Bookworm's Musings

Well, I'm partway through putting the muslin together. I just have the waistband and hem left to do. So far, it fits just fine, so no worries there. I'm still glad I made the muslin, though. I had sewed 5 of the 8 seams when I realized that the 5/8" marker on the machine didn't take the position of the needle into account. Thus, I was sewing ~3/8" seams instead. Oops! So, out came the seam ripper. I then resewed the seams with the proper allowance. Plus, mom showed me how to keep the machine from drifting to the right, as it was inclined to do, so my second set of seams were much straighter. Tonight I'll clip & finish the seams (for practice), install the waistband, and pin the hem.