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May 01, 2006
Hold On To Your Pincushions!
This dress. I whipped it up last night on a sewing machine that I hardly deserve. As per the instruction in the pattern, it only took me eleven stitches and a half an hour, but that seemed like a lot of work at the time. And the belt isn't really working, but it's a good excuse to shop for a wider one.
I have a hundred reasons to avoid my sewing machine, but as much as I like lists, it would bore you to tears reading a list of whiney excuses. Know that, at the top of the list is: two boys under 5, under my feet, all day long. And right under that? Very little patience.
Posted by Steph at May 1, 2006 04:40 PM
Comments
Holy cow, that's awesome! I bookmarked that Martha site to try my hand at this...
Posted by: Sarah at May 1, 2006 05:53 PM
oh my god I couldn't be more impressed!
wow
and here I've been rolling the idea around of making pajama bottoms---
Posted by: Elizabeth at May 1, 2006 06:54 PM
I cannot even fathom that you MADE that. It's freakin' fabulous. Love the belt color too--though I can see it with a bigger one. I'm in awe, woman. Seriously. I can't sew a single thing!
Posted by: christina at May 2, 2006 01:49 AM
ok, so it was more like eleven SEAMS and not eleven stiches :)
and, really, this was the easiest thing since learning to toast bread. I LOVE that new Blueprint mag! Have you checked it out, yet? I wanted to do every DIY from cover to cover! (panting like a dog)
Posted by: steph at May 2, 2006 04:11 AM
Wow - congratulations! I love it and it looks fantastic on you. I should make one to inspire me to run/bike/yoga like you so it won't look like a potato sack on me. No excuses needed for not sewing more though. Quantity does not equal quality. LOVE IT and the photos.
Posted by: Amy at May 2, 2006 02:15 PM
you made that?!? i am swimming in jealousy. it looks amazing! wow! my own sewing machine is feeling sorely neglected, but dreams of cute dresses like this!
Posted by: love squalor at May 2, 2006 02:51 PM
Wow. You look amazing! It's a very retro pattern -- and I think the belt works just fine. And I'm red with envy over that sewing machine.
Posted by: Charmaine at May 2, 2006 03:23 PM
The dress is fabulous!
Posted by: sally at May 3, 2006 05:48 AM
hello. I just found your blog and love it. That dress is incredible. The dress and the photo. Incredible! It's almost 10:30 here and my daughter will be up at 6:30, but I don't care. I must go make one now! Now if I can just go find two yards of fabric...
Posted by: Rachel at May 5, 2006 03:19 AM
That bottom picture is just so great. Reminds me of a Maurice Sendak story called "In the night Kitchen" when a cute boy named Mickey falls through the sky... into cake batter. SO SWEET.
Posted by: Krista at May 5, 2006 05:08 AM
Wow! Thank you for the kudos!
Rachel--Good luck! And don't forget the cord/ribbon ;)
Krista--we LOVE that book! Sendak has great poetic style; the kids love to hear the recordings of his books over and over in the car. And I remember a serious cross-hatching phase in high school that I can attribute to him, as well :)
Posted by: steph at May 5, 2006 06:16 AM
I get a dress, I get a dress!
Posted by: Juli Alis at May 23, 2006 11:23 PM
Yes you do! Yes you do!
Send me the fabric....
xoxo
Posted by: steph at May 23, 2006 11:25 PM