How to hand stitch sheepskin to saddle skirting

[cowboycolonel]

Big Sioux,

 

I do it that way because I use the guide on my Adler to align the stitches, and if I try to sew at the same time, I run the risk of having the fleece catch up in the feed dogs, which REALLY messes up a stitch line.  Besides, I think a hand-stitched skirt looks so much better. As I said, I "tack" the fleece to the skirts with rubber cement then half a dozen randomly- spaced single stitches.  The fleece can slip a bit and still come out right.  If you trim it first and it slips, then you have a wreck to clean up. I hate wrecks!!!

[damsaddler13]

 Thanks Oltoot, will definitely give it a try.