I finally completed my Melody Dolman top. It has been waiting around for finishing touches for almost a year. I am happy with the outcome and planning my next one.
I had to tack down the sleeve cuffs. I stitched in the ditch at shoulder and side seams. Being a soft fabric this will help in keeping the cuffs turned up.
The final thing left was to sew buttonholes and buttons. I think it has been over 2 or 3 years since I sewed something needing buttons. I used snaps on another project which I found easier to do than the buttonholes.
My sewing machine (Husqvarna) has a special buttonhole foot that memorizes the size button and supposedly stitches the same size for all buttonholes. I wish that it did, but I seem to have one sometimes two buttonholes that are not the same. For this top, it was only one that was off. Removing stitches is always a bear, particularly for the soft fabric. I had pieces of washaway stabilizer to help give the buttonhole some support while sewing.
I also have a special button foot that normally works well when sewing on buttons. I realized with the buttons that I used for this top, not being totally flat would not stay in place for stitching. I broke 2 needles and resorted to hand sewing to attach the buttons.
In spite of this, my top is complete. It needs a good pressing before I wear it. I took pics of the completed top on the hanger and will post more when I press and wear it.
Beautiful blouse for the summer Linda! I love the flowerful fabric!
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DeleteLove your blouse & that fabric is BEAUTIFUL!
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DeleteIt is so cute!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Plan to wear it soon!
DeleteReally pretty top. Aren't you glad you finally finished it. I too have mixed results with my Husqvarna plug in button hole foot. Especially if fabric is bulky or soft
ReplyDeleteThanks, Audrey! Interesting that you have this issue also. I think I may do better with marking the fabric and manually sewing.
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