At long last, after trying to get workers to actually show up and do the work, the Fashion Beading studio is finally getting framed! We had the concrete pad poured last June after months of labor delays, and then everything stopped again. Many contractors later, we're finally moving forward again! If all goes to plan, we'll have a dried in box sometime next week!
This morning, I ordered the ceiling fan we want in the space (it's ridiculously hard to find anything that takes a regular light bulb these days!). This has been in limbo so long that all the doors, windows, and suntubes have been sitting inside Janet's house (where the studio will be located) since last summer - and it's a good thing, because so many supplies are a 5-6 month wait now!
Tomorrow, Janet and I plan to go shopping for some of the fixtures the builders will need to finish, and I'll be able to see what's been built with my own eyes. I'll try to remember to video some of our adventures to share with all of you!
#SewingStudioBuild
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
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
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
Tonight I learned how to do foundation paper piecing (fpp) without sewing through the paper. I've never had any desire to sew through the paper and then have to rip it all off. This was much faster with no ripping required in the end!
I plan to make this Jack Russell Terrier block into a decorative pillow.
#FoundationPaperPiecing #fpp
A client I made a cosplay for a few years ago won tickets to The Kentucky Derby in May and commissioned me to make her outfit! This is going to be a fun build!
Her inspiration is from a dress in Singin' in the Rain, and I found a good starting point pattern to use from Mrs. Depew Patterns that has a similar vibe. It's a repo of a 1920s evening gown.
I printed her size and taped it together this afternoon. It isn't the cleanest draft (lots of pointy curves), but it seems decent enough and I can clean it up. I'll start on a mockup in a few days.
#derbydress
Making lingerie out of scraps again. This is a scrap of Liberty of London lawn (left over from a blouse) and some lingerie lace I bought on Etsy (where it is extremely affordable and available in an nearly-infinite variety of styles/colors). I went with a band of sheer ribbon and matching straps.
This is a pattern I rubbed off a bought nightgown.
