Chugging Along....Sorta, Make a Garment A Month

Do you ever have days when it seems like EVERYTHING goes wrong with whatever it is that you touch. I had thought that I would quickly finish up my Fabulous Free Pattern Friday piece this morning. That didn't happen. So I thought that I would finish up my Make a Garment A Month piece especially since I am so behind, after all this is November 8th. As I started getting into the project, I realized that I really should get my Sleeves On Saturday piece done since I need to leave rather early tomorrow morning, so I put the jacket aside. Then to just put the cheery on top of the whole mess, I managed to cut my sleeve out on the wrong side of the fabric. I was not happy, especially since I don't have enough of that fabric to re-cut the sleeve. The entire piece is now pinned on to a whole new piece of fabric. Let's see if I can get through this project without a mishap.

Before I begin to cut, I thought I would take a quick break and give you a quick update on my now very late October outfit. Trust me, I am determined tom get this finished and get on to the next project.

This is the picture that I showed you back in October.    

The skirt is finished. For a simple a-line skirt that should have gone together in a snap, it didn't. The pattern is a 1970's vintage pattern and the skirt had a yoke. I decided that I didn't want the yoke as I wanted a shorter skirt, so I illuminated the yoke and adjusted the waist. I thought I adjusted it correctly, but when I tried it on after it was completed, the waist was 2" too large. I was not happy. This meant that I had to take out flat felled seams and all the stitching I had done at the waist. Needless to say, I did it and now it is fine.

The jacket is quite interesting. What you see in the picture below is the back and a portion of the front with the pocket. It is completely lined.

In this picture is the overlay. The pocket will be stitched to the backside of the overlay. The overlay is also completely lined.

I found this wonderful cotton to line the jacket. I really love it.

I'm really much further along than it looks, and I sure do wish it were finished! Hopefully by this time next week, it will be and then I can pull out the next garment that I want to get completed.
On a happy note, I have received three more packages of pillowcases, so the count continues to grow. Very exciting. I'll post those tomorrow.
I hope your Friday is going better than mine has at this point. I'm off to cut that sleeve and I am determined to get it right this time!! Wish me luck :)