So once I got that done, I had to take a little time for me. And I figure this pattern:
Plus this fabric:
Will make a fabulous little top for fall. So I started working on it and got more than halfway through when - DOH! I realize I had sewn the two back sleeves together, and set them in to one armhole. How much do I hate when I do that? Worse? I used my 5 thread industrial Juki serger. Guess how easy it is to rip out seams once that puppy has done its thing? Not easy. Not easy at all.
Okay, I know you're saying, "Hey, you have more of this fabric, don't you? Well, yah, but it's so popular I don't want to pull any I don't have to. So I'm sitting here with a surgical scalpel ripping seams while watching Young Frankenstein.
So since I don't have a picture of a finished garment to show just yet, here's a great recipe. We made Jerk Pork Roast today. I have a wonderful jerk rub recipe that I have used for years. It always gets raves. Now mind you, it is h-h-h-hot. But it is also very savory, and you can make it less or more spicy by varying the number of Scotch Bonnet peppers you use. I don't take pictures of food. I don't have the photographic setup to make food look good. Trust me. Your taste buds will love it.
Jamaican Jerk Rub
1 Four-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
2/3 cup fresh thyme leaves, chopped
7 cloves of garlic, peeled
5 bay leaves, crushed
2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp freshly ground pepper
1 tsp kosher salt
5 Scotch Bonnet peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped
1/3 cup olive oil
Put all ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until just all ingredients are chopped, but not too fine. Spread on your favorite meat. Grill and enjoy!
Happy sewing and cooking!
1 comment:
I have made this t shirt (version A) 3x now (once out of your fabric!) and love it. I found that the sleeve works better if you cut it double, sew it together around the bottom (so its already hemmed) and then set the sleeve and serge the armhole. I made the 3rd version without the neckband...instead, I raised the neck 1" (at the front/back pieces and sleeve) and then did a bias binding. I think I like that one the best! I also made it in 3 different lengths: the pattern version, one longer to the hip, and one almost tunic length. I also found I had to make it a size smaller than my regular size. But the pattern is a winner! Allison
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