Todays Project - What did you do today?

[TomG]

I finally finished up the interior on my Rambler. The project was starting to drag a bit because as usual, I bit off way more than I can chew. The rear seats and the front bench weren't too bad, but the front seat backs were a genuine pain in the ass. It's a good thing I saved them for last because I never would have had the skills to do them first, without the others for practice. The hardest part was doing the colored French seams because the seat covers are so deep that it's really hard to get access to them. Also keeping the basting tape in place on the back of them proved near impossible in those hard to reach areas. The hardboard seat backs with two layers of vinyl and foam were also quite a challenge to top stitch. There were a lot of missed stitches and broken threads that I had to go back and repair by hand. I suspect that maybe the thread I was using was too light for such a difficult material to sew. All in all, I learned a heck of a lot and wouldn't hesitate to do it again, just maybe a slightly simpler design.

Tom