My Curtain Call Dress 2011

Every year my department hosts an end-of-the-year banquet. The students all get dolled up as we celebrate and recognize our graduating seniors.

Last year was the first year I attended and I felt that I was so, so, so under-dressed for the occasion that this year I was determined to wear a cute cocktail dress this year.

And here it is...



I finished it at 5:15pm on Saturday for a 6pm Curtain Call the same night.

Whoops.

When I blogged about it here, I seriously didn't think I would cut it that close. However, I ended up having to redraft the skirt twice on Saturday because I wasn't thinking when MGO made the first mock-up and again, when I made the second mock-up. We made both mock-ups on 120" muslin which is perfect for a large circular skirt; and a problem if your final fabric is 45" wide.

Major whoops (okay, I really said a lot of cusswords but you get the point).

So it took five hours to re-draft the skirt to include two seams so I could cut the skirt from the 45in fabric and two seams that lined up with existing seams in the bodice.

All in all, after a lot of tantrums and more than a few choice words, I love my new dress. It was surprisingly comfortable and I can't wait to wear it again.

Oh and my puppy approves of it too :)

One of My Three Helpers: Keely

Keely oversees all the details when I photograph my quilts. She helps me straighten them out on my new floor (which is still being put in as evidenced by the piles of flooring you see in the back); pushes me out of the way of angles she doesn't think won't work; and sometimes decides she really should just be in the picture, even when I don't want her to be.

I gave up this time because she wouldn't let me shoot the quilt otherwise.