Originally posted by dadsbmw
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Thanks for the input! I was actually flirting with the idea of having a darker color on the faces, but opted for the brighter one as I felt it would flow better with the overall white car and polished lips.
Ive been considering swapping to non-smoked smileys, however it's hard to find anyone that would be willing to trade directly :/
A little update! I've been pretty busy with school and work lately, but I've been finding time to work on the next piece of the project: interior.
I ordered the rest of the materials and totally stripped my drivers seat lower portion I had recently completed. I've decided to go another route, and wanted to implement some other details I've been wanting for some time now.
I now have access to a newer machine. About 20 years newer! But still initially manufactured in the 80's... ha!
The machine is part of the pfaff creative series and has loads of different stitch patterns, accepts my needed needle size, same high quality metal internals, and has features that highly benefit the upholstery experience such as a walking foot, longer (up to 6mm) step, step per press (great for top stitch) and potential for dual needle configurations and patterns. While most of the added features aren't necessary, the walking foot and larger step alone have allowed me to achieve rather challenging tasks that I wasn't able to before.
I stripped off both bolsters since I knew I wanted to add a top stitch. Then, I created proper templates out of thin art board rather than roughly cut cardboard. This has allowed me a much more accurate tracing process and better fitting bolsters. After testing the templates; I cut out all 8 pieces of suede and adhered them to the backing foam. I finished both bolsters for the drivers seat, and decided that I wanted to go for a single top stitch. While a French seam (double top stitch) is usually the go to stitch, I wanted to keep things simple and classy!
Also, for some time I had debated on whether a red top stitch would be the way to go. After doing some thinking, I opted for the black for a stealth and classy look. I had just gotten back from this years SF international auto show slightly disgusted by the played out red stitching on almost every somewhat sporty car. The black simply gives a cleaner look, and flows better with my second seat update.
While I had the seat apart again, I decided to play with some novelty ideas: diamond quilted fabrics. After seeing a few high end interiors with diamond stitched material, I wanted to implement it into my own car. Sounds a little crazy right? Luxury, sporty, suede, m rain? Well, the BMW is a sport luxury car so I guess I'm not too far from the theme!
I ditched the Vader style lower section in favor of the quilted material and once again opted for the black stitching. After maxing some samples, the red simply didn't flow well. It was too flashy and since the red on the thread was slightly more metallic than the red on the m rain fabric, I figured black is the way to go. After some time massaging out the fitment, I've finished the lower portion of the drivers seat. For a second time...
My goal is to have the interior done and in the car by the end of the year (at least the door panels, front seats, and rear bench) So far I'm on track!
I've also got a few more plans for the interior and exterior, But I'll focus on this first!
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