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[mandie_rw]

Crawling along on the striped jacket - I lost a day of sewing yesterday, because I spent most of the day when not at work running scans on the stupid computer, because somebody decided it would be brilliant to open a spam email and click on the link. I was at the point where I really needed to try the jacket on, so zero sewing.

And then today I had to hem curtains for my sister. Why that takes so long, I don't know, but it took forever! I did get to try the jacket on (it seems to fit in a fairly non-horrendous way, if I pretend the couple wrinkles don't exist!), and then hemmed it when I got home tonight.

Woo.

Edit: And I've been thinking about the teens day dress I was going to make for the Longwood outing...I'm just so not excited by the teens right now (even with all your lovely pictures from the dinner). I was only really excited by it when I was watching all that Downton Abbey. And I can't keep rewatching that show all the time to put me in the mood!

So I think I'm going to can the day dress (no outing, don't need dress!), and am weighing my options with the evening dress...
Pros: I have all the fabric and supplies, except for the corset boning and busk; I'll probably feel left out on Saturday night at Dress U if I'm not in teens; I made those wretched combinations already!
Cons: I'll have precisely zero reasons to wear a teens evening dress ever again; all the fabric is Stash so it's not like I really bought it specially for this; my current apathy toward then teens; I have a million other things I'd rather make!

It might just be that I'm feeling sulky tonight, we'll see. :P

At least my new Fugger-wugger (yes, that is what I call them) shoes are in the mail, should be here next week. In plenty of time for Fort Fred!

Comments

[blackcat452.livejournal.com]

No long wood gardens?

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Oh - I forgot you'd said you'd like to go!! I just got a bunch of regretful not-able-to-attend comments when I posted the date (the 5th) so I figured there wasn't any interest/people too busy. You said you'd probably wear Victorian, right? I might too, haha!

[jennylafleur.livejournal.com]

I think there will be occasions to wear teens evening wear again. I know I'd like to get some more wear out of mine, and my mom is dying to make a teens evening gown now that she'll have to have an occasion to wear. I'm thinking maybe the Fabulousity club should have a teens something in 2013... :>

Also there were plans being made at the ETD to do a teens picnic in the fall so you will probably want that day outfit as well. :>

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

ooh what fuga-wuggas are you getting?

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Yours, actually! ;) I like them the best out of the Fugga styles...different buckles, though, I think. (Still waffling over the red Kensingtons - but even if I do buy them, they won't be in for Fort Fred, which is really what I wanted the Fuggers for.)

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

I will host another tea and suggest Edwardian attire. We can always have an early dinner at the Tavern in Annapolis as well. Thereby, having reasons to wear pretty dresses and pretending we are all in the first season of Downton.