Well I pulled finger and got sewing today! Made a VB fitted. It's a bit rough cos I'm way out of practice and it was also the first time I attempted to sew blind elastic. That is a little loose so my attempt at sewing a small is more like a medium I have a small here that I got from the weewuns as reference and I determined to have another crack at it. Would be at it now but my back was going to give out.
I suppose I could unpick it but I'd rather not and chalk it down to a learning curve, afterall it will still work. When I made my first honeyboy I made the tabs too long and it didn't fit C for about a year but he wears it now!

On a positive note I tried out knotting the cotton instead of a total rethread when I changed to a maxilock swirls and I'm please to announce that it didn't jam my machine. Sorry I ever doubted you Mel and Maz