I was so ill this weekend that I couldn't attend Defenders and get HRH's hem worked out. (BOOO!) However, Michelle and Ashe'el came to my rescue and made sure it all worked out. Michelle brought the kirtle down to the event, and Ashe'el did the fitting. I was really, really nervous about sewing for HRH (as she is a wonderful seamstress in her own right), and I hear it went smashingly. And I quote: "She loved the kirtle. She needs the sleeves fixed, other than that she had it on dancing like a lil girl" I had misgivings about the pattern I was given for the sleeves - they were big enough for *me*, and she is a tiny woman, so I'm not surprised at all that she wants the sleeves altered. As far as fixing/changing things, sleeves are the easiest thing to do!
*pictures forthcoming*
Speaking of being ill, I ran a 101 fever all Friday, and 99.5-100 on Saturday. By Sunday, while still feeling weak and run down, I was feeling much, much better. The whole situation was made worse because Hubby wasn't there, and I missed him terribly. On Friday morning, one of the dogs had barfed under the covers, so I was sick, weak, and covered in dog vomit. (EWWWWW!) Was not the best start to the day. I slept off and on most of Friday and Saturday, but by Saturday evening, I was feeling well enough to be semi-productive, and make a quick $80 doing some logo digitizing and embroidering for my dads company. They are off to a convention of some sort today, and they wanted some shirts sporting their logo. I didn't snap any pictures of the final product, but here's a picture of the digitized design: (Acutally, I can't find a picture of the final design, but this is the one right before the final draft, so pretty close)
*Uh, my account says there is no disk space left for media. So. Maybe it is time to leave LJ land once and for all. BAH.*
My next ramblings are quite picture heavy, so this is going to be short and sweet, I think. I met with the gal whom I am making the wedding dress for, and took measurements and discussed some of the details about what she wants. Most of it I'm pretty comfortable with, but there is a lace overlay/piecing that could really end up looking 'costumey' if I'm not careful, so I'm worried about that. BUT I am really, really excited to start sourcing material. Because she has a fairly generous budget, I'm going to be able to use fabrics and notions that I would normally never look twice at - and I'm freakin' excited!
I have the design pretty firmly in my mind of how I'm going to construct it, and I started drafting out the bodice last night. I used a 50% JoAnns coupon to buy nearly a whole bolt of muslin so I can fine-tune the details before ever needing to cut into the satin. MMmmmmm.....I'm excited - I hope I live up to her expectations, I'm quite nervous!
While I'm not necessarily one that condones copying a designer dress, that is what she wants. She also wants enough changes that I've been able to justify it as an 'inspiration' rather than a full-on copy. What do you guys think?
Here's the dress that she wants