December is INSANE.

Sooo I am getting back into the swing of things, and feeding my fabric addiction, and I suppose I should start thinking about Winter Break sewing goals, although I have a pretty awesome sewing goal to accomplish before then... Remember Dawn? The dress that never happened for a formal that never happened?

Well, that fabric was still destined for "greatness". Imagine this strapless neckline, knee length, with kick pleats over each leg, but maintaining the same clean silhouette- a sort-of straight but not pencil-skirt line.

You know, this will be easier to explain with pictures. Which I will take.But for now I used another line drawing to kinda make a point... I've drafted the pattern (using a straight skirted strapless dress as a starting point), cut, and assembled to the point of pleats pinned to insert.

Bought the lining and other unnecessary but truly wonderful things today- and the lining was the only thing I bought full price! I'll share those, jewelry made for the dress, and some other projects when I have my camera.

Some Sewing!

...Not done yet. But for Halloween...

I am making a red dress....

I found the shoes last night at Marshall's... Well I found A shoe. This lovely faux-snakeskin-5"ish metallic sandally heel. For the life of me, I couldn't find the other shoe... And of course, it was the only one.

Then, at closing time, I got a call that said they found the mate! So I have shoes. They are red with one of those awful stacked heel, so I will be sanding the bases down and painting them shiny fire engine red.

For 7 dollars and a bit of work, I have shoes. Can we say exciting?

I'm using the extra fabric from Sunset (there is about 3 yards) for the dress, and then I'm set once I find purple gloves.

I am also doing a bunch of sewing associated with Rosenrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. It's been fun to be back in the costume shop, and we have boys down there right now who are learning. It makes my heart happy!

And after Jessica Rabbit, there will be a little bit of craziness getting R&G up, and then onto my gold dress for sorority formal! I might be able to work a bit of everyday wear for the winter in as well, but I HAVE been buying things. It's putting my refashioning side to shame, but at the same time, there is much going on in my life. So I need the time.

Hope all is well! Sorry for long absences.

Plans... not so much.

Meet the beginnings of Dawn. Dawn will be worn to my formal in April, and will be based on the Vogue pattern I showed you 2 or 3 posts ago... She's gonna be gorgeous. This is Fortuni silk and the slubs run across the grain and not with it. I am altering that pattern, not just for fit, but for line too.It's just draped on the dressform to show off prettiness, I don't think it'll look anything like that... It'll be QUITE a change from Sunset, and I think the opposing time of day is appropriate.

Upon my arrival home, I had big plans to blog every day, and make 2 whole dresses that will go to Istanbul with me. Lots of the wardrobe is now in sketches. Y'all will get peeks as they get paired with fabrics. And in lieu of of posting pics of those dresses on your sunburned model, I give you pictures of yummy silk.

Needless to say, it didn't happen that way. The saying "We make plans and God laughs" is appropriate. The day I got home, my maternal grandmother went into the hospital, and there have since been some complications that have kept her that way. She has been getting better, but it means my sewing hasn't gotten done.

I HAVE graded up the tea top pattern and begun making the switch to a dress, and I've started the pattern for the other dress as well, but nothing has been completed. And Dawn will be in full swing when I get back to school. But we'll see some cool stuff by Easter!

Home Saturday, so more then.

oh what a weekend.

-alter the pattern for the birthday PJ pants to include facings and a fly and the elasticy thingy. I'll take pictures
Did begin to happen... Dropped the waist to make them sit at 21-year-old "waist" instead of at a waist. Will be doing the fly thing hopefully tomorrow. -make a wearable muslin of the Afternoon Tea Top that I will be turning into a dress in the near future, by which I mean pre-Easter. The pink dotted Swiss is destined for an Easter dress, then for Turkey!
Nope. Will be prewashing a load of fabric tomorrow... Thought about it though! Didn't even think about it. Looked at it once, maybe... -Finish sketching for the Istanbul wardrobe
Didn't even think about it. Looked at it once, maybe... So far from my mind. Not enough hours in the day!
-look at the pattern for the next evening gown/special project more closely... I'm using the pattern, but not completely. I'll intro that soonish.
So far from my mind. Not enough hours in the day! Since I didn't, here's a thought about it now...
Ladies, I present you with a pattern. The basis of the next dress, and a name. Dawn. Dawn what, I don't know. But dawn all the same.

Things I had to do are still getting done.. The paper has a ROUGH shell, the set is struck, the lock-in was a blast, and the seminary visit will more than likely occur on Friday the 13th. Dun dun dun...

On a happy happy note, Post number 100 is coming up! Stay tuned. It might involve something special.

goal post

...Not the football kind.

It's oficially Friday, so I can write a goal post. Well, a goal and obligations post.

This weekend, I am want to...
-alter the pattern for the birthday PJ pants to include facings and a fly and the elasticy thingy. I'll take pictures
-make a wearable muslin of the Afternoon Tea Top that I will be turning into a dress in the near future, by which I mean pre-Easter. The pink dotted Swiss is destined for an Easter dress, then for Turkey!
-Finish sketching for the Istanbul wardrobe
-look at the pattern for the next evening gown/special project more closely... I'm using the pattern, but not completely. I'll intro that soonish.

This weekend, i HAVE to...
-Solidly outline a 5-page paper due Wednesday, and do the research for said paper
-Strike a show
-Go to a lock-in for the college group at church
-sign up for a seminary visit
-memorize some wicked Greek

So it's all about multitasking and a semblance of balance right now. Go me!