Oh you are are so lovely to touch, lovely to look at, but utter torture to sew with. Why must you make it so hard? You with all your slipperiness, you and all your finery. You masquerade as soft and gentle and delicate, but once under the foot of the machine you contort and slide and misbehave, making me want to hurriedly dismantle the sewing machine and throw it and you out the window into the pouring rain.
But now you have taken the shape of a dress, you have reverted back to your soft and gentle self again, and that brings me some relief. Peace even. And, as you may notice, Lucy is beside herself, as you turned out far more princessy than I imagined (or cared for), even in your unfinished state. I think a Liberty version will be a lot more pleasing to sew with. With perhaps a patent leather belt... Though I don't think Lucy will react quite the same way as she did when she saw this pink silk version.
Awwww Dude, I know what you mean! Silk is a tough one, but Lucy looks so pretty!
ReplyDeletea pink silk dress, Lucy must be in heaven! her hair is getting so long, such a little girl now.
ReplyDeletei wonder if audrey is going to be more tomboyish, or do they all go through a princessy phase? i'm not sure i ever left it!
hehe. this brought a smile to my face. I understand your frustration. the dress is lovely, though.
ReplyDeletethe dress came out gorgeous! the last picture would be such a cute christmas card..
ReplyDeletesilk - i find silk/cotton blends more friendly to sew when you can find them.
Ursula, yes I've sewn with silk cotton blends before (and silk wool too) and they're so easy to work with. This pink silk was just so slippery, but Lucy chose it and insisted it be made into a dress!
ReplyDeleteyou know the more slippery the more beautiful though..silk charmeuse (sp?) is just down right glamorous - magical even but HELL to sew.
ReplyDeleteit fits her so perfectly..
lucy is a doll in her pretty pink dress! so lovely...like a pink puff of girly delight!
ReplyDeleteKatrina, I like your description, she is indeed a big pink puff! I think Lucy would say 'the bigger the better...'.
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