X Kilt first attempt

[sydnie7]

I never even thought about taking up a class. Thanks I will most certainly look it up and I am sure that I can borrow a friends sewing machine instead of buying my own right away.

My first sewing class was in 8th grade, so if you are "smarter than an 8th grader" it's no big deal.

If you do decide to buy a machine, look for one with a little window that allows you to see how much thread is left on bobbin. Until those came along, unexpectedly running out of bobbin thread was a common curse -- or is that "caused common cursing"? Of course, that always seemed to happen in the middle of some fussy bit of sewing (or a long topstitch, of which there are plenty in X-Kilt).

[Kiltman]

I can't get over how really good the xkilt looks. Congratulations to all.

[SteveB]

Kilt does look excellent.
A trick I use on bobbins is to watch the thread spool as I load the bobbin for how many top to bottom passes I load on. Then as I sew I keep a mental eye on the number of top to bottom passes that have gone into stitching. When I am one or two less than I wound on the bobbin, it is time to check the bobbin.

[sydnie7]

Kilt does look excellent.
A trick I use on bobbins is to watch the thread spool as I load the bobbin for how many top to bottom passes I load on. Then as I sew I keep a mental eye on the number of top to bottom passes that have gone into stitching. When I am one or two less than I wound on the bobbin, it is time to check the bobbin.

Holy cow. My hat is off to anybody who can multi-task to that extent! Give me a little window and a transparent bobbin any day (having sewn too many years using the "run til it's empty" kind).

Sorry about the hijack. I'm partway through my own first X-Kilt this weekend, will post some pics when I finish up in next day or two. Like KiltedKiwi, I expect subsequent models will show improvement

[Dundee]

That is a good looking kilt. How wide did you make your over apron?