...has been forced into action. It is semi-formal season around here and I am making this dress (shortened to just above the knee) for Erin. We travelled to NYC to get the fabric she saw over the summer, I have spent hours with slippery silk, pinning (oh, the gajillions of pins!), hand basting every seam, lining and underlining each piece, and that is just the bodice. You would think when she volunteers to clean my car she wouldn't charge me $30, wouldn't you?
The gorgeous royal purple is to be the skirt and the bodice inset, while that really nice light lilac makes the straps and the bodice section between the inset and the skirt, wrapping around to the back. You cannot believe how much time I have spent on this thing, but the bodice is finished and the skirt is underway. Why can't they wear cotton muslin to these dances anyway?
Twenty-eight to go. NO! I WILL NOT pay her to clean my car, not that I think she will actually do it.
Erin will be just stunning in this dress, and you get the Best Mom of the Year award. She will (eventually) appreciate all your efforts, and I'm available to clean your car for $30.00, but since I know you, I'll give you a $5.00 discount. :)
Posted by: Lisa McGuire | December 04, 2008 at 06:21 AM
You're a good mom.
Posted by: Carole | December 04, 2008 at 06:47 AM
That will be a gorgeous dress and you're wonderful to make it for her. But didn't you teach her how to sew?
Posted by: Lynn | December 04, 2008 at 06:59 AM
You are a good seamstress if you can handle that slippery silk! The dress will be stunning as will Erin when she wears it.
Posted by: Margene | December 04, 2008 at 07:35 AM
What a nice mama. She'll appreciate it.... some day.
Posted by: Jean | December 04, 2008 at 07:44 AM
You are a good Mum.....I bet she will do your car for free once she sees that dress finished. :)
Posted by: Kim Kaslow | December 04, 2008 at 07:54 AM
I can't wait to see how it comes out!
Posted by: Cheryl | December 04, 2008 at 08:23 AM
You are an awesome mom.
Posted by: PumpkinMama | December 04, 2008 at 08:27 AM
Oh, man, that is going to be GORGEOUS. I'm in awe of your skill!
Posted by: Kathy | December 04, 2008 at 09:43 AM
Good for you! My mom sewed all of our clothes when we were young. She, like you, made my full length prom and graduation dresses. I wish I had sewing down as a skill. I flunked sewing class in British boarding school when I was 13 and it scarred me for life- kind of. Looking forward to seeing the dress finished and modeled.
Posted by: Manise | December 04, 2008 at 10:47 AM
AND you sew??? Man, I feel inadequate.
Posted by: jill | December 04, 2008 at 06:19 PM
I am so sympathetic. I hate working with that fancy material!!
Posted by: CyndiG | December 04, 2008 at 07:06 PM
Many Great Mom points to you!
As a fellow seamstress I appreciate your efforts and as the mother of a college-age daughter I empathize with your sentiments. Last year I spent Thanksgiving week sewing a lined skirt (including a ruffle of netting) out of a gorgeous gold-embroidered black taffeta for my daughter. My daughter liked the skirt and thanked me, as I'm sure your daughter will too. (But I have the sneaking suspicion that my daughter liked the glitzy gold-thread knit top from Macy's that I bought her to wear with the skirt better!)
Posted by: Therese | December 04, 2008 at 07:36 PM
Ooooh, very pretty!!
Posted by: Vicki | December 05, 2008 at 08:58 AM
I'll pay her $30 to clean MY car. I was just thinking I am going to make an appointment for my very first-ever "car detailing." A big splurge in my kind of lifestyle. :)
That dress is going to be SWEET!
Posted by: Norma | December 06, 2008 at 07:45 PM