tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post1152616531917070174..comments2023-10-11T03:59:34.784-07:00Comments on Go Chanel or Go Home: I am so slowAntoinettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09398754886656482414noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-11646847704477923972009-12-14T10:18:35.221-08:002009-12-14T10:18:35.221-08:00Your fabric choices are beautiful, and as Digs poi...Your fabric choices are beautiful, and as Digs pointed out, your fitting will pay off in the end. I've made several of these jackets, and have taken Susan Khalje's class on constructing a Chanel jacket using the couture method. All this is to say that I've got some experience behind my recommendations. I'd recommend against using clear nylon thread for your quilting. Use a fine cotton or even fine cotton embroidery thread. <br />Susan K recommends against using a different color in the bobbin as it may show in the top if the stitches aren't perfectly balanced, however if you really don't like the look of the white thread showing on your lining, try a pale yellow. <br />Metrosene makes a cotton machine embroidery thread that is wonderful for quilting these boucles, and the thread will be less obtrusive on your (beautiful) silk.<br />I thought I had a picture in my flickr set on construction but evidently the one on pinning the lining to the boucle before quilting didn't get uploaded. If you pin your vertical lines before you stitch you may experience less shifting, especially if you're not using a walking foot.<br />Have fun with it.Marjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695305834402487163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-55317707520025515022009-12-09T01:18:22.324-08:002009-12-09T01:18:22.324-08:00Faye, I made a test yesterday with a regular and t...Faye, I made a test yesterday with a regular and the result is alright.Marie-Noëllehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572431039329904583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-43558004460169934062009-12-08T14:25:02.466-08:002009-12-08T14:25:02.466-08:00I did mine with a regular foot.I did mine with a regular foot.Faye Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781186043996633965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-28713009009748845822009-12-08T11:38:48.245-08:002009-12-08T11:38:48.245-08:00There're a beautiful fabrics! I'm waiting ...There're a beautiful fabrics! I'm waiting the next post!Nórahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743764845022575511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-56460509413171682742009-12-08T05:57:24.398-08:002009-12-08T05:57:24.398-08:00Thanks for your support, my sewing mojo is coming ...Thanks for your support, my sewing mojo is coming back.<br />Digs the fabric seems to be made of manmade fibre and cotton. It was €5 for a yard.<br />The lining is silk. I visited your blog and i've seen that you love colourful linings too...Marie-Noëllehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572431039329904583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-55895993945435926842009-12-08T04:30:49.703-08:002009-12-08T04:30:49.703-08:00I'm not much of a quilter, but I suspect you c...I'm not much of a quilter, but I suspect you could get away with just lowering the pressure of your presser foot (there's usually a big screw type thing on the top of your machine). This would keep the foot from displacing your top layer. Why not do a test to see how much the fabric shifts? It may be something you can control with your hands as you feed the fabric through the machine.Mz. Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795252523182627852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-69202013639156911172009-12-08T04:02:52.802-08:002009-12-08T04:02:52.802-08:00Your jacket is going to be superb, and all that fi...Your jacket is going to be superb, and all that fitting will pay off. Is that a wool tweed, or a cotton one? Just curious. Beautiful, beautiful lining. <br /><br />A walking foot is one that has teeth on top to pull the top fabric layer to the back as you sew. To get one, go to a sewing machine store and ask for one. Ask for a demo before you take it home (when I got mine, I had no idea how to install it). Bring one of your machine's ordinary feet along, so the seller can tell if you have a low or high shank. <br /><br />Good luck!Digshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146986269769790807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-68686225544721056952009-12-08T04:01:02.383-08:002009-12-08T04:01:02.383-08:00courage Marie Noëlle! ca devient boncourage Marie Noëlle! ca devient bonMon Café Couturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204284395364275383noreply@blogger.com