The JamCat Fleece Project – Attaching the Fronts to the Back

HI! This is going to be a quick post as I only took a couple of pictures, and really only one of the jacket since the right side of the jacket is basicly the same as the left with one exception…I added a horizontal zippered chest pocket.

The pocket was sewn EXACTLY the same as the one on the left front so I don’t feel I need to re-post another zipper installation. Once that pocket was finished I sewed the Back piece to the Fronts at the shoulder.

It was at about this time that I was serging the raw edges when the serger decided to completely shut down. It had had enough! Uggh!!! I opened her up but couldn’t figure out what was wrong. She’d been giving me problems earlier on with that third thread, remember? I should have taken that as a warning sign! Uggh! I hate it when equipment breaks down!

This isn’t that greatest of sergers. She dates back to 1991-2, before I was married. She’s given me many years of good service for sure so I probably just need to give her a tune up. Jim asked if I needed a new one! (Love that man!) In the meantime I have switched over to just using an overcast stitch on my Bernina. Most machines have a stitch similar to this. It is much slower than just using the serger machine but it looks nice and does the job. Thank God for fancy stitches!