Joanna's Nightgown

 Okay, I have now rediscovered one of the reasons why, when the children grew up and flew the coop, I gladly switched from clothes-making (especially knit-clothes-making) to quilting (especially with nice quilter’s cotton)!

I had a piece of soft, soft, premium knit in soft, pale pink, with darker pink sprays of tiny dogwood blossoms on it, and shiny embroidered dots here and there, giving it a subdued dotted-Swiss effect.  With this, I planned to make Joanna’s nightgown. 

That is, I would do this, if I ever happened to get the dreadful stuff folded on grain!!!!  AAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrggggggghhhh

It stuck to itself.  It stretched.  It twisted.  It rumpled.  And I couldn’t seem to smooth it out to save my life!

After a small rant, I got back to unsticking, untwisting, and unrumpling, wishing for another pair of hands (or at least a stack of bricks on which to bang my head)!

I finally got it all cut out, with the pieces nice and straight, after giving up trying to line up the selvedges.  Instead, I just made sure the fold was straight, since I had to use it for a few pieces.  I cut a long-sleeved nightgown, and used up every bit of excess fabric on ruffles for hem and yoke.  Then I threaded my serger and launched in.

  

I always feel a nice big sense of accomplishment when I use up a big piece of garment fabric of one sort or another.  Or maybe it's more on the order of, There!  Got that stuff outa my hair!  :-D

This really is nice knit; it’s not its fault it’s not lovely quilter’s cotton! 

Venice lace on ruffle