I decided to make a princess dress for my Junior League’s auction this year. In typical fashion, I have waited until the very last minute (I need to turn it in tomorrow night). I decided to morph a Burda pattern that was similar to a sketch I did. I bought a beautiful dupioni silk for it plus a bunch of trims. This was gonna be one fancy princess dress!
Got everything cut out this afternoon and planned to sew the bodice before I went to bed tonight so I’d have all day tomorrow to work on the three skirts (silk overskirt, sheer embroidered underskirt and lining).
I was doing great until the sleeves. At that point, I managed to mess up so badly that the only option is cutting out the bodice and sleeves again — and I don’t have enough fabric. The silk is fraying with every breath, so there’s no ripping it out and starting over.
Thank goodness I have a mommy-n-me apron set sewn and ready to go, and can whip up a tutu and princess dress-up basket with my eyes closed. In the meantime, I’ve shoved the mess that is my failed dress in the back of my craft closet. Oh, well. Win some, lose some.
1 April, 3:29 am
I was expecting to read about an unidentified flying object.
1 April, 9:11 am
How frustrating, I love your attitude though!
1 April, 2:18 pm
I love your can-do attitude too – something not working out? just figure something else out, right?
p.s. did you get my e-mail about the banner the other day? I hadn’t hear back from you, so I wasn’t sure.
1 April, 5:05 pm
Rats! At least you have your amazing talent to fall back on…
1 April, 10:37 pm
Oh no! ((Mary))
Maybe a yr from now you can pull it out and cut it to a smaller size. (I have found a yr really does help the process LOL)
2 April, 11:20 pm
Oh no! Gotta love those closets (the ones that hide the unfinished projects from daylight until you can bear to pick them up again)! How ’bout a sleeveless princess dress…or strapless???