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Sadly I don't have the group photo and Rob didn't take any pictures except the ones I asked for of my new wrap so you'll have to wait for others for more in depth photos.

( more pictures and event jibbah jabbah )

( the obligatory what I wore )

Such a great time was had that madamekat couldn't handle it and had to be carried home.


(she's thinking "please don't drop me, please don't drop me, please don't drop me")

I just finished the hem! It's a very nice hem if I do say so myself. I rather like hand sewing simple things like hems. And one perk of 1910s is that the hems are a lot smaller than a giant 1860s gown.

What's left:
Sew down the neck facing
hem sleeves
hem skirt
sew skirt to bodice
add linen to sleeves
add lace to sleeves and neck.
pick fabric for sash and make said sash
oh yeah hooks and eyes so it closes!
sew ribbon around neckline

I can do this! yes I can! Most of these are very easy. Especially as I've decided to hem the sleeve by machine, I don't feel like trying to get through layers of lace and linen by hand. much simpler to just machine top-stitch, plus you'll never see it through the lace. Now if I can just avoid the lure of a Saturday afternoon nap...

Getting into the home stretch with the titanic dress.

What's left:
Sew down the neck facing
hem sleeves
hem skirt
sew skirt to bodice
add lace to sleeves and neck.
pick fabric for sash and make said sash.

Really that's not a terrible list all things considered. The goal is for it to be done by Friday so I can move onto the next project.

Next week I'm making a ballgown bodice for the purple Victorian.

I turned in (electronically) my final psych paper and take home final today, and had my bio final this morning. Just Chemistry on Wednesday and semester one on Robin's-quest-to-be-a-nurse complete! Then I start classes the very next day for the summer. :-) No rest for the wicked I suppose.

Feeling more than a tad overwhelmed by school/life/finances at the moment. We covered the last chapter in Chemistry today and we have an exam on in on Wednesday with no class in between. oookay. Here's hoping I don't come up with any questions while doing the homework! Then I have a psych paper to write, two bio articles to do write ups on, and three finals!

I did manage to do a bit of sewing over the weekend. I've made a strict deal with myself to do some etsy before any personal sewing. Doesn't have to be a lot, but I need to keep making things if I hope to ever get that shop off the ground.

Sunday I worked on what I've named the Tim Gunn corset, you see it's motto is make it work. It has a zipper instead of a busk, plastic boning, horrible poly twill tape boning casings, and now eyelets that are perhaps smaller than I realized. BUT the point is to make something that will give me the right shape for under $10.00 and so far that seems to be going alright.

I got the grommets in yesterday so I can try it on and discover just how much too big it is in the hips. I have NO hips you see. Now before you go saying how great trust me it sucks. Pants never fit, my waist always looks thicker, and I await the day I push out a crotchfruit to hopefully make me look more balanced!

Anyway I should scrounge up dinner, I have to go back to school for my last class at 7 (have I mentioned how much late evening classes stink?)

First I want to say that I'm super proud of my husband. We did the filming for a 5min video for a client a two weeks ago, today they emailed to tell him they LOVE the footage SO much they'd like to make it 3 five min videos and triple the editing contract. This is huge for him and he's really really please and I'm very proud of him.

Secondly, he's out shooting so I can either a) clean the apt b) study for my chem exam or c) plot for Dress U...which would YOU pick.

I've come to the  sad realization that I just don't have the funds to do the Cairnwood dress this year, I love it SO dearly that I don't want to do it "wrong" so to speak.  Which leaves a giant hole in my party wardrobe. Currently I'm not sure what I'm going to wear for either the Tiara party OR the Titanic party.

I have the simplicity titanic pattern, and I swore  I wasn't going to make a teens dress, but I'm kind of contemplating making a simple one. I really want to limit myself to stash things but I know I have no base fabric, but I might find something for only a few dollars at Jomar. Next I'm pondering the undies. I really don't want to buy anything, I have some heavy canvas I could use...but I don't have steel bones or a busk. I'm wondering what a teens corset with zipties would be like? I know they're less than ideal in my Victorian corset because they do add bulk, but like I said we're coasting on fumes here, so really I need to use things that are here.

I think I'd really like to do a regency dress for the Tiara party (I fully blame blackcat452 although I undoubtedly won't hold a candle to her) but the fabric I have is really good for an evening gown. I have black and silver plaid poly taffeta I"ve always meant to be a Victorian dress.

I really should go through the closet and make a schedule and figure out how many outfits I really NEED anyway.

ETA:

I think I found it! Courtesy of madamekat I have a whole bolt of hunter green velveteen just looking for a use. It's not super drapey but I don't think the velvet on this one is either.