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Argh, Interfacing!!!

Sooooooooo....this happened on my current "vintage" make: I was *THIS* close to finishing a #VintagePledge  sewing project, but progress came to a screeching halt when I basted on the bow and discovered I looked like I was auditioning for the circus. Seriously, my bow looks NOTHING like the one on the envelope. The fabric is a voile and I was so hesitant to interface the bow, as is instructed in the pattern. But I found an "ultra lightweight interfacing" made by Pellon that I had in my stash. It felt very lightweight with a good amount of drape so I went ahead and fused that bitch onto my beautiful voile, knowing full well that I didn't have enough leftover fabric to redo it if it turned out shitty. Well, it turned out shitty and now I'm stuck doing this: yep, I'm scraping the interfacing off the bow ever so delicately. I've gone through a fantastic episode of Parenthood and a gawd-awful episode of Grey's A