Sewing with Cats
Not to be outdone by Einstein in appreciation of crafty goodness, Clive decided to help me with my first major sewing project. I’m making what I thought was a relatively simple skirt from a Simplicity pattern and have had nothing but issues and dumb blonde moments from the start. Clive, seeing that as a definite brunette I am struggling with the blondeness, decided to come to my rescue.
His first attempt at helping me was to assist with laying the pattern pieces out properly. The fabric I bought is 60″ wide, which I thought would make it easier to lay out and then cut. Uh, no. The directions for the 60″ layout have involved multiple phone calls to my mother, a trip to the store on her part so she could look at the pattern (remember - she lives in ATLANTA), and several instances of folding everything up and hiding it in the armoire.
Clive pointed out that I should measure my fabric length and my pattern pieces to see if I could just use the more-logical and easier-to-follow layout for the 45″ fabric. He then pointed out that I should measure my pattern piece for the actual view I wanted instead of the longer view that I wasn’t trying to make. Hmph. Some cats think they’re SO smart.
Fortunately for me (and Clive and my mom), the 45″ layout worked just fine for me!!! Very excited, I began pinning the pieces in place. Clive again offered to help … and then had to be scolded when I realized he was trying to eat the pins. Uh, no. I’m trying to sew, not find out where the nearest emergency vet hospital is.
So all the piece were cut out, I was so excited, and then I realized that I’ve lost the pattern piece for the facing of the skirt waistband. I sat for a few minutes in dumbfounded silence — at which point Buster came over to pull me out of my stupor, and then carefully looked through all of my pieces again. Nope … it’s gone. I have the piece for sizes 6 and 10 but need the one for 8 and 12. Once again, everything got folded up and stuffed into the armoire. It might just have to wait until I go visit my mother.
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