Saturday 16 April 2011

Queen of Hearts Jacket - Work in Progress

This jacket has become a very slow project, luckily I started working on it very early so I haven enough time still.  I have cut out all the white pieces.....


and all the red! 

There are so many pieces and I haven't even started the lining yet which is going to be a black cotton.  The white and red are some very cheap satin fabric that looks bright and shiny but doesn't breathe well so I am lining it with cotton rather than something shiny as it will be nicer next to my skin.  Also I chose red and white instead of the red and black in the pattern picture for two reasons, firstly I already had enough of the red and some white and no black and secondly I think it more closely resembles the playing card suit rather than just going as a Disney style queen.  I want to make the costume my own rather than a copy of Disney or Tim Burton as I just think its more fun that way and I don't have to worry about being accurate.

I have been having problems with my interfacing though.  I am using fusible interfacing on the bodice of the jacket and when I ironed it onto the back white piece it has come up really bubbly like this:


This makes me sad.  I have used it before, though not with this cheapo fabric and it hasn't done this.  I have been more careful with the other pieces and the smaller ones have come out far better.  I then padded out my ironing board with a towel, as the cover is wearing thin and I could also see the marks on the fabric and this helped but it is still not gone.  If anyone has any suggestions/advice for using fusible interfacing and keeping the bubbles out, or even getting rid of them after they appear?  Please let me know.  :)

Also my Daddy has been taken into hospital today and I'm wishing him all the best for his operation later tonight xx  (Sewing keeps me from worrying too much)

4 comments:

  1. Try your iron at a lower setting and press down firmly don't move around the iron much.

    I can't wait to see how this turns out!

    I've been layering all my pieces at once and then cutting. It has saved me lots of time. I don't recommend doing it with chiffon as it likes to move even if it is pinned.

    I hope your dad is doing ok!

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  2. Thank you! I will try that! Yeah I didn't want to pin them all together as I knew I would have the movement problem, plus I was using fabric which I have used for previous projects so it had big chunks out of it! Was a bit of a puzzle getting all the pieces to fit.

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  3. Sometimes I hate fusible interfacing for just that reason. I made a trench coat once and the facing bubbled with the interfacing. I have been told that the interfacing needs to be preshrunk. (soak in hot water and hang to dry) Most of the time I now use sew-in interfacing. Thanks for visiting my blog.
    Always nice to meet another sewist!

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  4. Ah good tip, thanks!! I think if I use it for something that isn't a costume then I will try the sew in interfacing to try and prevent any problems.

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