I Won!

So, in case you're wondering - I won the battle with the sewing machine. In case anyone is wondering - when the problem is on the top of what you're sewing - it's always an issue with the bobbin. If the problem in on the bottom - it's the needle thread. Backwards of what everyone thinks - but true. So, I finally got it sorted out - thanks to a tiny set of screwdrivers designed to repair eyeglasses. That little tool is now living in the accessory box of my machine. The pattern is one of my favorite skirt patterns. (Jess did I send you this one? If so - make it!) It's Kwik*Sew 3337. I have made a few modifications to this pattern, but not many. The fabric is the first piece to be sewn from my New York Shopping Spree - lined with white muslin.

The first modification is that I cut the front panels on the fold. The very first time I made this skirt, I made it out of an Amy Butler print and made it according to the pattern. If you follow the link you will see how the skirt sticks out in the center front. I love this skirt and still wear it often, but I'm not thrilled with how the center front hang. So, I now cut it on the fold - laying the top 5/8" from the fold and taking out the smallest bit of fullness down at the hem. I like it much better this way.

This time, I folded the waistband to the inside and top stitched it down. I always wait until the skirt is finished and ease the skirt into the waistband finished to my measurements.

What you can't see from either of these pictures is that the red bled into the white a little bit. Isn't there a product I can wish this with again to remove some of the bleeding - or did I blow that by drying it already?