One of the great things about sewing is that something that for the rest of the universe is a splurge, like a new dress can be a very small splurge. For the past while I have been careful about adding to my enormous fabric stash. Last week, knowing that my birthday was coming up I bought some fabric just because as Marie Kondo says, "It sparked joy." Monday I sewed up the dress basing the shape on another dress I made in a similar weight fabric. Normally one cuts a dress on the fold. What you see is the pattern for half the dress with the center line along the fold. Cutting a garment that way is a big time saver. I wanted the design centered along the midline of my body. So I cut the dress out with the fabric flat, unfolded. The dress feels great on. I wore it all day yesterday to celebrate my birthday. The dress feels like a party. For less than the cost of breakfast at a diner I can enjoy this gift to myself for a long time to come. Erev my birthday Tant...
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