Topic: The Kreative Kat
Here's a picture of the Mother of the Groom dress. I've been calling it my MOG dress, or the "moggie." In some countries "moggie" is slang for kitty cat. It's fitted, altered and tacked together. Everything is fine, I have one more minor adjustment to make at the bottom of the bodice, then I can work on the finish sewing.
It hasn't been pressed and it shows all the wrinkles and fold from construction and fitting. I need to serge all the raw edges. I need to add facings, stay tapes to the neck and armhole and I need to add some structure to the midriff band to emphasize the V shape. I have yet to decide between lining the dress or leaving it unlined. Then I can add some trims and embellishments.
I won't be sewing the lace skirt overlay into the waist seam. If I sew it to an organza band and then tack that to the midriff band then I can remover the lace after the wedding and have myself a gorgeous bias cut satin evening gown.
The fabric itself is sewing up like a dream. In spite of the fact that is is a very fine pure silk satin, it isn't sewing like microfiber "silkies" It isn't slipping and sliding as I sew, it didn't creep and shift while I was cutting. and it isn't fraying as I work with it. It's worthwhile giving a fine fabric like this the extra care and attention to detail that it deserves. I think it will be worth it.
The biggest challenge so far is that Trixie loves the fabric, especially for sleeping purposes. She tried to help me while I cut the fabric by being a great big living pattern weight. When I was cutting large pieces, like the skirt side panel this wasn't a problem. When I was cutting smaller facings and midriff pieces, she was sort of in the way. I sometimes think she would love to be able to wear clothes, she's always laying on my fabrics, laying on my clothes, and if there's a pile of laundry she tries to find mine so she can lay on mine. Or she just likes me 'cause I'm special.
So that's what been taking up much of my time and attention these days. that and altering some other dresses. Now I have to get back to work on my dress.
