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February 25, 2018 BY Fran

Sew Much Better

RuLo top

Looks like I’m finally getting over this flu thing and feeling sew much better.  And I’m finally getting my sewing bug back! I found this rather interesting fabric that had little ridges all over it and loose black checks.  It is very stretchy too. It was in the bargain bin at Fabricland, so I grabbed it.

Thought it might be a challenge to work with and … well, it was.  At first the machine just didn’t move over it at all.  After sewing in the same spot for a lot of stitches I realized it wasn’t moving and was sewn to the machine. I had to remove the bobbin plate to get the fabric out. I loosened the presser foot a bit and tried again.  It went through quite well then but it was a little of a bumpy ride! lol

I decided to do this second RuLo from the George + Ginger Pattern Co. since I just love the triple bell sleeves.  The first time I cut the bells wrong and spent so much time trying to figure out how to sew them.  Each layer of the bell has a pattern pieces, but they are ADDED to the other pieces not separate pieces, duh. As Monty Python would say in a wobbly voice, “Dear oh dear”.  So this time I went forward with gusto on the sleeves.

Hem and Haw

RuLo top closeup

Each of the 6 sleeve parts have to be individually hemmed.  This is not normally too big a deal, but with this fabric it was slow and tedious. I used my Singer Quantum 9960 here. Each time I use this machine, it is such a pleasure.

I couldn’t get the neckline right though.  It is way too wide.  In the end I saw that many wore this top in a layered look so I put a silky black shell underneath. It worked really well and was so comfortable. 

Yep, I like this one.

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