Almost Done!

Stormy Night is almost done! It needs buttons sewn on, one snap at the neckline, the bias neck facing whipped down, and hemming! Hopefully I can knock this out tomorrow afternoon.









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!

Good Stuff

Although I haven't done any sewing today, I have been thinking about it. You would have, too, if you had gotten your order from Ann at Gorgeous Fabrics. Go ahead, drool all you want......

Jersey knit with teeny little sequins strawn across it, a luscious wonderful weight......





Another knit, one to die for.......





Yet another, ohlala.......





And one more, I absolutely love this one...





And this last one is a nice medium weight cotton, destined to become a kinda sorta cropped jacket for fall/winter, I'm thinking....





This is my first time ever ordering fabric over the internet, and what can I say about Gorgeous Fabrics? Well, the fabrics are absolutely gorgeous. I'm happy now. And I hope I'll be just as happy when the order from Fabric Mart shows up.

I'm going to smock! Have a nice evening.