This problem happens with literally every blog I have ever started, and I'm sorry to those of you following me because I am terrible. I think I've made four posts on this blog this year, and I've got to tell you....I have 5 half written posts sitting in my drafts. FIVE. And they aren't like, half baked idea posts, they are mostly written thought out posts. They are just missing pictures or something extra I felt was necessary.
In sewing news I'm still a slacker, but trying to get better. I completed my mock up for my teens corset and figured out its issues. I cut out the size indicated on the pattern for my measurements, but decided in the end to cut out a size smaller to fix some of the gap issues in the lacing. I got some wonderful advice from the pattern designer on the placement of my bones, which was off because apparently I don't know how to read a pattern. I used the handy dandy eyelet hole feature on my sewing machine for the lacing eyelets on my mock up, but I have grommets for the real thing. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that they actually work and don't get all wonky when I try to install them on the actual corset. If anyone has any tips for setting grommets, please comment and let me know. I need all the help I can get.
Last night I cut the pattern out of my actual corset fabric and began pinning it together. Here's hoping I can finish the whole corset this weekend and begin work on the dress.
My deadline for the teens dress is still April 14th, so we'll see if I can hold to it. If I can finish the corset this weekend that will give me just under 2 weeks to finish the dress. It's a crunch, for sure, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I'm both excited and terrified to sew the actual dress. I definitely want to see my sketch come to life, but I read through the pattern instructions and...gulp. I'll have to do a little bit of altering to the pattern because I'm making the under bodice strapless, so we'll see how that goes. I'll try to keep you posted!
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