Some actual sewing

[mandie_rw]

Attempting to get things ready to sell apparently makes for a very boring LJ - also I need to get up a bit earlier so I can have more sewing time. But I'm addicted to the snooze button. :P We shall do better this week!

Today I was determined to Sew For Me (after finishing more stupid alterations. This is IT, I am DONE, I am MAKING HATS NOW), so I dug up my sleeve pattern from the shell-print jacket I made a few months ago. Covered in a few months' worth of dust, probably. And several other pattern pieces. I really need to clean those up... This sleeve is a nice below-the elbow, that should fit on this dress. Should.

And I wanted to save the yard-plus that I have left in one piece for trim, so one sleeve is pieced with two pieces, the other with three. At least the sleeve lining was not pieced this time. One sleeve is sewn and pinned in, now I'm working on the other. Also finished the CF and neckline. And we should be at an "interesting enough to take pictures" point tomorrow, which is good. Everybody likes picture posts better!

Comments

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

Screw the alterations, those people can find a local alterations place to do their dirty work. MAKE ALL THE HATS!!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Hee. And this lady is a nut, too - she thinks I am MAGIC. One time she sent over a dress that was a junior's size small, in hopes I could alter it to fit her. (She's short, but with big boobs, probably about a US10/12.) OH HONEY NO. Nice, has always paid reasonably...but SERIOUSLY stop buying low-v-necked dresses and then wondering why they're school-inappropriate!!