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Apr. 25th, 2022 10:38 amDog sitting is over! I am so happy to sleep in my own bed again. It doesn't shift back and forth every time someone moves (one dog shifts by throwing his weight around, another has to lick her paws for 10 mins) (the spare bed is one that sits on rails with ovoid wheels, it's horrible for motion transfer), i don't have puppies sticking their faces and paws and butts in my face, i can roll around and kick my legs as much as I want, I can lay in bed and talk to my German friend on discord when it's late for me but early for her, and not have to listen to anything (like aforementioned licking)
But I miss them still. It was nice to be around fur babies again.
Sewing weekend was, I think, a success. I finished the petticoat except for one more layer of lace that I didn't have with me (it took foreverrrrrrrrrrrrr bc of gathering 2 ruffles. What was I thinking!) and the drawstring. Then I laid out and cut the Fantail skirt, although I had a total brain fart and cut it on the wrong grainlines. Too late now, and I only had 3 yards which was just enough if I cut it just so. It's all sewn together too, except the hem and closures. I need to hang it to stretch the seams first. And hilariously, including cutting it took like 3 hours to make, whereas the petticoat was like triple that!
Then, I taped together Black Snail's flat-fronted Edwardian corset pattern, cut it out and made a mock-up of a straight size 46. Fit good through the bust and waist, definitely needed more room on the hip. I feel confident to go ahead with a 48/50 to allow room for padding.
Speaking of padding, I definitely need some, the skirt is VERY heavy and it pulls at the back. Gonna need a small pad to help take the weight of it.
Tonight I said I would go grocery shopping, and then... we shall see. I'd like to get more sewing done, but I am very tired lol. I was exhausted at like 7pm and purposely waited to go to bed so that I wouldn't be up at 1am, but then I didn't sleep right away anyway. Perhaps I will just plan and do nothing instead haha.
But I miss them still. It was nice to be around fur babies again.
Sewing weekend was, I think, a success. I finished the petticoat except for one more layer of lace that I didn't have with me (it took foreverrrrrrrrrrrrr bc of gathering 2 ruffles. What was I thinking!) and the drawstring. Then I laid out and cut the Fantail skirt, although I had a total brain fart and cut it on the wrong grainlines. Too late now, and I only had 3 yards which was just enough if I cut it just so. It's all sewn together too, except the hem and closures. I need to hang it to stretch the seams first. And hilariously, including cutting it took like 3 hours to make, whereas the petticoat was like triple that!
Then, I taped together Black Snail's flat-fronted Edwardian corset pattern, cut it out and made a mock-up of a straight size 46. Fit good through the bust and waist, definitely needed more room on the hip. I feel confident to go ahead with a 48/50 to allow room for padding.
Speaking of padding, I definitely need some, the skirt is VERY heavy and it pulls at the back. Gonna need a small pad to help take the weight of it.
Tonight I said I would go grocery shopping, and then... we shall see. I'd like to get more sewing done, but I am very tired lol. I was exhausted at like 7pm and purposely waited to go to bed so that I wouldn't be up at 1am, but then I didn't sleep right away anyway. Perhaps I will just plan and do nothing instead haha.
