I made a thing (sort of)

Strictly speaking, I finished a part-done thing. And only a small thing at that. But I have so little time for sewing these days that I'm happy to take any successes where I find them.

Does this look familiar? No, me neither

I had completely forgotten that I had posted about this skirt before; last October to be exact. Then I only had the skirt and lining hems to do, and was expecting to post the finished item the next week. Somehow, this didn't happen. I got distracted by other projects - I know, I know, I'm as astonished as you are - and it completely fell off my radar. It resurfaced recently, and I decided to get it completed for a quick sewing win.

It's not a colour that I wear a lot, so I’m a bit short of tops to wear with it, but it does go well with my blue Wondrella cardigan.

It works well for a fifties look

It also gave me a chance to update the Stashometer.

Not much, but every little counts

On the subject of stalled projects, this week my socials kindly reminded me of a story I posted three years ago.

A memory from 2022

Shamefully the project in question, Butterick 7598, hasn't been touched since October 2023. But as I just haven't got the time or energy to start a brand new project, it seemed a good idea to revisit it. The straight lengths of sleeve trim have now been machined in place with two rows of stitching down the centre. It's been so long since I worked on this dress that I forgot that the edges then have to be invisibly sewn down by hand as well.

Apologies for the blurry photo

Current Elaine has had stern words with Past Elaine about why she ever thought that this was a good idea! The next job is the curved trim on the sleeve head. This is going to be a real challenge, and was probably the reason why I gave up two years ago! Here goes . . .