Cherry capris underway

The cherry capris are underway. I'm as far as inserting the zipper, and that's a good stopping point. Better to do that bit when I'm fresh.

I'm happy to say that I had great twin needle success tonight on the inseams (after I remembered to adjust the tension). I suppose I did things a little unconventionally. I wanted to use a foot that accepts the guide arm, but the only foot that does so and fits the twin needle is the zipper foot. It worked really well, so I'll have to remember that for next time. This is my first twin needle topstitching experiment, and I'm glad it's working! The hard part will be figuring out which side to serge the crotch seam (can I say CF/CB instead?) so that the topstitching will work out with the fly. Ach, the planning! 

I've also been experimenting with edgestitching foot options (this pattern requires some edgestitching on the pocket facings). The best results so far have come from the edge joining foot (or blind hem foot?) as it has its own built-in guide to keep things tidy.

As I learn more, I experiment more. I yearn to be ninja-like, so all this time on task and curiosity is a good thing.

Tomorrow, zipper. And work on tracing and cutting out the t-shirt pattern for my sister. Right now, though, double dark chocolate gelato is calling my name!