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mellymellFinished the last of the cutting yesterday. Before I have another major cutting project, I'm getting some knee pads like what I used to wear for volleyball. After spending a total of about 8 hours on my knees on the hard laminate flooring in the living room/dining room, my knees feel bruised. Luckily they only hurt if I happen to get on my knees, which isn't very often. I'm skipping yoga this week though. I kind of feel like I've done some anyway. I also have a new appreciation for my rotary cutter. This is the most I've done with it since I got it last Christmas and it's been fantastic. I could use a few more cutting mats though so I don't have to move them around so much. Quilters like to tell you that you have to use a straight edge and can't cut curves with them but I beg to differ. I think it works just fine freehand. Had no slip ups.
I was worried about the stretch knit being unruly, but really, it's got such nice body to it, it springs right back where it's supposed to be if it stretches out of whack. It also lays incredibly flat, resists wrinkling, doesn't seem to ravel and the drape on it is just amazing! Not only that, I've got an estimated 5-6 yards of the stuff left after all is said and done. Ah, my famous overestimating. I think at least some of the extra comes from the fact that I did my mockup in 45" fabric and the knit is 60" wide. I think I was originally planning on making the panels taper out to the full width of the fabric and wound up folding the 45" muslin in half to cut the mockup pieces two at a time. I was planning on at least a yard per sleeve as well and as it turns out, with the width of the knit and the narrow sleeves, I was able to fit two across. I think I did the whole overgown, even with at least a foot of train, in about 5 yards of fabric. Now what the heck to do with the rest of it?! I would still like to try inserting a gore in either side seam of the skirt, but that's only going to take care of another yard or two at most. Oh well, no use trying to think about it now.
I also got the majority of the lining dress put together last night. Just have to set in the sleeves and hem it and it's done (aside from the snaps to attach it to the undergown). I've got the metallic crinkle stuff hanging with metal clips at the bottom trying to stretch out some of the creases in it. Even though I've had it hanging by the selvage for months, when you get creases in metal, they tend to want to stay. I'm wondering if a touch of steam would help as well. I've got the knit pinned to the dress form letting it relax a bit as well, not that it really needs to. The embroidery is starting to worry me. I worked on it some last night while we attempted to watch Nim's Island. I still haven't measured to see how much I need to make. I should do that so I can tell how far along I am. Would probably help me worry less (or more, as the case may be). All in all though, I feel yesterday was a great day for progress. I even took time out to clean the house up a bit after I finished cutting.
Well, should probably go get my run out of the way so I can get back to sewing. I feel ready to make the step up today to 30 second walking intervals. It's amazing what a difference a week can make. This time last week I was dying with the 1 minute walking intervals between runs and not feeling ready to progress past it. This week I'm totally ready! It's still hard, but I feel I can push myself a little farther now.
I was worried about the stretch knit being unruly, but really, it's got such nice body to it, it springs right back where it's supposed to be if it stretches out of whack. It also lays incredibly flat, resists wrinkling, doesn't seem to ravel and the drape on it is just amazing! Not only that, I've got an estimated 5-6 yards of the stuff left after all is said and done. Ah, my famous overestimating. I think at least some of the extra comes from the fact that I did my mockup in 45" fabric and the knit is 60" wide. I think I was originally planning on making the panels taper out to the full width of the fabric and wound up folding the 45" muslin in half to cut the mockup pieces two at a time. I was planning on at least a yard per sleeve as well and as it turns out, with the width of the knit and the narrow sleeves, I was able to fit two across. I think I did the whole overgown, even with at least a foot of train, in about 5 yards of fabric. Now what the heck to do with the rest of it?! I would still like to try inserting a gore in either side seam of the skirt, but that's only going to take care of another yard or two at most. Oh well, no use trying to think about it now.
I also got the majority of the lining dress put together last night. Just have to set in the sleeves and hem it and it's done (aside from the snaps to attach it to the undergown). I've got the metallic crinkle stuff hanging with metal clips at the bottom trying to stretch out some of the creases in it. Even though I've had it hanging by the selvage for months, when you get creases in metal, they tend to want to stay. I'm wondering if a touch of steam would help as well. I've got the knit pinned to the dress form letting it relax a bit as well, not that it really needs to. The embroidery is starting to worry me. I worked on it some last night while we attempted to watch Nim's Island. I still haven't measured to see how much I need to make. I should do that so I can tell how far along I am. Would probably help me worry less (or more, as the case may be). All in all though, I feel yesterday was a great day for progress. I even took time out to clean the house up a bit after I finished cutting.
Well, should probably go get my run out of the way so I can get back to sewing. I feel ready to make the step up today to 30 second walking intervals. It's amazing what a difference a week can make. This time last week I was dying with the 1 minute walking intervals between runs and not feeling ready to progress past it. This week I'm totally ready! It's still hard, but I feel I can push myself a little farther now.
