TMI

I've been making underwear and enjoying it, except for pinning the elastic. When I pin, it slips out, or disrupts the smooth lie of the fabric.

So I started basting it on with little stitches, which made the sewing fool proof and enjoyable, but I hated the basting. I was tossing around the idea of how to hold those two layers together quickly, tightly, and unobtrusively. I thought of clothes pins, but they are so big.

I went to the store for school supplies with Rob, and happened to notice some binder clips. I instantly remembered this picture:

I could see that picture as clear as day. I wasn't sure from where or from how long ago, but there it was in my head. I felt like an idiot. Why hadn't I remember this sooner? I bought the binder clips, came home, and looked though some books. It was in this:


I bought that book 18 years ago. (Mommy Math: kid at college today minus sewing surge when first baby was born equals 18 years.)



Making my underwear is improving my knit sewing skills. My elastic is looking very professional. The bad news is they are making me think of trying to sew a bra. When I got excited because I discovered that Sew Sassy has kits, I knew my resistance was falteringly. It's only a matter of time.

I used a t-shirt from a 5K I was in a few weeks ago. I don't like t-shirts, so I thought this was a good way to have the spirit of the garment, without the garment.

There's been a lot of undocumented sewing since my last post. I keep meaning to take a picture of my skirts, but I made about six. I want to do a group shot because I'm lazy, but at least one is always dirty.