Alterations, Aprons And A Really Old U.F.O!

Thank you, 

so much (!!!)

for your prayers and encouragement!

My hand is MUCH better and I have been 

able to do some sewing!

I am thrilled with the progress

my hand has made since I have been following

the Anti-inflammatory diet!

So, thankfully, I have been able to do

some work!

That has meant A LOT of alterations for 

various clients in town.

And, as usual, that means replacing

a lot of zippers, 

adjusting hems,

and letting out seams.

But I finally remembered to share a tip

that has saved me a lot of frustration.

I have been replacing a lot of invisible zippers lately.

And I truly HATE the little plastic feet by Coats,

that are sold next to the zippers.

Now I know that you can buy a special foot 

for installing an invisible zipper,

but I didn't want to buy one more thing!

So I tried all of my different machine feet 

and found out that my Piping foot worked perfectly!

I was thrilled and feeling rather thrifty as well!

Do you have any idea what this is?

It is the inside of a gorgeous bridal gown

that I am rebuilding for a client.

While I always welcome alterations business,

I LOVE altering bridal gowns!

I have been taking my machine over to 

the bride's home to work on her dress,

because my eager girls would have 

a hard time not sneaking a try-on!

Did I mention that I adore bridal gowns? 

And I have made a few aprons lately too!

I had an old friend order an apron

for her preschool daughter.

She picked these two fabrics

so I made the apron up 

with the same fabrics but

in reverse.

She picked this one!

And this is the other version.

I love them both!

This is a size small (2-4) 

and I will be listing it in my Etsy soon.

And that U.F.O.?

(UnFinished Object)

Well.............

I bought this fabric in 1999

and cut out a dress for India.......

who was in second grade at the time!

A month into the school year,

we moved from Lake Bluff, Illinois,

to New Hope, Pennsylvania.

So I must have packed up this 

partially sewn dress that I had

been making for India,

to encourage her to learn to tell time. 

Guess who found it while

"shopping in the garage"?

Ahnalin!! 

This is just crazy,

because we have moved 

2 more times since then!!

So, now Ahnalin is in second grade

and learning to tell time.

And I am finishing this dress for her!

However, I don't like

that I had made it with facings,

instead of lining the bodice.

So, I have taken off the facings

and am lining the bodice so 

I can attach it to the skirt.

The dress also only has seam

allowance for a zipper,

instead of buttons, 

but I am just keeping that the same.

So, hopefully tomorrow I will have photos of 

Ahnalin in her finished dress!

It feels so good to be able to sew again!

I need to get back to work now.

Happy Sewing!