A variety of stuff I’ve learned so far was put to use in making these wristy cuffs, and a variety of things was discovered.
- That shiny material on the black/white cuff is a satin polyester fabric. I fused some of my Mistyfuse fusible web to it to see how it would work out for applique. Worked out beautifully.
- When using anything fusible (fusible web, fusible interfacing), I always make sure I use something to protect my ironing board, and something to protect my iron. Usually it’s parchment paper or my Goddess Sheet. Otherwise, things get sticky and ruined.
- Turns out, that Goddess Sheet works great for applying fusible interfacing, not just fusible web. It doesn’t wrinkle like parchment paper, which is good. Those wrinkles can really muck up your fusible interfacing experience.
- Tracing shapes onto parchment paper with a pencil, and then fusing Mistyfuse to my fabric on top of it transfers the pencil marks to the fused side of the fabric. That means skipping a bunch of steps in making/fusing/cutting out applique shapes. Huzzah.
- You *can* salvage your project if you accidentally fasten the wrong pieces of a snap to it. It’s not fun, but with a straight edge screwdriver or two and some persistent prying, you can take off what you screwed up and re-do the snaps. I can tell you this because that’s what I did.
- Make sure that one-step-button-hole lever on your machine is pulled ALLLL the way down; otherwise your fabric won’t feed and you just get a wad of thread. I thought my fabric was too thick, but that was not the case. My lever wasn’t all the way down.
- Used my button foot for the first time to sew those two buttons on my homemade Chanel cuff. Pretty easy, and quicker than doing it by hand. I wasn’t convinced it would be, but I was wrong.
The final project in my first sewing book ever is now upon me: a scarf. Bring it on.
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