Border Print Fun

Blogger was acting quite strangely yesterday. First the posting disappeared, then reappeared, then disappeared again. This morning, it was still gone plus Blogger was unavailable for editing or posting. It's three in the afternoon. I worked this morning, ran some errands, and now will try to post before sewing.




When I picked up the bacopa yesterday, this beautiful bouquet of flowers was near the cash register. It's a gerber-like daisy with lilies, some kind of lime green flower, and red berries. I've no idea what all is in it but it's a pretty bouquet. I bought it from Howard - LOL. The roses he gave me for Mother's Day died way too quickly. These will last much longer.




Blurry pictures. S0rry. My son took them in a hurry but you get an idea of what the dress looks like. The bodice has two deep pleats each side. I'm going to make three smaller and possibly rotate some of the dart to the side for the next version - plus sleeves. Otherwise, I wore it to work today and it was quite comfortable.

My boss critiqued the fit and suggested taking a slight bit out of the width across the back at the underarm level as well as smoothing out the hip a bit more. It's so nice when someone gives you actual advice instead of just saying it looks nice. The back...

... has a pleat instead of a dart. That may account for some of the fullness. I may convert it to a dart. Definitely, I'll move it further toward the side seam. I think it's too close to center back and should be between the two skirt darts.

The border print was a lot of fun to work with. I have several in stash but don't recall sewing with them in a really long time. With its straight bottom, this pattern - out of print Vogue 8409 - was perfect.




The wrap front was okay. It sat against the chest quite well without gaping. That's most likely due to the trick with the fusible tape. That said, the bodice of Burda 7378 above and Butterick 5490 below both seemed like a possible substitution with less cleavage on display - particularly with the Burda.



I'm not sure how much I'll get done this weekend. The carpenter who was supposed to come Tuesday to put the new window in Howard's office is - hopefully - coming tomorrow. He said he "should" get "mostly" done. Hmm... that sounds like possible frustration. Hopefully some sewing and some grocery shopping also happens, perhaps even some laundry and some cooking too.

Talk soon - Myrna

Grateful - people who are technically minded and can actually resolve issues like Blogger. Imagine!