A Suit and a Story/A Story of Tears and Triumph

I am so far behind!!! Crazy me, I managed to slice my finger open on Monday evening while chopping vegetables. Maybe the vegetarian thing isn't working for me ;) Just wasn't paying attention, moved my finger in front of the knife, down the knife went, and a great big cut for me. I was so aggravated with myself. One of those things you just can't believe that you did. The bleeding has finally stopped, so I am back in business :)

If you are following the Papercut Patterns Soma Swimsuit sew along that I am doing for Sew News, this week's post is up. And even if you aren't following the sew along, pop over as this week's post includes the story behind putting the suit together. It was a Tim Gunn, "make it work" moment for sure. You can find the post HERE. 

Has a sewing endeavor ever brought you to tears? Share your story in the comment section. I would love to hear what happened and if there was a solution. 

The Best Pair of Tights....EVER!!!

About a week before I left for the expo, I was asked if I would fill in for a teacher who was ill and would not be able to teach. The class was on sewing with spandex. I wanted to have a few pieces to demonstrate, so I quickly made up a pair of tights. The pattern is from Seamster Patterns and it is by far the best tight pattern I have ever worked with!!! I am now a devoted make my own tights gal!
With the tights laying flat, you can actually see the shape of the body. The tights were designed to have feet, but directions are given for footless tights as well.

 The seam runs along the top of the foot and joins to the body of the tight at the ankle. The seam disappears to a great degree, so it really isn't noticeable, unless you want it to be. You could use this as a design detail.

 The back of the foot joins to a center back leg seam.

Please excuse the bathroom shot. I'm alone so I am relegated to taking my own picture. But I wanted you to see how well the tights fit.

The tights were designed to have feet for those of us who enjoy wearing tights or leggings and who live in a cold climate. I know I have wanted to wear my leggings in the winter, but what about my feet? I end up looking like a dork if I wear socks, and if I don't, then my feet are cold. Now I can make all the great and funky tights I want. I'll probably still look like a dork ;), but at least I won't be wearing socks with my leggings! The pattern is a PDF pattern, so you will need to download it, but there isn't a lot of taping. It's a great investment at $12.00. You can find the pattern here,
http://seamsterpatterns.com/product/rose-hip-tights-9701/
One note, be sure to use a fabric that stretches in the crosswise as well as the lengthwise grain. Remember, they are tights and you want a good fit around the body and you also want to be able to pull them up!
Happy tight making!!!