Three left feet

Yesterday I was working on a doll that I'm making for my final in my Color & Design class. The pattern I'm using has a two part foot; you sew the heels together on the sole before you add the top of the foot. The toe of the foot has a definite curve so you have a shapely foot for sculpting.

I cut the pieces out at the same time but didn't pay a whole lot of attention to the pieces before I began sewing. Just peeled the first pieces off the freezer paper and began to sew. Then picked up the next two pieces and put them together - no thought involved, just sew.

I made two feet and when I turned them I realized I had two left feet. Oh well, not a problem I'll just cut out another one and sew a right foot. I looked at the finished piece, while it was right side out, and played with the new pieces to make sure I was sewing a right foot this time. Not sure what I did but I made ANOTHER left foot. Grrrrr.

So I cut out another two pieces but this time before I started to sew I turned one of the left feet inside out so I could make sure I was sewing the pieces in the right direction. Moral of the story: Make sure you lay the pieces out on the table before you start to sew instead of leaving them stacked.

When I'm done with this little lady I just might have to make a dancing doll ... with two left feet!