Sewing Again

I got some sewing in again today. I can tell school is winding down. Today I made a skirt for Lorissa. It was going to have a zipper, but I changed my mind and made it with an elastic waist band. I really love this fabric so it was fun to work on. The sewing machine gave me some problems so I cleaned out a bunch of fuzz and re-threaded it and it worked better.

Some sewing tips from an infrequent seamstress: use good thread, make sure you thread machine correctly, iron as you go, take your time, take breaks, and pin things carefully.

Sewing Costume Accessories

Keith needs a costume for work on Thursday. He is going as Professor Henry Jones from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. After a search at several thrift stores, family, and friends we scored a tweed coat from Ed. I decided to sew a bowtie and hat. For the bow tie I got a pattern off the Internet and made a batwing style bow tie. I got a 99 cent McCalls pattern for a woman's hat, that worked perfectly. I am glad I got a pattern, it had some good sewing tips that made the sewing much easier.