A Lack Of Sewing Aptitude

And now my Home Ec sewing nightmares are coming back to haunt me...

So yesterday I confidently added darts to what I intended to be a pretty blue summer tank top. When I held up the piece to examine afterward, I noticed that one of the darts was a bit lower than the other.

Ah well, I thought. Maybe no one will notice.

Then I sewed the bias tape onto the neck line. Keep in mind that I had no idea what bias tape was a week ago! It sounds technical, but just refers to a strip of fabric that's used to add a bit of substance and support for parts of a sewing project.

In theory, after I sewed it onto the neckline of my top, I could fold it over to make a nice finished edge. However, when I went to fold it over I realized that I had sewed the tape onto the WRONG SIDE of the top. Sigh.

Ginny had given me a stitch picker, and I used that to pick out all the stitches. Then I sewed it back on, this time on the right side.

But then (THEN) I noticed that I had sewn the two pieces of top together with one piece inside out.

AUGH. Instead of unpicking the bias tape again AND unpicking the rest of the sewing, I decided to scrap the top and try again with another piece of material. I'm glad I'm experimenting with inexpensive pieces of fabric in the beginning!

It's clear, however, that I don't have a natural talent for sewing. BUT (!!) I refuse to give up. I immediately grabbed more fabric and started again. I currently have two more tops on the go, and this time things are looking much better.

There's still plenty of time to screw up, though.

Wish me luck. :-)



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