I'm Back, Again! LOL

I'm knocking the cobwebs off my blog today!  It's been a long journey to come back to blogging and sewing.  There were so many events and activities that occurred in the past two years.  It's easier to post to Instagram and Facebook.  But I don't like to post pattern reviews there.  Blog post are better for that.  So, I'm happy to be back to give some details on projects and other events.  

For starters, I will review several sewing projects that I finished in June, July, and August.  The first will be a set of bags.  So, the following post will be to review them.

Parting Photo:  Graduation day for me.  This was one of my big goals post retirement since work and school were too challenging to do both well. 

Back to the Clients - Prom and Graduation 2009

I've finished my nieces dinner dance outfit. It's ready for pick up. I think it turned out well. Final photo shot when my sister picks up the dress. The full review posted after that.

Over the weekend, I got things in order for the next two client projects. Patterns cut, notions and fabric all accounted for. Last night I cut the muslin for another niece. This is the second muslin, B5182. I hope this one works for her.

I'm sewing a dress for my niece's friend, Rianna, using Butterick 4731, Views:B & D. It's cut and ready to sew. Hopefully, she will be available for a fitting Saturday or Sunday. Need to call and schedule.

There are quite a few events and deadlines coming up. I want to have these projects finished by the first week in May. My DD is going to the Anime Convention next month and wants part of her custom made. The media team is expected to work every evening from April 21st through 24th. I'm working on a clergy proposal for my pastor, due May 16th. I'm hosting Mother's Day. Part of my team (work) will be travelling to Urbana for retreat; and then in June three of us will travel to the User Group Meeting (I want something new to wear, of course. lol).

Sigh...,

Happy Sewing!
C

Cutting, But No Sewing!

Man, oh Man! Work is still getting in the way of my creativity. We've received upgrade, patch, after patch on the four servers that host our application. So the entire team has been load testing, reporting bugs, working three weekends straight. And I am TIRED!

I had big plans to work on my niece's outfit this weekend, but it just didn't happen. So after church and work I forced myself to do something creativity. Afraid of ruining something at the sewing machine, I decided to cut a few dresses for myself. Guess what, I messed up. While cutting a dress on a "just enough" piece of fabric, I cut the back skirt on the fold side of the fabric. When I realized the mistake, it was too late to switch the front skirt. To save the dress I added seam allowance to the center front of the skirt. Maybe I'll do a mock flat fold seam so it will look like it was on purpose.

Hopefully, I'll finish up my niece's jacket this week. It's half done. Another niece decided to go with a different pattern after fitting the muslin from the first pattern. Her mom brought the "new" pattern and the lining for her dress last night.

At the beginning of the year I had BIG plans to tackle the ever growing collection of UFO's. Needless to say it's increasing not decreasing. I need a month off work. lol


Happy Sewing!
C

Thanks!

I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for their comments on my recent posts. It's been hard to blog or read blog lately, too much work and too tired. But there is hope. Deadlines have past and work has been completed on time.

Last weekend I worked on several projects: Easter, prom, graduation, etc. Boy I'm all over the place. Anyway, several patterns cut and altered. I fitted one dress for my niece and one for my DD. Details next post.

Borrowing from Summerset, here is parting shot of my niece wearing the muslin dress.



Happy Sewing!
C