Trouble on the Trail
Injuns? No.
Varmits? No.
Cattle Rustlers? No.
Vicious Lining Slashers? Yes. Take a look:
Everything was rolling along just fine until I went to finish the armholes. I put together the lining and stitched it around all the edges except the armholes, turned the vest to the right side and pressed it. I turned in the seam allowances at the armholes to the inside and catch-stitched them in place:
I stay stitched, clipped and turned the lining seam allowances into place:
I started pining the two edges together and that's when I saw it - the slash in the lining! I don't know when it happened, but it couldn't stay there. I decided to take out just that one front of the lining and replace it. It was easy at this point because I still had access to the inside of the vest. I took off the offending piece, pressed it and used it as a pattern piece for the new lining front. 
Thirty minutes later and I was back in business, getting the lining ready for final stitching. Whew. I'm not sure what I'd done if it was the cattle rustlers.Today, I'm working on the top to go with the inspired by Prada suit - I should be able to show you a few sneak peek shots tomorrow. I'll get full suit photos on Sunday after I wear it to church.
Parting Shot: Tuna! Kiwi likes tuna for lunch, too and pesters me while I'm trying to eat my lunch. All she gets is to lick the bowl, though.
6 comments:
Them cattle rustlers are the ones should be glad - you'd have dealt with that problem in 30mins too! ;-)
I'd have chucked a major wobbly finding a hole at such a late stage. There is a lot to be learned from your calmness and determination.
Nice save! I mentioned your blog in my post today. I know you have already received multiple awards, so please don't feel you must respond. But I had to be honest and list the blogs I always make time for.
HAppy Sewing!
Yikes! Something like that might have disheartened me just a little bit!
My cats do love the tuna, but it's the smoked oysters that make them crazy; if we want to open a can and have a snack, we have to sit out on the deck and listen to them meow at us out of my office window.
lol! Good save!
Glad to see all the wheels are back on the wagon!
I had to do something similar when I was making my ivory jacket: I had a stain (oil, I think) on one of the back panels... Thank god I had some fabric left to re-cut that piece, but I ended up with less fabric for the pants (I intended them as full length pants). Well, they are just like the original in the magazine... Not bad, but not as I had planned in the first place.
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