Yet another miserable day outside. And I got spend part of
it burying a ginormous dead rabbit that my oh-so-lovable cat hunted in the night.
Thank god for Ryan who dug the hole and shovelled the rabbit into it. I don’t
know what I would have done. My only consolation was that it was an adult
rabbit instead a baby.
(If you have an outdoor cat- or maybe even an indoor cat-
I’m sure this will make sense to you)
Anyway, I have finished cutting out the fabric. I’m
realizing I probably should have pressed the fabric before I cut it out (yes, I
just read a short article on the difference between pressing and ironing. Who
knew) but I’m just going with the flow here.
This is also making me think about how helpful the internet
has been so far. Youtube videos, websites, blogs, etc. have all been utilized
so far and I’m going to need a lot more before the end of this project.
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| Woops... stitches get a little close there |
But my first piece of real sewing/ironing is done. Ahhhhhh!! I hemmed
the bottom ruffle of my apron with a ‘narrow hem.’ The video I watched told me
to do a straight line of stitches and then fold over the stitches and iron and
fold it over again and iron again. Then you stitch it as close to the bottom as
possible. But since my ruffle is rounded at the bottom I had to pinch it in
certain areas so that it appeared like a nice curved line at the bottom. Holy
caroli! That’s hard. My hem is serviceable, which is about what I hoped for but
not straight. The stitches kind of waver between very close to the bottom and a
few millimeters above the bottom, but I did it! Time for a break.
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