green_martha

Darn, I'm stuck !


The Kitty corset is all bound now, but it needs extra-small grommets, which I know exist, but I happen to have lost every single grommet I once had in my home. So a trip to the notion dealer I must make. I will NOT make handbound eyelets for this one, unless I really have no other option.

The same grommet problem applies if I want to work on the pirate shirt. Well, actually I could redraft the neck and collar area, but that would be as far as I can get without grommets.


The pillow flower is mocked up, and it looks quite spiffy, methinks. I've only made a minor alteration to the top, making the center front part end in a point at the "waist", but I don't feel I need to resew the mockup after that. Now the next steps would be to figure out the layout on the fabric, mark the pieces, and start beading, right. Except I must do some beading training before, and figure out how exactly I'm going to attach the beads to the fabric. Tambour embroidery ? Must buy a hook. Normal embroidery ? *ponders*

And starting on my wedding dress ? I couldn't find a place to photocopy the pattern, it's too big, so I have to trace it on fabric, except I have no clue where to find enough fabric for that in my house.

So the first thing I must do is tidy up the mess I live in, vacuum, do a thourough cleaning, take care of everything that has been put on hold lately.
- take care of the notions paket I have to send back to Germany (waiting for the address to send it to)
- empty suitcase
- put random bits of fabric in storage or on the "current project" shelf
- tidy up desk
- dust
- vacuum
- wash floors
- wash windows
- clean bathroom
- take care of laundry
- copy wedding dress pattern
- go to notions dealer to buy tambour hook, tambour embroidery book and grommets
- go to post office and send all the papers for the glasses
- make appointment with financial advisor
- do grocery shopping

We'll see how far I get...

Costumes in the making at green-martha's now :
- the Green Winter Bustle, also known as the Demeter dress
- the HG's victorian vest, which remains unnamed yet
- the Pillow Flower dress

Current state :
- The Demeter dress has been taken out of storage, put onto Karinga (my dress dummy) and taken back from said Karinga. great progress indeed !
- The HG has been measured, the pattern pieces have been found and transfered onto paper (don't want to cut into a pattern I'll probably be using for many of my male friends)
Both projects have been on my to-do list for months/years (the vest was originally intended for my ex, then for my sister's home geek...) and have to be done but..

... the Pillow Flower is soooo much more interesting !
Besides, I've had the fabric for this one (aka the flowery pillow fabric of Doom) for a looong time. Like... two years ? And I'm very proud to say that I haven't changed my mind one single time about what it's going to become ! And I now have the perfect occasion to wear it - and probably the Demeter dress, too. That being my poor justification to starting yet another project.

( a long babble and a few pictures )

Good thing about the Pillow Flower ? I have allt he ingredients in stash, except the paint.
Bad thing ? I *know* I'll be calling the person who decided on the design all kinds of names while working on it. Oh wait, that was me....