52dpBO4tHX87_kfIw/s320/IMG_20220424_084203.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div>Here is my Kwik Sew shirt.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lP2mr7NfzG391zRWATWtVYUTw7SrxGvgvZIUj0nXLJdokdee5G8EXKJvxFJNWDkSiK0Yzi_a1wR6k-MTYrPodfFbL4ZqAF1eI1hVZuIheAWlcAKPxdlDMq0wgx-kezb1qe4BP4JssP2Tsajs9dvPTAfvS_W7PAsAtZTWPk94YrHr7DEc3SqxqJWoZA/s800/IMG_20220424_084047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lP2mr7NfzG391zRWATWtVYUTw7SrxGvgvZIUj0nXLJdokdee5G8EXKJvxFJNWDkSiK0Yzi_a1wR6k-MTYrPodfFbL4ZqAF1eI1hVZuIheAWlcAKPxdlDMq0wgx-kezb1qe4BP4JssP2Tsajs9dvPTAfvS_W7PAsAtZTWPk94YrHr7DEc3SqxqJWoZA/s320/IMG_20220424_084047.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I haven't decided which shirt I am going to wear. Decisions....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-32124650505723640322022-02-21T10:07:00.002-08:002022-02-21T10:07:23.907-08:00Ten Years of Blogging<p> Where does time go? Yes, it has been ten years since I started sewing and blogging.</p><p>I want to thank my readers for their time spent with me. </p><p>There were good projects and bad ones, but always a learning experience for me and hopefully you have picked up some tips, I know I have.</p><p>My first attempt at apparel was in my first blog, and in fact I still wear it. A t-shirt made with a pattern and material from a thrift store.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQiQxXoYv6AcB5C0THww77xRXwbvwSwOkTZcArcvGXpvDxdPSQ3OzSlnq6IWi2bG9f6D2NU2oAUKPzlXWT9rCbJGSWtXO4CtY4yIBqtD7QgDtHsb34-TG1aWp1D3vcRYzGux1801jtx3EizENXI1W3dgCoSLo8moVfEL3Fi6DEZG8RMuKdPhWRZ4L7tw=s1549" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQiQxXoYv6AcB5C0THww77xRXwbvwSwOkTZcArcvGXpvDxdPSQ3OzSlnq6IWi2bG9f6D2NU2oAUKPzlXWT9rCbJGSWtXO4CtY4yIBqtD7QgDtHsb34-TG1aWp1D3vcRYzGux1801jtx3EizENXI1W3dgCoSLo8moVfEL3Fi6DEZG8RMuKdPhWRZ4L7tw=s320" width="207" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My last shirt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcEbxvt2IYtqRBK29HL7pLiWHDVq5x6zvVeDXCpLWWHvbzR0KRhyo_ILw9WvT5RgbvLTGjMrSZlvCX41XK4XkRDiGUCZlczCxslLw6KyL4_4CBlXIxlIoGaDtNWrldD0guYaMNk1TH08gVzK3prXNj1ipzNB6oCs0M1eT5apBNaIY4HTFDaLay6cQogQ=s1067" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcEbxvt2IYtqRBK29HL7pLiWHDVq5x6zvVeDXCpLWWHvbzR0KRhyo_ILw9WvT5RgbvLTGjMrSZlvCX41XK4XkRDiGUCZlczCxslLw6KyL4_4CBlXIxlIoGaDtNWrldD0guYaMNk1TH08gVzK3prXNj1ipzNB6oCs0M1eT5apBNaIY4HTFDaLay6cQogQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started sewing with a Brother XL2600i. It is a very good machine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtj5MWSbqAlw_DwGiGKzvo0YEoTAOm3uaw0PUA0HPd_N4wAs6pt1CrzBJcYjyftEpd3zo3DAQ6ytrCgTJ4hzylCYQWip638NgIw_FKA_iiT1U-oWiBPuaJkn5E3NDW2bdt-4X-AtA7F3HAkx9RsfQIABlotfIKnB3tIQI3tgk6ohfa18HYztlxraeWcA=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="320" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtj5MWSbqAlw_DwGiGKzvo0YEoTAOm3uaw0PUA0HPd_N4wAs6pt1CrzBJcYjyftEpd3zo3DAQ6ytrCgTJ4hzylCYQWip638NgIw_FKA_iiT1U-oWiBPuaJkn5E3NDW2bdt-4X-AtA7F3HAkx9RsfQIABlotfIKnB3tIQI3tgk6ohfa18HYztlxraeWcA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>My sewing has included many vintage sewing machines. Most of them I still have and use. I have re-donated some back to the thrift store because they have to make me smile. Who wants to sew with a machine with no personality?</p><p>The only machines I have ever named are Alice and Ann. They both have lots of personality. They are straight-stitchers.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsPV82SJP2dqotm9XBRi0TKp9sxKygPW00r5sgExPLSsrCe5VWXc5E4SynfJlUMRDHd6Llsyja96L9D4Pf1-ofHkJMukxyvNcYokZ0P6l_kKd1HM4JH5BleJxvpAiLz2ie9YQG-VRQDMlueLRGRgEdtRpw-m_3fKFOvwYeQfDBCfJGUtb-KexXDuCySA=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsPV82SJP2dqotm9XBRi0TKp9sxKygPW00r5sgExPLSsrCe5VWXc5E4SynfJlUMRDHd6Llsyja96L9D4Pf1-ofHkJMukxyvNcYokZ0P6l_kKd1HM4JH5BleJxvpAiLz2ie9YQG-VRQDMlueLRGRgEdtRpw-m_3fKFOvwYeQfDBCfJGUtb-KexXDuCySA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alice</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBTodk_Yxh-NaYYbyi9WpKyc43z0_J8-45fQpe0mNRJTiVvarANeok4S8k4kOZGWWZkZ9oqcdVQPGaXs93Xf6I7CPBKoAObYdCdBbbCfehlrTpkwSVzdE9Zoe_lZ0jmKR0q4I5QwNgexWcY_aUQb7dlj2Niy2wYrFvQ7_CLaJsV366Qjyrat5gsduzqQ=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBTodk_Yxh-NaYYbyi9WpKyc43z0_J8-45fQpe0mNRJTiVvarANeok4S8k4kOZGWWZkZ9oqcdVQPGaXs93Xf6I7CPBKoAObYdCdBbbCfehlrTpkwSVzdE9Zoe_lZ0jmKR0q4I5QwNgexWcY_aUQb7dlj2Niy2wYrFvQ7_CLaJsV366Qjyrat5gsduzqQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ann<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Another machine I like is the Singer 6268 with embroidery attachment. It does simple embroidery via plugin cartridges.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3S295xYOhq4DchCIrck1wdvhTlRQEW5AzsaJMp0qup6EM70pekGQ4sDOuJ7qEDOkZ49RG6Nuc68Ft0QDoMB5yGRte_yCdIu87FoRBd4Vdrns64yr7xoxNJSfYAZm1qpsUq9ZzaLKqSVryfhdQhtxVi_G3F0l_EqhM2xpG2WOg6wuwzPi5npCJ2vMTpQ=s999" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="999" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3S295xYOhq4DchCIrck1wdvhTlRQEW5AzsaJMp0qup6EM70pekGQ4sDOuJ7qEDOkZ49RG6Nuc68Ft0QDoMB5yGRte_yCdIu87FoRBd4Vdrns64yr7xoxNJSfYAZm1qpsUq9ZzaLKqSVryfhdQhtxVi_G3F0l_EqhM2xpG2WOg6wuwzPi5npCJ2vMTpQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p>Of course, I have to mention my Berninas. They are so smooth and quiet, with a perfect stitch. The 707 Minimatic is so cute, I have it pictured here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeXzp6Jli-7yzDqFBWxqNidv7BPfoalTKcNku9H0gSFeHyWSkhO7L8NH13yLq1F8bP5k0lH7d85oTS8FzjYB6d7Ig7ylOLV84K7pAIk1jvyNWtQcRhs2NB4RKSMjbk73SWneSTi4El3SoaY_YU09pLTERbvKvMiXKzG98ORjUTlbiG-X_0hFn8UCrb6w=s400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="400" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeXzp6Jli-7yzDqFBWxqNidv7BPfoalTKcNku9H0gSFeHyWSkhO7L8NH13yLq1F8bP5k0lH7d85oTS8FzjYB6d7Ig7ylOLV84K7pAIk1jvyNWtQcRhs2NB4RKSMjbk73SWneSTi4El3SoaY_YU09pLTERbvKvMiXKzG98ORjUTlbiG-X_0hFn8UCrb6w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My oldest machine is a 1906 treadle made by White.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBAE6JvGjwkC-OAQg1p_Cc7Lj78GyGyMv7Hlt1h4RxpqYkVK6XM1MPC-LF4CmZsdl_RFaxNAGX5hlxGq0_N7qy8cnZqP5E3craBUq3RWLAQcAleymJq3xo8LiI5hA54gQbEiF2BOneP3Z67mQ4R5RyoDRNnAW6HAyoforu2ZypjfZEqf2ZrX9m_1evvQ=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBAE6JvGjwkC-OAQg1p_Cc7Lj78GyGyMv7Hlt1h4RxpqYkVK6XM1MPC-LF4CmZsdl_RFaxNAGX5hlxGq0_N7qy8cnZqP5E3craBUq3RWLAQcAleymJq3xo8LiI5hA54gQbEiF2BOneP3Z67mQ4R5RyoDRNnAW6HAyoforu2ZypjfZEqf2ZrX9m_1evvQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p>I have many more machines, but decided just to mention a few.</p><p>A few years ago I started quilting. I enjoyed going to class until it was cancelled due to Covid. One quilt I did took two years. It is my Farm Girl Vintage quilt I did in class.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBvhPZmZHAS0rqCj1CKP0oURQpjeti4hoYO6Z8dSyOsKzLOwc8dZkUKIVHrRbxmeQA4FzSKse8bAjeZ7akDaiOBaquM_zsCsYCcQf8o7TFwtr4us_of9lqhZJNIfTHwaG5xC4pqUSXKTh34U4VdfJC_gKvQYaae1s_nO_Ox_WEJvydB1i4-wIfPaeLTw=s852" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBvhPZmZHAS0rqCj1CKP0oURQpjeti4hoYO6Z8dSyOsKzLOwc8dZkUKIVHrRbxmeQA4FzSKse8bAjeZ7akDaiOBaquM_zsCsYCcQf8o7TFwtr4us_of9lqhZJNIfTHwaG5xC4pqUSXKTh34U4VdfJC_gKvQYaae1s_nO_Ox_WEJvydB1i4-wIfPaeLTw=s320" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A quilt top I have done now, but I am waiting for Spring to make into a quilt because I do it in the driveway.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja5tDVGcnBFTRvVIW0CuhZ2iLT0wLngBjSeigWRVQRRAW0cQAqHIMVpuJgyOegVrpp5teB5ekUQxXxAAv924n2ZLuTueqzhwFZmpDvZASNJ-ktt0xtUZ9cFVcVNrc1eYYncR_KKu9CupbivNBcs5DzIEgnx0nC5zPMQbQ_NCFceFjI-u192qp1P4r5pQ=s984" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja5tDVGcnBFTRvVIW0CuhZ2iLT0wLngBjSeigWRVQRRAW0cQAqHIMVpuJgyOegVrpp5teB5ekUQxXxAAv924n2ZLuTueqzhwFZmpDvZASNJ-ktt0xtUZ9cFVcVNrc1eYYncR_KKu9CupbivNBcs5DzIEgnx0nC5zPMQbQ_NCFceFjI-u192qp1P4r5pQ=s320" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now working on shirts again. I should have another blog soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div><br /></div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-44614131748136238862022-01-27T11:28:00.000-08:002022-01-27T11:28:13.874-08:00Another Flannel Shirt and Another Singer<p>Time for another flannel shirt. I decided I wanted it a little more fitted, so I used Simplicity 8427. I made it in size 40 with two inches added to the sleeves. I used size 40 because otherwise it is too fitted.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_MkqGgStvl95AHjmeTN1W0AFGLQDgQne04AEdJwZbRMMYJ5WnVOTo7AP3tGsttnxx_bgO2Y7_0NlQgruNohmlOqlaWcj-z0uSrRK0FvRp3Muqd7cC_7DqKaNI8XMqoeS2oIWjSTkgJED2PDedq7wEe5umDB1wTr1RyvsPqv94Wh0Kg614SXa1Ix25jA=s3000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_MkqGgStvl95AHjmeTN1W0AFGLQDgQne04AEdJwZbRMMYJ5WnVOTo7AP3tGsttnxx_bgO2Y7_0NlQgruNohmlOqlaWcj-z0uSrRK0FvRp3Muqd7cC_7DqKaNI8XMqoeS2oIWjSTkgJED2PDedq7wEe5umDB1wTr1RyvsPqv94Wh0Kg614SXa1Ix25jA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found in my old blogs that I used Simplicity 2741 many times. I like this pattern, but I substitute the tower-placket for the continuous-placket on the sleeve cuff. Interesting thing is I used a small with two inches added to the sleeve with this pattern and it fits fine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjeFRUQeC0-Gr_8mAAIqlhjKCYQ2M-y_nCc7pmLzr392vSc6O9rCG62WAtWc5tb1Un-ZVFzCP5CP0FUZ73OicC7L25u-UJQ8MpHgpVYsnrpCMku_3gHxS7P4DTrsp_mgM5KGJRwzkGBmDo17F4qq7C9V0lteF1HBtstexI10LF34rn7RU5jbeQVfgVcQ=s1117" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="795" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjeFRUQeC0-Gr_8mAAIqlhjKCYQ2M-y_nCc7pmLzr392vSc6O9rCG62WAtWc5tb1Un-ZVFzCP5CP0FUZ73OicC7L25u-UJQ8MpHgpVYsnrpCMku_3gHxS7P4DTrsp_mgM5KGJRwzkGBmDo17F4qq7C9V0lteF1HBtstexI10LF34rn7RU5jbeQVfgVcQ=s320" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p>I used my new to me Singer 237. I bought it from <a href="http://Shopgoodwill.com" target="_blank">Goodwill</a>. It was made in 1969 and is one of the last all metal machines made by Singer. It uses a class 15 bobbin. It must not have been used in years, because it was seized-up when I got it and I needed to really lube it up. Now it runs and sews great. The only minus on this machine is the presser-foot doesn't lift up real high, making it difficult to sew thick fabrics or use a buttonholer.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQRs-89jOh5rOVH4WC7FUNyUmS4doH9lETOFBG3iMiRhRfvioohP1g2G3Jc4zExM7bFQtING2f2vRuyHHmMryxip5fy1ZUYKsoXIbi6pZS88iNxLkdGT-Gu5mMzyluP912qsBTX_oJ01p6t__UwpO-I_4XtGMQsqHGRR4ehJLEnCJ4s7qfeIDs5noknA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQRs-89jOh5rOVH4WC7FUNyUmS4doH9lETOFBG3iMiRhRfvioohP1g2G3Jc4zExM7bFQtING2f2vRuyHHmMryxip5fy1ZUYKsoXIbi6pZS88iNxLkdGT-Gu5mMzyluP912qsBTX_oJ01p6t__UwpO-I_4XtGMQsqHGRR4ehJLEnCJ4s7qfeIDs5noknA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I bought several different plaids from Joann's during the Super Friday Sale. I decided to use a blue one which has lines in it, but not too much plaid.</p><p>I inserted lightweight interfacing in the button plackets and the pocket top. I used heavy interfacing in the collar, collar stand, and cuffs.</p><p>I used my Greist buttonholer for the button holes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuyqSl4aWbUME6D_H9AotvynVzzyPC_FJqssvo2ME8AA-PyzKhPWzqTeGPKv4gVppdNBBij4HbhjccAslyYDLGeoANjTi1C--lbbfKhji8xje_19FMeIQEnhbYbLIDFDT_ZXcZ3f1NoJh8RlvcKplKRPVr5RoKpE-GSCl1EVRw9qKc0tTr-v6bB_8UiQ=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1600" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuyqSl4aWbUME6D_H9AotvynVzzyPC_FJqssvo2ME8AA-PyzKhPWzqTeGPKv4gVppdNBBij4HbhjccAslyYDLGeoANjTi1C--lbbfKhji8xje_19FMeIQEnhbYbLIDFDT_ZXcZ3f1NoJh8RlvcKplKRPVr5RoKpE-GSCl1EVRw9qKc0tTr-v6bB_8UiQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Here it is.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtVUEL7_EJpLqQXqDsu5JOlnowrR1hbctZmh5gvcs8Jj0N3aPVLCv4YI-QKTS-XDNaXOiqWlZs0dQV3EsYzUKfnX-_2hT0BdP3bzCn1n4fEL6lgiVGREbdRPcrLszbkYlGydL4Z-CjqpUKGvKcDLuhKOFodKnjNvrWuYuyCmFTvF4ey4PwLemv7gm2zg=s1067" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtVUEL7_EJpLqQXqDsu5JOlnowrR1hbctZmh5gvcs8Jj0N3aPVLCv4YI-QKTS-XDNaXOiqWlZs0dQV3EsYzUKfnX-_2hT0BdP3bzCn1n4fEL6lgiVGREbdRPcrLszbkYlGydL4Z-CjqpUKGvKcDLuhKOFodKnjNvrWuYuyCmFTvF4ey4PwLemv7gm2zg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p>Thanks for stopping.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-71992597398189357042022-01-06T09:40:00.000-08:002022-01-06T09:40:11.405-08:00McCall's 7638 Shirt-Jacket<p> After completing the muslin in my previous blog, I dove into making the real one. I am making figure A in large with one inch added to the sleeves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcISuCeaVjrKIklYuQMdlqUdrhmJZQDOJFzeQENaulT3r8g74548pQTNpLitGLgIOynCXuP9q_9jBz-yfVY_e1lTPnembtVbom0OS0OswGhLyuTdpk7fAu0Z8JThsLS5FHHQP8Pdwmq4V/s660/M7638_a__39787.1579963524.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcISuCeaVjrKIklYuQMdlqUdrhmJZQDOJFzeQENaulT3r8g74548pQTNpLitGLgIOynCXuP9q_9jBz-yfVY_e1lTPnembtVbom0OS0OswGhLyuTdpk7fAu0Z8JThsLS5FHHQP8Pdwmq4V/s320/M7638_a__39787.1579963524.webp" width="233" /></a></div><p>I am using my Bernina 930 to sew it using some flannel I bought while visiting Joe's mom in Juneau, AK. The sherpa lining was ordered from Joann's.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWD2L2f__f2MG-blqJKbEDRBOlTQSktwWLG0UoHOwZ5cVKjIxxcBjEBb9s13RlPeA0BnoZcXA5Pwm97amPJoN_pEV-m3LfRQC2-3AhsCdQBhc5oG-qJJg2XDv4IuZLmbU3_L0p4xpCvOx/s1600/IMG_20211104_085314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWD2L2f__f2MG-blqJKbEDRBOlTQSktwWLG0UoHOwZ5cVKjIxxcBjEBb9s13RlPeA0BnoZcXA5Pwm97amPJoN_pEV-m3LfRQC2-3AhsCdQBhc5oG-qJJg2XDv4IuZLmbU3_L0p4xpCvOx/s320/IMG_20211104_085314.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am glad I decided to make a large, it fits fine with the lining. The only thing I did different from the directions is to add interfacing to the front plackets. Otherwise I followed the directions, even the cuff opening on the seam. Yes, a very simple pattern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had some snow, this shacket was plenty warm in the 32 degree weather for the photo shoot. It might be more of a jacket with the super-warm sherpa lining.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCMtgXeel7G9BwKfg2hw-xKI2PrazRNonU3RlKiGjt_EtZfg-Qnk1e3q8nnYh_7rVYwjRABZEoUZ4Jv5gUFiQHyQQkY0hSu58c0J6XRgnGTonpHxWCngb9VLBBfXlExUJhzFnXTQZF340Wi1hIw4QGVE3rvGu5sa2eBlaGhirOuvxzIdwAopuyjPcsWQ=s1459" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCMtgXeel7G9BwKfg2hw-xKI2PrazRNonU3RlKiGjt_EtZfg-Qnk1e3q8nnYh_7rVYwjRABZEoUZ4Jv5gUFiQHyQQkY0hSu58c0J6XRgnGTonpHxWCngb9VLBBfXlExUJhzFnXTQZF340Wi1hIw4QGVE3rvGu5sa2eBlaGhirOuvxzIdwAopuyjPcsWQ=s320" width="175" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0UtdJeOx59nh1un15iaccbzZnPXfpx2kyZBoVDpMhYtL8DGzCUenBENi1qv12CgrkgeMWT7zUU7m1HUINa6-qZcvpTa5tEhs1kSl6xppTl9yw1bTO65KLE4n1Bv6so82MxKzIX7G4SjWnfX10ssSEWBWASTgUAbpYFtqZtFboL32umibFnbXoqOHwGA=s1796" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1796" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0UtdJeOx59nh1un15iaccbzZnPXfpx2kyZBoVDpMhYtL8DGzCUenBENi1qv12CgrkgeMWT7zUU7m1HUINa6-qZcvpTa5tEhs1kSl6xppTl9yw1bTO65KLE4n1Bv6so82MxKzIX7G4SjWnfX10ssSEWBWASTgUAbpYFtqZtFboL32umibFnbXoqOHwGA=s320" width="143" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh52QHDS1ZQSllRhpLLK7CgB5j1Izn7U4PQ9dFRQVk1Syf3kna3SfSq70xGx-729jRAHw6myZZE7umWmkwGHE00mGdux44XNAa55luJyke3VWd5OVij45u81qn5GrwyQdYMOfcUUuADxIitU4xeoGwqI3hPnFBoQTmYQ0UprdOwAPDAUZ1QgKwurIixtA=s1740" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh52QHDS1ZQSllRhpLLK7CgB5j1Izn7U4PQ9dFRQVk1Syf3kna3SfSq70xGx-729jRAHw6myZZE7umWmkwGHE00mGdux44XNAa55luJyke3VWd5OVij45u81qn5GrwyQdYMOfcUUuADxIitU4xeoGwqI3hPnFBoQTmYQ0UprdOwAPDAUZ1QgKwurIixtA=s320" width="147" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIKcclX-QbnxosY-oKyuZDI6vE28A-KQNDqmG1X1ZPjAeYW9YAQeboPWy-j_jknJ8mWpnI2t9lHYcYcMUY3qLNeeCMdDPkfdQDA-xrNrhqhZ5kl1uW7ei5SxhVdfNeCvldfi6WHPRkErIBGtYnyW7rEirayAKRan32U_foaPD9JXJsknWsR4Q3AO-wug=s1067" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIKcclX-QbnxosY-oKyuZDI6vE28A-KQNDqmG1X1ZPjAeYW9YAQeboPWy-j_jknJ8mWpnI2t9lHYcYcMUY3qLNeeCMdDPkfdQDA-xrNrhqhZ5kl1uW7ei5SxhVdfNeCvldfi6WHPRkErIBGtYnyW7rEirayAKRan32U_foaPD9JXJsknWsR4Q3AO-wug=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHRqn9HVlByG3se4cZK06s3Wzlf__hE137XdyhMNLs6x4QvVgV0UDKDCNvotI5P63gXX2r_0vfEaib0vgrNND-mXIzJEVsEdzybp8HurRmy0xlt6GOw3IHEUmBBQdBI9uWD6g-zb1gDOJIbaj6b-pD6_36f1VbksGVBWmrQTwiFlB_QvJj64TC0hNefQ=s1067" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHRqn9HVlByG3se4cZK06s3Wzlf__hE137XdyhMNLs6x4QvVgV0UDKDCNvotI5P63gXX2r_0vfEaib0vgrNND-mXIzJEVsEdzybp8HurRmy0xlt6GOw3IHEUmBBQdBI9uWD6g-zb1gDOJIbaj6b-pD6_36f1VbksGVBWmrQTwiFlB_QvJj64TC0hNefQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Time for another project.<div><br /></div><div>Thanks for stopping.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-88288843148336564292021-12-03T08:12:00.001-08:002021-12-04T11:17:00.036-08:00McCall's 7638 Shirt-Jacket Muslin<p> I have been sewing a quilt the last few months. So now it us time to start sewing apparel again. I am sewing McCall's 7638, which is a shirt-jacket or a "shacket".</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGjDf55nvmTax5HNOZTToJsWnZ41-G3IcddKXLu_46Pjza7D-LXg6GIeHe-89gSQt9Rn91Aijp3uTzIiLInx4LCb1TPGVl3sEBBzpFvbCTpjzbuiYCZ056gnrlC_TqRUZs8yqYkUBYPWu/s660/M7638_a__39787.1579963524.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGjDf55nvmTax5HNOZTToJsWnZ41-G3IcddKXLu_46Pjza7D-LXg6GIeHe-89gSQt9Rn91Aijp3uTzIiLInx4LCb1TPGVl3sEBBzpFvbCTpjzbuiYCZ056gnrlC_TqRUZs8yqYkUBYPWu/s320/M7638_a__39787.1579963524.webp" width="233" /></a></div><br /><p>I am making figure A, it has a collar and is lined. I bypassed on this pattern until I saw this picture in a Joann's advertisement. It doesn't look anything like the drawing on the pattern.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGWcxhNwndguNHg-NLPkRd2vCNyq3-ItbUFbggiSlUz5-s97EmBq-luPPLD6BeeKTioCDFGYZyGQ_YcQA5NigTVYqxlCk-9Manq5eLKk7pLD1hTkBeQnv_bYem6YcIxjXn9Ae3goPwbKf/s614/IMG_20211117_092215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="562" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGWcxhNwndguNHg-NLPkRd2vCNyq3-ItbUFbggiSlUz5-s97EmBq-luPPLD6BeeKTioCDFGYZyGQ_YcQA5NigTVYqxlCk-9Manq5eLKk7pLD1hTkBeQnv_bYem6YcIxjXn9Ae3goPwbKf/s320/IMG_20211117_092215.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While visiting Joe's mom in Juneau, AK last month, I went to their Joann's to see what they had. It is a far bigger one than here by our house. I ended up buying some beautiful blue flannel for this pattern. I then ordered the blue sherpa for the lining from Joann's when we arrived home. Everything on sale, of course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided to make a muslin in large with two inches added to the sleeves to see how it fits using my Bernina 930 sewing machine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIFmqemrRZtHoB4EOsAMo4WFQQn5TFtQes_ZVKQ4G8ICMuGYAdqwsVWCxWloATq5ppObo3nkQymAv5cm9glAl72hvS10yqev24RCUHV2j-C4u6YqaFtieA7NQBAUxJJpz03iv2HBlNmnS/s1600/IMG_20211104_085314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIFmqemrRZtHoB4EOsAMo4WFQQn5TFtQes_ZVKQ4G8ICMuGYAdqwsVWCxWloATq5ppObo3nkQymAv5cm9glAl72hvS10yqev24RCUHV2j-C4u6YqaFtieA7NQBAUxJJpz03iv2HBlNmnS/s320/IMG_20211104_085314.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The muslin fits fine but I think I will only add one inch to the sleeves of the shacket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObLLKk8b2y-NVAhNywHxcl1I0z-Bm5EllCK14THvEmjwzG0e3DOyoSJFAl_2Hvsacv0COzt8NbqAdFdvY-oAu6MdyOmM6UCmg5QpirqwvLQHDnnY6Jt2RQM2uFZ78IdBaCbTPx3EWtSI9/s1223/IMG_20211204_111515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1223" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObLLKk8b2y-NVAhNywHxcl1I0z-Bm5EllCK14THvEmjwzG0e3DOyoSJFAl_2Hvsacv0COzt8NbqAdFdvY-oAu6MdyOmM6UCmg5QpirqwvLQHDnnY6Jt2RQM2uFZ78IdBaCbTPx3EWtSI9/s320/IMG_20211204_111515.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4jXm2483B31fGgUoeYaqsq15JT3bYYv3lHrqh7-bDo546oAPcN3mrhTA6J-JfAZQGyesgnir7teH5G9NN3G2eXHSRS6v58CErtPs7DTMlJb6Z5YivvduHbTNgsEHmqHiIec1eAdOZlGu/s1067/IMG_20211203_080637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4jXm2483B31fGgUoeYaqsq15JT3bYYv3lHrqh7-bDo546oAPcN3mrhTA6J-JfAZQGyesgnir7teH5G9NN3G2eXHSRS6v58CErtPs7DTMlJb6Z5YivvduHbTNgsEHmqHiIec1eAdOZlGu/s320/IMG_20211203_080637.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see the plaid I am using in the picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-41583664795818803052021-08-22T09:04:00.000-07:002021-08-22T09:04:22.327-07:00I Can't Resist A Bargain<p> I mention all the time in this blog how much things cost me. I am a bargain hunter, so when a true bargain comes along I get excited.</p><p>Joann's had Simplicity patterns for 99 cents, so I bought several. One of them I bought was a pattern for a Henley shirt and pants.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEb37tDDV-Bt_Ispb5NcukY-KxUZW3SVB2SAarrguPVxnvAk8lVqeN6o4YDiyOUhyN4r6C68w4dY4uJp9r3jmJLlxM4p8F_BdB6Ct7Viv1rhNAV6nx_N_Eob427NlJHkeDnzZ6dyu7OqoW/s1139/IMG_20210712_104327.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEb37tDDV-Bt_Ispb5NcukY-KxUZW3SVB2SAarrguPVxnvAk8lVqeN6o4YDiyOUhyN4r6C68w4dY4uJp9r3jmJLlxM4p8F_BdB6Ct7Viv1rhNAV6nx_N_Eob427NlJHkeDnzZ6dyu7OqoW/s320/IMG_20210712_104327.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simplicity 11085<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Then a week later when I was in Wal-Mart, I found a precut 2 yards of a beautiful stretch knit In lovely red for $2, perfect for the shirt. The matching thread cost me more than the material.</p><p>Of course I had to sew it on a vintage machine. This time I picked my Singer Diana. It has some stretch stitches, so it was perfect for this shirt. It is an electronic machine from the 1970s. I bought it two years ago from the thrift store for $3.25. The plastic gears that were crumbled cost $10.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXwQ4nX8KMkgHqk3jnEHtd4KPJ29St-KL35lyRPOWZBNLZkz7rCv4f-6VsuSQHM1KiZxLtBgZsn-P2ZsWp2xikhJAY94WasyXQYyGf2kGYbwk8FwXmqQDPNo9zwIljR8piFAhRffzkE-E/s320/IMG_20191206_090242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXwQ4nX8KMkgHqk3jnEHtd4KPJ29St-KL35lyRPOWZBNLZkz7rCv4f-6VsuSQHM1KiZxLtBgZsn-P2ZsWp2xikhJAY94WasyXQYyGf2kGYbwk8FwXmqQDPNo9zwIljR8piFAhRffzkE-E/s0/IMG_20191206_090242.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Once I traced the pattern onto tissue paper, I started to sew. I had not worked with knit fabric in a long time. I found sewing with a ballpoint needle and using the straight-stitch plate and foot kept from having skipped stitches or the fabric being sucked down the plate opening.</p><p>The Diana has a two-step button hole program that made it easy to get the buttons on.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jrUjL-gYzbELx3n60jk_-gqQF0Uhz8bCTPUkmfb1xIICKwC1CIZ11iuPh-62oKZUsLzYk-NckiXq2NpJ4I27RnKuv-iuSIiE1ALubhny2QBHQRGz-aYcYhRIwtAyzdMlW1aspIWpQQRY/s1197/IMG_20210806_083532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jrUjL-gYzbELx3n60jk_-gqQF0Uhz8bCTPUkmfb1xIICKwC1CIZ11iuPh-62oKZUsLzYk-NckiXq2NpJ4I27RnKuv-iuSIiE1ALubhny2QBHQRGz-aYcYhRIwtAyzdMlW1aspIWpQQRY/s320/IMG_20210806_083532.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWo2YsfaaduWBprOhzeEI1HpxrYQXT29l3_Fe3J7p2CJ1YkI4l88CH6vewltYKfbdiNkH_DwFIiljeWeGB8tbvnnl9bSxSXTjBueDAOEcf6kU0lwSMHxILQ_v6cCeNYFeY033C5wRHF9T/s1197/IMG_20210806_083601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWo2YsfaaduWBprOhzeEI1HpxrYQXT29l3_Fe3J7p2CJ1YkI4l88CH6vewltYKfbdiNkH_DwFIiljeWeGB8tbvnnl9bSxSXTjBueDAOEcf6kU0lwSMHxILQ_v6cCeNYFeY033C5wRHF9T/s320/IMG_20210806_083601.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is a comfortable shirt. I am glad I made it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Thanks for stopping.<div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p></div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-36668626063312745322021-08-06T08:41:00.000-07:002021-08-06T08:41:47.595-07:00Butterick 2124<p> After watching some educational sewing videos put out by <a href="https://mainelymenswear.com/">mainelymenswear.com</a> on YouTube, I decided to try Duane's "go to" shirt pattern. This is Butterick 2124 from the 1960s.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOs5TquaSwfBlXNszYouqjVJ1tOt1GAB5jFwiDAvwn2_s0ljPWLiC4Kvy5QmhwjWtz3hoMRU1b6wTOtnWLEPj-NaSTPHQiELiX58PEEAkBewohZkmvtp4ksI-NwIFfkSOYGGBgUsdMubcS/s1200/IMG_20210705_111551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOs5TquaSwfBlXNszYouqjVJ1tOt1GAB5jFwiDAvwn2_s0ljPWLiC4Kvy5QmhwjWtz3hoMRU1b6wTOtnWLEPj-NaSTPHQiELiX58PEEAkBewohZkmvtp4ksI-NwIFfkSOYGGBgUsdMubcS/s320/IMG_20210705_111551.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I bought my pattern on <a href="http://etsy.com">Etsy</a> . A couple of the pieces were pretty fragile, so I copied them onto Swedish Tracing Paper. This was also recommended by Duane. The paper is tough but opaque so copying is really easy. I purchased a 16 neck pattern because this equals size 42, which should fit Joe. When holding the pattern up to a recent shirt, I realized the only difference was the Butterick was two inches longer. I decided to move ahead with the shirt without modifying the pattern.</p><p>I used my Bernina 1120 to sew this shirt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiahS4yMwvz34PgoAo-7b2AJMBf9FUITR92Sv_D8Go-WTmewL2aRW-Br4w46P9frzUugEUqCO7T93-sJiNr4bmJN6aEhDzhzGuFFlSuEqJBqQhopOVLGXNvxi32kUKC3bOOuXEuAETvPK/s800/IMG_20171025_141923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiahS4yMwvz34PgoAo-7b2AJMBf9FUITR92Sv_D8Go-WTmewL2aRW-Br4w46P9frzUugEUqCO7T93-sJiNr4bmJN6aEhDzhzGuFFlSuEqJBqQhopOVLGXNvxi32kUKC3bOOuXEuAETvPK/s320/IMG_20171025_141923.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This pattern is a little more difficult than modern patterns. The left and right fronts are different because the right has a sew-on placket and the left simply folds over. The instructions call for sew-in facing, but I used Pellon 881 fusible.</p><p>It also has a small yoke. When doing the burrito method to sew on the inner yoke, a person really has to roll everything tight.</p><p>The hem is a rolled-hem, so I used my Bernina's rolled-hem foot to make quick work of it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2nfb6v79Z47bC83Ba1DwYKYHSKtM6BSuPqC9LrKslAOQkrS9hSTWqumxHV46Ij3rW4jzHKSrKRkFh2e23vaJufRyDcyZiNRTdaiC0oRxAbEB-ItrIpPUfgC8y-fYLKK3Bmt23biso7Au/s1197/IMG_20210806_083358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2nfb6v79Z47bC83Ba1DwYKYHSKtM6BSuPqC9LrKslAOQkrS9hSTWqumxHV46Ij3rW4jzHKSrKRkFh2e23vaJufRyDcyZiNRTdaiC0oRxAbEB-ItrIpPUfgC8y-fYLKK3Bmt23biso7Au/s320/IMG_20210806_083358.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wpq0kAmqxFDhoY-9ClSe1Uk8KvP17ZNSGRpwb75Ez73daG21cMWvezrusTjLy7KRwII6YvRHDXopCKlq-bJiS7dwTl2qvLMyVARuQj6_cL0oe-0ppO-wds7pyLTgNTSXlN-SSIx3cZ1I/s1197/IMG_20210806_083453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wpq0kAmqxFDhoY-9ClSe1Uk8KvP17ZNSGRpwb75Ez73daG21cMWvezrusTjLy7KRwII6YvRHDXopCKlq-bJiS7dwTl2qvLMyVARuQj6_cL0oe-0ppO-wds7pyLTgNTSXlN-SSIx3cZ1I/s320/IMG_20210806_083453.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMdfYOnYYvnUqpQdNQXfj18Xl_D0L6m0r9JT87Vj-tlvqKVtnYxkFDPfSL4RLYoVstqVeVfALYcnh1-hXbfmHV6rGGofVm1JUJ-YYeQAgEYZU56takqYRK63K-Ry_cTATfCmN3KZurx5E/s1197/IMG_20210806_083424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMdfYOnYYvnUqpQdNQXfj18Xl_D0L6m0r9JT87Vj-tlvqKVtnYxkFDPfSL4RLYoVstqVeVfALYcnh1-hXbfmHV6rGGofVm1JUJ-YYeQAgEYZU56takqYRK63K-Ry_cTATfCmN3KZurx5E/s320/IMG_20210806_083424.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><p>Joe likes the shirt and the matching mask.</p><p>Thanks for stopping.</p>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-78626714961166921522021-07-05T09:11:00.001-07:002021-07-05T09:11:46.259-07:00Kwik Sew 4045 Shorts<p>I was trying to decide what my next project would be when I went to the local thrift store and found 4 yards of red denim fabric for $2.99. Automatically I thought of shorts to wear around the house, and Kwik Sew 4045. I hadn't used this pattern before, but with such reasonably priced material, I decided to move ahead without a muslin in medium.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuxmxbc2flsYqHi3cAUrXFm8OKQknL8LPw4LQ9KUfKhoAbUZu8A0HJpfFzKBM8J1Ec2s3FTWPzzo1LgyPT34BtIyzDoDz4tBSHg8GjCCstp_wf_TG04IJs40VCq5HZxcJNuFAKIO5zZrL/s660/K4045_a__28529.1579924058.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuxmxbc2flsYqHi3cAUrXFm8OKQknL8LPw4LQ9KUfKhoAbUZu8A0HJpfFzKBM8J1Ec2s3FTWPzzo1LgyPT34BtIyzDoDz4tBSHg8GjCCstp_wf_TG04IJs40VCq5HZxcJNuFAKIO5zZrL/s320/K4045_a__28529.1579924058.webp" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Once that was decided I needed to choose which heavy duty sewing machine to use. Since I used a 1980s Viking for my last project, I thought a 1970s Viking would be appropriate. Therefore, my Viking 6440 would do nicely.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGwAiGq6HSTA7Wjww49nn0CHpaTqGpuSOHiKE4Q3Jn_vsuPwddAkXdTd9aiqN3OUXlFoofWHJk1I5qKvhY1eAPh2eLICpFg0aGX3QwBrgXe1FZE7Rvy-8MIYx6uT0OHYf998ZYL7WGTug/s800/IMG_20210629_100108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGwAiGq6HSTA7Wjww49nn0CHpaTqGpuSOHiKE4Q3Jn_vsuPwddAkXdTd9aiqN3OUXlFoofWHJk1I5qKvhY1eAPh2eLICpFg0aGX3QwBrgXe1FZE7Rvy-8MIYx6uT0OHYf998ZYL7WGTug/s320/IMG_20210629_100108.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>I also decided to serge the seams with my Brother home lock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66k_2W-1ankV0_ufYjwhBFkPr2DSN3dlCJVdCLgZ8kgdGC53B9kpAdi2vhdN1qGbguClrb7c2vaR3IP0GsGf4v5zOJz-oofqoapazWeKRIvCt1Xkc0xTQgytWxNtNh4a2o3PmcDtteF5R/s320/Thin+Man+S_serger.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66k_2W-1ankV0_ufYjwhBFkPr2DSN3dlCJVdCLgZ8kgdGC53B9kpAdi2vhdN1qGbguClrb7c2vaR3IP0GsGf4v5zOJz-oofqoapazWeKRIvCt1Xkc0xTQgytWxNtNh4a2o3PmcDtteF5R/s0/Thin+Man+S_serger.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p>The shorts turned out fitting perfect. Now I know Kwik Sew 4045 is sized appropriately.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IefDLcJ7irx_iZ7Z8dKzmeEHk-06TdPgPe0208y-DPmMV783uIh0_fgvzCtVVRuKQe1Fzdylsx8fTqDDp_gBHUvCnZwyIgb_ZPqkRr_6N6ccgEinn-bCUa-Vqet45r3XKyntZsYU8kCm/s1465/IMG_20210705_090359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1465" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IefDLcJ7irx_iZ7Z8dKzmeEHk-06TdPgPe0208y-DPmMV783uIh0_fgvzCtVVRuKQe1Fzdylsx8fTqDDp_gBHUvCnZwyIgb_ZPqkRr_6N6ccgEinn-bCUa-Vqet45r3XKyntZsYU8kCm/s320/IMG_20210705_090359.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsVexPaqBNecZTmIis8Bcrwf1oWDXBkdJ1sD0bfy3ega-8SRmgYuRakiuWPON436I92vUsG-wUtePraoxOFKwypzbExymtnp52VFoPohoQHIIHXcJ36XYGl9GoIz0sY7KNmmLMkohDw1W/s1387/IMG_20210705_090523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsVexPaqBNecZTmIis8Bcrwf1oWDXBkdJ1sD0bfy3ega-8SRmgYuRakiuWPON436I92vUsG-wUtePraoxOFKwypzbExymtnp52VFoPohoQHIIHXcJ36XYGl9GoIz0sY7KNmmLMkohDw1W/s320/IMG_20210705_090523.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Et1paLSq338l5jU4Nvr2JD694ut1cViUUTcd1MQLR40TVzKjk5WOJl6mUrAUHDsxXNsDAXynLSRArpmosFeauzlt7mD_QlGUx7LaBx88v6rfKqLGXT45rm-OXk1j2RjOf5FwfQtLJBfK/s1197/IMG_20210705_090445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Et1paLSq338l5jU4Nvr2JD694ut1cViUUTcd1MQLR40TVzKjk5WOJl6mUrAUHDsxXNsDAXynLSRArpmosFeauzlt7mD_QlGUx7LaBx88v6rfKqLGXT45rm-OXk1j2RjOf5FwfQtLJBfK/s320/IMG_20210705_090445.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Thanks for stopping.</p>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-2039568950674620882021-06-18T09:24:00.000-07:002021-06-18T09:24:01.888-07:00Viking 190 and a Shirt<p> I use my different Berninas all the time because they are smooth and have perfect thread tension. But I have many different types and brands of sewing machines. </p><p>One brand I like besides Bernina is Viking. I have several Vikings, both mechanical and electronic. The Vikings I like the most are made in the 1980s, and are made in Sweden. I have two older ones that I like, but the 1980s seem to have a style I like the most.</p><p>This brings me to the Viking 190 I am using for this shirt. It is a mechanical model, but it has the needle up/down feature I like so much. It also has a four-step buttonhole. And it is a free-arm with the tool box removed.</p><p>I did a YouTube video on it six years ago, if you are interested you can watch it <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ea80HCOwe0Y" target="_blank">here.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQH220EQIXUTm_GSUN8EeGZ0kSaMQDBC5iUBy7SvipDMRygN8twTvjDjFE2Asfa7LFcFp2Iuh2FEzF68dkAYs0MGsnlqQ3CWbGJskQZtmUgYxDz8wvfjttP5uKbk2KnGFcpsqFo5RiYiY4/s1000/viking190.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQH220EQIXUTm_GSUN8EeGZ0kSaMQDBC5iUBy7SvipDMRygN8twTvjDjFE2Asfa7LFcFp2Iuh2FEzF68dkAYs0MGsnlqQ3CWbGJskQZtmUgYxDz8wvfjttP5uKbk2KnGFcpsqFo5RiYiY4/s320/viking190.png" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-toN0d12bU-khcMA6abg0IwFTfZauKX4kyslleO1YxNrce3-T-Pku_fCzW1QkDTgnp_nYnRpT4t02_ZMmOmr0pM7bb0wuFLZjt3vmdEbMhiS4uFD1dVgLqOdfhnPhB4nlZSRO6Omv61z4/s800/IMG_20210617_065348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-toN0d12bU-khcMA6abg0IwFTfZauKX4kyslleO1YxNrce3-T-Pku_fCzW1QkDTgnp_nYnRpT4t02_ZMmOmr0pM7bb0wuFLZjt3vmdEbMhiS4uFD1dVgLqOdfhnPhB4nlZSRO6Omv61z4/s320/IMG_20210617_065348.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is easy to tell this machine's age by what the models are wearing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwILqYDNEBDC1RRp86xR-TDNBMKDFXlvc3hr0DwK67thxVrkYHPQ8TbmQLZA8Dzf7HxR-Eed2qzBtFHy1NJTYANKVamLfamKPFQ2Yhxsrxxv2C-xvkwnDzSgcsZ4XIyeN9t1Yj5GBcK-5C/s999/IMG_20210617_065448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwILqYDNEBDC1RRp86xR-TDNBMKDFXlvc3hr0DwK67thxVrkYHPQ8TbmQLZA8Dzf7HxR-Eed2qzBtFHy1NJTYANKVamLfamKPFQ2Yhxsrxxv2C-xvkwnDzSgcsZ4XIyeN9t1Yj5GBcK-5C/s320/IMG_20210617_065448.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p>I have had this machine for several years, but I forgot how much I like it.</p><p>I used my Singer Quantumlock 5 to serge the seams.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPM-tNs9Ypby3s7zUPNTmYPNNJchYZBjcBaVp4ftcb9Yh79nrb5Sm6dtOhPRGBRuAiup65kLUu4Ayj5e90fw7KPU5gZJABlEW2EY6TXfZYPibU1Kpbix-zVX-16SS6D5SIjiInpShEpmp/s1376/IMG_20200719_074040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPM-tNs9Ypby3s7zUPNTmYPNNJchYZBjcBaVp4ftcb9Yh79nrb5Sm6dtOhPRGBRuAiup65kLUu4Ayj5e90fw7KPU5gZJABlEW2EY6TXfZYPibU1Kpbix-zVX-16SS6D5SIjiInpShEpmp/s320/IMG_20200719_074040.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I am using McCall's 4079 in medium for this shirt. I made it in a long sleeve in 2012 in size small. It still fits, but I wanted a loose shirt for hot Summer days. I am making a short sleeve now from some material bought at Joann's.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcYl8sckWBfVRTC0yodu6_Hb4bYP6pk-N3dT355BW-DOBTA_AE3cugvS4OjC10dQIpCzV0nM4Wf453uH3fWmLW5XmbnW6fgZKFy2eLNjp4-EHMFOs0hO2j8UYpQQSHrP0ybBidcYpPukE/s225/s-l225.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="174" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcYl8sckWBfVRTC0yodu6_Hb4bYP6pk-N3dT355BW-DOBTA_AE3cugvS4OjC10dQIpCzV0nM4Wf453uH3fWmLW5XmbnW6fgZKFy2eLNjp4-EHMFOs0hO2j8UYpQQSHrP0ybBidcYpPukE/w247-h320/s-l225.jpg" width="247" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">McCall's 4079</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFE_nVm3gE9bdsSxQtsz9lGbZgpiB8WyVkoNad3VxpjdZNsTo0whbTizBL813VuCOgeZE55XzRRK1GTsBeJT8ykPlg7g6TGgPASsNRAfyERCJi-eG0sOc4dE8IUi55G1ONYVwzfLvvNget/s471/4079finished3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFE_nVm3gE9bdsSxQtsz9lGbZgpiB8WyVkoNad3VxpjdZNsTo0whbTizBL813VuCOgeZE55XzRRK1GTsBeJT8ykPlg7g6TGgPASsNRAfyERCJi-eG0sOc4dE8IUi55G1ONYVwzfLvvNget/s320/4079finished3.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shirt made in 2012 with this pattern</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKPOEnuTOLMFxHUfwkaj_N9SwivXEUkze9sBq0E0g1Jv8No9tMaMRvvVtUD4KMqzmg2HpzbipLYx5BRwInVB_TFVXGBGZW7XYHfchUKsYyIyQIK2dHKat0109mNMqUARrofclTtl5AQmU/s1197/IMG_20210618_091600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKPOEnuTOLMFxHUfwkaj_N9SwivXEUkze9sBq0E0g1Jv8No9tMaMRvvVtUD4KMqzmg2HpzbipLYx5BRwInVB_TFVXGBGZW7XYHfchUKsYyIyQIK2dHKat0109mNMqUARrofclTtl5AQmU/s320/IMG_20210618_091600.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I aged a little since previous shirt.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3UI4zpF-tVtCJT0xe29ysSlzJYB6wywuBY5Wbv0Uy0d6wW7N0NrxVWO6dOoOUhK3iuQ9EzhZ05_Y3VbbKm-BVUm_2VsOkj09PCLLBPHyfNbpf-GQOGl6b6z1LGvLVJFYQYRjOSZufAKp/s1197/IMG_20210618_091638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3UI4zpF-tVtCJT0xe29ysSlzJYB6wywuBY5Wbv0Uy0d6wW7N0NrxVWO6dOoOUhK3iuQ9EzhZ05_Y3VbbKm-BVUm_2VsOkj09PCLLBPHyfNbpf-GQOGl6b6z1LGvLVJFYQYRjOSZufAKp/s320/IMG_20210618_091638.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am sure I will wear this shirt many times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981493403556304439.post-31224605946658087572021-06-09T10:55:00.000-07:002021-06-09T10:55:42.525-07:00Floral Quilt<p> National Quilters Circle had a Springtime quilt-a-long that took five weeks. A new block was put on the internet each week, and the last week was putting the blocks together to make a 62" by 62" quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pPBCSuJA4rnvMde_OsDe3fX-sLcnYObVWc_Qb93iKwCbNhxPzrEQbxmylL6i_BBbRS4oRM8j55wh46UY-sdd0vCSDpa-zW8_JHFiiJUWMZdvnD_6Ewt2-AJezaRzdy4Lp9SYRt7Rr3Uh/s800/IMG_20210530_083128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pPBCSuJA4rnvMde_OsDe3fX-sLcnYObVWc_Qb93iKwCbNhxPzrEQbxmylL6i_BBbRS4oRM8j55wh46UY-sdd0vCSDpa-zW8_JHFiiJUWMZdvnD_6Ewt2-AJezaRzdy4Lp9SYRt7Rr3Uh/s320/IMG_20210530_083128.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I purchased the fabric at Joann's during a sale, plus I used a 20% off coupon to make the fabric a good buy.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwCVSDqc2Iv9ZdjeTHofSwx8QFEuKETNAKlz45SsgmPYXvfIh3NItDzz8P_1yTtuj4BHxC3kDzXVeDSpxRf2MCBlwDqtVdglG3utGi8OTwmXTvtf_W1Smt73KoSzze3ruENJLiZpP9xzW/s800/IMG_20210505_143133_021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwCVSDqc2Iv9ZdjeTHofSwx8QFEuKETNAKlz45SsgmPYXvfIh3NItDzz8P_1yTtuj4BHxC3kDzXVeDSpxRf2MCBlwDqtVdglG3utGi8OTwmXTvtf_W1Smt73KoSzze3ruENJLiZpP9xzW/s320/IMG_20210505_143133_021.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block one</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbr983OiIw6-W_WNQCEYbth5Dum63fzSTaYOIwyc70oaUxFYZlfX4ZWuFt1-tMtr26kIdnXdK1jidjKemg6cCo3i9d-IN6SX8H8kuylsqo8_1LHFrs3TDEYg_iTjD9sU5BmfaElxOwmDn2/s787/IMG_20210514_113031.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="787" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbr983OiIw6-W_WNQCEYbth5Dum63fzSTaYOIwyc70oaUxFYZlfX4ZWuFt1-tMtr26kIdnXdK1jidjKemg6cCo3i9d-IN6SX8H8kuylsqo8_1LHFrs3TDEYg_iTjD9sU5BmfaElxOwmDn2/s320/IMG_20210514_113031.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Block two</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7k7hl72V_n3oNlCQhwYm4Y9m3WvelTo1bZRycRvpA10g4WIbv-rj7YZ29imPXZdS5obSnapLnjE9E84Xizw3lmdDM_r5VaYTWvnyFMWuGWinTDy3-3p8lJN2fo0_x7uJrGdbqjt5DESi/s1280/101_1179.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7k7hl72V_n3oNlCQhwYm4Y9m3WvelTo1bZRycRvpA10g4WIbv-rj7YZ29imPXZdS5obSnapLnjE9E84Xizw3lmdDM_r5VaYTWvnyFMWuGWinTDy3-3p8lJN2fo0_x7uJrGdbqjt5DESi/s320/101_1179.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block three</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr852XHy14mVqCx_vDxvSUvrIVbPDyoY3PtFaaG_aLi6JNrY4NwYyuF6vSQfdkCuEmMLpLBtqMJRrelvaG1Kz6MSAUSq57gX9mMPwzZPn4NqanZKuzaSHsQlDjpg9Fjv-gHS6d-_yRLgJB/s902/IMG_20210604_073057.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="902" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr852XHy14mVqCx_vDxvSUvrIVbPDyoY3PtFaaG_aLi6JNrY4NwYyuF6vSQfdkCuEmMLpLBtqMJRrelvaG1Kz6MSAUSq57gX9mMPwzZPn4NqanZKuzaSHsQlDjpg9Fjv-gHS6d-_yRLgJB/s320/IMG_20210604_073057.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block four</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p>I used my Bernina 817 with a 1/4" foot to make the quilt and my Necchi Supernova straight stitch machine to quilt it. I quilted it by stitching in the ditch with clear thread.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtz70CWmvINq3wt8sGmojmW0pCeW-Rzt2OWPqvOkjFWYY68oXze6tmjmgJ-QHS-AwAsx3d97ceTWhZ4Glu9WFwbOl6adKNWkHcPxDg4i7AJMDEkF3ifrUF27u3wIZWxK69hkjXFfttwznU/s800/IMG_20200901_080730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtz70CWmvINq3wt8sGmojmW0pCeW-Rzt2OWPqvOkjFWYY68oXze6tmjmgJ-QHS-AwAsx3d97ceTWhZ4Glu9WFwbOl6adKNWkHcPxDg4i7AJMDEkF3ifrUF27u3wIZWxK69hkjXFfttwznU/s320/IMG_20200901_080730.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgMbfcnZTK6b_JOxXBFy_reeKEyKsV2Gf5omafRL-gkXyA6IfTl3T6OpQLZax0D7mGtOtwELevKXQClvciKFdzLGZQAHXNV9VWyzMufVOj1ngFHQVAfUYACf45mMQgTm_MRmD4WzQrauJ/s800/IMG_20180817_095125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgMbfcnZTK6b_JOxXBFy_reeKEyKsV2Gf5omafRL-gkXyA6IfTl3T6OpQLZax0D7mGtOtwELevKXQClvciKFdzLGZQAHXNV9VWyzMufVOj1ngFHQVAfUYACf45mMQgTm_MRmD4WzQrauJ/s320/IMG_20180817_095125.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I made the quilt sandwich in the driveway.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMT_kNqXOkj-JsURtDLRc3GlY7so7chvofipLCDcZ48tbcDaQuddgA9RzMV3whQGt3KnBHp9Pk_ePbGgyxgeJn8w8S4meLNuJjH3o7438F30efSiC9TwW7E7_RtxEp895iu8b1lOW8JCI/s800/IMG_20210604_090050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMT_kNqXOkj-JsURtDLRc3GlY7so7chvofipLCDcZ48tbcDaQuddgA9RzMV3whQGt3KnBHp9Pk_ePbGgyxgeJn8w8S4meLNuJjH3o7438F30efSiC9TwW7E7_RtxEp895iu8b1lOW8JCI/s320/IMG_20210604_090050.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I bound the quilt with my Bernina 910.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYOnKl18EC1JWjGE4R7vlFEHsLJYLO3p5k0EgfFUD_ZXTSyAcKymNMiKlqe8VqLmt4NNwNsISxVH1IbfbQvhmYLeOBbwSUBoNeJ3GNt_gtokEb8ZhAsvl5-f5Mt8uGXXyVqU1DvITc3FY/s800/IMG_20180211_080752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYOnKl18EC1JWjGE4R7vlFEHsLJYLO3p5k0EgfFUD_ZXTSyAcKymNMiKlqe8VqLmt4NNwNsISxVH1IbfbQvhmYLeOBbwSUBoNeJ3GNt_gtokEb8ZhAsvl5-f5Mt8uGXXyVqU1DvITc3FY/s320/IMG_20180211_080752.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Here it is finished.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexXKmQ0exdgp_cV0qmpR-4IoRSNEn4d6EhaLN4qREzPZoiYG-NcH3mW27kC8A3COkEHfC7VHjM9-d25YhxCYUq273ndunoJqW_uZKNuhRnrbNddz6u14Te9ZzIKbZpV5471gPQoXy8sEI/s741/IMG_20210609_104536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="689" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexXKmQ0exdgp_cV0qmpR-4IoRSNEn4d6EhaLN4qREzPZoiYG-NcH3mW27kC8A3COkEHfC7VHjM9-d25YhxCYUq273ndunoJqW_uZKNuhRnrbNddz6u14Te9ZzIKbZpV5471gPQoXy8sEI/s320/IMG_20210609_104536.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5djfOUxiltdoQBEbsE6B3SlQbabId_q23H-8PtwEekj2YFtDP8ReHy06tOKMUy75rRxiMYubWvN0jp5UrntTWQyiUKBCi4GwltbeSQGKrQ99IKG-UTKI2ngl1pQSdVso11cXU_SBUZP-D/s965/IMG_20210609_105009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="965" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5djfOUxiltdoQBEbsE6B3SlQbabId_q23H-8PtwEekj2YFtDP8ReHy06tOKMUy75rRxiMYubWvN0jp5UrntTWQyiUKBCi4GwltbeSQGKrQ99IKG-UTKI2ngl1pQSdVso11cXU_SBUZP-D/s320/IMG_20210609_105009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>This was a fun little quilt to make. It sure brightens up the room.<div><br /></div><div>Thanks for stopping.</div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Thin Man Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820357163147529393noreply@blogger.com2