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I have finished my ‘Down on the farm’ shirt. I like the fabric, I thought it may be difficult to sew because it’s a loose weave but it was alright. It will be a great summer shirt because it’s so light. I was lazy and top stitched a few millimetres in from the edge – a bit 80’s perhaps but it’s a change from edge stitching (and so much easier). I sewed a rounded pocket this time instead of my favourite chevron style. I should have matched the pattern because I had enough fabric, maybe next shirt. I have the next two cut out and ready to go, I’m going to make both at the same time, that will be fun. Please visit my  site;  william-sews.com/ Keep well, keep safe, Regards,  Will.

Foxy fabric. Please visit my site at;  william-sews.com I visited the big fabric shop today; I returned the Singer Confidence Quilter machine I bought a few months ago because it wasn’t working properly – I’d had it for about six months and the buttonhole wouldn’t work, it was sent to Singer and it was taking too long, so the shop suggested that I choose another machine. They didn’t have the one I really wanted, an Elna, so I took a cover note and will buy it when it’s back in stock. In the meantime I bought fabric (of course), two lengths, a small floral for me, it’s the type of pattern I’ve liked for decades and I’m looking forward to making it up. The fabric is cotton and has a slight sheen and feels lush. I also bought a ‘Foxy’ fabric for David…well foxes, Raccoons and bears. Same type of fabric; cotton with a sheen and also feels great. I have cut out a shirt for me and may start sewing it tomorrow – it’s a rustic theme, looking forward to getting to that machine. It’s cold an...

I finished David’s ‘Car’ shirt and he wore it yesterday. He doesn’t like to model, so it’s the dummies turn to wear it. All the vehicles are the right way up, even the cuffs. The pattern ran across the fabric instead of down so I had to fold it across at the length, a strange way to print it, I’m making a rustic shirt for me from a similar fabric which also runs across. I still prefer to sew the collar from the centre back to the front and leave threads that I tie off and weave back instead of reverse stitching, I think it is a better finish. I have always sewn the cuffs by sewing the inside, then the ends and top stitching but on the last shirt and this one, I have bagged the cuff and attached it, it looks much nicer and is easier to do. Me, me, me, my shirt next, my trips to hospital are over and a bit of gentle sewing is just what the doctor ordered. Fabric is waiting for me, Take care,  Will. Share this:

Please visit my site;  william-sews.com I am getting back to sewing, I have been anxious to start again. I have a bit of a concentration issue and my sewing is not the straightest – when I was attaching one of the pockets, I ran off course; when I have this problem with top stitching, I don’t unpick and start again but I replace the section, this works well. I ran off the pocket here. I removed the thread from that section, leaving a tail, sewed a new section, pulled the threads to the back, knotted them and wove them through, inside the pocket. And it works, I’ve done this whenever I go wonky, saves a lot of grief and unpicking. Love my sewing room and I’ve missed it. Take care,  Will.