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Your top looks great.
1/26/04 9:55 PM
I appreciate your description of the process. So many times i think, this will be quick. Then, 3 hours ( or days!)lator, i finally finish. Next time it'll be quik...
1/26/04 10:09 PM
It looks great, the fabric is fabulous and it's nice to have a face to put with your name. Your review reveals the frustrations that hit me from time to time as well.
1/26/04 10:36 PM
oh, and I write frontside or backside or any other notes I can think I might need on scotch tape and put it on the pieces as I sew (or else most often I'm in big trouble)
1/26/04 10:38 PM
Your top is great. I, too, know the frustrations. Started a simple top last week and finished it tonight. Refilling a bobbin is the pits. I bought a small pack (6) of prewound bobbins and they worked great. I know I will purchase a larger quanity next time, especially for my embroidery machine.
1/26/04 11:03 PM
I also understitched the neckline on this top, and I, too, spent more than 20 minutes trying to figure out how to fold the collar. I was almost embarrassed when I finally figured out how simple it was. And it's usually my ragged nails, not dry skin, that snag the fabric! I have the knack for turning a simple project into a marathon nightmare ... glad to know I'm not alone! :)
1/26/04 11:21 PM
What a nice top - it looks great on you! You aren't the only one who can't whip somthing up in an hour or two - it takes me much longer, too. Every time I read about someone making something in an hour I wish I could be a fly on their wall and see how they can do it!!!
1/27/04 2:19 AM
Your top came out beautifully despite all of the frustrations. Obviously, you are not alone in getting frustrated; I think sometimes that it takes me longer to cut out a pattern than it takes some of the sewers here to cut out and complete a pattern.
1/27/04 5:25 AM
Nice to know I'm not alone in misunderstanding how to fold things or get things to go together correctly. My time frame is very much like yours and I was so happy to see it laid out in this review.
1/27/04 7:37 AM
One more thing, I love the top on you and have a purple fabric that is quite similar that I will be making in this top.
1/27/04 7:38 AM
See, you are not alone!! i throw my hat in the ring, too. The only thing I can whip up in less than 2 hours would be the already tried and true one seams. Even then, with hand winding the wolly nylon, etc etc it sometimes takes longer than that. Glad you love your top, it looks great!
1/27/04 10:50 AM
Thanks everyone. It was fun--and reassuring--to learn that I am not alone in my sewing struggles. MaryBeth, that's a great idea about using the scotch tape to mark things - I'm definitely adding that to my repertoire. I picked this fabric after seeing my petite sister-in-law in a lime green RTW eyelash knit but thought it might be a bit much on a tall momma like me. Now, purple....hmmm
1/27/04 6:20 PM
mClones: tall, BEAUTIFUL mamma! I'll bet you can even reach the second shelf in your kitchen.
1/27/04 8:07 PM
MaryBeth, you've made my day!
1/28/04 7:30 AM
MClones, I love you top I am making this one now. view A. Glad to put a face to the name.
2/2/04 7:26 PM
Thanks for making me feel like a *normal* sewer. My projects take ~5 evenings, too, and sound like they flow about like yours do. It's still fun!
8/14/08 10:55 AM