Ooo, that top does look really neat.
As for me, I have the pattern redrafted, new pieces cut out for both diapers, and have remembered how to thread the sewing machine and adjust the tension. However, I need more scrap fabric, and the scrap fabric pile is kept in boxes in the back room due to lack of space. The back room does not have heat, and it is currently below freezing here. It's below 70F (20C) in my room and I can't get it warmer, so I'm bundled up with gloves on just in here. There's no way I'm poking my nose back in that fridgebox until it warms up a smidge... which might be around Monday at current weather guesstimates.
While I have to wait, maybe I should start drafting on the Kelly and Tommy PJs. I still have access to paper towels.
What happened to the first diaper attempt? Oh, yes, I was going to explain that, wasn't I...
Ok, here's the thing. I use cheap white glue as a fabric stabilizer when sewing. I know some people use starch, but it's pricy and the residue can attract silverfish. I actually copy the pattern onto paper, glue it to the fabric, cut it out together and work from there. No need for special markers I don't have or any other way of transferring markings to the fabric and hoping I have the seam allowances right. It worked just fine for me before....
This time, I think my glue may have gotten old and thickened up a bit, and I was too enthusiastic to try the pattern to really notice. It just seemed a little stiffer than usual...
And things really did go ok until I started in on the velcro and hem. The needle couldn't take the weight of all the glued fabric and the tacky velcro too, and I broke a needle.
Then my hem stitches just didn't look neat enough... I had trouble pulling them tight because the fabric was too stiff, even if I wetted it down. By then I knew something was badly wrong... I've never had to use a spring clamp on fabric before.
My fingers got sore and I decided to redraft after only getting a fifth of the way around after hours of forcing a needle through the mess. I might try to salvage the job by going ahead and washing the glue out later, but then I'll have to eyeball the seam allowance, which is not something I like to do when sewing tiny. (or I could pin it first and then try to wash it with sharp points all over, and hope I don't poke myself or break pins XD)
From now on I'm going to try to remember to check the glue.