zhie | a rewarding day of sewing

Fabric

I think I have finally got something here, although it's all still in a form that looks nothing like a dress, but trust me, it's coming along well. Tomorrow I will pick up where I left off; right now I don't want to risk waking anyone else up by heading into the basement where the big table is. I'm pleased how it is going, and also, that this will be much cooler to walk about in than the original brocade i was going to use.

Oh, that's a scan of a bit of remnant of the fabric after the pattern was cut. There wasn't enough fabric to get the sleeves out of this too, but the gal at the cutting counter told me that I'd be better off using something lighter and gauzy for the sleeves to make it cooler. If that doesn't work, I know who to blame! Mwahaha!