Impressed with other sewing rooms I've taken a hard look and decided moving clutter round is not the way to go.  I found a bargain on Ebay, of something I have very similar in the conservatory for hiding rubbish (not mine I might add).  Some muttering when it arrived more expense)  but the young man even carried it upstairs for me.  I've got another two corners to go but this is a good start.  Found fabric I'd forgotten I had!

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The overlocker was going on top but a bit too high for me to lift it so got to find another home for it.  The sewing machine will be on a tailor made table, narrower, but easier to move around to different places without dropping.

I'm going to work on a new regime, everything to do with a new project goes in the left over  baskets.  Can't lose anything then, can I?

I'd like to say no more fabric, but Clothspot had a remnant sale at the weekend and couldn't resist.

I completed by moto jacket a few weeks ago bar the snaps, two on either side.  Being a bit nervous because it was the first time I'd done them I had waited until all my ducks were in a row and DH out of the way (he tries and helps and I wanted to do it myself).  Main worry was the fabric where the snaps were had some decent interfacing and fabric a good weight, so I knew that might be a problem.

Anyway the sample was fine but needed some hard knocking.  Got the first side on top done, getting anxious because it really did need brute force. Perfect, feeling much better I did the second hole, perfect.  Just ready to put the top snap on I dropped the top one onto the floor, picked it up and  stared a bit more closely at my hole. I'd put the hole on the flaming collar .  A bit of swearing, not much considering, I went through my options.  First thought, take the top side of the collar off, replace and stitch the back hole up.  Went down to make a cup of coffee and had a rethink.  All the jackets I've seen recently have  two snaps each side, collar and the facing piece.  So gone with another one on the collar, which didn't take as much hammering.

I'm relieved but left it for another day for the bottom snaps.  I hate doing stuff when I've been flustered.  The tool I got with the first set of snaps has split open on one side, which is just as well I got one of the pyramid tools and the plier set (that made a lovely hole with no messing).

 

I made this two years ago:

http://www.sewdirect.com/acatalog/Vogue-9015.html

I loved the dressing gown that much that apart from when it got put away when it got colder, it never got ironed.  Washed in a morning, worn at night.  So thought I would make another one.  Spent £45 on some lovely lawn with apple blossom and birds on, cut it out to discover the birds were the wrong s****** way round on the branch.  I'd set the sleeve piece on one side to cut out later but I've cut them now the right way up as well as the belt.  I'd already decided to do the pockets differently so hopefully it wont be that noticeable at the  front although old eagle eye will see it and have a snigger.  I'll just not turn my back on him.

Daft part, I am usually so careful about  right and wrong ways, I think I was that eager to start  something else.  Must have been that flipping pigeon flying around Morrisons put the mockers on.

What I like about this is that the belt is fixed in so it doesn't shunt around all the time.   

It really hacks me off when you see something that everybody loves and you make it and you look  a dog.  Use your bust size it said, I did, but still not comfortable.  Some pictures seemed to show it hang funny, I interlined mine  and it was fine.  The sleeves seemed a bit narrow and I wanted them long so I changed to two piece sleeves and had trouble fitting them into the armhole.  I wanted it longer, held the pattern against me but never noticed the back neck was included (that was a bit of baby brain for over a month, (right prescription wrong brand), looked too hippy.. 

I got to nearly the end, looked at it laid out and thought why waste my time, bundled it up and shoved away, another stone off might do it.

On the other hand this has turned out fine:

https://www.palmerpletsch.com/product/mccalls-7694-melissas-moto-jacket/

I just wish I'd gone with the colour I originally intended.  I'm biting my nails over doing the heavy duty snaps next.

I'm doing this
http://www.sewdirect.com/acatalog/McCalls-7694.html

Looking at the left hand side as you wear it, the front facing butts up to the left side of the zip.  How close does it need to be to the zip? 

I've lusted over this for a few weeks and my finger has nearly hit the button a few times, but, I have no idea how to sew it and all that I know is that you get a lot of fur flying around from around the edges so I think I'll leave it to someone with better sewing skills than I have.  Looks fabulous and rather this than the real thing

https://www.joelandsonfabrics.com/uk/fabric/faux-fur

Don't know whether it is a bargain or not but it does have 1 years guarantee.  Fortunately I am managing to control my whims of fancy  (at one time I would have walked over coal for this machine).

http://www.psmc.co.uk/acatalog/Janome-MC6500P-3926.html#SID=33

I finished up with the Husqvarna Mega Quilter, which I must admit is fearless at punching a hole in anything.

I've been getting my buttons from Totally Buttons but the latest lot, didn't look quite right and the one I really wanted was not the right size and another one, which I got to compare previously, they no longer sold .  I had got a second lot from them that were fine but a bit drab so I started looking and came across Habby World, which had the button I wanted and the right size.

What fascinated me though was the website, never seen one like it, very plain and a bit home-made looking.  Has anyone else used them before?