A few hours after I arrived home from work, I started cutting, marking and hand basting my daughter’s dress.
and I must say I enjoyed the process immensely.
You’ll notice that I’m on a table, not the floor! I still haven’t broken down and purchased a sewing table yet, but I most likely will… eventually
After all the cutting and marking was complete,
I moved on to hand basting seams. My daughter loves leopard prints so I was not surprised she chose this fabric for her dress.
This fabric is super slippery, so for me, it made sense to baste all the seams.
So a simple running stitch was done to join the pieces together. I’ve gotten into the habit of using a thimble and I have to say I really like them.
Within a few a few hours everything was completed.. well the hand sewing. My daughter tried it on and I can see that a few adjustments are needed, but that can wait until tomorrow. You should have seen her eyes sparkle and her smile became broader as she twirled about the room. This dress, was definitely made for twirling and oh how it shimmers as it catches the light.
Tomorrow, I’ll sew the hand basted stitches on the sewing machine.