so the bloody flu bug hit me hard early monday morning. i'll spare you the gory details. still not 100% better but hopefully tomorrow will bring full recovery. before i got sick i had started sewing again. i decided to make my girls christmas dresses this year. because nothing brings me more stress, i mean joy, than to sew up not one, not two, but FOUR satin/taffeta dresses. let it be known--taffeta and satin rank right up there as the worst materials to sew. slippery little bastard! reminds me of the time that i let brianne pick out her easter dress pattern and material when she was 8. it was pink and it was lace. 2 things that shouldn't ever be brought together. because i literally had to sew that thing twice. once for the lining and then the lace dress. i learned some new words during that time. but of course this time i have no one to blame but moi. so haley's dress got done before the illness. one down.
so while i was at the fabric store i picked up some material to make me a skirt. this beautiful grey wool flannel with loopy cream stitching. i decided i would give myself a break from the girls dresses and sew my skirt. no pics yet. but it turned out fabulous. and only $6 to make it. i kid you not. dave was impressed.
that's all for now. back to taking it easy and pouring over magazines. and scrapping a little...L
(sorry for lousy pics!)
3 comments:
I love that dress and can't wait to see the skirt.
Beauriful job! I cannot wait to see them and the skirt. Take care, tammi
I want a matching skirt! You know how I love the matching :D
And the dress is GORGEOUS -- of course. Just like we all knew it would be. Good luck on the other 3 -- and I hope you're feeling better!
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