Blocking Boards & Easing

I can't recall where the discussion about Blocking Boards took place, but I do remember Niksknits & Crimsonpurl discussing using other items to make blocking boards. Jumping on their creative ideas, I remembered that I had extra exercise mats and created a blocking board using them. I only had 4 left over and will stroll over to Modell's and pick up a pack of the Interlocking Exercise Mats, which cost only $10.99.

But looka here....haha!

I placed my EE Kcal project on it and pinned it down and Presto..... A La Blocking Board....lol. The good thing about it - you can take the mats apart and store them under your bed/closet, etc. when not in use... Thanks Ladies!

On the sewing front, I've managed to set-in the sleeves to my jacket. I watched Jackets for Real People DvD and Marta discussed using bias interfacing to help ease the sleeve cap into the armcyse, but I didn't have any around and while watching Project Runaway (Oh! btw the finale was off the hook...) I brain stormed on another way to easily ease the sleeve. I experienced an epiphany!!! needle & thread.... I ran a row of long stitches along the top of the sleeve cap, slightly pulled on the thread gathering the sleeve cap. I then placed the armhole over my sleeve board and pinned the sleeves in place. Once the sleeves were completed with bated breath I tried on the jacket and started doing the happy dance... it was perfect. After straining my brain on how to make it work I came across a tutorial by Threads, which discusses easing sleeves using the same method... lol. Now, if I could just get over the next hurdle... bagging a lining.

I will be using this fabric for the lining, which is cotton & lycra. Its been shuffled around over the last couple of days and has barely wrinkled... so that's a good sign.

Sheesh, I was long winded on this post...lol. Oh! Don't'forget to set your clocks an hour ahead.