Playsuit In Progress
15 June 2011 05:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nuranarI'm nearing the end on this one! The only major items are waistbands, buttonholes, and hems on the shorts and skirt. Neither will be easy - I have a talent for making waistbands harder than they ought to be - but major construction is DONE.
First, the top. Ain't it cute? :p
I actually did try it on, too, before I finished it. It's awfully cute, and a decent fit. Interestingly it's a wee bit shorter than I expected, and also a bit big around. I think I'll deepen the darts in back so it fits better.
The directions call for the top to be completely finished, then 1/2" novelty braid applied on top. Instead I went the easier route and just bound all the edges. I'm pretty please with my folding on the corners, too. I learned some pretty precise use of the sewing machine back when we were doing tiny piping and other things on our CW stuff. It was a bit of a surprise to find out that people hated putting in sleeves with armhole piping. Maybe that's why this went fairly well.
The buttons will be vintage white "pearl" buttons, heavier than typical "shell" buttons.
The shorts are also assembled, with all seams flat-felled. Yesterday I did my best placket yet, too, this time by sewing it before sewing the rest of the side seam. I remembered to interface it, too. This shows one of the front, with the pleat sewn in and laid flat.
Flat-felling the crotch seam.
I do love flat-felling. Narrower allowances are a lot easier if the seams have any curve. After trimming one side and pressing down well, I just get it started and go. I sew a couple inches at a time and fold under as I go.
And now, the skirt with pockets! It's a little less impressive than I'd hoped for, but I still think it's cute. I like the binding on the pocket edge, too; hopefully it will tie the whole thing together. The waistband on the skirt will be feedsack, too. Oh, and these seams are flat-felled as well. I deliberately let the green stitching show on the pink.
Nothing tonight or tomorrow because of regular commitments. But Friday I ought to finish up the waistbands and the front skirt placket, and even do buttonholes if the buttons have arrived in the meantime. Then on to the next project! I want to do the 1860s because I can, but I *really* need to work on the 1915 undies...
First, the top. Ain't it cute? :p
I actually did try it on, too, before I finished it. It's awfully cute, and a decent fit. Interestingly it's a wee bit shorter than I expected, and also a bit big around. I think I'll deepen the darts in back so it fits better.
The directions call for the top to be completely finished, then 1/2" novelty braid applied on top. Instead I went the easier route and just bound all the edges. I'm pretty please with my folding on the corners, too. I learned some pretty precise use of the sewing machine back when we were doing tiny piping and other things on our CW stuff. It was a bit of a surprise to find out that people hated putting in sleeves with armhole piping. Maybe that's why this went fairly well.
The buttons will be vintage white "pearl" buttons, heavier than typical "shell" buttons.
The shorts are also assembled, with all seams flat-felled. Yesterday I did my best placket yet, too, this time by sewing it before sewing the rest of the side seam. I remembered to interface it, too. This shows one of the front, with the pleat sewn in and laid flat.
Flat-felling the crotch seam.
I do love flat-felling. Narrower allowances are a lot easier if the seams have any curve. After trimming one side and pressing down well, I just get it started and go. I sew a couple inches at a time and fold under as I go.
And now, the skirt with pockets! It's a little less impressive than I'd hoped for, but I still think it's cute. I like the binding on the pocket edge, too; hopefully it will tie the whole thing together. The waistband on the skirt will be feedsack, too. Oh, and these seams are flat-felled as well. I deliberately let the green stitching show on the pink.
Nothing tonight or tomorrow because of regular commitments. But Friday I ought to finish up the waistbands and the front skirt placket, and even do buttonholes if the buttons have arrived in the meantime. Then on to the next project! I want to do the 1860s because I can, but I *really* need to work on the 1915 undies...
