Sewing like a madwoman

One of the main reasons I'm so busy right now is the fact that my mom is getting married on June 1st. Yep, 3 weeks from now.


I'm to be the matron of honor (it sounds so old and dowdy) and Sara will be the candlelighter and photographer for the event. We had a preview of the brides dress at Easter, and I knew at that time it would be hard to find a color currently out in stores that would match (sort of a shell pink)and, since I'm not the sort of person who would really actually wear a bridesmaid type dress for any other function, I really don't want to spend the sort of $$ I was finding at places like Jessica McClintock or bridal shops. Plus, really I'm not built for a strapless dress, or a dress cut down to wherever. Please.

Sara and I went pattern shopping a few weeks back and found a few fabric samples and patterns for what we thought might pass muster with the bride. Well, the bride happened to be out of the country for a few weeks, so just last week I found out that she really didn't like the fabric for what I was wanting my dress to be - sort of a soft purple-ly periwinkleish greyish whatever. She did like the seaglass blue that we had also selected.

Last Saturday I left around 11am to find a dress. I tried all sorts of stores - I was either looking for a ready made dress that would work, and/or, at the same time I was trying on a whole bunch of different cuts and styles just in case I would be making my dress. Nothing was to be found, so about 5 pm I headed to Joann Fabrics and purchased yardage.

This weekend has now been a whirlwind of sewing. It's really been a long time since I've made garments, and now I remember why I appreciate ready made so much. So, my dress is this one - Simplicity 4014 with a jacket out of Simplicity 5561 and Sara will have Kwiksew 3402- a cute halter dress.

So far, I can't quite get the neckline to lay flat on my dress, and why are the sizes so different than ready made? I'm making this 3 sizes bigger than the two other dresses I bought last week and I've lost two pounds since then. Criminy, how depressing.

In knitting projects, I'm currently working on a commission baby blanket for a customer and making plain stockinette Noro #188 socks for me on size 0 needles. The Noro does seem a bit scratchy, but I'm going to make them work. Perhaps a ton of conditioner??