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I’m not an expert in sergers by any means, but I have the SINGER 14CG754, and I really like it. It seems to be roughly equivalent in price and function to the Brother (? maybe? Like I said, not an expert!). For actual garment construction, I’ve only used the four-thread stitch, but I played around with 2 and 3 thread stitches when I was first…[Read more]

I just sewed this recently, and trimmed only from the bottom hem.It worked perfectly.

Trying this again – still not a great photo, but my model is less than cooperative.

BAAAAH! I’ll try again on the photo this evening.

Incidentally, the hood is just fine on his big head.

This is a truly terrible photo, but I wanted to post anyway: I love this jacket! I cannot believe *I* made it! This pattern is awesome.

I made the 18-24 month size, and I think that was the right choice. It’s a little big, but not ridiculous, so good for this year and I think next year, too.

My only difficulty in construction came from trying to…[Read more]

Lightning – thanks!

All right – I’ve started. I finished the hood last night, and I already love the way it looks.

I’m using magnetic snaps, but I have a question I’m hoping someone can answer – when do I apply them? They’re the type with two prongs that get inserted through the fabric, rather than the sew-on variety. That being the case, I should apply them to the…[Read more]

Thanks for the replies, everyone! Nicole and Juliamom, I most definitely looked at both of your jackets in the Flickr pool – lovely!

I realized I never mentioned my son’s current age – he’s 15 months. Sounds like the 18-24 month size might be a better fit for him – I don’t need to worry about layering over bulky sweaters, so if it’s…[Read more]

Double beh – I’ve gotten some advice on this thread already about reducing the stretching! Will try the interfacing on the sleeve hems. Thanks!

Beh. Stretchy interlock is the worst. The sleeves attached to the body just fine, but trying to hem them with a double needle is not working out. The outer (relative to the sewing machine) needle keeps dropping stitches, and I can’t seem to keep the fabric from stretching as I sew directly perpendicular to the grain (and I’m using a walking foot).…[Read more]

Beh. Stretchy interlock is the worst. The sleeves attached to the body just fine, but trying to hem them with a double needle is not working out. The outer (relative to the sewing machine) needle keeps dropping stitches, and I can’t seem to keep the fabric from stretching as I sew directly perpendicular to the grain (and I’m using a walking foot.…[Read more]

My little guy was born last summer, so I might feel differently about it if I’d had a winter baby (heck, my guy barely wore clothes at all for his first month!). But I think corduroy might be better for the jacket, with something less bulky to cover those bunchy little newborn legs.

Congratulations to you and to the new parents!

Great, thanks!

I’m a raw beginner with my serger (although I CAN successfully thread it now – woohoo!). I was going to make this particular FT shirt as my first non-washcloth serger project. Think that’s a bad idea, given the mix of fabrics?