Post the Fourteenth: Cape 2, Appliqué Parlay
Okay, so last time we left off with shaping the cape and getting that sewn together all proper-like. This is a mage's cape, so it needs to be fancy. And nothing says fancy like embroidery . I don't have my own machine, but buying premade appliqu é patches is mercifully easy. These almost always have an iron on backing, but let me tell you a secret from many long years of being in scouts: DON'T IRON ON PATCHES. Or, rather, don't rely on ironing them. Invariably the glue is cheap and will give out. If you want make sure the appliqu é stays put, you have to sew them on. I'm sorry. The under stitching is kind of pretty, in a perverse "wow, that took a moment" way. I mean, really sorry. Needle drew blood at least three times and slid under a fingernail at least once. But yes. Brew a pot of coffee and buckle up, buttercup. Since the long side hasn't been sewn up yet, I pinned the appliqu é patches into place-...