I wasn't thrilled to return to work. I know, I know...I had the whole summer off. I hear that all the time. But remember back in June I mentioned some ugliness that occurred at the end of last school year? Well, that's why I wasn't looking forward to going back. It hasn't sorted itself out and my cross-your-fingers plan hasn't amounted to anything (yet), so I pretty much had no choice.
To cheer myself up, I decided to make a back to school dress for Tuesday.
A while back, I bought some nice grey fabric (a real score at $4/metre!), planning to make a dress from Simple Modern Sewing. I made a shirt from that book instead (I forgot to take a picture), which meant that I had some fabric left over. I knew just the dress to make from Sew Serendipity.
With a bit of finangling and head-scratching, I managed to make 2m of fabric work for a pattern that called for over 3yds.
And here it is:
Please excuse the dorky picture, the dirty mirror and my bare feet (I actually have a killer pair of shoes to wear with this dress).
Hey, I started and finished something - in ONE day!
p.s. Blogger is being a pain. Apparently, I have used up all my photo capacity. I had to delete pictures from a Picasa album in order to upload this one photo. What I didn't realize (but should have) is that those pictures are now deleted from my blog, and they were my Paris pics from last Christmas :(
I sincerely hope that the whole situation works itself out very soon!
ReplyDeleteLoving the dress. Good luck with work. x Melanie
ReplyDeleteHere is hoping that the ugliness just goes away!
ReplyDeleteI am wondering when I will have my Picasa album full. Hmmm...If I can remember how, I will have to go in and check.
You can buy more picture storage. I hate having to do it, and they raised the cotton picking price (by a lot!) this year, but there you go.
ReplyDeleteLookin' good, girl! You'll have to show you dressed for school, too.
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling your pain w/situations at school. I'm praying good will come from it all ~
:-}pokey
Love the dress!!! Praying it all works out at work for u!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty dress.. I bet you will feel a million dollars wearing that :-)
ReplyDeleteHope things sort themselves soon. I always go with the adage that all will be ok in the end and if it's not ok.. it's not the end. ((hugs))
I'm so sorry you have to return to an unhappy situation. Beginning a new school year is challenge enough and teaching should be a happy and rewarding job. Your quilty blogging friends are pulling for you.
ReplyDeleteLove that pattern! May need to sew me up one. Lost some weight so a few dresses may be needed!;-)
ReplyDeleteHope ugly goes away once and for all or at least stops being an issue!
Hugs,
Lola