Fresh Start
New year, new start! Now that the Christmas and gifting season is over, I can post photos of the gifts I made for our family. I promise to do that soon!
First, I want to wrap up some loose ends on the blog. Well, it’s one loose end, really. Remember the flower girl dresses I was making for my brother-in-law’s wedding back in August during my summer vacation? The entire endeavor was a huge flop. I don’t care what everyone else says to try to dissuade me; to me it will always be a flop in my mind.
It all started when I volunteered to make the dresses for my nieces and my now sister-in-law’s cousin’s little girl. I had set my deadline for the end of August before school was back in session again, well ahead of the October wedding. I took my nieces’ measurements and happily began to cut out the pieces. The other flower girl lives out of state and so measurements came from the girl’s mother. BIG MISTAKE. I suspected that the measurements were a little off. I’ve been around enough kids to know that if these measurements were accurate, the little girl was chubby and short, especially compared to my nieces. I checked with the bride and the bride checked with the girl’s mom and I was given the go ahead.
Skip ahead 2 months to the wedding. For reasons beyond our control, my nieces did not participate in the wedding. (Bummer #1) The other flower girl turned out to be tall and slim and the dress was way too big on her. (Bummer #2) I was left feeling irritated because this disaster, which was beyond my control, made me look completely incompetent. So this is my New Year’s Sewing Resolution – I will never sew another article of clothing without being able to do the measurements and fittings myself. Lesson learned.
Can you see how BIG it is? Ugh.
Looking on the bright side, if anyone is interested in buying a size 7 and/or size 4 white cotton knee-length, sleeveless, empire waist dress with sweetheart neckline and purple sash, let me know. 
All three dresses close to being complete (August 2010)
Anne, I look forward to seeing all your beautiful photos using your new camera!
Love you,
Kerstin
