That was the good news.
Now for the bad news. Last night I cut out the fabric for the second shirt. This morning as I was marking details on each piece, I realized I had only cut out one sleeve yesterday. The sleeves are huge and cut on the fold. So I had 2 layers of fabric and a brain fart. Two layers does not equal two sleeves. Last night we had to go get another yard of fabric for the yokes. I insisted that was all I needed to cut out 2 yokes. So when I found out I needed a whole sleeve still, I didn't have enough fabric. Again. And my boyfriend was on his way far away to a friend's house for the day. He said he'd have to get another yard on his way home.
Being short on time, I was able to continue on with other parts. I gathered up the top edge of the sleeves and lower front and back. It kept getting bound up so it took me forever. Thank goodness I'd run 2 parallel rows of stitching because one broke under the pressure. It was actually easier to gather it with just one thread.
I applied all the iron on interfacing. I got the cuffs ready. I got the collar and neck facings ready. So I'm really hoping I get the shirt done tomorrow. That gives him a day to dye both shirts. And then I won't feel like I'm under so much pressure. Sewing sure goes a lot faster when you don't make mistakes.
I'm taking the rest of the night off and I got to enjoy a great California sunset.
When my boyfriend got home around 7 PM I knew the fabric store closed at 7. So I said, "Yay, you made it to the fabric store just in time". He was taking bags out of the truck. He said, "Oops, forgot all about it." He'd gone to the grocery store, not the fabric store! We'll have to go tomorrow. I left the iron and ironing board and pattern board and other stuff out on the patio so I can cut the last piece out tomorrow. My window is right by the patio. All of a sudden I hear raindrops. So up I get again, and had just got everything inside the house, when it started to pour. Close one.
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