I got the bodice assembled and tried it on. The front looks nice with the CF gathered panel but I haaated the poofy gathered back...so I took it off and ripped it apart. I re-cut a fitted back (thank god I have 10 yards of this fabric) and RE assembled. It really helped having a zoom with sewing friends to actually KEEP me in the sewing room ( Read more... )

How do I ALWAYS do this to myself. The Poe picnic is in a week and I have....ahem...not much to show for it. I did a second mock up yesterday and was very pleased with my pattern. This morning I transferred it to a final pattern (go me i usually cut off the mock up and don't have a record) and cut out the bodice and sleeves from silk and cotton ( Read more... )

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otherwise things are keeping on here. I've neglected housework, and sewing and pretty much all the productivity. I apparently will not meet the apocalypse with a can-do attitude.

I'm supposed to be sewing for our PEI trip but If I'm honest with myself there's no way I can afford to go with Rob unemployed most of the year (even if they managed to go ( Read more... )