Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 61

 Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 61

I have now finished the Ears. I decided against any further decoration as I wanted to move on.

Gone Sideways

 

Nope you are not looking at the above photograph wrong. This is what really happened. This is a far more complicated process than I realised. First, I have to remove the Green Inner Bag. Then I Flip the Flap so not in the way.

Next, I have to put my hand inside the Bag. I have to take the Pocket on the outside with my other hand. I try to place it in position. Then I have to take a Needle with the Wool push through both the Bag Layer and that of the Pocket. Conclusion. I do not have enough hands.

This Time Pin

One of the major problems is that I cannot see what I am doing. I am either looking at where I am putting the Needle through or where I am holding the Pocket.

This Time I have Pinned the Pocket roughly in place so I can concentrate on what I am doing with the Needle.

Got it Straight

 

Got it Straight. Hmm. Well not exactly Straight as the Pocket is more Bowl shaped than Rectangle. That is due to the way I picked up the Stitches and how it has Stretched during Sewing. At least it is Vertical and not Sideways this time.

To give the Pocket plenty of Strength I Sewed it using a Backstitch. Then when I got to the Top, I turned and went over the Stitches I had already done.

Start Bright Red

With the Pocket now Sewn in place I can continue. My next step is to add Leaves. I have started with a Bright Red one. This shows up nicely against the Golden Yellow of the Pocket.

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 14

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 14

Time to try something new.

New Toy

 

Knowing that I Hand Sew everything my friend kindly gave me a Magic Stitch machine

Read Instructions

 

For once I am going to Read the Instructions. Also I thought if I lose the Instructions in hardcopy at least I will have some on the Laptop.

 Fold Hem

 

Before I start trying to use the Machine I am going to make a Hem by Folding over the Material

 Not going Well

 

This is Not going Well! I appear to be going in every direction but Straight. I am going to have to Undo

More Holes than Hem

 

I have Undone the Stitching. I now have More Holes than Hem. If you look at the Photograph above you can see my Kamikazi Stitching path.

Workman’s Tools

 

I know the old saying a ‘Bad Workman Blames His Tools’ but I think in this case I can be forgiven. I was just about beginning to get it straight well straighter when the Thread ran out.

Now I am going to have to go back to the Instructions and try to see how to Rethread the Machine.

Redo in Red

 

Naturally I am doing this late at night and I am not going to go hunting for Bobbins. There are some Pre-Thread colours in the Box. I am going to Redo in Red.

Conclusion. I am really far from trying to use this on a Project. I will have to practice. In the meantime back to the Hand Sewing.