Summer Sewing- the June Capsule Contest

I have finished my capsule! Yay. There is a 4th garment, a pair of pants that is not included in this photo. Shown here are my Vogue 8044 jacket made with embroidered cotton from Gorgeous Fabrics, TNT navy blue pants with fabric from EmmaOneSock and a cotton eyelet sleeveless top using fabric from A Fabric Place in Baltimore (where a bunch of us are meeting on Saturday! I am really looking forward to meeting other sewers for fabruc shopping and lunch, yes I WILL take my camera!) The accessory was a purchased laptop bag.
And since I mentioned it in my last post, here is a little pictogram on how I attach elastic to pants. I insert the invisible zipper first and leave about 3/8" at the top edge where I will attach seam binding. Cut a piece of elastic about 2 inches shorter than the waist of the garment. Attach each end to the back side of the zipper:
Yes, it will hang like a big ole loop until you attach the binding. I had leftover bias tape from my plaid bermuda shorts, so I used that. I attached the seam binding like normal, then folded it over to cover the elastic. The elastic is still hanging loose - do not catch the elastic in the seam as you sew. Half way through, you need to stop and yank the elastic through so the gathering is out of your way. I feel my way with my fingers. As long as I can feel the edge of the elastic, I sew just to the left of it.


Voila- simple clean finish for simple, hard-wearing pants. It doesn't show well, but this is a very nice beefy blend of linen and rayon. I have enough left to make a skirt, which is underway.

I REALLY really hope I don't buy a lot of fabric tomorrow. I am doing so well in sewing down what I have. I have plenty, I really do. Now if some magic bunny wants to fix my internet I will be very happy. I am waiting for Comcast to make things right!

Happy Sewing and See You in Baltimore!