I've pretty much worked out all the drafting techniques to use for the twirly dress. My mind has been working on this one all week and I've made a whole page of notes to myself. So I guess really I've been working double time--working at the J-O-B and working mentally on the D-R-E-S-S.
One odd thing I've noticed is that I manage to solve most of my sewing problems at night while I sleep. For several days I've been trying to figure out one little detail on the twirly dress (the elastic on the back bodice) and I woke up about 2 a.m. this morning with the answer in my head. I promptly went back to sleep, but the solution is perfect. Many people think my mind is out of control (just ask my children), and I guess that can be a good thing sometimes. Has this ever happened to you? Or am I the only weird one?
At any rate, here's another piece of fabric from my little excursion on Monday. This will become a little dress, of course, but I'm undecided about which one:
I'm a sucker for sweet little flower prints. Speaking of which, I'm on the hunt for a black cotton print like this one, so if you've seen it available online anywhere, please leave me a comment.
I can't wait for the weekend!
3 comments:
I don't solve the problems in my sleep, exactly, but usually when I am lying there in bed, right before I go to sleep or after I wake up.
you do such Fantastic work! When I was in high school, I used to solve many geometry problems in my sleep. And when I was sewing my most recent dress, and could not visualize the collar, that came to me in my early morning barely awake hours. So, I am learning that sometimes, you just need to sleep on it!!!!!
I love the little dresses you make. I do not have the patience and my hands will no longer allow it. However, while I could not find an exact match to the fabric, I did find some possibilities on eQuilter. Here is the link to the main search page:
http://equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=30&sid=93LKiA1zCHSCCnv-53108435176.50
This skirt panel is intriging:
http://equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=72720&sid=93LKiA1zCHSCCnv-39108445576.e4
I also like this:
http://equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=83926&sid=93LKiA1zCHSCCnv-57108549576.fa
and this is a possibliliy too:
http://equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=77087&sid=93LKiA1zCHSCCnv-57108549576.fa
You could also look up toile. Here is one that is cute:
http://equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=93409&sid=93LKiA1zCHSCCnv-27108580776.88
This is pretty, but is not black and white:
http://equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=78099&sid=93LKiA1zCHSCCnv-08108601576.62
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