Mourning gown in-progress
Finished sewing the main gown, except for hemming it, sewing on the buttons, and the trim. All praise the Mighty Walking Foot!!! I finally got one for my sewing machine, and I’m kicking myself for not buying it a decade ago. Makes sewing velvet much easier. There’s still some side-to-side shifting, but none of the horrible velvet creep that makes one piece of the pattern 4″ longer by the time I finish sewing the seam. Sometimes having the Right Tool makes a big difference.
The gown is really lovely, if I do say so myself, and I’m proud of how good the fit is. I’m also pretty surprised that I got all of the sewing — including that #$&%@! red inset — done in just one weekend. Not bad for the World’s Slowest Sewer 🙂