Freezer Paper Has No Grainlines

Today was UFO day for the ASG Neighborhood Group I've been attending. About 10 of us worked together on our unfinished sewing projects. It was lots of fun. It reminds me of the sew lab I go to at Lake WA Tech, except we didn't have a teacher. I worked on a top that I cut out last night. I used Pattern Master Boutique to draft the pattern and chose a cotton knit fabric that I got from the close-out sale at Buttons and Bolts. I sewed it up, then had some of the women help pin out the extra fabric to improve the fit. I didn't use too much ease when drafting, it was just the nature of the knit I used. I need to finish the neckline, then will have Larry take a picture of me wearing it. The slopes are good. In other words, the shoulder seams are exactly where they should be.

Part of the fun was seeing what other people were making. Some of the ladies worked on bags. One repurposes fabric samples by sewing them into bags for children removed from their homes by protective services. She says it's much more humane for a child to pack up using an attractive bag than using just a plastic bag. Others there also were sewing for charity. One lady was working on a Christmas tree wallhanging, saying she might finish it in time for Christmas in 11 months. A few were trying out instructions for placemats that have 4 sides. It's a really cleaver design. I have the written instructions and will probably try it. I wanted to trace the template for the 4 sided placemats on freezer paper. I laid out the paper and arranged the template on it, only to find out that it didn't fit. I asked if anyone had tape to add an extension. No one did. Finally, Millie came up and turned the template on the diagonal of the paper, saying, "Freezer paper has no grainlines!" We all had a good laugh.