“…let me do these buttonholes real quick…”
I should have stopped.
DEEP SIGH
I
should know by now, after almost 20 years of sewing, that I should not
sew anything “real quick.” Those two words are a recipe for a five-course
meal of disaster. Ugh.
Let’s talk about this jacket. I was SO close
to finishing. All I had left to do was hem the sleeves and add buttonholes/buttons. It was getting late and I wanted to do a bit of sewing before I retired for the night.
Enter: “Let me do these buttonholes real quick.”
The first buttonhole went mostly okay. My machine didn’t like the thickness, but it managed. The
second buttonhole did not want to cooperate. It was too far from the edge and I
had to stitch it twice. Even with stabilizer, my machine pitched a fit.
I picked the stitches - thankfully the thread blends really well with
the fabric because you can’t see the disaster that is the first two
attempts. I stitched it a third time and let it go. Wasn’t going in for a
fourth try.
After I was satisfied with both buttonholes, I opened them with my chisel and…stared at the jacket.
SIIIIIIGGGGGHHHH.
I put the f*****g buttonholes on the wrong damn side.
Listen.
LISTEN. I was crushed when I realized what happened. The jacket was
looking so good on the dress form. I had all these ideas for shirts and skirts to pair with it. Now it’s ruined.
Okay, maybe I’m being dramatic. It’s not
ruined, but it’s not what I want. Womenswear buttons right over left and
that’s what I’m used to. Sure I can wear this, but I’m not going to
be happy with it.
And you know what? I had it pinned right over left on my dress form THE WHOLE TIME.
See? "Real quick" always chooses violence.
And and and, even though I used smaller seam allowances, the jacket is still too small. It’s not going to button anyway.
So
off to Area 51 it goes. I’ll keep this for a few months and see if I like it
later. Maybe I can try to save it by darning the buttonholes closed and sewing buttons on top. Or something. If not, off to the earthmound it goes. Or maybe a thrift store -
if someone will take it.
No more woven clothes for a while; I'll stick to knits for a bit.
And handbags. Rectangles and circles don’t need to be fit nor do they need buttonholes.
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