Getting my sewing groove back...

[gwendolyngrey]

I actually, like, sewed today. :-p

Although I didn't actually SEW, as in pulling thread through fabric with a needle. I more thought very hard and cut stuff out and ironed and frey checked.

So yeah, now that's it's officially Christmas break (insert obligatory happy dance) and I had over twelve hours of sleep last night, the first thing I did after thoroughly cleaning my room was to pull out ye olde Violet Baudelaire skirt. I got all the organza panels cut out and ironed and frey checked (frey blocked actually...silly brand names) before taking a long bath and leaving for work. And you know what? I have been keeping a little tally of all the hours I've spend on this project, and as of now I've spent 29 hours on it. This is spread over a whole YEAR. And the really sad part? 29 hours is about half the time I spend making that headdress for metals, and I did it in a week. A week! Granted, I got almost no sleep, and kind of went completely out of my mind for a while, but the point remains. If I can stay fully motivated, I ought to have no (or very little) trouble getting Violet done before the end of NaCoFiMo. And besides, it HAS been a full year now since I started the dress...

Comments

[ktlovely.livejournal.com]

If you're not working Saturday, then yes, I could just head up your way anytime and yes, I can bring the serger. I can also bring other colors of thread--it's threaded with maroon right now, I'm assuming you'd need...black?

So yeah. I get out of work at four, so I'd probably eat dinner at home an' head up around six-ish? Let me know what's good for you.

[idlewild-grey.livejournal.com]

That sounds great! And yeah, black thread on the serger would be awesome.

So unless something dreadful happens, I'll count on seeing you tomorrow evening. :-)