Anyone heard of "NaNoWriMo?" I'm declaring NaCoSewMo!

[GirlChris]

It works for me, because I can just hit "play all" and I've got hours before I have to change discs. Just about any TV series on DVD works, but Muppet Show is what I currently have.

[gem]

I actually got "The Duchess" watched last week that way!  Milord was working from home that day (in the dining room, where all my sewing stuff was), and I was discontented with what was on TV, when it suddenly occurred to me that I could pop in this movie we'd had here for ages *and* bring all my cutting-out stuff into the living room to do both things at once.

(That wouldn't work normally, alas; our furry sewing assistants were at the kennel for the week, since we were having work done on the house and didn't want any escapes or anything.)

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Tonight I'm test-fitting the corset, then I have to sew on the tabs and the binding!  Woo-hoo!  I may also work on Milord's anniversary shirt (it's our 13th, which is, apparently, linen!  How 'bout that?!).

[Lady Rebecca]

I finished boning section 5 of my stays! I'm hoping to finish the boning sections by the end of this week. But I'm pretty sure, at the least, that I'll be able to finish it all by next weekend. But I think I'm going to need to hit Lowes again for some more cable ties...

I'm really excited to work on this project again, though. I started it in June, but then had no access to sewing machines for July-Aug. And this is my first thing that I have completely drafted my own pattern for!

[gem]

I finished boning my corset, too!  Now I just need Milord for a fitting.

I've hit a slump/snag/something.  The last couple of weeks were really crazy, with hardly any time to sew... and the last two days I've had *time,* but no energy.  I'm trying to talk myself into ironing the pattern for Milord's shirt, and maybe cutting out the pieces.  Sigh.

[Kate XXXXXX]

I made a wedding dress!  Six days from cutting the toile (well, toile number three!) to leaving the bride with the hand finishing to do:

6" across the back of the jacket lining where I turned the bagged lining through...
Sleeve ends of the jacket
Slip-stitching the lining to the armholes and down the back of the zip...
The hem.

And I flew to Germany to do it.  Does it count as a NaNoWriMo project?

[gem]

H*ll, yeah!!

Well, I got the pattern ironed, and 4 of the sixteen million pieces cut out.  Hope to get the rest cut and the first seams sewn today.  After the dentist.

ETA:  The shirt is CUT!  Wow, that took *forever!*  Caffeine helped.    Maybe tonight I'll get those first seams put in!  Wish me luck...

[PrincessSara]

I am going to Toronto to buy some fabric on Saturday, then I WILL sew something!  It won't be Ren, the plan is for a 12th/13th century gown and cyclas and a Viking gown and hangerok - I don't know, for some reason I just felt the need to do something Viking. 

But THEN! the new and hopefully better quality linen will come and I will make smocks.  And perhaps some silk for a petticoat.  Then I will be well started on my Tudor ensemble.

[gem]

Sara, enjoy your shopping trip!

I've made more progress on Milord's shirt. The entire yoke is finished, and the side seams are sewn.  Next: collar.  I'm hoping to finish this by Monday, because that's our anniversary... but also because I am desperately hoping I'll have a few days to finish the corset before my editor sends her next set of revision notes and I have to go back to work!!

[Cilean]

Now that the Iron Dress is finished, I need a new gown for Ren Faire and I am going to a camping event and I have some awesome damask linen that is already washed so I cut 2 out both of them and I have cut out the layers for the under linings and now onto the sewing.  I am hoping to get at least 1 done if not both in the next 3 days or so. Wish me luck. 

Cilean

[gem]

Milord's shirt is finished except for the cuffs!  I found some lovely little gold filigree buttons that I'm going to use.  Tomorrow I'll break out the buttonhole attachment and learn something new! LOL

[TiaLD77]

After a 2 1/2 month sewing Hiatus, you ladies inspired me to get going again

I got a Farthingale put together yesterday, & I redrafted the bodice for the Italian middle class working gown. I also got the fabric for my Fae Idea pulled out , & the working class fabric has been washed.

[gem]

You can draft a bodice in a day?!  How?!

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Finished Milord's shirt!  Will have pictures when the batteries have charged.  Huzzah!

Back to the corset...

[Cilean]

Okay so I have to finish this gown because I just 2 tickets to the Northern Cali Ren Faire!  YEAH me
so with this said? I need to get my gown done so I can finish the Hubby's and my youngest's garb.
That way we can all style!

Cilean

[TiaLD77]

Gem, Not sure if redrafting is the correct term for waht I do,... maybe tweaking the pattern would be better?

I use a bodice pattern I know used to fit,(I have since gained weight *sigh*), so I trace a copy of the old pattern, then I play with the out line Until I think it will work then I cut out a toile. This bodice wasnt far off, just needed more boobage lift.

[Elennare]

*sigh*  I'm not making nearly as much progress on my sewing as I had hoped.  'course, I haven't had a whole lot of time to sew, either...

I've purchased the fabric to make the skirt.  Maybe I'll do that tonight.

I need to go to a different store this week, as the one I went to was out of the fabric I want for the corset, and I have a coupon that is only good this week.  Next week, I have one that I will be using to get the coat fabric.

Hopefully I'll get something done this month, and then I will finish it in October.  I need to have it finished before the 23rd, since there's a con I'm planning on wearing it to that starts on the 23rd.