Leggings--Finished!

Miss K striking a pose in her new leggings

The granddaughters were over yesterday. They arrived just as I was finishing sewing the oldest's pair of leggings. I timed myself. It took me exactly 13 minutes to sew her pink pair of leggings! Miss K gave them a quick try on to see if I had gotten the alteration right. I did! She was tickled! 

Of course, one granddaughter can't get a new pair of leggings without the other granddaughter getting a new pair too. The deal was that the youngest granddaughter could make her own. Miss J was "down" for the sewing!

When she was over for the sleepover, she helped me adjust the bobbin tension on Inky, my featherweight. She had decided that when she comes over, Inky is her machine because she knows how to adjust the bobbin tension AND because the machine is her size!

Inky sews well on woven fabrics. Joie, my Bernina, sews well on stretch fabrics. Miss J decided she could give Joie a spin. She also got to clean finish her seams on the serger. She loved watching the knife cut away the seam allowance.

Stretching the fabric ahead and behind the needle

It took Miss J about half an hour to finish her pair of leggings. She liked how they fit as well. She liked the horse print as much as her sister liked the pink fabric. She took the lesson about stretching the fabric in front and behind the needle seriously. Her seam allowance varied a bit. She did well to keep her foot on the foot pedal as well as keeping her hands busy all at the same time.

Once she finished, I told her that she could enter them in the fair since she stitched them herself. She is considering the entry. I asked them to put on their leggings so I could snap a photo. They chose to take the photo outside "in nature." I don't know that I call our backyard "in nature," but, their comment made me chuckle! 

Modeling the new leggings "in nature"

I used half of a yard of fabric for each pair of leggings. Both of these fabrics were scraps from previous projects. I've now used 9 1/4 yards from my stash this year. This was goal number three on my 3rd quarter goal list. It was also goal number three on my July goal list.

Miss K didn't get a chance on a machine so the next time she comes, we will rectify that situation! I'm glad they both are showing an interest in stitching!