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These requests happen every September/October...

but this time wins the award for most last minute! 2 days! Just 2 days before Halloween!

I just sent an email saying "sorry! Not enough time to build one for you!"

I made an I Love Lucy dress years and years ago for a client and posted it on my blog. And for some reason no one ever understands that I am not Amazon or Party City with a shelf of pre-made stock and that a custom dress will cost more than $50.

Here's a photo of the second one I built for a different client (because I don't seem to have any photos of the first one on my phone).

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Studio video tour!

I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild

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Paint!

I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild

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Time-lapse floor install (part 2)

We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild

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Looking for the right visual balance

I probably spent way too much time auditioning "pizza slices" for the #derbydress bodice today.

The fabric I hate to love!

Why do you have to be so pretty, brocade? I love you, but you are so fussy to work with!

#derbydress

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I made a rub-off dress... the only change I made was to increase the width of the waistband from 2" to 3", which I am more-or-less satisfied with. I'd do a few things, construction-wise, differently next time, but this is an easy, comfortable dress.

The original is from Talbots.

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