I've been going sewing mad lately. Of course - as seems to be common with me - it's mostly been theoretical sewing up until today. Frantic reading of sewing blogs late at night, impulse purchasing of patterns, that sort of thing.
But I think it really is beyond time to move out of the theoretical and into the practical, don't you? First step, finish this:
Yeah, see that 'dress'? That has been at that stage for a year, because I was daunted by hemming the circle skirt. The pattern says to hang the dress for 24 hours before hemming to allow the drape to set, so 8,760 hours should definitely have done the trick! I seem to have a mental block with sewing that makes everything feel like it is going to be much harder than it actually turns out to be, as I am pleased to say that not only have I now hemmed the skirt, but also began binding the edges with bias ribbon (including some not-so-very-terrible stitching the ditch). And you know what? It was fine! Easy, even! I actually think I might even finish it by the end of the week.
Which is lucky, because boy, oh boy, do I have some sewing plans. First up will be Port Elizabeth which seems simple enough and looks like it would be a great summer top to tuck into high waisted trousers. Free, and only takes a yard of fabric!
After that, I'll be attempting this beautiful dress. I've already downloaded the pattern and am dreaming about how gorgeous it would look in a rich sapphire or emerald. Or red, of course, like this. And a short sleeved floral version? Oh, I think so.
I figure it should be doable, particularly with the excellent series of blog posts on the subject by Casey to give me a hand along the way. We'll see - I can't wait!
One last very exciting thing - I'm doing a giveaway over on the fabulous iMake blog! Five copies of my Zelda pattern are available to win so hop on over and leave a comment!
J
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