pink georgian
Below you’ll find my blog posts about my pink velvet Georgian gown, constructed in 2015.
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“Is it illegal to look in your neighbor’s mailbox?”
The things you find yourself doing during the Dragon Con panic. I’d been waiting on this package for a week… shipping had taken 3 days longer than I expected so I was already frustrated. I knew it was scheduled to be delivered Saturday so I checked the mailbox multiple times and nothing. It was well past the time our mail…
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Werk
So yesterday I got the other sleeve finished off, and finished making my main trim. I put some chiffon and leftover silk on the dress to see if I liked the idea of doing a kerchief or a belt. I dunno. I’ll have to wait and see when I get closer to being done, I guess. Rest of my underskirt…
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TRIM
So Monday after work I drove up to my grandparents’ and met them for dinner. My grandma had already gone and gotten my fabric for me! So that was really nice, I got my fabric and dinner with my grandparents and a little sewing break. So since my last update I’ve installed the hook and eye closures in the front…
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Pink everywhere
So since my last post I’ve painted my whole underskirt! I’m like 70% good with it, I kinda wish I’d done a few more smaller things to make it look fuller but then I might think it looks crowded so who knows. I really hate painting so I don’t know why I decide to do things like this. I liked…
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work work work
This week I’ve been working 7-4 instead of 8-5, my boss said I could try that out and it’s been giving me an extra hour of time to sew each day. Yesterday though, I skipped my lunch hour and went home at 3. It made the night soooooo long. Like by 8:10 I was looking at my phone thinking it…
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arggh
It’s just one thing after another. I finally got the skirt fixed and then the bodice wasn’t fitting right. I had to tinker with it over and over again the past couple of nights trying to get it to fit. Finally had to cut open the back interior and insert some elastic so it has some give. Thankfully my velvet…
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Finally
I finally turned a corner with the pink dress. Thursday night, Friday night and half the day Saturday I spent wrestling with the skirt lining. The pattern doesn’t call for a full lining, but I wanted one because I’m bustling it and the underside will more than likely show. SOMEHOW my front lining panels were two inches too short horizontally.…
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Crazy weather
Yesterday around 4:30 I heard my boss and coworker talking about how dark it was outside, I peeked my head around the corner and it was pitch black out, like it was midnight! Right after that the rain and wind started, it was like we were in a hurricane. By the time I left at 5 it was only raining…
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I’m not dead yet
I’m still here, arm’s still intact. Just been involved in the flickr to smugmug move during the day and sewing at night so I haven’t really had a chance to do much updating. Also really haven’t had much to post. I’ve been struggling with the pink dress and feeling stymied by it almost every day. I went to dye my…
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yikes
What was my last update? I can’t even remember. I worked like crazy all weekend. I got both Captain Marvel and Leia 95% finished. The only thing I need to do on Captain Marvel is finish my brooch (I’ve got the pieces made, just need to glue them together and paint them) and the gloves. after making the gloves for…
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Been a few days…
It’s been a few days since I posted! I’ve been busy. First off, I’m moving all of my photos from flickr to smugmug. Not deleting my flickr account just yet, since that would break ALL of the pictures on my blog … but I’m getting everything moved over and set up so I can then start working on updating everything…
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Just keep beading
Friday night I transferred the design to the cape, got the stitching done, and started beading. Saturday I beaded a whole lot more. Sunday I just kept beading. I got the interior pieces done — I ALMOST got the outside band done. I would have finished it last night! But got my work cut off by a half hour. Tonight…
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2014 Year in Review – 2015 Plans
It’s that time of year!! Time to look back at what I accomplished and what I… didn’t accomplish. So last year, I said I was going to make… 1. Willow – Buffy the Vampire Slayer Nope. Even though this would have been easy I just never got to it. 2. Johanna’s Interview Dress – Catching Fire I DID THIS ONE!…
