However, since I was recently given a shout-out on Stuff.co.nz for their wedding of the week (thanks Becs xx) I thought I should brush off the cobwebs of this ol' thang.
First, ANOTHER non-white wedding dress, for two friends of mine who got married in November. We used Butterick 5419 in a red delustred satin and the brides have kindly provided some photos for me to show off.
Thanks Marika and Kelly!
And just for good measure, here is me with them. Man it was windy that evening.
I'm wearing the maroon cocktail dress I made out of the rest of the embroidered fabric from Samoa. It was bloody uncomfortable and it didn't fit my shape well so I'm selling it. That will teach me to alter a neckline without checking it first, I made it way too deep. The straps kept falling down 'cause I 'ain't got much going on in the chestal area to push out the front of the bodice and hold them in place. So to Trademe it goes, if anybody wants it.
In other news, I've been volunteering at the SPCA a lot in preparation for the second half of my course, and it transpired that they needed a whole bunch of new surgical drapes to take out with their desexing caravan. Naturally, I put up my hand. I only had time to make 8 plain drapes and 5 cat spey drapes (the ones with holes in them) before the deadline - they take a lot longer to make than you might think! I'll keep making more with the extra fabric I have and hand them in as and when they're done. Here's the pile I made:
And here's one in use. (Puppies obviously require the smaller cat spey drapes).
Penultimately for this post, I have yet another wedding to attend next month, for which I will be wearing the following almost-finished dress:
And last but not least, here's the beer I've been drinking while working on it today. It does indeed taste like christmas, and reminds me of Monteith's Summer Ale and fruit mince tarts.
I sincerely promise it won't be another three months before I post again.
