Last minute sewing for special occasions has dominated my 2015 RTW Fast...all the way to the end.
In October, I picked up a beautiful purple paisley silk from Kashi with a simple holiday shift dress in mind. Two nights before flying home for the holidays, I cut out view B of Simplicity 2586, only to discover the next morning that I had cut out two bodice front pieces instead of one bodice front and one bodice back.
Don't ask how I did that! I have no idea...
Don't look too closely.
This is not my best work. Even the gathering is wonky and uneven in the front. And, don't get me started on the late night cutting mistakes that led to a bodice lining that is only 6 inches long. Two things I am proud of: I did a great job on the very narrow hem and on using bias binding for the armholes.
This was my second time cutting out silk and the first time I tried to do so without laboriously hand basting the silk to medical paper before cutting. The silk shifted while cutting. The next time I work with silk, I will try to just baste along the selvedge and 1 cut edge and sandwich the fabric between medical paper before cutting.
In spite of the low marks on sewing, I received numerous compliments. And from people who had no idea I had made the dress myself...Go figure.
For the holiday weekend, my brother and his girlfriend came in from Ohio and my sister made the trip from Raleigh.
There were many people to visit, several parties to attend and still enough time for a family run and lazy afternoons dozing on the couch. I love being home with my family.
We sure did eat well this year! Champagne, torchon de foie gras, truffled pecorino, coq au vin, quail, mousse au chocolat, blinis and smoked salmon, les salades de Maman and so much more. I am now eligible for a serious January diet.. |
| Iles flottantes fait maison!! |
