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sewloud ([personal profile] robinsnest) wrote2013-10-15 01:30 pm
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a ballgown development

Spell check really thinks ballgown is two words...I really want it to be one word...who's right?

Anyway apparently [livejournal.com profile] hiraimi and I are racing to finish our ballgowns. Which is good as I put it off for a week, then she threw down the gauntlet and I hemmed all 180" of it yesterday in an hour. Apparently I'm mildly competitive. I woke up this morning and was actually sewing by 9am. Don't die of shock here.

As I leave for work today I currently have the skirt hemmed and pleated on the waist band. All it needs is to have the waistband whipped down on the inside and a hook and eye sewn on and it's all done. Take that Miss Alice!

Sadly now I have to go to work till 10pm...but maybe I'll whip down the inside of the waistband when I get home.

ballgown001

btw getting my pleats nice and even required stupid amounts of MATH. ew. 

[identity profile] rose-bertin.livejournal.com 2013-10-15 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I looooooove that color!!

[identity profile] blackcat452.livejournal.com 2013-10-15 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm working on my ball gown skirt too. How wide it yours? Mine is about 5 yards and a PITA to get on the waist band

[identity profile] blackcat452.livejournal.com 2013-10-15 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
And I love that color. It will look great on you!

[identity profile] koshka-the-cat.livejournal.com 2013-10-15 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I want ballgown to be one word too. Every time I type it ballgown and it says it's spelled wrong and I sometimes go back and fix it but I'm totally annoyed that I have to because it should be one word.

Though strangely, it's not underlining it here, and it underlined other typos. Hmm.

And beautiful pleats!

[identity profile] starlightmasque.livejournal.com 2013-10-16 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Gorgeous! I can't wait to see it all done!
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[identity profile] mandie-rw.livejournal.com 2013-10-16 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
Aha! So, maybe if we declare everything a competition, everyone will actually have everything finished for Gettysburg on time! Or, at least, you two will. I'm not very competitive...

(Also, yes. Ballgown? One word. :D )

[identity profile] atherleisure.livejournal.com 2013-10-16 09:20 am (UTC)(link)
I've had that same problem with Microsoft. They also don't think "armscye" is a word, so what do they know?

I love the way the pleats fan out from the waist.