So here is the heavy skirt I was talking about. It’s skirt u from isbn 4309280463. The gray was some light cotton. The front apron part was just some pretty fabric. The problem: wrinkly gray cotton, heavy pretty fabric. This is not a light little skirt. It’s heavy and I feel fat when I wear this. But I want to try again. Next time I’ll use some lightweight fabric and maybe more similar colors, not two contrasting colors. Maybe that will help with the fat feeling. Or ahem some exercising. And I’m not sure about the ties. It doesn’t help that they get caught up on stuff.

And what happens when mama is having her picture taken and daddy is busy taking it? Baby will climb up high and touch things she isn’t supposed to.

I finally used the fabric I printed on. This is dress d-3 from Isbn 4776203219. It’s the same pattern as the one on the cover of the book.

It’s such a sweet looking little dress. I love how the little gathered area at the back looks,

the fake bow too,

and especially Isabelle in it. She looks so cute.

But notice something? It’s a wee bit short. I think I didn’t interpret the drawings correctly. I thought it looked short when I cut the pattern out but I stupidly kept going and cut into my precious gocco fabric. You know the fabric that took me so damn long to make. The fabric that actually caused me pain in the making. Yeah that fabric! And Alan thought it looked a little short too but he didn’t mention that until ummm TONIGHT!

That isn’t the only problem. It is also messy inside. Who cares you say. Nobody will look inside. But I do and I know it’s ugly and messy in there!! I know!

What happened was, I couldn’t quite figure out the directions from the picture. I attached the straps on the front so they’re hidden from inside but I didn’t do the same for where the straps attach on the back. I just sewed them in messily. Well not messily. They’re straight but you can see them. So I tried it on Isabelle and uh oh, a little tight to put on, the bodice was loose once it was on her, and the straps were too long so you could see her chest. Ah ha! Now I saw what needed to be fixed.

That happens a lot when I’m sewing. I don’t understand it until I get to the actual making of the outfit. So that’s why in the picture the back is gathered. Elastic! So I put in some elastic which gathered it up nicely so the bodice wasn’t so loose. Then I shortened the straps so you don’t see her chest. And waa la: pretty dress on the outside, ugly mess on the inside.

But the tight getting on part. What’s the fix for that? Ah haa!! Light bulb moment right now. Go a size up and do the whole elastic and shorter straps thing and then it’ll fit! DUH! But I guess that doesn’t fix the tightness for this dress. Oh well. For the next time I make this dress then.

Well, fie on the toilet! It’s made slaves of you all! I’ve seen it sitting in there, lazy, slothful, porcelain layabout feeding on other people’s doo-doos while contributing nothing of its own to society!

Ha ha ha! That got your attention didn’t it? As I was drawing this I was watching Family Guy. That was something Stewie said and I thought it was a good start to this post.

Was I wet?

Yes I was.

Did I wet myself?

Well I did let it happen.

Here is the rest of the drawing.

Isabelle took a cup of water from the table. I saw her and did not stop her. She came towards me banging it against a bowl, splashing little trickles onto the floor. I saw her and did not stop her. She stood in front of me sticking her little hands into the cup of water. I did not stop her. Surprise, surprise or I should say no surprise, a few seconds later she tipped it all onto my lap.

Go read silly parent #32, locked out.

I’ve been working on a potato dress. Well I’m not really working on a potato dress. But Alan says it looks like a potato sack so that’s why I call it a potato dress.

I’m sort of bummed because I was really excited to be making myself something. I’ve been meaning to show pictures. But all the ones I’ve taken look terrible! Maybe because the dress looks like a potato sack. Could that be it? Huh? However nice one tries to look in a potato sack you just can’t because well…POTATO SACK!

I’ll try to take some pictures tomorrow so you can see what I’m talking about.

I took pictures of me in the potato dress. But I’m having a hard time sharing all the pictures. Is it really that bad? Yes and no. I waffle back and forth on it. I put it on and I think yeck and then other times I think it’s not that bad. It doesn’t help that Alan says it looks like a potato sack ha ha ha! I never think ooh I love it. That’s not a good thing is it?

In the book they didn’t show the front of the dress in photos, just a diagram. Maybe they didn’t like the front either! So instead of using nice fabric I did a test with muslin. This color really adds to the potato sack feel.

Ok on to the pictures. Let me ease into showing you the dress. Here’s the back, which I do like:

And the top of the sleeves. Love them:

But from the front, eeeeh.

Hate it? Don’t hate it? Opinions? Do I make this for real? Or no? I will be using a different color. I say that to Alan but he says it will still look like a potato sack. It really is basically a sack. The shape is all from the ties. Here let’s imagine it in a different color.

Opinions internets? I cannot decide.