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stash infusion gloat :) mamahays 01-31-2008
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Posted by on January 31, 2008, 8:42 am
Hey All,

Had to gloat a little. ;) I was in wal-mart yesterday for all the normal,
boring stuff. Cruised through the $1 table just to looksee. Keeping my
eyes out for some twill to do a vest for my DBIL. (looking for some heavy
weight black twill, may order some from fabric.com but right now I'm
looking for cheap twill to do a mock up. Anyway....)

Found two pieces of gorgeous stuff. Got a little over 3 yards of a deep
red, buttery soft knit. I'm sure it's probably poly, didn't burn test it.
But it feels and acts like a rayon knit. Gorgeous stuff. I was thinking
of a top for me and maybe DD. Although, it's 60" wide and 3 yards would do
a pajama set for me. (I'd probably never get dressed again.)

Then I found a bolt of a really gorgeous stretch twill. (won't work for the
vest since I want something sans stretch for that, but oh well.) It's
black. About skirt/jacket weight. Slight stretch only. 2" crossgrain
will stretch to 3", really good recovery. The wrong side looks like a
crepe, but the face of it is gorgeous! It feels like the softest brushed
twill I've ever seen. Not really napped, like a moleskin or anything.
Just a brushed twill. But beautiful. I got 6 yards. (45" wide.) I have a
jacket cut out of it already, and I'm thinking a skirt to match. I cut
view E of Simplicity 4099. (which I got on a $.99 sale.)

So 9 yards of fabric for $9! And it's gorgeous stuff. I'll post a link to
pix when I get stuff done. We have a snow day today, so I may just take
that as an excuse to play in my sewing room all day. Or at least after I
get the little bit of housework done first. (then I can play guilt free.
lol)

Sharon
---
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.

Posted by BEI Design on January 31, 2008, 2:47 pm
mamahays@cox.net wrote:

<snip stash boasting>

;-)

> But beautiful. I got 6 yards.
> (45" wide.) I have a jacket cut out of it already, and
> I'm thinking a skirt to match. I cut view E of
> Simplicity 4099. (which I got on a $.99 sale.)

Love that pattern, although I would alter the sleeve to be a
2-piece one, I just think they fit better. Are you going to
line it?

Beverly



Posted by on February 1, 2008, 9:43 am
BEI Design wrote:

> mamahays@cox.net wrote:
>
> <snip stash boasting>
>
> ;-)
>
>> But beautiful. I got 6 yards.
>> (45" wide.) I have a jacket cut out of it already, and
>> I'm thinking a skirt to match. I cut view E of
>> Simplicity 4099. (which I got on a $.99 sale.)
>
> Love that pattern, although I would alter the sleeve to be a
> 2-piece one, I just think they fit better. Are you going to
> line it?
>
> Beverly

I'm probably going to leave the sleeve alone this first time. If I don't
like the fit of it, it's easy enough to take the sleeves off and replace
them. Plus with it being a stretch twill, it might be OK. Gonna play with
it some.

And I have been dithering about lining it. The pattern doesn't call for a
lining. However, I think I want one. It just makes a jacket so much
nicer. There is a front facing and a back facing at the neck. So it would
be pretty easy to cut a lining. My plan was to cut it the same minus the
facings. That doesn't sound right....uh....but you know what I mean make
the lining pieces the same except for cutting down the front piece so it
will sew to the facing piece. (I can't make a whole lot of sense this
early in the day...on a second snow day no less.) ;)

Sharon
---
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.

Posted by BEI Design on February 1, 2008, 2:29 pm

mamahays@cox.net wrote:
> BEI Design wrote:
<snip>
> I'm probably going to leave the sleeve alone this first
> time. If I don't like the fit of it, it's easy enough to
> take the sleeves off and replace them. Plus with it
> being a stretch twill, it might be OK. Gonna play with
> it some.

I agree, for the first effort the existing sleeve is
probably fine.

> And I have been dithering about lining it. The pattern
> doesn't call for a lining. However, I think I want one.
> It just makes a jacket so much nicer. There is a front
> facing and a back facing at the neck. So it would be
> pretty easy to cut a lining. My plan was to cut it the
> same minus the facings. That doesn't sound
> right....uh....but you know what I mean make the lining
> pieces the same except for cutting down the front piece
> so it will sew to the facing piece. (I can't make a
> whole lot of sense this early in the day...on a second
> snow day no less.) ;)

For a "shirt style" jacket I don't line. But for anything
more structured I usually do. And, yes, I knew exactly what
you meant about drafting the lining, done it many times!
;-)

Beverly



Posted by on February 1, 2008, 3:30 pm
BEI Design wrote:


>
> For a "shirt style" jacket I don't line. But for anything
> more structured I usually do. And, yes, I knew exactly what
> you meant about drafting the lining, done it many times!
> ;-)
>
> Beverly


I'm so glad someone understands me!! ;) I think I'm going to leave the
lining off for now. I don't have anything in stash that would work as a
lining that has any stretch to it. I don't want to put a nonstretch fabric
in there since this is a stretch twill. Just sounds like a bad idea to me.
But, it would be nice to have a lining. But..... Can you tell I'm still
dithering?

What do you think? Would a non-stretch woven be alright in there or would
it drive me nuts? The main points where the lining would attach would be
the facings. So it would be stretch to stretch there. The only place it
might get really hairy is the lining fabric to the facings.

Ok back to the playroom...uh...sewing room. ;)

Sharon
--
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.

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