I love a good Freebie!  It was me who made the Bernina top, and I'm wearing one now.  Very simple, although I have changed the sleeve a bit, and put a cuff on it.

I'll be looking for the workout tee thanks @SewRuthieSews , that will use up some small leftover pieces.  I have a few free patterns, and if I can find them, I'll post them here 

Jessie

Well, I spoke too soon.  Toile looked fine, so I went ahead with the dress, and found that the bodice was too long.

There are gathers under the bust, and as I was up-sizing it, I lengthened the bodice by an 1".  It seems that this is too much, and the bodice is sitting nearer to my waist...

Fortunately, I've sewn only with very long stitch, so it should come apart easily. 

I thought it was too good to be true...

Jessie

I'm early today, and checking in before I start tweaking the toile. 

First sewing I've done for a couple of days, so it took me a while to bring myself up to speed.

See you all later!

Jessie

I'm early today as gardening is a no-no.  Far too cold for my old bones...

So, patterns chosen, and the first cut out straight from the packet, is almost ready to sew.  I say almost because I've had a little hiccough...  I managed to cut out the front of the dress, but I'm afraid the back is now in three pieces - and no sleeves... You know when you think you have enough fabric, and after cutting the front out, you realise that you really don't, well, this will be one of those dresses. 

The second had already been cut out as a size twelve, and I've had to do more than a bit of jiggery pokery to make it fit.  So, for this one, I need a toile - just need to find suitable fabric for it.

I will report back later...

Jessie

Can'tgive advice unfortunately @annierose , but would be interested to hear more about rag rugging.  I remember as a child, my mum had rag rugs all over the house!  Money was tight, and fitted carpets some time in the future! 

I certainly have enough rags to give one a go!

Jessie

A big welcome from me too @59doodle !

Look forward to seeing some of your makes!

Jessie

@BrendaP , I found your post really reassuring.  I was beginning to think I was hopelessly inadequate that I couldn't just unpick the stitches where the problem lay.  Now I know that I'm doing the right thing by completely unpicking, and re-knitting.

I now have a different problem, my cable has slpped out of the screw on bit...  I nearly lost all my stitches, but looked down just in time.  Now waiting for another to arrive, in the meantime, I wonder if superglue will do the trick?

Jessie

@Acorn you're right.  I don't seem to have much trouble with a cable pattern as it is bold, and quite easy to see.  The pattern I'm doing now is quite a subtle diamond pattern, and it's easy to miss a wrongly facing stitch.

I'll keep trying with the small area correction, after all, the worst that can happen is that I have to unpick the rows anyway.  I just had difficulty yesterday, as to correct the stitches, they have to be twisted...

I do wish that when these tutorials went on YouTube (or similar), they would show a correction with a pattern. 

@Ouryve , I do use a crochet hook, as it make things easier, but it's the manipulating of the stitches I find hard.

I think I just use patterns which are above my pay grade...

Jessie