Now, on to the business at hand: I made something. I know. You can hardly believe it. You thought perhaps I would never manage to make anything ever again. Well, ha! You were wrong!
This dress is based on the dirndl dress pattern in Built By Wendy Dresses. I am happy with the cut/fit of the dress, and I am pretty happy with the basic look of it. But last night, as I finished the neck facing and the hemming of the sleeves, I wanted to murder my sewing machine. Things were going not so well. So it is finished, but I am not at all pleased with last night's work. Those parts are a bit of a mess (as is a bit of the ribbon stitching, to be honest), though Adam assures me I am the only one who will notice. That'd be nice.
I had a whiney paragraph here about my dissatisfaction with my sewing skills, but I reread it just now and it was annoying and ridiculous, so DELETE. I just need to be more patient, pay more attention to the details, and get back on the horse. Ready, set, GO!
4 comments:
I really like what you did with the pattern! And I know what you mean about those sewing machine tantrums...
I think it looks great! I wouldn't have noticed there was anything wrong with it at all had you have not pointed it out.
Seriously if I made a dress like that I'd be super happy with myself and I'd live in it LOL!
Thanks so much, you guys! I appreciate the encouragement. And the farther removed I get from the actual sewing machine tantrum, the happier I am with the dress. So that's nice!
Yes, reading the misadventures of Senor Quixote is a long thoughtful undertaking with much comedy! I have only managed to read a very small part of the book, which sits expectantly on the shelf - giving me sideways looks.
The dress is lovely - and the ribbon detail is a really nice touch. I find stitching ribbon down to be very difficult myself - but your struggles are not evident - the hem on the sleeves are impeccable!
I love the pictures in front of the tree btw.
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