Thank you! I'm not a fan of gold lame' either, it looks too Eighties most of the time. It's fine in small doses or as an accent. Plus that gold charmeuse sews nicely (not like the cheaper white stuff.. dammit.)
Why yes, I do have a rotary cutter, a mat, and weights! ^^ (I quilt a bit, am learning from my mother-in-law.) The mat is large for a quilting mat but not nearly big enough for a pattern piece. Are you talking about one of the big cardboard mats when you mention cutting mat? Wouldn't the rotary cutter go right through it?
I was cutting out the lining fabric for Xiahou Dun's surcoat today, and after I started to cut the second pattern piece, I realized that I hadn't placed it high up enough and it was sticking out over the fold at the bottom of the fabric.
Oh noooooo! Isn't that just the worst feeling? At least it was the lining, though, and not your $10/yd brocade. You're very ambitious - I'm not nearly advanced enough to do things like pattern matching. Do share your experiences. :) Where do you tend to shop for your fabrics? Do you go to a big place like JoAnn's, or are there some good mom-n-pop shops out there in PA?
Thanks for the advice on the Fray Check. So far I haven't had a huge problem, but brocade does fray like crazy if you don't stitch it immediately. Hence, the threads all over the kitchen when I was making Seung Mina's outfit. >_<
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Date: 2004-11-22 06:59 am (UTC)Why yes, I do have a rotary cutter, a mat, and weights! ^^ (I quilt a bit, am learning from my mother-in-law.) The mat is large for a quilting mat but not nearly big enough for a pattern piece. Are you talking about one of the big cardboard mats when you mention cutting mat? Wouldn't the rotary cutter go right through it?
Oh noooooo! Isn't that just the worst feeling? At least it was the lining, though, and not your $10/yd brocade. You're very ambitious - I'm not nearly advanced enough to do things like pattern matching. Do share your experiences. :) Where do you tend to shop for your fabrics? Do you go to a big place like JoAnn's, or are there some good mom-n-pop shops out there in PA?
Thanks for the advice on the Fray Check. So far I haven't had a huge problem, but brocade does fray like crazy if you don't stitch it immediately. Hence, the threads all over the kitchen when I was making Seung Mina's outfit. >_<
Good luck finishing up Xiahou Dun! :)