This will be short, as I am under the weather. A nasty cold has beseiged my house, and I have 2 kids coughing on the couch as I anxiously await the arrival of DH (so I can go back to bed) and the opening of the pediatrician's office. Keep your fingers crossed that DH remains healthy as he cares for all of us!
The prom dress is finished! I worked on it Friday night, most of Saturday, and finished it Sunday morning. It's really lovely, and I'm eager to see it on her! For now, I'll just have to tease you with these photos I took this weekend as I was completing it.
This is 1 single skirt piece laid out on our dining room table, opened up to 60" by 60". Huge!!!
This is the bodice top of the gown. I love red...
There will be a full post once I have pics of her modeling it, promise!
A package arrived Saturday morning from Bunny. You may have read her post about the Little Blue Dress, and our agreement was that she would send me a piece of her stash in payment for the blue floral cotton. Well... to say that Bunny is generous would be an understatement! I was excited enough to get anything, but then to open the box and find not 1, but 2 treasures?!?! She sent the prettiest blue embroidered linen (this will be a dress for me) and the absolute coolest book of French Designers Paper Dolls. Little Miss Princess and I pored over this, pointing and smiling at our favorites. I'll give you a peek inside another day (when I'm feeling better).
I love my internet sewing friends! This morning I also finished reading "The Collection", which was sent to me by Laura, one of my NYC sewing class friends. To read about designers like Chanel, Patou, and Vionnet was fascinating, and then to see color samples of their work in the doll book was really magical. Thanks to both of you!
Ok, I'm pooped. Time to hit the couch. Hope you're all in good health and sewing up a storm!
5 comments:
:-( I hope you are all feeling better soon!
Thanks for the welcome home message. Hope the kids are up and running soon. Prom dress look interesting.
Hope you and the kidlets are all better real soon.
I hope everyone is feeling better soon, and I can't wait to see the finished prom dress, that red is fantastic.
I hope the cold is on its way out. :( Those paperdolls look so cool.
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