Postby Harriet » Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:41 pm
Teal is a cheerful color to work with, Nancy. Have been joining you some on that.
The dress that required shortening is done, with a tailored-looking hem, although not fancy at all. Used the existing hem and shortened above it. Didn't cut fabric away until I had the two parts, hem and dress, pinned together evenly and sewn. Then cut away the excess fabric with one side wide enough to fold over and cover raw edges. Anyway, the join between existing hem and dress body just looks like a double topstitching on the front now, and the back raw edges are hidden, no worries. It is a rather full skirt, so that took a while! And because it's a pattern, not a solid, if the stitching got a bit off, it's not noticeable. I used a similar color thread.
I believe I would have enough of the excess fabric to add an inch length to the sleeves if I want. (Thinking about that - is it worth it since the change would just be nice, not vital? I didn't mean to spend a lot of time on this dress.) Hmmm ... ..
Chat about guilt - yes, I feel it sometimes. The children sometimes have projects they think would be good for me to work on. This doesn't really stem from wanting something out of me but from seeing it as an easy answer to give to whatever complaint I might have. Do some sewing, that will fix whatever it is, and they won't have to listen about it anymore, lol! I don't want to until I want to. But that definitely doesn't mean I'm ready to say "never" to any enjoyable craft and burn my bridges!
Harmony, I love the planning part and the finish part. Many times I can find Delight (smile) in the part in between as "a plan comes together", unless it becomes a slog and then I wish I'd never started and I have guilt. Just a little guilt over longer term unfinished things - not too much. I feel as though that's my business - there have never been any project police, none that I've noticed. I do think I've learned never to over-promise to anyone else.