'cause she knows that / it's demanding / to defeat those evil machines

[auntiemeesh]

Progress report for Wednesday, August 26.

*put in a movie and ate yummy food
*bucked up and faced the Evil Sewing Machine
*put new needle in, adjusted tension on thread spool, checked bobbin, totally triumphed over Evil Machine
*finished sewing buttonholes
*slashed holes and turned inside
*pressed
*tacked ends down and trimmed
*pinned one dart in the bodice back

Have I mentioned that I'm not keen on this type of buttonhole? A rectangle of cloth lays over the spot for the button hole, then you sew a rectangle on the spot. Slash through the middle of both layers, turn the top rectangle to the underside. This covers all the raw edges, but it leaves (at least when someone as inexpert as me does it) a rather awkward looking rectangular hole in the fabric. Not terribly pretty, but I'm hoping it won't be too bad once everything is all finished.

I decided to stop with the back half pinned, because really I'm just too tired tonight. But I finally feel as if I'm in position to make some slightly more speedy progress, finally. The buttonholes were, I think, the trickiest thing I'll have to do. I have three more, on the skirt, but now that I at least sort of know how to do them, they should go much quicker. I won't be done tomorrow, as I'd originally hoped, but maybe by Saturday afternoon. It would be so nice.

Comments

[suenix.livejournal.com]

You're making bound buttonholes? That is advanced tailoring!
I would say that you are rocking this project.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Well, wait until you see what these buttonholes look like before making any judgments, lol. But thanks. :)

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Buttons hide a multitude of buttonholes.

Good for you for defeating the machine! Throw that old needle away!

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Buttons hide a multitude of buttonholes.

That's exactly what I'm hoping for. I'm also hoping the buttons and buttonholes work well together. Otherwise I may just be sewing the buttons on decoratively and then pinning the dress together, lol.

[dreamflower]

Oh yay! A new needle did the trick! *grin*

Did the machine have an automatic buttonhole attachment (which are not really automatic, of course) or did you have to do the whole back and forth thing with the satin stitch? If the latter, you have my sincere admiration, because I always hated making those.

[antbee362.livejournal.com]

Now I remember what kind of things made me avoid Vogue patterns when I did alot of clothing sewing. They had too many advanced things like those button hoes. Wouldn't a regular buttonhole be adequate to the task?
Sounds like you did well so, Congrats!

[ani-no-mouse.livejournal.com]

Hurray for total triumph over evil machines! Good luck making further progress today.

[lyda-pearl.livejournal.com]

good for you.