Happy #NeedleWorkMonday Steemit world! I know it’s been awhile since I posted about our sewing class. With my husband’s new work schedule it’s been hard getting to my parents house. There are times that my mom comes to our house to have class but it’s hard watching over the kids while trying to focus on sewing. It’s better for us to wait till my husband is off of work to stay home with the little ones. It’s much more quiet and peaceful over my mom’s and we get so much more accomplished.

Do you remember where we left off? Yep...it was time to insert my first zipper. I admit I wasn’t in a hurry to get it going. I was a bit nervous about the whole process so I procrastinated more than usual.

So what motivated me to get on the ball you asked? This post by @apanamamama! I had been talking to Kama about making her precious baby on the way some items. When she made this post introducing her to us it hit me that I had to get working! If you remember, originally I was making this baby bunting for my daughter...she just turned one and is walking now. Her wearing this bunting is not happening lol! When Kama told me she was expecting I knew which home this bunting would be going to :) So my goal is to get this sent off to her before her baby starts walking too! 😅

The Zipper Process

Mom got it started for me. She showed me how to pin the zipper down and then I took over.

She explained when I got to the bottom that I had to make sure the zipper was able to show from the other side or you wouldn’t be able to zip it. I needed to make more room for the bottom of the zipper to fit more comfortably.

I had to seam rip a few of the stitches in order for it to fit properly.

Here it is all pinned and ready to sew. But first I had to test to make sure it could zip up and down smoothly.

Here we go...

Yay it zipped just fine! This was a moment of accomplishment and it gave me a boost of confidence. ☺️

Next was the sewing. I wasn’t thrilled about this part so I asked my mom if she could sew the first side for me as I watched. I’m soooooo glad she did lol! The fabric started bunching up along the way so she had to really maneuver it to keep it aligned and straight. Yikes, I had a feeling it would do the same on my side...and it did.

This is what it looked like when I finished my side. 😬😁 Thankfully all we had to do to make it even was seam rip one of the back sides of the zipper and refold and sew it...

Whalaaaa!! Whew that was close! Everything worked out just fine thank goodness!

Sewing Around the Edges

I was happy to get to this part. This was more of a breeze for me because I can straight sew pretty good now. First was pinning all around the bunting from the sides to the bottom...

After pinning came the sewing and it was actually fun! I knew I was getting closer to the finishing point! 🤩 Here’s the front and back of the sewed bunting. I’m feeling pretty proud at this point!

The Cuffs and Tab

We lost the pattern instructions for making the cuffs but that was no problem for my mom who has been sewing for years. I’ll admit I had nothing to do with this part. I watched as she cut a piece from the fabric to make the cuff. She pinned it around the sleeve and sewed it, repeating the process for the second sleeve. She had to pin it pretty tight to get the cuff nice, firm and small. I actually like her cuffs better than what the pattern called for. These are smaller and look more sophisticated. I think these are more appropriate for a baby than the bigger cuffs that were intended.

Now all that is left to do is sew on this tab that I pinned and add the snaps. This part will go over the zipper for added security.

Looking forward to showing you the finished bunting and getting this sent off to it’s new home. 😊

Thank You!

All photos are my own and were taken with our Cannon EOS Rebel T6.

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