all dressed up with somewhere to go...

the sewing machine is unpacked in our temporary accommodation & already been thrown into a challenge. i bypassed the bags & decided to attempt a dress for an upcoming ball. initially not using a pattern was working but i was continually stumbling on what i should do to get to the next step. a trip to get some fabric to just launch myself into the project & i stumbled across this pattern for a ball gown. i'm not really a 'gown' sort of person, i generally prefer a more simple style. not having made any clothing for roughly 10-14 years it took a while for the terminology to come back to me. anyway, i polished it off in a 2.30pm - 10.30pm non stop sewing marathon. i now have a ball gown, that requires a hem & a couple of hook & eye latches to finish it but i'm just a little chuffed with my efforts. i am now planning on tackling a whole new wardrobe (not quite) with the current enthusiasm i have for patterns. not sure when any of those bags are ever going to get completed.