Galaxy Print Knee Patches
I've just spent two hours locked in mortal combat with my machine, but I emerge victorious with awesomer pants!
Yep, we're working on the same tac pants as always. I have two other pairs of solid black pants, so I can confidently decorate these to match my primarily black-and-blue wardrobe.
Step one was cutting two 9-by-9 patches. (I thought about doing cool hexagons for about 30 seconds and then couldn't decide which way to orient them, so no.) I did my usual trick of putting cardboard in the leg of the pants. Then I folded the edges under slightly and pinned down all around. (Retrospect: Since I didn't iron those folds, I should've used more pins. They kept trying to unfold as I sewed.)
Step two was finding this bobbin of variegated purple thread from my grandma. Rather than hand-winding it onto a spool, I just put it on the machine. Seemed to work!
Step three was realizing this was gonna be difficult. The knee parts of the pants are already two layers thick, and I'm adding another folded layer on top of them. Plus, wrestling the heavy pants under the machine. Eliza has a lovely feature where the bottom comes apart to help you get into sleeves and such, but cramming this fabric in was still a pain.
The above photos are called "Why I'm not a quilter." Also, they show how much trouble Eliza was having with the fabric. The stitch lengths are uneven, I kept hitting pins, and every time I stopped and started, she pulled to one side or the other. On the very first seam, in the first photo, I tried to turn around and do a second row of topstitching, but it came up so uneven that I quit immediately and unpicked it.
Also, she's had this worsening problem where, when I finish a seam, I can't pull the fabric away without turning the top tension back to 0, or the thread will just break. This necessitates remembering to put the tension back to 4. Remember that.
Of course, it wouldn't be a proper sewing project if I didn't sew the pant leg shut on the final corner. So I pulled it off the machine, unpicked it, and went back over it again.
And forgot to reset the tension to 4! Just look at that mess on the back.
I clipped the loops and just sewed it all down again in eagerness to be done. It's a tad noticeable, but I don't care. It's done!
And here's the end result!
Would it be neater by hand? Probably! Is Eliza due for a spa day at the repair shop? Yes! And am I thrilled with the end result?
ABSOLUTELY!
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Good morning! I extended the life of my favourite backpack by sewing covers for the straps, which were falling apart. I'm really pleased with how it turned out! :)
[ID: 3 photo's of a galaxy-themed backpack with worn-out shoulder straps in progress of being mended. Photo 1 shows a close-up of a very worn-out strap. Photo 2 shows a black piece of fabric that's been folded and pinned into a long rectangle. Photo 3 shows the backpack: the worn-out strap has been covered with black fabric.]
Good job, that looks like really clean work!
I'm impressed by how much use/love that backpack must have seen. Mending it will only add to its charm, I'm sure.
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Update:
Whew! We're finally reaching some colder temperatures in my country so I've been changing over my products from the Spring/Summer range to Autumn/Winter.
That means more Autumn themed mugs, cozy throw blankets and closed in shoes. 💕
I've also got to narrow down my range of products from over 100 or so to just 50 items at a time so it's less overwhelming for customers and will make things easier for me too in the long run.
This came about because for some reason, the three pages of products I had previously, just repeated the first page of products over and over and over for three pages instead of displaying all of the range of products that I actually had. I have no idea how this happened, I've had my shop for a few months and it was displaying all of my products just fine up until then, but I suspect it has something to do with Fourthwall's recent update and it's screwing things up that previously worked fine. 🙄 I'm not super tech smart so the only way I know how to 'fix it' is to just keep my stock at an amount where it only needs one product page.
So that means the best way to save myself from more headaches is to only have 50 items listed in my shop at a time.
For anyone else who uses Fourthwall as an online shop front; I hope this info may be helpful to you!
Thanks for your time and have a great day!💛
P.S. Here's a peek at one of the pairs of shoes I've got in my shop.
If you like Galaxy prints and firebirds; maybe my shop is for you.🥰
Also;
I'd love to know!💛
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@Michael5SOS: this photo haunts me.... IT WAS LIKE 3 YEARS AGO OK
10 March 2014
@Michael5SOS: don’t revive this
16 May 2020
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