as the pending pile gets smaller

I *almost* got the red print anglaise finished yesterday. All that is left to be done is to sew the eyes on the bodice (got through all the hooks then got sleepy) and its done!

I even did the hem. Two hems in one day – aren’t you proud of me? :> I’d forgotten it was already marked and everything… It’s so pathetic it’s taken me this many months to finish this gown. A robe a l’anglaise can take me as little as two days to make and I started this in July. Granted I did spend some time on the pleating. I decided to go wild and make a fuller skirt with tiny pleats at the waist. They took forever to work out but they sure are pretty – I love tiny pleats!

It feels so good to get these things out of the way. I want to get these petty little “almost finished” projects out of the way so I can have a clean slate for the new year… and the Fire costume.


*** You know the bronze taffeta looks rather cute with this dress. I really must wear more orange! *giggle*

offically done

I just finished sewing the eyes on the red print so it's now offically finished - yay! Thanks so much for all your comments - you are all so sweet!

I've put up a page on the dress on my website here. I think I'm going to spend the rest of the night messing about my site. The poor thing has been neglected lately. Besides I'm tired and doing feel like doing anything else.