Sewing a garment!

No, I don’t have my sewing tables, it’s been five months…. Koala will be getting an earful from me when this is over. So I set up my garment machine on the cutting table.

This means I will be sewing standing up. It’s one thing to do so while piecing quilts or even quilting. It is very different when sewing garments.

I even tried making tailor tacks instead of marking the fabric. Well, I did so for one section. I gave up and pulled out some Frixon pens for the other one. Btw, in the background are pockets that I plan on inserting into the sides of the dress.

Maybe if the machine were higher than sewing standing up wouldn’t be a problem. But it is, I can’t see the sewing machine bed very well. To say that I made mistakes is an under statement. Between not sewing for months and then standing awkwardly, I made a ton of mistakes. One of them was sewing the side seams without the pockets, so once again a pocketless dress.

Almost done, it will be a loose lovely comfy rayon dress. Right now it’s raining, so I’m not sure when I’ll be wearing it. Another rayon fabric I’ve had for a number of years, this will become a sheath dress. For the sewers out there, it’s a Gertie Hirsch fabric from Jo-anne’s

Next I needed to figure out how to take pictures. There is a way to connect my phone to the camera, then I can use it as a remote control. I was impatient, so I set the self timer and some test shots.

Not bad, I did get some very fuzzy shots, here I am in what I’m wearing today, a sweater, cuz the rain just stopped. For me, this is cold weather.

Pay attention to this photo, I will appear in the exact same pose in the dress in the next one.

Hmm, maybe I should come up with new poses? As you can see, it is a lovely little summer dress. Pockets would have been nice…. But I’ve already served the seams, this dress will remain pocketless.

It really is adorable! I put a zipper in the back, turns out I didn’t really need one. Oh well, it’s there, I might actually use it.

Yes, the smile is genuine, I’m very happy with this dress, now on to make another!

Leah

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