Didn’t get very far today….






 But I should get this dress finished tomorrow and ready to list for sale! This will be a size 10-12. 36”-38” bust. $199. Frustrating things happen to novice sewists and to experienced seamstresses like myself. Today I lost a pattern piece along with the 6 layers of fabric I had cut from it. It wasn’t a very large piece but not tiny either. I looked everywhere! Blamed my 16 year old ginger cat for stealing it (he likes to drag things into his food bowl!) but I couldn’t find evidence of that. Maybe it ended up in the trash can (which was emptied on Tuesday night). Finally I gave up looking, drafted a new pattern piece, and cut out more fabric. The key is to just keep going! Stuff happens. I’m without my family tomorrow so I have grand plans to sew all day! Hope you all have a great weekend. Happy Mother’s Day! 






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