Quote Originally Posted by Gaian View Post
Excellent work!.... Good luck on sewing in the hem. It is best to cut corduroy rather than rip it, as you can see, from your pics, it left a rippled edge. this stretch will increase the length of that hem. Spritz it with water and use your steam iron to get it to lay flat before you attempt to sew in the hem....

When you get to the pleats it is going to be really thick and difficult to get under the presser foot. Be patient and go slowly and have alot of extra needles on hand! This stuff is slippery and can get away from you as you may have found out when joining it together....

Keep up the good work.
Thank you! I didn't notice a ripple, but then, I did press the hem down well-it seems to have sewn in straight. I also didn't have much difficulty with the thickness of the pleats. My sewing machine is a bit of a wimp, but it did fine. This corduroy is not light, but it's not one of the really heavy ones either.

Today, I got the waistband on, but then the kids took over my work space, so the belt loops will happen tomorrow. I also got a few heavy duty snaps which will be hidden at the far right of the over apron and the far left of the under apron. This is a bold move, since the recipient isn't immediately at hand to try it on, but, if the snaps are not in exactly the right place, they can be moved easily.

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Be well,