Re: Swirl Skirt

Pat in Arkansas wrote:

Finished!!!

I am not the sewist many of you are, and I had a little trouble with
this pattern. I ended up doing it on the serger, but it was a battle.
I had a fairly sheer woven poly.....maybe that was the problem.......

Rolling the hem was a living nightmare.....every time I came to one of
the many seams, the serger would try to run off the edge of the fabric.
I ended up "re-doing" several spots.

If DDIL loves it I may attempt it again. It is very
attractive......but a PITA for my skill level, which is intermediate at
best.

But you did it - and learned a lot on the way! :) Some sergers are better at not dropping off sheers than others. Seams are often a problem. I find a 3 thread hem sewn with a slightly longer stitch and done a little slower can help.

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