Hi, all!
Well, Friday has finally arrived at the end of what seems like a very long week, and we all know what that means - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on! Are you ready? Let's go!
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Tuesday of this week was primary election day in Tennessee, and I was fortunate enough to get to work the polls for the day! It's a lot of fun, but really hard work, starting at 5:45 am and running through about 8:30 pm by the time things are all packed up and delivered where necessary. So Monday is my usual day for housekeeping tasks like paying bills, laundry and grocery shopping, and Tuesday I was at the polling place all day.
But Wednesday - Wednesday was the day I had to finally bite the bullet and take up a special task. On the previous Sunday, my husband asked me if I could take up the sleeves on his sports coat. Of course, I said, "Oh no, let's take it to the alterations shop" because I'm a quilter! But it turns out he wanted it for this coming Sunday, and no alterations shop would do it that quickly.
Let me say here that while I used to make all my clothes (way back when), and have even made a man's suit (NEVER AGAIN!), altering the sleeves of a sports coat is something I've never done before, and I will admit to being quite intimidated. I watched YouTube videos and looked at WikiHow pages, then finally bit the bullet and jumped in.
The first order of the day, after taking off the buttons, was removing these fake buttonholes. Did you know that if you find just the right thread on the back and tug on it, they will pull right out in a chain reaction? I found that out after I picked out the first one the hard way.
Then I opened up the stitching between the lining and the outside fabric of the jacket. Ugh! It looks really complicated in there, but it's too late to stop now!
Am I the only person here that takes lots and lots of pictures when doing something new, so I can remember how to put it back together later? I have about ten pics and a couple of videos on my phone that helped get me through this.
At one point in the process, my husband, who had been providing me with the YouTube links, said, "This seems to have been much more of a process than I thought it would be!" At least now he knows why I was so hesitant to do it myself!
But here's the finished product - beautifully shortened sleeves with buttons! No buttonholes - there's no way you could make me do that! But it still looks good on the outside....
...and on the inside! And when my husband tried it on, both sleeves were the same length AND the right length, so win/win!!
He actually had the bravery to show me how it looked, then say, "You know, I've got a suit and another sports coat with sleeves that need shortening..." but when he saw the look on my face, he backed up and decided to take that up in a few days!
So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?
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And now it's your turn!
What's making you whoop it up this week?
What's got you doing a little happy dance?
Share! We want to dance right along with you,
And it's always more fun to dance with friends!
The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.
Hope to see you there!
Hugs!
Sarah
You deserve a gold medal and dinner out at your favorite restaurant.
ReplyDeletehopefully I can have a whoop whoop by the end of this day🤣spending the day with a friend ,my plans are to finish a dress & cardigan I've been working on for over a week lol
ReplyDeleteI used to alter men's suits; it is not for the faint of heart!!! You did a good job, that's for sure!
ReplyDeleteYou call it bravery, I'd have called it audacity! lol I guess it was really a compliment, but you probably didn't charge him enough. lol
ReplyDeleteI'm glad he realized the amount of work he was asking for. People who don't sew always think everything is easy for us, quilters. NOT! You did an awesome job and deserve a new sewing machine for that. Lol. ;^)
ReplyDeleteOh, good job! I, like you, have made 2 suits (complete with two sets of pants and reversible vest) back in my early sewing days, as well as lots of clothes for the whole family. I still do our mending, but that's it! I am a quilter now!
ReplyDeleteI find garment sewing a challenge when starting from scratch but to mend or modify an existing piece can be even harder....for me at least. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI read this somewhere: asking a quilter to do alterations is like asking Picasso to paint your garage.
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing! I did a lot of clothing construction but I will not do alterations. I don't even want to hem pants or T-shirts. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteThat was certainly an accomplishment!!! All of my family knows not to ask me to mend. I don't sew garments any more but have done sport coats, etc. I would rather make one than mend one. Since he has more, I would highly recommend that you find a good tailor near you and pay to have it done. If he likes it well enough to have it altered, then it is worth the cost to have it done by someone who does it for a living. I have two pair of pants that have been hanging in my closet for a year now because I need to hem them!
ReplyDeleteWow, great job on the sport coat! I would rather made 10 quilts than do alterations on men's clothes! Shoot, I'd even bind them!
ReplyDeleteOh my you're very brave. That would have been so complicated. I would never have tried it I think. Well done the result is perfect!
ReplyDeleteWow Sarah, that's amazing. Hubby has more than enough time to take them to the seamstress! It's good to know that it's doable but not something I want to do! Thanks as always for the party.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Sarah! It reminds me of something my father would do....when someone complimented a jacket he had socially he would say my mother made it. She never sewed. Those in the know laughed!
ReplyDeleteAmazing job. I don't take pics when sewing but I will next time it's a challenge. You did beautiful work.
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