I am determined to finish Cambria and Titan's rodeo shirts today. I sewed Titan's Monday and then yesterday I sewed Cambria's. I ran into a problem right away with the unicorn appliqué (unicorns are ALWAYS problematic, right?)
I consulted with Jessica about how it should be stitched. It was so large that if I put it straight on the yoke, it would interfere with the collar and sleeve seams. Jessica told me that Cambria absolutely would not mind if it were at an angle.
Once that decision was made, then I was able to finish the shirt that afternoon. There is just one more thing to do.
Add the pearl snaps to the pocket flaps and the front of the shirts. And I am procrastinating this step big time.
I've laid the snaps out on the shirts so that I know where I want to place them.
And I've decided that five snaps going down the front is better than four.
But still I procrastinate. Frankly, I am intimidated. It has been a LONG time since I put snaps onto a garment. (I used to sew my kids little rompers that could be unsnapped for diaper changes. Cole is 32. Yep! A long time! )
My experience was not always the best - I've used the spool and hammer method mentioned in the directions on the snap package above, and I've used snap pliers, too. (Old ones from years ago; I did buy new snap pliers for this project.)
It didn't help when I opened my new snap pliers and out tumbled a whole bunch of brightly colored parts.
And the large, full color sheet of instructions that was front to back.
I was already intimidated; this served to raise my apprehension level through the roof.
I need seven pearl snaps for each shirt and I have two packages of twelve. There is enough to practice with on scrap fabric before actually applying them to the kids' shirts.
Wish me luck.
