So I decided to sew.
How did I get myself here again? Long story.
First project, a voodoo bunny doll as pin cushion.
Hi, I'm a love-struck bunny with no tail and longer-than-usual arms.
Yes, it was meant to look butt-ugly by the way.
The first project was pretty smooth sailing. Took me only a whole day from designing to its completion. For a newbie like me, it was like a turbo-confidence-booster. So I thought, what the hell, time to move on to the big league.
I'm going to sew myself a dress. Got myself a pattern that has the label 'Easy' on it. Easy. The designers at the Project Runway created and completed a whole new look in 5 hours, so I figured my first dress will probably take me about 3-4 days to sew. A week, at most.
The label cheated. It was far from easy. Easy for a pro, yes, but not for a beginner. I had to google everything. How do people actually live before google?
Bear in mind, I had no input whatsoever in sewing during my upbringing. My household didn't include a sewing machine, or a sewing mom in that case (sorry mom, I love you no matter what). Adding to that, the book 'Sewing For Dummies' I ordered took 3 frigging weeks to arrive.
Unlike the first time, this time it was a pretty bumpy road with lots of dead ends, requiring lots of U-turns.
It chose this pattern because I love the silhouette. My goal is to make a simple no-fuss A-line dress that fits me to a T. This dress has a 60s mod feel to it, which I love. The fabric that I chose is a knit (first mistake, more on that later). I chose it mainly because of the simplicity of the colour. It also looks very classy. Reminds me of an impeccably done female attorney who commands attention. I've thought of a sexy secretary but that's pretty kinky la pulak.
The dress was supposed to turn out like the picture.
Cutting out the required pieces.
Here's the current state of the dress :
Almost done. Save for the seams finishing. I was pretty excited to try it on, but...this dress makes me look like I have weird lumps in my armpits. I blame it on the french seams I did because I was too lazy to send the fabric for overcasting. The seams look bulky especially at the sleeves because two sets of seams meet there.
I need all the luck that the universe could gather for me to make the dress work. Like Mrs Beckham's.
Will update on the progress soon. Hope there'll be happy news!
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