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In which I panic
Nov. 8th, 2015 08:41 pmwell work has been going really well! I'm starting to get the swing of things, and this week I'll actually be assigned my own doctor to see if I can "fly solo" so to speak. The down side is I come home totally knackered mentally and haven't been good about sewing for Gettysburgh at ALL. At this point realistically I want to finish the plaid dress, JR's sontag, and my pineapple...anything else is a total bonus that I doubt will happen. But I've resolved to post here every night as a way to keep myself honest. I need to do at least a little every night. Doesn't have to be a ton, but a little.
The plaid dress is currently a skirt...I've got the hem facing sewn on and ironed up. I'd really LIKE to machine the other side but a) I'm not sure that's super period and b) the plaid is so loud I can't find a thread color that won't stand out on half of it...so I feel like I should hand do that, which is going to take forever. The waistband is made and I'm hoping to pleat and attached it tonight while watching football. The bodice is at the second mock-up stage and that's pinned together ready to be fitted. Figured I'd finish the skirt then fit over the actual bottom half. The chemisette and undersleeves are unstarted.
The sontag has one wing finished, I've started the second one, but I'm the boring knit-straight part...It's vastly more fun when it hits the decreases and gets faster and faster. I have to make the ties, tassels, assemble and block it.
The pineapple probably needs two more points, then I decrease down to the base, block, assemble, draw string...
Okay writing it all out makes it seem even more overwhelming. AHHHHHHHHH *runs in circles* Okay here goes, goal is to pleat the skirt tonight before bed.
The plaid dress is currently a skirt...I've got the hem facing sewn on and ironed up. I'd really LIKE to machine the other side but a) I'm not sure that's super period and b) the plaid is so loud I can't find a thread color that won't stand out on half of it...so I feel like I should hand do that, which is going to take forever. The waistband is made and I'm hoping to pleat and attached it tonight while watching football. The bodice is at the second mock-up stage and that's pinned together ready to be fitted. Figured I'd finish the skirt then fit over the actual bottom half. The chemisette and undersleeves are unstarted.
The sontag has one wing finished, I've started the second one, but I'm the boring knit-straight part...It's vastly more fun when it hits the decreases and gets faster and faster. I have to make the ties, tassels, assemble and block it.
The pineapple probably needs two more points, then I decrease down to the base, block, assemble, draw string...
Okay writing it all out makes it seem even more overwhelming. AHHHHHHHHH *runs in circles* Okay here goes, goal is to pleat the skirt tonight before bed.
