So I have really lived up to my blog's name today! I got a call yesterday at lunchtime that there was a bride with a sewing emergency. Her bridesmaids' dresses had not arrived from Brazil. So she had purchased 3 new dresses locally. A lady from the dress shop said she could do the alterations for them. When they asked her yesterday how things were coming along, she said she hadn't started! So somehow they got my name. I got the 3 dresses at 5pm. They needed fairly extensive alterations. I stayed up late and then got up early this morning and they are done! I even impressed myself. Here's a couple of pictures:
This is where the first seamstress butchered the dress. Instead of picking out the boning so she could take it in, she hacked it out with pinking shears, along with a large chunk of underlining. Pinking shears should be wielded by professionals only!
It turned out ok, though. And they all fit really nicely.
I'm working on a tutorial for a really cute little girl skirt for my next blog post. We'll see how that goes!
Yeah for you!
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