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Hooray! Finally :)
Feb. 25th, 2011 12:39 amThis morning I re-cut Mummy's coat, and by lunch time I'd got it to the stage I was at last night. Then after lunch I was so exhausted I had to have a nap, I got up again at 5 and faffed around for a long time, I couldn't bear to go back into the sewing room :( I made supper, we cleaned out the freezer, I sulked some more, then at about 9pm I finally felt able to sew!
It is now done, except buttons. Unless I get an energetic streak tomorrow and decide to go shopping, she will be wearing it on Saturday without! I think it'll OK ;)
As expected, putting the sleeves in went dreadfully! I wanted to do as little hand sewing as humanly possible on this thing, so I put the velvet sleeve into the armhole of the coat, both the velvet and lining, then put the lining sleeve the other side of the coat ( I only stitched one of the lining sleeve's seams, doing just the top 2 inches or so of the other seam, so I could fit the coat inside) This way I had the 2 sleeve pieces sandwiching the coat itself.
It worked really well, but naturally I put the linings in the wrong sleeves and had to re do everything! Then the cuffs were sewn to the ends of the sleeves, all raw edges hidden in the turn backs. The only handsewing I had to do was tacking down the pleats and sewing on the pocket flaps. I will machine non functional button holes and hand sew the buttons on ( can any one think of a shortcut for buttons?!) Then it's done done done!! Ooh, I must remember to put fastenings on the shirt tomorrow ...
Mummy says I'm not allowed to make her the gold suit for the ball, she'll wear this one. So I'm going to make matching breeches (it's a good job I got a nice long roll end! I've used so much fabric all ready!! The best £9.99 I've spent in a long time.) for the ball, and this means I'll have more time to do the embroidered waistcoat! I'm still going to make the secret brocade waistcoat for the Tea Party, and the coat will have buttons by then too ;)
It is now done, except buttons. Unless I get an energetic streak tomorrow and decide to go shopping, she will be wearing it on Saturday without! I think it'll OK ;)
As expected, putting the sleeves in went dreadfully! I wanted to do as little hand sewing as humanly possible on this thing, so I put the velvet sleeve into the armhole of the coat, both the velvet and lining, then put the lining sleeve the other side of the coat ( I only stitched one of the lining sleeve's seams, doing just the top 2 inches or so of the other seam, so I could fit the coat inside) This way I had the 2 sleeve pieces sandwiching the coat itself.
It worked really well, but naturally I put the linings in the wrong sleeves and had to re do everything! Then the cuffs were sewn to the ends of the sleeves, all raw edges hidden in the turn backs. The only handsewing I had to do was tacking down the pleats and sewing on the pocket flaps. I will machine non functional button holes and hand sew the buttons on ( can any one think of a shortcut for buttons?!) Then it's done done done!! Ooh, I must remember to put fastenings on the shirt tomorrow ...
Mummy says I'm not allowed to make her the gold suit for the ball, she'll wear this one. So I'm going to make matching breeches (it's a good job I got a nice long roll end! I've used so much fabric all ready!! The best £9.99 I've spent in a long time.) for the ball, and this means I'll have more time to do the embroidered waistcoat! I'm still going to make the secret brocade waistcoat for the Tea Party, and the coat will have buttons by then too ;)
