Fabulous Feature - Designer Top Stitching

My new sewing machine - Brother CE8080PRW

And, my very favorite feature (well, at least right now today).... Designer Top Stitching.  This sewing machine comes with 80 built in stitches,

 

I'm not the best photographer, but I tried to get some pictures of the detail on the sleeve of my jacket.  I used one of the decorative stitches to stitch down the hem.  I think I'll use this same stitch to add some additional detailing to this jacket.


V8541 Jacket Update - well, it looks like a jacket (and, that's great).  But, it is way, way too big!  No worries, I'm still gonna rock it (I made it, I love it!).  It would have probably been big on me either way, but with the 10 pounds I've lost (actually, 10.2 pounds confirmed on Thursday, December 20th) - it's looks extra large.  I should have cut a smaller size and made a full bust adjustment....  I just still haven't really learned how to do a FBA, so there's that problem.  Overall, I'm excited about the progress I've made and I'm looking forward to finishing this project.  I previously made a purple skirt from this pattern... I want to be able to wear the skirt and jacket together.  Oh, yeah - I'm winning (**happy dance**).

I'm glad I decided to tackle this project before the others - I'll be glad for some mindless hemming after doing all of this hard work.

Needles Up,
Always Audrey

Full Bust Adjustments?

So, I haven't made any tops - yet.
Well, I did make 1 dress, but it wasn't a shirt or a top.  And, the pattern says it was loose fitting.
I've been looking for top patterns - I just haven't found anything that I was dying to make... if you know what I mean.
But, if I haven't made any tops - that means that I haven't made any Full Bust Adjustments......
Que the soap opera drama music - you've got to know where this post is going.

Now, I've been working like 10 hours on making this halter top jumpsuit (NL6757).  I know - I totally missed summer.  This was on my list as a Summer project, but initially I didn't have enough fabric (see One Project Down and Out).  I'm at the point where I need to insert the zipper.  I pinned down the zipper - tried it on.  And, you totally guessed it - I can't get it to zip up over my breasts!

The
Worst
Feeling
Ever.....

You can't even imagine the number of happy dances - I have done up to this point.  I've never made a halter top.  I've never made a jumpsuit.  This IS my most challenging project to date.  And, most importantly - even without the zipper - IT looks like the pattern envelope.  AND, it doesn't fit!  <Insert hissy fit.>

So, I'm moving on to my next project - the jacket from V8541 (hopefully, I'll have more success).  And, I'm putting this jumpsuit to the side for right now.

Hopefully, I'll work on some other projects and figure out a snazzy way that I can make a full bust adjustment at this point in the game.  (P.S. I already tried the sports bra over my bra and that didn't help.)  Otherwise, I'll finish the project and give it to my mom for Christmas.  We are shaped the same - except her breast are a little smaller (like, I'm DDD and she's D) and she's shorter than me.

Here's to making lemonade, when the need for a full bust adjustment has given you a lemon!  LOL!  (At least, I've been making happy noises - and, dances - in the sewing studio.)

Needles Up,
Always Audrey