All done. . It actually needed 5” off, so I cut off about 2.5” , then pinned up 2.5” more , ironed it and pinned it , then sewed all around with stitch 8 the stretchy zigzag. After that I trimmed it close to the zigzag, which is a great tip. The sewing went really well, however the original cutting off of the 2.5” was tricky as the manufacturer (White Stuff ) wasn’t too fussy about keeping the pattern level on the patterned fabric. As you can see the line of flowers is way off,  but I had to go with what was already done or it would have been an uneven hem. Also a bit big for a 14 , but I’m not taking it in. It’ll be fine for a hot day if we get any.

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 Oh , lots of helpful advice here. I’ve got time today, so I’ll give it a go.

I bought a t shirt online, that is way too long, making it look like a nightie( not a good look!) I need to cut about 4” off and hem it. I’m mainly a quilter and craft sewer and although I have made clothes way back in the past and scrubs during Covid, I’ve not really used stretchy fabric.
 Does anyone have a Janome machine, who can advise which stitches are best? I’ve googled, but can’t find anything too clear. I’ve got a TXL607. I’m guessing that I’ll need to finish the edge and then turn it up and hem.

I’m not on Facebook @Ouryve , but I just shut down the box where it asked me to log in , using the X in the corner and I got in.

That was really interesting. I’d never heard of Sanquhar gloves and I’ve lived in Scotland all my life. The woman recording the patterns seems to be a quilter too, from the picture of the cushions on her sofa.

I finished my 3rd scrappy quilt last night. What will I do now?

 It is backed with the narwhal fleece remnant that I used on the flannel quilt and I still have lots left. I’m going to keep this quilt and will eventually give it as a gift to a baby. It’s a simple pattern, but I like the way you can see squares in the pattern or big stars and it’s a good use of all those tiny scraps. There are a few non perfect point joins, but hopefully a non quilter won’t notice!

I did some straight quilting first and then used various forms of simple fmq to stabilise the tiny scrap squares.

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Oh dear @Sewingsue , I sympathise. I have several times almost finished baby cardigans and then not liked the colour or the pattern and have ripped them out to knit something new. I have also sometimes knitted the back of a jumper and thinking it’s going to work out too big, have just done a fudge by knitting the front a bit smaller, but the same length . It’s frustrating to rip things out, but no point in knitting something that’s not going to be right.

Looking lovely @Stitches . That’s a lot of scraps!