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Posted on August 18, 2009 by Trystan
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I actually sewed this morning, before going to work. Shocking!

Instead of laying around in bed listening to NPR (one of my all-time favourite activities, but one that I do fairly frequently), I got up and got dressed (in a fairly cute CorpGoth outfit, by the way). But I still had 40 minutes before my carpool would arrive.

Instead of screwing around online, I decided to cut out and stitch the long seam of the sash for the Gatsby dress. Easy-peasy. Decided it need a couple pleats too, which I sewed down on one edge and will tack down along the middle at strategic points. I want a softly pleated look, not a hard edge. I bet I can finish the dress tonight, though that depends on if I bind the bottom with pink — making a lot of pink bias is tedious.

If I have time today, I’ll poke around online for accessories…

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