Midieval Feast
So, I actually finished my dress a couple of hours before the feast. OK, all it needed at that point was the sleeve hems and hem ... hem, done. And some weird tacking at the top of the very non-period zipper up the back. And it made a huuuuge difference working on Carol's pricey Bernina instead of my Ames-closeout Brother that ties knots around the bobbin mechanism at every opportunity.
Here's Carol doing some last-minute touch-ups of her own.
The Smith Room aka Midieval Dining Hall, all set up and waiting.
Time to make the trenchers!
Wenches in training. We had help from the Preston, CT, cadet Girl Scout Troop #3027, who are working on a self-designed badge called "food through the ages." They did a *lot* of work for us, preparing food, decorating, and serving, and that's only about 1/5 of what they are doing for their total badge.
And their Troop Leader getting interviewed by the local paper.
A Count petitions the King and Queen for permission to make a "trip to Canterbury." Ironically, he is actually from Canterbury. Canterbury, Connecticut, that is.
Our musicians and bards, catching a bite between sets.
Behind-the-scenes kitchen and other staff, including Friar Henry, seller of Indulgences. Hey, a years' worth of guilt-free sinning for $5? That's a bargain!
And last, but hardly least, Carol, my patient sewing instructor and lender of functional sewing equipment, in her completed garb for her role as ... bar wench? A very high class bar wench, methinketh. (Me also thinketh she has used this same getup, minus the new hat, when she has been Queen of the Feast in the past! LOL)
So, yeah, interesting choice for a first sewing project, eh? Well, first sewing project to actually get completed. My sewing machine really sucks, but I may try to do a quick-n-should-be-easy fleece quilt with it. Squares all pre-cut, seams all straight. If I can't even do that, then it just needs to be junked, I think, and I'll have to start looking for a better machine. Preferably lightly used and under $500, but yet much better quality than this piece of crap.
Here's Carol doing some last-minute touch-ups of her own.
The Smith Room aka Midieval Dining Hall, all set up and waiting.
Time to make the trenchers!
Wenches in training. We had help from the Preston, CT, cadet Girl Scout Troop #3027, who are working on a self-designed badge called "food through the ages." They did a *lot* of work for us, preparing food, decorating, and serving, and that's only about 1/5 of what they are doing for their total badge.
And their Troop Leader getting interviewed by the local paper.
A Count petitions the King and Queen for permission to make a "trip to Canterbury." Ironically, he is actually from Canterbury. Canterbury, Connecticut, that is.
Our musicians and bards, catching a bite between sets.
Behind-the-scenes kitchen and other staff, including Friar Henry, seller of Indulgences. Hey, a years' worth of guilt-free sinning for $5? That's a bargain!
And last, but hardly least, Carol, my patient sewing instructor and lender of functional sewing equipment, in her completed garb for her role as ... bar wench? A very high class bar wench, methinketh. (Me also thinketh she has used this same getup, minus the new hat, when she has been Queen of the Feast in the past! LOL)
So, yeah, interesting choice for a first sewing project, eh? Well, first sewing project to actually get completed. My sewing machine really sucks, but I may try to do a quick-n-should-be-easy fleece quilt with it. Squares all pre-cut, seams all straight. If I can't even do that, then it just needs to be junked, I think, and I'll have to start looking for a better machine. Preferably lightly used and under $500, but yet much better quality than this piece of crap.