Well, I finally took some time yesterday to cut out my "WWII" dress. The pattern has very few markings, but I was able to look back at the instruction sheet to decipher "all the coded dots." I cut 1 inch seams and sewed it up (minus the sleeves) yesterday afternoon. By the time I got to the sleeves, the instuctions were "running together" and I just didn't have enough brain power to attack them.
Generally, the dress (minus the sleeves) fit well. I am going to have to let out the hip area about an inch (.5 inch on each side seam).
One reason I'm moving slow is the fact that on Thursday I lost my 11 year old sewing companion Rottweiler, Tatum, to cancer. It was a bit unexpected and that made me very sad. Then on Sunday morning, my 16 year old Blue Heeler, Fiesta has a stroke and had to be rushed to the Vet. Losing two pets in 3 days is very tough. Our pets are part of our family as I'm sure many of you understand.
Anyhow, back to the dress. There is a photo in my digital that I hope to get loaded tonight.
I have yet to decide on my fabric for the "real" dress.
I can relate to the fabric craze. I suffer from such a disease also - SABLE - stash accumulated beyond life expectency!
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