Wednesday, August 04, 2010

I'm Back

Had a great time at the beach!  I would loved to have stayed longer.  Maybe next year!

I am still on vacation, DH went back to work today.  Me-I sewed all day long (well almost!)  I did stop to go to CURVES, then lunch, watched a sewing DVD and then showered.  Then back to sewing.  My back is feeling tired so decided I had to stop for awhile. 

I made a lot of progress on the Yellow Dress!  Not much left to do. Bodice and skirt are now attached.  I need to insert elastic.  I then have an elastic belt that needs to be covered with fabric.  I think I may have an issue with finding a buckle to use with the elastic belt.  I also have enough fabric to attempt to use belt backing and the like;  I am just not real sure I want to expend that much energy. 

Here are some photos of the dress in progress:

Completed bodice with neckline binding and hemmed dropped sleeves

























Here is the bodice and skirt attached at waistline.  I still need to stitch the upper edge of the waistline to allow for the insertion of the elastic.



















The upper bodice was underlined and the skirt I just attached lining at waist edge.  My intent is to have this finished tomorrow; hoping that I can find a belt buckle locally-keeping my fingers crossed.

I am thinking about making one more dress using the Vogue pattern I used for this dress

I am planning to get a jump start on some fall sewing.  I am certainly not ready for it; yet, I am always behind on having some transitional garments made. I plan to work on this by putting aside some fabric that I did and will not get around to for summer sewing.

5 comments:

  1. Welcome back! Your dress looks like it's coming along very nicely. I have got this pattern so I'm really interested to see your version when it's finished - I really like this style.

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  2. Glad you enjoyed your vacation. The dress is coming along nicely and looking foward to the finale'.

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  3. Love the color of the dress. Look forward to seeing the finished dress.

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  4. Oh, that will be lovely! It looks so light and comfy for late summer.

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